The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-04
DRAGGED WOMAN
BY The HEELS
ASSAULTED HER WITH ICE.
THREE WHITE MEN WERE AR
RESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.

John RnhiIIy Is Charged With NAL
iciOus Mischief, Walter Warner
with Malicious Mischief, Pointing
a Pistol at Another and Assault
with Intent to Murder, and Tom
O'NeaI With Malicious Mischief
and Assault With Intent to MUIR
der-TrOubIe Occurred at Oak
Grove.
At Oak Grove, near Bonaventure
cemetery, John Rahilly, better known
as "Tiptoe' Rahilly, Walter Warner
and Tom O'Neal, three white men, are
charged with having broken up small
refreshment stand which was in charge
of young negro girl, pelted her with
ice and subsequently dragged her old
mother, who came to her rescue,
around by the heels.
The cid woman was badly hurt and
all three men have been arrested. They
are charged with malicious mischief, in
warrants sworn out before Justice
Wickham, by Jarrett Scott, father of
the girl and son of the old woman.
O'Neal is also charged with assault
with intent to murder and Warner with
assault with intent to murder and
pointing a pistol at another.
Warner and O'Neal gave bond and
were released shortly after being taken
in charge. They were arrested by
Chief Deputy Sheriff Sweeny and Dep
uty Sheriff Fogarty. Rahilly did not
have to be looked for by the deputy
sheriffs, as he was arrested by the po-
lice for raising a row in a house in
the tenderloin shortly after O'Clock.
Demolished Girls Stand.
The three men were driving towards
Thunderbolt in a cab when they came
to the stand kept by Clara Scott, a
negro girl. They are alleged to have
taken lot of SNOW balls''-ice crush
ed into balls and flavored-and pelted
the girl. An ice cream freezer was
overturned and the entire contents of
brought Lucinda Scott, her mother, to
her assistance. She too, it is charged,
was assaulted with broken ice.
The girl then ran in the house and
got an old empty pistol, thinking she
could frighten them away. This was
taken from her by her mother and the
girl started for a neighbours house for
assistance. Inc men Url6Q 10 CdUCn
her, but failed, it is charged. They
then took the old woman and dragged
her down the road a short distance by
the feet, it is claimed. Her head hit on
the hard roadway and she bled at the
mouth, it is alleged. The pistol was
snapped at her several times, it is
charged. They then went on down the
road, carrying the pistol with them.
Warrants Were sworn Out.
Jarrett Scott. the father of the girl
and husband of the old woman, came
to the city and swore out the warrants
before Justice Wickham as soon as he
learned of the affair. Warner was ar
rested late yesterday afternoon and
O'Neal last night. The case will come
before the grand jury Wednesday.
Rahilly evidently has not party to
the dragging of the old woman, as he
is only charged with malicious mis-
chief
Shortly after O'Clock he was ar
rested on the complaint of women oc-
cupying a house on McDonough street
He is alleged to have threatened to
shoot one of the women. He is also
charged with disorderly conduct, ours
ing and drawing a pistol, When ar
rested he had no pistol on him and he
denied to the officers that he had had
any at the house. The women, how
ever, insist he did.