The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-27
SHOT DOWN LIKE A DOG
vhat Started he Trouble lt Jsssap
Christmas Day.


SAVANNAH, Dec. 2s.-The trouble at Jes- |
Chief Marshal LeRRett and assistant. at |
tempted to arrest Bob Brewer, notorious |
negro outlaw and fugitive. Brewer raised |
his gun and deliberately shot and killed |
Assistant Marshal Barnhill. The chief |
marshal then fired at Brewer, bUt missed |
him. Brewer returned the fire and shot |
LegRett through both legs. Brewer and |
his crowd Of 10 or II men then fed To Nc |
MILAN swamp. The negroes were fol- |
lowed into the swamp by several citizens.
Among them were William Wood. n car
penter, and his SON. The negroes dotlged
into the swamp and when young Wood
ran I'm behind him Brewer rose up and
shot him through the head, killing him i'm
stantly. He shot Woods father i'm the
face. Accomplishing this much, the ne
groes ran further into the swamp and
escaped.
The news of the death of young Wood
and the serious wounding OF his father
sprea'i like wild fire over the town. Com
fusion reigned for "a time and Jessup
seemed to he i'm the hands of violent
mob. Mayor Hopps called a meeting and
hasty arrangements were made to protect
the town. Sevcnty-five armed men were
gathered i'm a few minutes and followed
Brewer and party n distance into the
swamps. Mcmillan hay covers over four
hundred acres, and Brewer is 80 familiar
with its hiding places that efforts of the
vain. The strength OF the posse was
soon increased by twenty-five armed men
| and n picket line formed.
Brewer had threatened tho life of As
| sistant Marshal Barnhll, since the officers
| killed one of Brewers pals few weeks
ago while attempting to arrest n colorcd
man for gambling. Yesterday Brewer
took advants ye of the opportunity when
the assistant officer came unarmcd to as
| sist Chief Marshal LeGgett. who was maxi
| ing an arrest. Brewer seemed to forget
| for the moment that anybody was trying
| to capture him, and he shot Barnhill
down as he would n dog.
| Marshal Le0Rett. who is badly wounded
/ i'm both legs. was seen about the affair last
night. He said when he went up to
| rest Brewer he knew he had a bad man to
fool with. He wanted force large enough
i to- take the Siesperaaio. '.when I got near
/ him." the chief marshal said, .and he
saw who was. he left two of my posse.
| who were talking with him. and came to-
rascal want, and stopped behind Mr..
Reddish. He kept coming. and l threw
Hs iSokSd & al me % suiisnly and put his ,; gun
| on his shoulder and started back. He
thought would return to town and get
named Rayford aud several others. ali Of
| whom had gums turned round to see what
ey esense Sa $ ealiber Wimchessr sas fas IS
calil,er, and make threats and curse the
white people. l knew we were in for IL,
/
| I saw Brewer drop his gun to his shoulder
and fire. ! looked around and saw my
IT., fall r. to the sr9 M seen Re
charged both barrels OF my gun and
bankment and ran. Reddish stood aud
| Brewer approached, saying: D you,
"He struck him and took his gun from
| him."
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affair, and a posse was sent to his house
to arrest him but Ryan had escaped. II
ss,a sss Kysn S. put s bad ty ef white n;e
| people to colored folks, and o report says
he excited them by saying. that the mur:
der OF the colo,ed man killed by Barnhiii
Henry Anderson one OF the guards put
aud killed last night by one his own party.
| He went to headquarters for reinforce
ments aud was going back when n gun
| charged, blowing Anderson's brains out.
Last night a color.,d man was shot and
ser1y rr sra w9 ,%e 6y picket a a,,mn, ~,s s ~
slip 10y the officers when he was shot.
Al about o'clock this morning party
sup. driving away the guards. In a few
| minutes the doors were battered down
killed Peter johnson and Bill Hoppe. The
'rner was n man who had been wounded
and capturcsi i'm the fight. The militia
Jail. hut ny the time a detachment arrived
there everything Was quiet aud all there
was to Indicate what had happened were
the bodies OF the dead negroes.
Tie Georgia Hussars returncd to this
city this afternoon. The Brunswick COM
many was retained on duty by the mayor.
The returned soldiers retDortetlthe trouble
| over. Their presence was ouly required
| to quiet the excitement of citizeUs OF Jes-
sup who remained. Their kitchens and
| outhouses were filled with colored
people of the town who sought the protec-
| ton Of their white fr ends.
special from Jessup dated q. %. IN.
says Mayor Hobbs has called a public
meeting to take steps 10 defend the town
tonight. IL il believed Brewer is near
with q large force of negroes. Citizens
are organizing and arminR to aid the
Brunswick rifles i'm case of am outbreak.
| A special train was run out to the brick
| yards where Brewer was reported to have
been seen and n detach,nent OF armed
! men sent out scouts. Mayor Hobbs
is i'm receipt of a telegram from
Brunswick saying that the white
man who Is supposed to have inst gated
the trouble is in that city, but the mayor
will not take steps to have Ryan brought
back. There il still great excitement
throughout the country around Jess,ip
but affairs will doubtless quiet down i'm II
few days. IL IL "a region of turpeutninp
distllerics and saw mills. Thousands oi