The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-27
Race Riot.
"A BLOODY ENGAGEMENT
At Jessup, Georgia, In Which
Many Negroes are Shot
In the Streets.
BREWER AND HLSADHERENTS
BREWER AND DHISADHERENTI
The Cause Ofthe Trouble Several
White Men are Wounded.
A COMPANY OR MILITIA
Ordered Out to Suppress the RlOt-Dead
Men Found in the streets-lIow
tho Affair Begun-ThIugs
0ulstlng Down ut
Latest Accounts,

Latest Accounts,
SAVANNAH, GA, Dec. 2e,-The trsubl
at Jessup yesterday begun at 10 o'Clocl
a. m,, when Chief Marshal LvRgett ant
assistants attempted to arrest Bol
Brewer, the notorious negro outlaw ant
fugitive. Brewer raised his gun to BIZ
shoulder aud deliberately shot down As
Fistant Marshal Barnhill, killing him in
stantly. The Chief Marshal fred or
Brewer but missed him. Brewer re,
turned the FIRE and shot Leggett through
both legs. Brewer aud his crowd Of ten
or twelve men then fed to Mcmillan
swamp, few yards away.
The report OF the guns threw the town
into a whirlwind Of excitement aud the
negroes were followed into the swamp
by several citizens. Among them were
WIN. Wood, a carpenter, aid his son,
Wm. Wood. The negroes dodged into
the swamp, and when young Wood ran
In behind them Brewer rose up and shot
him through the head, killing him in.
stantly, aud phOt Woods father in the
face. Accomplishing this much the ne.
groes ran further into the swamp. The
news Of the death Of young Wood spread
like wild.fre over the town. Confusion
reigned for time and Jessup seemed to
be In the hands Of u violent mob. Mayor
ilopps called Il meeting and arrange.
ments were made to protect the town
Seventy.five armed men were gathered
In q few minutes and followed Brewer
aud his party a distance into the
swamp,
Brewer is thoroughly familiar with
the ground, having been skulking
around aud hiding there and hunting
for a number OF months. Brewer had
threatened the life OF Assistant Mar.
shal Barnhill sinCe the officers
killed one Of Brewers pals a few
weeks ago. Yesterday was Brewers
chance, and he took advantage OF the
opportunity when the assistant officer
came unarlned to the side OF Chief Mar.
shal Leggett, who was making the ar.
rest.
A WHITE MAN TO BLAME.
News reached the authorities that j.
W. Ryan, a white man living there, was
the instigator Of the affair. A posse was
sent to bis house to arrest him, but
Ryan had made lis escape. The men
are on the lookout for him. Henry An-
derson, one OF the guards put over
Ryan's house, was accidentally shot aud
killed by one oi his own party. Another
negro was shot while coming out OF the
swamp, but not fatally hurt.
Atabout o'clock this morning a party
OF unknown men attacked the jail at
Jessup, driving away the guards. In a
few minutes the doors were battered In,
and four men went inside and shot and
killed Peter johnson aud Bill Hops,
who were concerned In the riots. The
Georgia Hussars, disnounted, the COM
pany ordered to the scene Of the tronble
by the Governor, returned TO this city
this afternoon. The Brunswick com.
pany was retained on duty by the mayor.
The returned soldiers reported the trou.
BILE over.
Thereisstill great excitement through.
out the country around Jessnp. but al.
fairs will doubtless quiet down in a few
days. 1t IL the region OF turpentine dis
tilleries and saw mills.
TWENTY NEaRoEs KILLED.
Another dispatch says: Twenty ne
groes were killed at the riot in ant
around Jessup yesterday before dark
ness came on. The Georgia Hussels, o
this city, under command Of Capt W
W. Gordon, are patrOlling the viilag,
this morning. There is intense excite
ment over the killing Of Deputy Marsha
Matthews Barnhill, and LImbermel
w. Il, Woods, Marshall D. Leggett, anC
Station Agent NJ. ]. Woods, who wer
badly wounded, are resting easily to.da,
and Il is expected they will recover
While the negroes we're retreating to th
swamps several oi their white pursuer
were slightly wounded.
Armed reiniorcpments from neighbor
ing villages arrived promptly and will
nearly all the able bodied white
OF JeSsup aud many friendly negroe
descent was made on the rioters
The negroes were all supple,
with WinCheSters and reVolvers anl
made a softie from one side Of tn
swamp. They stood their ground for
very short time as the scrub trees dl,
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