| Show A BLACK DESPERADO he jalcs a gang of and he country BLOOD D tibe peone 1 hesro ij who prompt alim to arene kin arrata a dot in lais open SAVANNAH ga dec 25 A riot occurred today to day at jesano fifty seven to white men were killed two others een outly wounded and several negroes are reported killed the georgia Hns sent two detachments of men to jex bisp tonight to night and more trouble is apprehended ended the trouble began at noon ft hen marchal Bain bill arrested a drunken cearo and carried him to alia 1 ick up other negroes interfered inter ered and a fight followed resulting in the apah of the marshal and sir wood of south carolina and the fatal wounding of one of the constable and a citizen about fifteen n bites and blacks are known to have reel ved injuries more or leas neighboring towns have bent deputations of armed men and the streets are thronged thron ged with members of both races ant her hostilities are not locked for toni Bh bit it la thought fighting will amely ba resumed in abe moning the concerned in the affair have been cha jed to the swamps and their capture is certain the has been telegraphed to tor troops and it is thought there mil be a conflict on heir arrival quite a of women and child rea have left the place th ie the pace where the negro preacher love w as taken from a first class coach on a piff enger train a ehert time agi and whipped ti c negroes greatly outnumber the whites and bettt een them have been frequent but abia is the most serious one in a long time and the whites express a determination mi nation in the present instance to ant an end to this s at midnight things have quieted dotan bat shots are occasionally heard the streets are being patrolled by armed men A was found dead in an alley late tonight and two of the wounded are reported dying the whites express as confidant to riotous blacka but the coming of ii anxiously awaited TUB SITUATION dec advises advices received from jessup at midnight say alio situation is somewhat an occasional shot 19 luard alie streets are still paraded by armed men A negro waa found dad d ad in an alley a few moments ago and two others of the wounded lye reported fear is now entertained for of alio people remaining in the neighboring towns but as all the negroes and whites berm to be con here voy vo y little janger need be feared A bad am t fool hith SAVANNAH ga dec Q marshall last said that he went up to arrest brewer lie kaev be had a bid man to fool with lit wanted a force large enough to take he desperado when I 1 got near him the chief eaid and he saw who I 1 was he left two of my who were halkine with him and came toward me 1 heard him say that is the rascal I 1 w ant and stepped behind mr Il iio kept coming and I 1 threw my gun to my face and told liim to step lie looked at me sullenly and put his gun to his oh and started back I 1 thought I 1 would return to own aad when I 1 met an old man rayford and several others all of whom had guns I 1 turn round to see what they were going to do and I 1 flaw kayford ei change a 38 calibre 32 calibre and mike threats and curse then bite people 1 I knew we were in for it so awaited and bad notion to wait when I 1 baw brewer dr p his gun to his shoulder and fire 11 okd around and saw my assistant fall to the ground I 1 ahn returned shooting at Il he then wounded me at the first fire I 1 discharged both barrels of my gun and I 1 knew 1 was done and jumped down an embankment and ion It stood and brewer approached and saying datan you I 1 have great a min to kill on lie him and I 1 took the gnu from him the news reached the authorities that J II 11 htyan a white man living there was the instigator of the affair A was sent to his bouse to arrest him but kyan had escaped it is said that he put a bad idea into Urea eis head about the duty ct the white leopla to the colored folks and report tays he ex cited them by baying raying that of alie colored man killed by should be avenged henry one of the guards put over li ajana ft as accidentally eiliot and killed last one of his own party he went to headquarters for reinforcement and was going back when a gun held by mr Toan bend waa discharged blowing andersone Ander sona brains out last night a colored man was shot and seriously by a wt iio picket coming swamp lie attempted to slip by the officers when he was shot at about 8 this morning a party of a men attacked alie jail at driving away tia guards in a few the doors were battered and four men went inside and shot and killed peter johnson and bill the former WAS the man alio had been wounded and captured in a light the military was btitton d about half a mile from the jail but by the time the detachment every thing was quiet and all there was to indicate whit had happened were the biddies of the nc groer the georgia returned return td to this city this afternoon the brunswick company was retained ined on duty by the mayor the returned soldiers the trouble over their presence was only required to