The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
A MOB FIXES SIMS GANG
SIMS, HIS SON AND A COMPANION
LYNCHED.

Another Member of the Gang Put Out
OF the Way on christmas Eve.
Rumors That Fifth Member Has
Met a Similar Fate-Sims Finally Sur
rendered to the Mob Surrounding
Bis House Rather Than Have it
Blown Up.
MOBILE, ALA, Dec. 26-The artillery
detachment Of the First regiment Of state
troops left here at 9:45 O'Clock this morning
and reached Shubuta, Miss, at 6 O'Clock.
At $50 o'clock the soldiers were en- route
for the scene Of action in Choctaw county,
Alabama, twenty-one miles distant. A
heavy rain prevailed all yesterday forenoon
and part Of the night. The roads were very
bad. The weather turned wintry during
the night The detachment has 6-pounder
field piece and every man is armed. The
colonel Of the regiment. the chaplain and
assistant surgeon are with the command.
special messenger for the Mobile Regis
ter got into De Soto from the scene of
action this morning at 10 o'clock
SINS OFFERS TO SURRENDER.
He brings Advices up to o'clock yester-
day afternoon, as follows: "Sheriff Gavin
on Christmas morning sent to Bladen
Springs for cannon. When Sims heard of
this preparation to blow bis stronghold to
splinters, be looked at his women folks
and his heart misgave him. He began to
parley with the sheriff. At 2 o'clock be said
he would surrender IL the posse would do
him no injury and II the posse would pro-
tect him from mob violence. A meet
ing of the posse was held I,
which lasted more than two hours.
There was great excitement and much
diversity Of opinion. At first the proposal
was fatty refused, but the fact that there
were women in the house was q strong point
In favor of mercy TO the inmates. The
thought OF shooting with cannon into a
house harboring women was SO repugnant
that 10 overcame the almost wild longing for
the blood Of the men outlaws, and at last
the terms Of Sims were accepted.
THE SURRENDER.
"At 4:3O o'clock the Sims laid down their
arms and came out of the house. The posse
were astonished to see that instead of seven
desperate outlaws there were only two men
and boy as follows: Bob Sims, Thomas
Savage and young Savage, nephew of Sims.
Four women, Bob's wife and three
daughters, came out also. The
men were at once ironed and placed iu
wagon. The women were placed in q
oSNSA0 WdkSA ahQ hhOct kubIQ. Ab D
o'clock the procession started to Butler, the
county seat of Choctaw county. Sheriff
Gavin commanded silence, fearing that
should any words be said his men might be
come angry and kill their prisoners. The
Register correspondent describes the road
to Butler as very rough and billy, aud is
bordered on either side by a thick under
| growth.
LYNCHED ON THE WAY.
last night mob Of Choctaw men over
powered the posse and hanged the three
prisoners-Bob Sims, Tom Savage and
young Savage. It is reported that another
OF the Savage boys was hanged at the same
time.
As showing the temper OF the people of
Choctaw county, it is said that John
Savage, who was arrested the day before
Christmas on a charge of being member
of the same gang, was hanged TO a tree at
10 o'clock the same night.
SIMS NOT PROMISED SAFETY.
MOBILE, Dec. 26, II p. M.-The Registers
staff correspondent has just returned to
town. He says Sheriff Gavin did not guar
antee tde safety of Sims against mob vio-
lence, but said he would do the best he
could and give him and his friends picked
guard of fifty men. Sims accepted this,
after saying, however, that he did not be-
lieve he would reach Butler dead or
alive. He surrendered only to save the
lives of his wife and daughters. When the
guard moved off with Sims and the three
Savage men, for there were three of them,
namely, Thomas Savage and two boys, sons
of Con Savage, there remained behind the
greater part of the posse that the sheriff had
attracted to the scene. and these imme-
diately held consultation, and after de-
bate decided that it would not do to permit
the desperadoes one chance of escape. So
they set out In pursuit.
CON SAVAGE HANGED.
On the way they met Con Savage, an
other Of the Sims gang, and without any
delay he was strung up TO a tree. This Is
the man reported hanged on Christmas eve.
Later the guard was overhauled, but made
no resistance. Sims and the other three
were taken back to the tree upon
and four ropes were quickly adjusted
to branches thereof. Bob was asked If he
had anything to say. He replied: "Take
my hand, feel my pulse, and see if I'm a
coward" He and one Of the Savage boys
were placed in buggy, the nooses were
adjusted, and the horse attached to
the buggy was driven forward,
leaving the men dangling In the air.
The other two, father and son,
W6Ib A1hONASO nPOO0hy Pl1SOA OCEOuA OuO
tears Of this life. The sheriff coming up
saw that the end had come. He sent a
messenger to Shubuta. On the way the
messenger met the troops and the colonel
was informed of the facts. The soldiers
returned to Suhbuta and will start for Mo-
bile at o'clock tomorrow morning.
LOOKING FOR GARzA.
EAGLE PASS, TEX, Dec 26.--Sergt.
Fink, with eight men, left here this morn
ing for Penquatcho, crossing on the Rio
Grande, forty miles below, looking after
Cara. Jefe Politico and Manuel Rosas
left Pedras Negras on like mission with a
company of Mexican rurals for the same
crossing. The authorities have been ad-
vised tLa it is probable he will attempt.
to enter Mexico at that point with por-
tion of his band. A letter from Cara was
shown to-day which stated that Cara did
not have gold enough to buy his pan
bread. This was written before be took