The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-20
sqr GEORGIA MURDER AND LYNCH
ING.
49, Facts of NErs. Ch;>snbIi>s'S
,,,rdernpd Hts speedy Revenge.

\ Columbus Tines
NJ John Palmer, the detective, fur
.L..us the following details of the hor
Ia. tragedy in Stewart County, brief
-.nlioa of which has come by telegraph
m Friday morning, when Mr.. Cham
III. g,t up about daybreak, he discov-
.,.f That his fence OF the back part OF
~. plantation was on fire. Weakening
.lf.- utgIo boy who slept at the house,
h. sen, him to arouse VIM. Booth, a col
~,.i man in his employ, and tell him to
came NJ his assistance at the fire, and he
..ar.-ded to it. After he had been at
,,g some time William came up, ac-
..mpauied by negro named Stephen
lb-lm. Mr.. Chambliss then sent the
I,.r home t. stay with Mrs. Chambliss.
THE BOY soon came running back with
As .tsftIing intelligence that she had
b,an shot lie hurried home, where he
MAJ. erected by the heartrending sight of
NJ. Wife on the floor dead, shot, the load
sateriu, her right eye, ranging to the
bn The other eye was forced from the
...Lat and Law ON her cheek. Near her
IA, ht. Shot gun aud a hoe. For Il time
h. was completely crazel. The news
.9read over The country like wild fire,
and soon the people began to come in by
I7zans until some five or six hundred had
gathered ut the spot. At first no idea
elgII be formed as to who were the muir
dsrrrs. but on a thorough examination OF
the premises strange tracks were found
II the garden, made by some one wearing
diIapidafed shoes, fastened to the feet OF
the wearer by a cord passed around and
under the feet, leaving It's impression on
the earth ut each step, and it was remem-
hqraI that Stephen Abram, the negro
who came to the fire with VIM. Booth
that morning wore such a pair Of shoes.
4 party went to the field where he was
at work, and arresting him brought him
to the garden and compared his feet with
the tracks. and it was decided he made
them. At first he denied knowing any
thing about it, but finally confessed hi
completely in the horrible deed. lie said
that he and VIM. Booth and Jerry Sneac
were the guilty parties, the latter doing
the bloody deed that they thought Mr..
Chambliss had money concealed in the
house, and they had arranged plot to
rob him, which was as follows
William Booth was to fire the fence
and he and Jerry Snead to watch tbs
house till Mr.. Chambliss left, and theI
70 90 in and rob it that he did not g
90 fhe house but waited outside while
Jerr, went in; that he heard fuss and
Jerry came running out and ran oft. H'
followed him. This story Is not altogeth
er plausible. as lac went in the garden tol
the hoe and he and William came to
ge:hes To the aid of Mr.. ChambIlss at tn
ire but nothing was seen of Jerry Snead
They were all three at William Booth
house, the negro boy says. when he de
iiyered Mr.. Chambliss's message orderln:
William to come to the fire.
lie also said that they were the partse
who burned the cribs few weeks age
and Snead was to have robbed the hons
then. but for some reason didn't do II
larry Snead and William Booth wer
then arrested, but both denied it TO th
last When arrested jerry Snead wa
basnattared with blood and particles {
flesh of the unfortunate woman, and 1t !
thought that Re held her while one OF tn
other iends shot her. They took moth
inc from the house. only searching on
trunk.
Many of the enraged crowd, esoeclall
the negroes, were for burning them I"
a vote was taken, and the majority de
cided to hang them. a galiows wa
erected by placing piece of timber hori
zontallv on four torked sticks, two at eac
end what is known in the country as
hog-gallows,) in front Of the house; an
as the sun was sinking behind the West
ern hills they were swung up, one at
time Stephen Abram was first suspend
ed, but the rope broke, letting him tai
heavily upon his face. He got up, re
marking, Dog gone such rope Ge
snne'm stronger" \ trace-chain wa
soon procured, and he was again raised
this time hanging till dead. With tn
rope around his seek, he still repeate
his story. Jerry Snead vas next hange
and them William Booth, both Of whoI
denied to the last any knowledge OF II
deed. As they were pronounced dea
the bodies were taken down and throw
over the fence into a field. where the
lay until Saturday night, when some n
groes were prevailed on to bury then
They were all placed in one grave, nae'
the Lumpkin road. The murderers wei
all full biooded negroes from twenty
twenty-five years of age, without lam
lies. William Booth was in the emplo
of Mr.. Chambliss and the others worke
in the neighborhaod.
The remains of Mrs. Chambhss wei
followed to Shiloh Church Cemetery 8
furday evening by an immense concour'
Of people, where they were Inferred.
The Mormon Women.