quiet alie excitement of the citizens of jussup who remained in their kiu liena and the ont housea were filled with colored people of the town who coughi protection of their white friends A special from hessup dated 0 p m says that mayor hocha baa called a public meeting to take steps to defend the town tonight to night II 11 is believed brewer is near firce of negroes citizens are and aiming to aid the li runswick it hoi in cadett of an outbreak A special train was run out to the brick arda where brewer was reported to have been seen and a of armed men v ere ant out as ecott mayor hollm is in of a telegram from baying the white man who is supposed to have instigated the trouble is in that city but he mayor will not take steps to have kyan brought back there is still great excitement throughout the country around jessup but affairs a ill doubtless quiet down in a few days it is a region of turpentine distilleries and saw mils thousands of negroes and the jessup trouble is apt to disorganize labor for borne time to com at a late hour he most reliable information is that ten people have been aled at A special to the morning newt bays hat everything is quiet there and a company of citizens has been organized to guard against invasion the coroner held an inquest this afternoon and the jury returned a verdict charging the negroes breader and kayford with murdering marchal bornhill and young woods As to the killing of the in the jail the jury returned a verdict of death by parties unknown further details if the aidt NEW dec 26 A savannah special bays twenty negroes were killed in the riot at and arlund jo sop yesterday before carie on T e georgia of this city under the command of W W gordon are patrolling the village aliis morning there is intense excitement over the killing of deputy mar ahal barnvill Barn kill and lumberman W II 11 woods marshal D leggett abd station agent M J wood were badly wounded but are resting easily today it is expected bolh nill recover while the beroe were retreating to the swamp of their white pursuers pur were slightly wounded marshal leggett and another citizen farally fa ally armed reinforcements from the neighboring villages arrived promptly and with nearly all the able bodied whites 0 and many friendly degrees a dearent was made the rioters the negroes were well supplied with revolvers and made a cortie from one side of the an amp they stood their ground tor a atry short time as the scrub trees do not afford much protection several were shot down in the scramble lor shelter on their retreat to the dense cane brake during the night an occasional shot was heard in the village later hohing additional about the jessup affair lias been received but wild rumors are afloat eliat awre was serious trouble there this morning the military are there andr the command of captain gordon of savannah as follows deorma hus sars 37 men brunswick hides M and apling grays 45 in addition to there are uana da of members al lluent companies in surrounding counties the trouble iegan yesterday at 10 a chief marshal leggett wag making his round lie saw a on the eite of a hotel rapidly firing a rifle iti bob brevier said as the people began to pour out of the stores the mention of the name of the notorious outlaw and fugitive sent terror to the hearts of the citizens who watched tha antics 0 bremer it must be stopped said officer he went into hia fidoe and ning himself with a i deputized deput izad william austin M jackson and W T to arm thema elies and go with him to arrest the man ali outrages increasing ga dec 20 the following is received from jessup A posse of twenty men ander command of S white left for lumber city to intercept brewer and his gang who it is rumored have gone for reinforcements brewers mother lives at lumber city and it ia suspected if be gets out of mcmillans Mc swamp he will go to his mothers home firing along the picket line deepa ap but principally by boys A crowd f armed men who have just returned from a trip to the swamp report four colored men found dead but gave no names they said they did not know alie the jail was broken into early this morning two wre riddled with bullets another was found at home shot through the heart and one a flesh wound in the shoulder was also found it ia reported that others have been killed but the officers have not found them search for bodies wai kept up all day the negroes are quitting their homes and moving to other towns A large number of negroes were taken from their homes this morning and whipped many of them be prostitutes A crowd of white men went to several houses after breakfast tills morning and compelled the degrees to leave they punished some of them the bae started for savannah but the infantry company of will remain butil tomorrow to morrow the alamp where brewers gang is biding will be searched this afternoon and it the are found lunching lynching lyn ching will probably follow atie coroner is now holding an inquest on the dead bodies |
