Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-01-04


went down. the next moment a gun
went off Fluett fell down Schiller
who stood within two feet OF him,
started TO run. A volley of shots were
fired. Fluett was dead, with one bullet
hole in his breast His wife was kneel
ing over hin, n king him IL he was dead.
and SCHUYLER was running away, and
the crowd moved on.
One room in Hannah Wslthour's house
was riddled with bullets before she would
open her door. Luckily for the inmates
they escaped from that room quickly.
One bullet went through the foot board
of bed and buried itself in pillow. An
otfer bullet went through the headboard
of the bed. Alvin Harper. Dan Jacobs
and Calvin were run out Harper asked
time TO get his shoes. 'sNeyer mind, you
wont need them whore you are go'ag,n
was the reply. Tue women were left and
the men were taken away by the mob.
They were no doubt lynohed. Tue house
from which the men were taken was
notorious one aud the women who are
blamed for u great deal of the lawle
ness, were whipped.
Emma Jones Is q Quadro0n. and very
bad one, if accounts be true. Sue was
whipped numerically, and she was pitt
able sight when visited this morning.
Many other houses were visited, but the
MARSHALL LEGGETT's VERSION
Marshall Legget who is badly wounded
in both legs, was seen about the affair in
his home last night. He said that when
be went to arrest Brewer he knew that be
had q desperate man to capture. He
wanted force large enough to take the
desperate. He said:
sWhen got near Brewer and he saw
who ] was he left two of my posse who
were talking TO him and-eaine ard me
Ihearsl hin say "that is the rascal want"
aod stepped behind Mr.. Reddish BE
kept coming aud drew my gun to my
shoulder aud told him to stop. He looked
as me sulleuly aud put his gun across his
shoulder and started back He thought
that / would return TO town and GET as
sistance. When i met an old oolored
man named Rayford and several other
colored men ali of whom had guns , turn
| cd round to see what they were going to
do and saw Rayford exchange 80 Gala
bre Winchester for a 80 calabre and make
| threats and curse the white people. /
knew we were in for it, 30 waited. Soon
l saw Brewer FIRE his rife. looked
al round and saw my assistant Barnhill fall
| to the ground fatally wounded. return
| ed the fire, shooting at Brewer. He turn
/ ed loose on me ana wounded me at the
first fire. / discharged both barrels of my
gun and when l was done, jumped dow u
an embankment and ran for lite. Mr..
Reddish stood still and Brewer approach
aud saying: i have great mind TO kill
you struck him and took the gun from
him."
Il is reported that j. w. Ryan a white
man living IN J-ssup was the inssigator
of the atfray. A posse was sent 60 his
house to arrest hun. but Ryan had made
his escape. 1t is said that he excited the
loIed people by declaring that he muir
der OF the colored man killed by BArnhiIl
should be avenged.
Henry Anderson, one of the guards put
overI Ryan's house. was accidently shot
and killed last night by one of his own
party. He went over to Captain Gordon
headquarters for reinforcements and was
going back when gun held by Town
send, one of his party was discharged,
blowing Anderson's brains ont. Anderson
was formerly the proprietor of the only
hotel in Jessup, but of late has been with
the Central Railroad of Macon. He was
here spending Christmas. Hts body is now
in the Hussars' headquarters.
last night colored man was shot by 6
picket while coming from the McMill an
Swamp. He attempted to slip by the Off
Ger, when he was shot. The ball took ef-
feet ia the right breast. but the wound Il
not fatal. 1t is believed that he was aei
ing as a spy.
SEARCHING ION BREWER.
A posee of twenty men, under command
Of s. White, left on the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia Railroad mail trair
for Lumber City to intercept Brewer anC
his gang. who il is rumored has gone
there for endorsements. Brewers mott
or lives at Lumber City aud 1t is suspec
ed that If he gets out of Mcmillan Swamp
bio will go 10 his mother's. A crowd o
armed men VINO returned this Afternoon
from q trip TO the Swamp report that fou
colored ueD were found dead. bat the,
gave n names and said that they did no
! know the dead men.
} Mayor Hobbs is in receipt of a tell
, gram from Brunswick saying that RyaI
, the white man who is supposed to hav'
! instigated the trouble is In that city, bu
! the Mayor will not take steps TO hav
Ryan brought back.
, The Georgia Hussars, ordered to Jes
I sup by the Governor. returned to s.
s vannah to cay. The Brunswick cor
e pany is still on duty in the town, Il
j. compliance with the request Of TN
a Mayor.
Thee is still great ex sitement through
out the country around Jessup, but affair
will doubtless quiet down in a few day.
\ 1t is the region of terpentine distillerit
and saw mills, Here thousands or cOlore
people are employed, and the Jessup tro
Z, BILE is apt to disorganize labor for SON
time to come.
d THE CORONER S oNE-sIDED VERDICT
n Everything is quiet in Jessup to nigh
A company of forty citizens has bee
&c organized to guard the town. The co
on. held an . inquest this afternoo
9 and the jury returned a verdict char
ing the colored men, Brewer and Ra
q ford, with the murder of Marshal Bar
hill and young Woods. As TO the killiI
;. OF the colored men in aud out OF jail q
I jury returned verdict Of: Death
g parties unknown"
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