Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-27
News by Telegraph
 FROH ALL QUARTERS. THE RIOT AT JESSUP. Hunting Down the Fugitive
 Band of Outlaws. TEN LIVES SACRIFICED. A. Big South American
 Financial Scheme. NO SETTLEMENT AT W0BURN. The Tariff Hearing Begun
 at Washington.
TWENTY NEGROES KILLED.

AO AOkAAUA0 OAHkbhA8B Oay hBAOb as Jessup, Ga.-Two Whites Killed ana Two Fatally woundsd-Whites and Negroes Heavily Armed-TFying to Intercspt Brewers Ganx-How the Trouble Began.
 SAVANNAH, Dec. 26.-Twenty negroes were killed in the riot at and around Jessup yesterday before darkness came on. The Georgia Hussars of this city, under command of Captain W. W. Gordon, are patrolling the village this morning.
 There is intense excitement over the kill- ing of Deputy Marshal Matthew cBarnhill and Lumberman W. B. Woods. Marshal I. Leg gett and Station Agent M. J. Woods, who were badly wounded. are resting easily to- day, and it is expected that both will recover. While the negroes were retreating to the swamp several of their white pursuers were slightly wounded, Marshal Leggett and an- other citizen fatally.
 Armed endorsements from neighboring villages arrived promptly, and with nearly many friendly negroes, descent was made on the rioters.
 The negroes were well supplied with Win- chesters and revolvers and made sortie from one side of the swamp. They stood their ground for very short time, as the scrub trees did not afford much protection. Several were shot down in the scramble for shelter on their retreat to the dense cane- brake.
 During the night an occasional shot was heard in the village. A negro was found dead in an alley few moments ago and two others of the wounded are reported dying.
 Fear is now entertained for the safety of people remaining in the neighboring towns, but as all the negroes and whites seem to be congregating here very little danger need be apprehended in those places.
 TRYING TO INTERCEPT BREWER.
 A later despatch says: The following has been received from Jessup, Ga.:
 A posse of twenty men under command of 8. White, left on the East Tennessee, Virginia 6 Georgia railroad mail train for Lumber City to intercept Brewer, who started the riot yesterday, and his gang who it is ru- Brewers mother lives at Lumber City and 1t is suspected that if he gets out of McMillan Swamp he will go to his mothers. The fir ing along the picket line keeps up but 1t is principally by boys. A crowd of armed men have just returned from @ trip to the swamp and they say that four colored men were found dead but they gave no names. THE JAIL BROKEN INTO. The jail was broken into this morning, and l two negro prisoners riddled with bullets. Another negro was found at home shot through the heart, and one with a flesh wound in the shoulder. It was reported others had been killed, but officers have moi found them. A search for bodies was kept | up all day. The negroes are quitting their 1 homes and moving to other towns on the line | of the railroad. A crowd of white men went l to several houses after breakfast this morning | kIn A-.1 IL, l ing some of them. The Hussars have started for Savannah, but the infantry company o Brunswick will remain until to morrow.
 HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN.
 The trouble at Jessup yesterday begun a' 10 am. when Chief Marshal Leggett and hi assistants attempted to arrest Bob Brewer the notorious negro outlaw and fugitive Brewer raised his gun to his shoulder ant deliberately shot down Assistant Marsha Barnhill, killing him instantly. The chiel marshal then fired on Brewer, but missed him. Brewer returned the fire and sho Leggett through both legs. Brewer and hi crowd of ten or twelve men then fled to Mo Milan swamp. few yards away. The re port of the guns threw the town into whirl wind of excitement and the negroes were fol lowed into the swamp by several citizens Among them were William Wood, a carpen ter, and his son. Brewer rose up and sho him through the head, killing him instantly and shot Woods father in the face. Ac complaining this much, the negroes ran fur ther into the swamp and escaped.
 The news spread like wildfre. Mayo Hopps called meeting and nasty arrange ments were made to protect the town. Sev snty-fve armed men soon followed Brewe and his party into the swamp. McMillal Bay covers over 400 acress. and Brewer is g familiar with 1t that the efforts of the poss , to locate him were regarded as in vain.
 Brewer had threatened the life of Assistar
 Marshal Barnhill since the officers killed or of Brewers pals. . few weeks ago, while ai ,, tempting to arrest the colored man for gam bling. Yesterday was Brewers chance, an he took advantage of the opportunity.
 A late dispatch says: The more reliab
 information Is that ten people have bee
 killed at Jessup. namely, Barnhill an
 Woods, by Brewer; Anderson, accidentall.
 Johnson and Hopps in jail, and Flutt on u
 street, colored, and two whites and two N
 groes whose names are not given.