The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-29

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the train, volley after vOlley bring fired afieI
him. He tell dead al the southeast curaer Of
Captain j. L. Inglis' pasture
SHERIFF AITMAN's ACCOUNT
Sheriff Altman, at Hamilton county, Vvho
with guard Of four. had the prisoners IN chs
fOdy, says that he aPpu-heneed No Iroulle n
This place he had seen Sheriff Hankius n
Thursday, and he (Hankinsl had Told HIM be
need lear NO trouble Sheriff Altman had also
taken the precaution Ia bring the prisoners down
Oh Friday inSi-a ~ S1'urday NJ Non = rs was
expected, and how the lynchers obtained the IN
formation that the prisoners were 10 be broughi
yesterday is as YET unknown Mr.. Altman SAYS
when the train stopped about twenty armed men
rushed 10 the door where b. and his guard mel
them and attempted To check fhrn. but they
rushed over them towards The p4is.ss,s-rs and
opened fire at them Savage ieIl dead n Ais
(Allmans 81 teei. Mr.. Altman did not Sc. Iamss
escape from the Car, bur the crnWd folioN-
ing and heard The shooting. Mr.. Ahmans
brother, one of the guards. received a wound in
the iesly part of the thigh, and Mr.. A say i
wonder thai none OF the others were shot
Mr.. W. g. JoRDAN's STATEMENT
Mr.. Jordan. the agent al the dspoi. STATED "a
reporter that lac unprecedented Iruuble uniil he
came down ia the depot from breakfast. he then
attempted la telegraph "a Grsrnville q. aaveshe
train stopped Or the prisoners taken on lstlI
found The wires cur both wars. As SBOn as TAR
train ine in he aud the canduciur bssth waved
10 the engineer io 20 an hut the baggage car and
passenger coach had b-en uncoupled. Mr. Jur-
dan saw about one hundred men, none 81 whom
were disguised. rush towards the tram and the
firing comm' nct-d ShorIly afterwards he szx
james running from the drpa toWar y i0WH
and SAW The ptriy folloMing and friR= n him
TIL" car WAS riddicd with ballclS. and Mr. I.sr-
dan says u l. a wonder none of the IslsS-nsrrS
We're killed.
MR. p : cOsGINs,
of Inglis & Co, who Was waiting un a cIlSlonrr
says he "li-,-rvsd there was quite y large croxd
tia ',n'silt of the sinrs near the frsck lsui
supposed iliT they wrrr perssn> whn had casle
t'l"Ah rAIH-ciing la Bryan hung. and lIr
~aI-i"r fil n-'Ihns of what hap,b-n The
firing "i snn irsI dirscird his ailsl,iinn o. tIar
crowd.
THE BODIES
The % 'dv If Savage taken irDm the iFaIn
and Ilac,d 10y Iilr Irark- He WIS ridil-d viii
huc'>. The body at james lay AS II fs-l n-ar
Captain Iasll>' pasture. Besides saiber wounds
he n cc'red vnlley of shot 10 his iacs f8r halls
passing directly through The head. wlirh. when
"nr Iepmi'r SAW il. had swollen 10 sHrh a size
thai il could scarcely be recognized
GREAT EXCITEMENT
folio ed The announcement of the tragedy M
town. and constant stream Of ~ pie Ts8uIed In
AM Ir'm the depot al day.
jury al inquest was empannels d shnr w AFTER
III % CLOCK Dl Judge H. M W llitfSfN isii fnc
verdict had moi been rendered when NJ. eut o.
press.
A CONDENSATION MEETISG
The ptoplr of Madisnn, bolh white and col
ored. met yesterday al the Courthouse n iex
minutes after III O'Clock A. NJ, 10 Condemn IN =
body the terrible tragedy which had eccnrred
only TWO hours before AT the depot r W PoDe
called The meeting tn order. Mr. Stevens nonsi-
mated Judge E. J. VRnn for chairman. and be
was elected. C. w. Stevens, Esq-, was elected
Secretary.
On mnton. committee Of five. consisting Of
F. w. Pope, z. l. Alexander. Reuben Nrwmans
Rev. Mr.. Dunbar and Rev Il NJ Frixr, MAS sp-
pointed by the chair on resolutions
During the absence of the COMMITTEES Messrs-
J. N StTinling, T. H. Willard, W r. BOYD and
E 8. Tyner addressed the meeting cundemning
the tragedy and urging peace
The committee appeared and made the follOw-
ing report which was adopted:
The Committee on Resolutions, expressive Of
the sense Of this meeting on the unfortunate
tragedy enacted in our midst this morning. re-
spectfully submit the following: 4
WHEREAs A heinOus crime against our laW
anil a grave offence against morality has been
committed in our midst by some irresponsible
persons 10 us unknown; Gnd asAsrsaa in Obedi-
ence TO the promptings OF our sense of right and
justice condemnatory Of all such unlawful pro
ceedings we deem IL meet and proper that ne
should give public expression 10 our unquAnneo
condemnation of all such gross and bloodthiFsiy
acts; therefore, be il resolved by the insisting
LIST That q vast majority Of our ciilzenss both 1
white and colored are laW-abidng citizens and /
view with iusf alarm such high proceed /
ines e. were enacted this morning. and hereby !