Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-03
A Marshal Tries to Arrest a Negro,
Who Shoots Him and His
Deputy.
The Murderer is Joined by a Gang
Who Escape to a Swamp
Near By.
A Posse is Organized, a General
Fight Ensues and About 10
People are Killed.
A Negro Riot.

A Negro Riot.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 26.-Twenty ne
groes were killed in a riot at Jessup yes
terday, before darkness came on. The
Georgia hussars are patrolling the village
this morning. Intense excitement prevails
over the killing of Deputy Marshal Mat
thew Barnhill and a lumberman. w. II.
Woods, Marshal d. Leggett and Station
Agent MI. Woods, who were badly wound
ed, are expected to recover. While the ne.
groes were retreating to the swamp, sew
ara white pursuers were wounded, Marshal
Leggett being one and another citizen IA
tally. Armed assistance from neighbour
ing villages arrived promptly and with
nearly all the able bodied whites of Jes-
sup and many friendly negroes, a descent
was made on the rioters. The negroes
were well supplied with Winchesters and
reVOlVerS n made a SOrtie from one side
of the swamp. They stood their ground
for a very short time as the scrub trees
dld not afford them much protection. Sev-
eral were shot down in the scramble for
shelter on their retreat to a dense cane
brake.
PURSUING BREWERS GANG.
JEssUp, Dec. 26.-A posse of twenty men
under command of S.. w. White, left for
Lumber City to intercept Brewer and his
gang, who it is believed has gone there
for reinforcements. A crowd of armed
men have just returned from the swamps
and report that four colored men were
found dead but gave no names. The Jail
was broken into early his morning and
w negro prisoners riddled with bullets,
Another negro was found at home shot
through the breast, and one with a flesh
wound in his shoulder. 1t is reported that
others ave been killed. A large humber
of negroes were taken from their homes
and whipped this morning, many OF them
being prostitutes. A crowd of white men
went to several houses after breakfast this
morning and compelled the negroes to
leave. They punished some Of them. The
hussars have started for Savannah, but the
main until Tomorrow. the swamp where
Brewers gang are hiding will be reached
this afternoon II if the negroes are
found lynching will probably follow. The
coroner is now holding an inquest on the
bodies.
HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 26.-The trouble at
Jessup yesterday began at 10 o'clock in the
morning when Chief Marshal Leggett and
assistants attempted to arrest Bob Brewer,
a notorious negro outlaw and fugitive.
Brewer raised his gun to his shoulder and
deliberately shot down Assistant Marshal
Barnhill, killing him instantly. The chief
marshal then fired upon Brewer, but missed
him. Brewer returned the fire and shot
Leggett through both legs. Brewer and
his crowd of ten or twelve men fled to Nc
MILAN swamp a few yards away The re-
port OF guns threw the town in a whirl-
wind OF excitement and the negroes were
olloWed into the swamp by several citi-
zens. Among them were William Wood,
The negroes lodged into the swamp and
when young Wood run in behind them
Brewer rose up and shot him through the
head, killing him instantly and he shot
Woods father in the face. Accomplishing
this much the negroes ran further
Hops called a meeting and seventy-tive
armed men followed Brewer and his party.
The strength of the party was increased
by at least twenty-five armed men before
an hour had elapsed, and a picket line was
formed on the east line of the swamp.
Brewer is thoroughly familiar with the
bay and swamp. News reached the anthor-
tiles that j. W. Ryan, a white man living
there, was the instigator of the atfray. A
posse was sent to his house to arrest him,
but Ryan had made his escape.
BROKE IN TIE JAIL
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 26.-At about 8
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
and Bill Hops.
ONLY TEN
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 26.-The most re-
liable information is that ten people have
been killed at Jessup.