The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26

posse who were talking with him, and came
toward me. / heard him make a threat
ABOUT that Is the - rascal I want and
stepped behind Mr. Reddish.
| A CRITICAL MOMENT.
he kept coming, and l threw my gun
20 my face and told him to STOP He looked
at me sullenly and put the gun across his
shoulder and started back. thought that
would return to town and get assistance,
wnen met an old man named Raiford
ana several others, all of whom had
guns. | turned around to see what they
were going to do, and saw Raiford ex-
change 3S-caliber Winchester for a 32-
catber, and make threats and curse the
white people. knew We were in for it. SO
waited, and had not long to wait when I
saw Brewer throw his gun TO his shoulder
and fire.
SAW BARNHILL FALL.
II looked around, and saw my assistant
fall to the ground. and knew he was fatally
wounded / then returned the fire, shooting
at Brewer. He turned loose on me, and
wounded me at the first fire. discharged
ooth barrels OF my gun, and knew " as
done, jumped down an embankment, and
ran for life. M. Reddish stood, and
Brewer approached, and saying: - you,
| have great mind to kill you,' he struck
him, and took the gun from him.
| InA MlIlIAh4 hOhCEs
The military ordered here by Governor
| Gordon, under command of Capt. Gordon
of Savannah, includes the Georgia H Hlssars,
who have sent thirty-seven men, the
brunswick Rifles, who have sent fifty men,
and the Apphng Grays, who have sent
forty-five men. In addition to these there
are upward of 100 members of different
companies in the surr 1unding counties.
Capt Gordon has his headquarters in the
). f. and w. railroad ware louse.
| Capt. Gordon has quieted the crowd to a
considerable extent, and Jsup is under
military rule. He does not apprehend any
serious trouble tonight. He said the COM
| / of the military frightened the crowd of
| negroes away.
BRUNswICK's WILD RUMors.
A report has been current that the ne
groes are excited in Brunswick, and have
| armed a company, and are marching to-
ward JesuD. Capt Gordon does not at
| tach much Importance to the rumor. He
will remain all night with his men and keep
watch over The town.
News reached the authorities that J. W.
Ryan, a white man living here, was the in
stigator Of the affray. A posse was sent to
his house to arrest him, but Ryan had made
his escape The men are on the lookout for
him. 1t is said that be put bad ideas into
Brewers head about the duty of t g white
people to the colored folks, and report says
that he excited them by saying that the
| murder of the colored man killed by
BarnhiIl should be avenged
A GUARD KILLED.
Henry Anderson, one of the guards put
| over Ryan's house, was accidentally shot
| and killed tonight by one of his own party.
He came over to Capt. Gordon's headquar-
| ters for re-enforcements and was going back,
when gun held by Mr.. Townsend was
| discharged, blowing Anderson's brains out.
Anderson was formerly the hotel proprietor
| here, but of late has been with the Central
| railroad of Macon. He was here spending
| Christmas. His body is now in the Hus-
sars' headquarters.
The body of young Wood has been
shipped to Ridgeland for interment.
BARNHILLs DEsoLATE HOME.
The scene at the house of late Assistant
Marshal Barnhil tonight is affecting
The house Is a neat four-room cottage In
one roo n is wood fire, where Mrs. Barn
hill, with her babe, is surrounded by friends
In the opposite room the light burns low.
The corpse of the deceased Barnhil is in a
casket in the center of the room. Barnhill
left his wife at 9:30 o'clock to go to town to
make a purchase. His wife stood on the
porch waiting her husbands return, when
his corpse, all blood stained, was brought
and the young woman is prostrated.
The house Of Brewer was visited by a
MORNING NEWS reporter at 12 o'clock to-
night, but a rap on the door failed to bring
anybody. The house is wrapped in dark
ness and all is quiet
NEGRO SHOT.
A few minutes ago a colored man was
shot by picket willie coming from the
Mcmillan swamp. He attempted to
shy by the officer, when he was shot. The
ball took effect in the right breast, but the
wound is not fatal. The negro is named
Green and claims to have been in Jesup on
visit He had no weapon and it is believed
that he was acting as a spy.
William Wood, Sr., VINO was shot in the
face by Brewer, is an old man, and the
death of his son adds to his already danger
GUS condition. He cried piteously tonight
whel given the details of tne horrible affair.
ARRIVAL OF THE HUssARs.
A lieutenant has just arrived with
eighteen members of the Georgia Hussars,
and they are at their headquarters. Jesup
people are loud in their praise of the gallant
soldiers from Savannah. 1t is reported
that several colored bodies have been re-
covered, but the rumors cannot be verified,
and it is not known that single negro is
killed. The firing by the picksts at
one time tonight was so great as
to attract the citizens out t.
the line, fearing that an attack
had been made by negroes. A survey of
the field showed everything quiet The
officers are waiting until day, when they
expect to surround the swamp and track
the desperadoes to their hiding places.
RYAN's RECORD.
Ryan, who has escaped arrest for COM
plicity in the affray, is a discharged
detective, formerly in the employ of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway.
He is originally from near Blackshear. The
train from Brunswick is expected to bring
several more soldiers. 1t is reported that a
colored company is on the train, but the
rumor cannot be authenticated.
POSSE SENT TO LUMBER CITY.
JEsUP, GA, Dec. R6. 3 a. MA posse of
twenty men under command of S. White
left tonight on the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia, and Georgia railroad mail train,
for Lumber City, co intercept Brewer and
his gang, who 1t is rumored have gone
there for reenforcements. Brewers mother
lives at Lumber City and it is suspected
that if he gets out of Mcmillan |
swamp he will go to his mothers. The firing |
along the picket line keeps up, but it is
principally by boys. A crowd Of armed
men have just returned from trip to the |
swamp, and they report that four colored |
men were found dead, but they gave no |
names, and said that they did not know the |
negroes.
aOTrNn tn HAVE BREWER