The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
THREE IN BUGGY
CAME To GRIEF.
ONE ARRESTED BY POLICE
ANOTHER CARRIED HOME IN Pc.
LICE AMBULANCE HURT.

Man Arrested had Over $500, But
Portion of it Was Garnished for
Buggy, Which Was Damaged-Mam
Alleged to Have Been Driving Al
so Charged With Beating Negro
Woman and Child Who Came Up
ment Was About.
Three men in a buggy raised all
kinds of excitement late yesterday aft
ernon at CASTOR and Montgomery
streets, and the later DEVELOPMENTS
were even more astonishing than the
show put uD by the three.
AS consequence of the performance
one of the men was carried home in
an ambulance, a second was carried
to the police station, where serious
charges were preferred against him.
and the third went his way unmolest-
ed, presumably rejoicing.
The performance started when a
buggy being driven down Montgomery
street turned rapidly into CASTOR. The
driver failed to make the proper all
lowance for such things as curb stones,
and other distractions and as a con-
sequence, two wheels and other portions
of the buggy were demolished.
Beat Woman and Child.
A crowd Immediately gathered and
among the spectators was a negro
woman with her child. One of the &C.
cupants, or rather, former occupants.
OF the buggy Immediately seized a
broomstick, which happened to be
handy, and proceeded to beat the wom-
an and her child.
Patrolman Reisen appeared on the
scene about that time. He picked out
T. {. Buffkin as the man who had been
driving the buggy and also the man
who had beaten the woman and her
child He was accordingly arrested
and sent to the police station.
j. A. Hodges, one of the men in the
buggy, was picked out as a fit sub
Ject for the ambulance. DIR. farrell,
who attended him, had him sent to his
home, No. 548 Margaret street The
man was badly bruised and shaken.
though it is not thought he is danger
| ously hurt. There is no case against
him, as far as the officers know, he
simply allowed himself to be thrown
out and injured.
Had Considerable Money.
When Buffkin reached the police sta
ton small sized sensation was Gre
ated by the amount of money found on
his person. His cash totalled exactly
S321.12. That amount was taken in
charge by the desk sergeant, while
Buffkin was put in a cell to sober up.
In a short while there came a gar
nishment from Justice of the Peace
Samuel Reynolds, which had been
taken out by E. C. Gleason of the sta
hles where the buggy had been hired,
for $29, the amount which the buggy
was alleged to have been damaged.
This garnishment was served on the
superintendent of police.
After three hours it was decided to
let Buffkin out He was required to
put up $50 cash bond for his appear
ance this morning and $40 was held
out on the garnishment, to be on the
safe side The rest of the money was
turned over to him.
Buffkin will be given hearing be-
fore the Recorder this morning. There
are no cases against the other two
men. Hodges, so far as Patrolman
Reisen knows. did nothing except get
hurt The other man also was not
guilty of any offense, so far as the
police know. His identity is rot even
known. Buffkin is charged with dis
orderly conduct and assaulting and
beating Ella Cobb and her child, while
under the influence of whisky.