Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-29
ARREST OF soUEm CAROLINA
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wholesale Capture on Hutchlson,s
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GERS and oOlored Woman,

Yesterday morning Sheriff VIM. Wilson.
OF Beaufort county, South Carolina, ar
rived In Savannah in search of some nine
negroes, who are charged with being con-
cerned in riot, the particulars of which
are briefly these: On the 18th instant ne
gro was arrested In Beaufort for some Of
Tense and was being taken to the calaboose
by the officer when number OF negroes,
including one woman. made an attack upon
the officer, rescued the prisoner and turned
him loose. The affair created quite an ex-
element in the town, and was the cause of
lively riot. All the parties concerned left
Beaufort that night and 1t was only learned
few days since that they had come to Sa-
yannah and had sought employment here.
Hence Sheriff Wilson came over Yesterday
Tor the purpose OF arresting them. He pro-
ceeded to the office of Magistrate Molina,
where warrant was issued against them,
the intention being to arrest them and hold
them subject to a reouisition from the
Governor of South Carolina. II was aseer-
tanned that the parties were working on
Hutchinson's Island, and Sheriff Wilson
and Constable Endres, procuring a boat,
started across the river. AS they approach
SA lug NAAAAN 6ICIlu NUSO0s WHO
was standing up in the boat, spied a negro
woman in the door of a shanty, whom he
instantly recognized as Betty Jones, wife
OF Tom Jones, one of the parties he was 10
search OF, and knew that he was on the
right track. Betty, whose attention was
attracted by the boat landing, gazed intent
" at the officers as they stepped ashore,
and, recognizing the Sheriff, instantly
OWNED the object of his visit, and started
on run across the island, to the opposite
side, where the men were working, for the
purpose of giving the alarm so as they could
get cut OF the way. The officers suspected
her purpose and Immediately started in pur-
suit, and then ensued ego as-you- please"
running match, which is said to have been
equal to the side show of a circus. The
female knew the ground, and lifting her
skirts, scamDered away with the fleetness of
deer, the officers followed, putting and
blowing, but with determination to capture
the woman at all hazards, as If the men
were appriZed of their coming they would
undoubtedly escape by boat across Back
river. From the house where Betty first
caught sight of the officers to the place
where the men were working is about a
mile and half, pretty good stretch over
uneven ground. After running nearly a
mile the Sheriff gave out, but Constable
Endres continued the pursuit and finally
overlook Betty, who was pretty thoroughly
exhausted herself, and the pursuer and pur-
sued, after the capture, were compelled to
take a rest of few minutes, by which time
Sheriff Wilson came up. The officers asked
Betty what she ran for, when that shrewd
female began to make lame explanation,
and suddenly, before the officers could rise
from the ground, made another dash. A
second chase followed, but was OF short du-
ration, as Constable Endres threw his stick
at her, which struck her on the leg, trip.
ping her up. Betty was then taken in tow,
and the officers quietly proceeded to the
place where the men were working and
captured the entire partY-Tom Gaillard,
John Muslin, Tom Jones (the husband of
the festive Betty. Alec Brown, James Sim
mons and Elsie Gillyard.
The parties made no resistance to the
arrest, as the officers were prepared for
them. They were brought over to the city,
when the Sheriff proposed to take them
before Magistrate Molina to be committed
to jail to await requisition, which was the
regular legal procedure, but the negroes,
with one accord, expressed their willingness
to return to Beaufort without this formaity,
stating that "dey could get jestice in Souf
Carolina" aud didn't want to be "cooped
up in no Georgia jail"
Accordingly, Sheriff Wilson left yesterday
afternoon with his prisoners for Beaufort,
where they will at once be placed on trial.