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Show iEUI NHCHEi IS roe a tie stake Had Fatally Wounded White Man Whose Auto, He Said, Scared His Mule. COCHRAN, Ga., Dee. 1. John Hai vard, a nero preacher, who shot and fatally wounded W. B. Booth this afternoon, aft-ernoon, tonight was captured five miles from here and burned at a stake. Booth is a well-known business man ot Ilawkinsville, Ga., and was en route to Cochran in an automobile when the shootmp occurred. He drove up behind Harvard, who was in front of him in a wncon. Harvard charged that Booth's machine ma-chine Irichtened his mules. After a ew words, he drew a pistol aud fired at Booth, three shots taking effect. Booth returned tho fire, and it, was learned after the negro was captured that he was slightly wounded in two places, lie was found in . a barn three milrs from the place where the shooting occurred. oc-curred. Booth was brought here immediately Physicians tonight said there was little lit-tle hope tor his recovery. He has a vifo and several children.' Ofiieers from Ilawkinsville in auto mobiles went immediately to the scene of the shooting, but a partv of citizens was quicly formed and tracked the negro to his hiding place. He showed fight, but was suffering so severely from his wounds that he could offer little resistance re-sistance lie freely admitted tho shooting, shoot-ing, and it is said justified himself bv the fact that Booth s automobile frightened fright-ened his. mules. Harvard was given an opportunity lo pray, after which he was bound with chains to a spake. The fuel was piled high above his head and the torch applied. |