The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-12
SHOT FROM TRAIN
BY SPECIAL AGENT
MAN WAS STEALING A RIDE.
GEORGE KNIGHT, OF GARFIELD,
GA, WOUNDED BY CONELLY.

Knight Had Just Boarded n Freight
Trnin at MeIdrim to Steal a Ride,
when the officer Shot Him
Through the Leg-Was Brought to
savannah Early and is at the Sa-
Vannnh HOspitaI-Man Had First
Boarded the Passenger Train
That Was Wrecked, But Left 1t
Near MeIdrim.
While attempting to steal a ride on
4 Central Of Georgia freight train go
ing west At Meldrim. George Knight
was shot by Special Agent Conelly, of
the Central Railway Saturday night.
knight was shot through the calf of
the right leg. He was brought to Sa-
vannah yesterday morning and carried
to the Savannah hospital. His wound
is not regarded as dangerous.
knight is a painter and lives at Gar
field. in Emanuel county. about Is
miles from Millen. He came to Savan-
nah five or six days ago and spent all
of his money. He was trying to
get back home and says he walked as
far as Meldrim. He spent Saturday at
Meldrim and attempted to beat his way
on the Inflated passenger train going
west Saturday night. He was discov-
cred on the rear platform. when only
about two miles from Meldrim, how
ever, and got off there.
Fell From Train.
He walked back to Meldrim and
no i1L,4 ~
train was just starting when he board
ed it, getting on beside the special
agent, who shot him.
When shot he fell from the train and
relied some distance. The train was
stopped and he was carried to the sta
ton. where a physician was called. His
wound was dressed and he was brought
to Savannah on an east bound freight
train.
Knight is resting easily at the hos
pital and will probably recover in a
short time. The bullet passed entirely
through the calf of the leg. He was
well enough last night to see a Morn
ing News reporter and tell of the shoot
ing.
Tells of the Shooting.
Il had been in Savannah for five or
six days and had gotten strapped"
SdlO hQlSlL. was ndH SICK ana
wanted to get back home. l walked
as far as Medrim and stayed there all
day Saturday. | was sick and tired,
and stayed there and rested. Saturday
night, l was around the station and
said to some men that | wondered if l
could beat my way on the train. One
of them said / could without trouble
When the freight train came in, /
waited until it was almost ready to
pull out and got around on the dark
side.
LAS the train started I saw man
hanging on to the side of the car. l
thought it was some one beating his
way and l whistled. He whistled back
and then l climbed up on the car be-
side him. In climbing up 1 caught hold
of his leg. 1t was dark. When I
got up by him he shot me and fell.
Knight Rolled Ten Feet.
l must have rolled ten feet, I guess.
He jumped off the train and stood over
me with his pistol pointed at me. I told
him he had shot me and that | didn't
have a gun or a knife or anything and
not to shoot again. The train was
stopped and they got a doctor for me
and then sent me here.
1T was some time before the freight.
came that | got on the passenger train.
1 was on the back platform and the
porter of the car came out and asked
me if 1 was going to get off at the
next station. l told him yes and when
the train stopped 1 got off. I then
walked back about two miles to Mel
drim."
knight did not know the name of the
man who had shot him. He said he had
been told that he was a railroad de-
tective. He saws he was told at Mel
drim that there was a railroad detec-
tive there and he rather thinks some
railroad detective was in the crowd
when he spoke of beating his way.