The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
REIGN OF TERROR
LIN TENDERLOIN
Valuables Destroyed and Women
beaten But No Arrests.

ValuabIes Destroyed and Women
beaten But No Arrests.
For an hour yesterday morning, be-
tween and o'clock. the Tenderloin
was terrorized. and the police were in
a state of unusual activity.
1t was an hour of revelry during
which more than 500 worth of prop
erty was destroyed and two women
were beaten, one of them badly. De-
tails of uniformed men tried in vain
to get hold of those who occasioned the
disorder and as. yet no arrests have
been made.
Although they played no part in the
disorder a Shetland pony and an au-
tomobile with four young men came
to the attention of the police during
the Investigations. The automobile
and it's occupants were not interfered
with, but the pretty little pony is held
in the police stables until its owner
puts in an appearance. 1t only played
an innocent part in the disturbances,
and there are no charges against it on
the police blotter.
The first information that there was
anything unusual happening in the
Tenderloin was report from the place
of Mary Joseph. She complained that
two young men had broken into the
house and done some damage. Two
uniformed men were hurried to the ad-
dress given. but those who had caused
Io ictt Yrho no a,x% Af hn
way. Descriptions of the lads were
taken but no trace of them could be
found. For ten or fifteen minutes the
officers remained in the immediate vi
cinity, but the young men had made
good their escape.
Twenty minutes later word was re-
ceived that the Swedish Palace" on
Houston street, less than four blocks
away, had been wrecked, and that one
of the women had been badly beaten.
Tables had been overturned, fixtures
had been smashed and glassware had
been shattered. It was stated that ar
ticles valued at at least $3.50 had been
destroyed. A woman in the house was
SO badly done up that the services Of
a physician had to be secured, and It
required an hour to dress her injuries.
Once more the /, culprits made their
escape before the arrival Of the uni
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extra squad in the Tenderloin, but
the offenders had gotten out of the
district
About half an hour later there came
still another report. Not in the same
territory, however, but from the neigh
borhood of Wayne and Jefferson
streets. Annie Hyman telephoned that
her door had been smashed in and
that she had been beaten Mounted
men were hurried to the address, but
the disturbers had departed. A woman
in the neighborhood had seen an au-
tomobile with four young men go rap
idly north on jefferson street. and the
entire force was put to work looking
for an automobile with four men. 1t
was found shortly after O'clock, but
the occupants were innocent. They
probably drove past the Hyam woman's
about the time the disorder occurred.
Now for the Shetland pony, for IL
played an Independent part in the hour
of excitement. The pony was found
wandering in the 'neighborhood Of Con-
gress and Whitaker streets by a be-
lated citizen, who started with It for
police headquarters. When he reached
Oglethorpe avenue he changed his plans
and led the pony into the Tenderloin
and on to a stoop.
The bell was rung and when the
door was opened by woman with an
awfully-g lad-to-see-you smile, there
was yell that was signal for the
rowdism that afterwards came, to be-
gin. The man with the pony insisted
that 1t was his pet dog, but he was
given the razzle dazzle, and for want
OF something better to do led the pony
into the hands Of the police, who are
now anxious to ind the owner.