The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-05

All Of the parties are negro sports
Cured at No. 514 Minis Court, in a
house occupied by Jackson and Robin
son. The place is known as The
Queens Palace" and was run by Jack
son and Robinson as the International
Union Club, for which a charter is now
pending. Watson is proprietor of
place on Jones street. between Purse
and Wilson, popularity known as The
Blue Goose"
Because of the similarity of the two
places and their close proximity, no
friendly feeling existed between the
proprietors. and this was the indirect
cause of the shooting. The statement
of Patrolman Farrell, who was an
eye witness to the ARRAY, and the
story told by Jackson are in no man
ner similar. Watson, acting under adj
vice of counsel, refused to make a
statement, and a negro named Peal,
who is charged by Jackson with hav-
ing been in the ARRAY, could not be
located by the detectives.
Detective Heard Shooting.
Detective ]. ]. Murphy was eating
breakfast at his home, No SOB West
Broad street, within sight of where the
tragedy was enacted, and heard the
shots fired. He ran across to Jackson's
place and saw Watson standing with
several sanitary inspectors around him.
The negro had two revolverS in his
nd he 1a%A 10
started into the house and was met by
Patrolman Farrell, who was off duty.
Farrell said that he had the other man
under arrest and that Watson would
not get away. At the request of the
patrolman the detective sent in a call
for the ambulance and the patrol wag-
on. but returned at once to the
Queens Palace"
Watson had surrendered his revolv-
ers to Sanitary Inspector Lowen and
Robinson was on the floor MORALLY
wounded. The detective entered the
house and found that jackson was not
under arrest, but had made his escape.
Watson was placed in the patrol wag-
on and sent to the station house on a
charge of murder and Robinson was
driven rapidly to the Geor-
gia Infirmary. He was taken out
of the ambulance and placed on a bed,
but died Immediately. The bullet had
entered in the region of the heart and
ranged downward. Detective Murphy
made a search for Jackson and found
him at the house of Willie Eady on
Alice and Montgomery STREETS. He was
suffering from a bullet wound in the
left arm, and what appeared to be four
wounds in the upper part of both legs.
The wounded man was removed to the
home of his mother on York street
near Lincoln, where later he told his
story to a representative of the Morn
ing News.
Patrolman FarrelFs story.
Patrolman It. j. Farrell, who was an
eyewitness of the affair, and who be-
cause he was holding on to jackson
while Watson used him as a target
was himself in the greatest danger of
being hit, tells the following story: Il
had just come off duty and was stand
ing with Patrolman Guilfoyle at Charl-
ton and West Broad streets when
George Jackson came up. He said,
White folks. can / get a drink We
said yes. and he got a drink of gin and
went out.
Il went home, No 524 Montgomery
street, but in a few minutes Cicero
Watson came along and told me that
George Jackson had threatened TO kill
him. and that he didn't want any trou-
Die, lac wanted me TO arrest Jackson"
Continuing the officer said that accom-
panied by Watson he had gone 20 look
for Jackson ard finally found him
standing IN the door OF the house on
Minis street.
Farrell told Jackson that he wanted
him. What for" dema nded the me-
gro. ITO send you 10 the barracks for
threatening Wats0n's life" replied the
officer Wen youl have 10 XII me
econlinusd on sixth PaSsJ