The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-08
NEGRO FIRED AT
FLEEING WOMAN
AND THEN FOUGHT OFFICER.
JOE SIMMONS ATTEMPTED TO
SHOOT PATROLMAN BROOM.

simmons Had shot at Lizzie Will
inmsOn, n Negro Woman, and Of
ficer Was Trying to Arrest Him
and the Negro Resisted and Would
Have Shot Policeman Had He Not
Been Beaten Almost Into Insensi-
biIity-SimmOns Was Drunk ana
Apparently wanted to shoot
Every One in Sight
After shooting at a woman, Joe Sim
mons, negro, attempted to shoot Pa
trOlman Allen Broom early last night,
when that officer attempted to place
him under arrest. For time it was a
man to man fight between policeman
and prisoner with every likelihood of
one or the other being killed.
Simmons was very drunk, which
probably accounts for his desire to
shoot every one in sight. He called at
the home of Lizzie Williamson, No. SOL
Jones street, west and was soon in
volved in a row with her. Both of them
were out on the stoop and Simmons
ordered her to go in the house. She re-
piled that she had a right to stay out
there, and he answered that he would
show her.
You are afraid of me and If you
amt, l will make you" he said.
With that he pulled out his pistol.
The woman ran into the house and just
as she slammed the door he fired, the
bullet passing through the sash.
Down on Ground.
Simmons Immediately left the place.
The woman went up to West Broad
street looking for an officer and there
reported the matter to Patrolman
Broom. AS the woman was telling
the officer about it, she saw the man
at the corner of Stewart and West
Broad. He was pointed out and Pa
trolman Broom Immediately made for
him.
You are a prisoner" said the officer,
laying his hand on the negros should
er.
Without a word. the negro grabbed
for the policeman's throat. They
clinched and fell to the ground, the
negro landing on top. Both men strug-
gled to get at their pistols and in a
moment the policeman felt the barrel
of the negro's weapon against his
stomach.
Il will blow your life out" said Sim
mons.
But Patrolman Broom had secured
his weapon also and the shot was new
er fired. With all his power. the Off
Ger brought his pistol down across the
Negroes head. Again and again he
struck him. the blood spouting at ev-
cry lick. The negro was finally over
come and his pistol taken away from
him. It was a 80 and one of the car
tridpeS had bPen fred
Both Men Hurt.
When the negro reached police sta
ton his head was a mass of blood.
DIR. r. Courshon was summoned and
dressed his wounds. 1t was found that
he had not been as badly hurt as was
supposed from the amount of blood in
evidence. There was one bad cut on
the head where the first lick landed
and any number of bumps where the
others Had struck, but otherwise he is
not hurt 1t was rumored about the
streets that the negro had been killed
but he is not even in any danger of
dying.
In striking the negro with his pistol
Patrolman Broom badly hurt his hand
1t was cut in several places and had tC
be bandaged up. In the scuffle the Of
ficer had his watch chain broken.
The negro will be arraigned before
the Recorder on charges of being drunk
and disorderly, of shooting at Lizzie
Williamson, of pointing a pistol al
Patrolman Broom, and of attempting
to shoot Patrolman Broom.