The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-29
ALABAMA'S AVENGERS.
THE SIMS GANG TO BE WIPED
FROM THE FACE OF TIE EARTH.


Bob Sims House Burned and Every
thing Living on the Place Killed
After the Qusdruple Lyncning.
Neal Sims to Attempt to Avenge the
Death of His Kinsmen.
MOBILE, Ala, Dec 2S.-TerribIe scenes
are being enacted in Choctaw county. rhe
citizens are wrought TO such pitch of ex-
citement that a war OF determination is
being waged against che Simsites. Sincs
Christmas two more OF the deluded people
have been hoisted to death at the ropes end.
A special to the Register from Shubuta this
morning tells of the lynching on Saturday
night Of John Sims, brother Of Bob Sims.
and Mosely Sims, Bobs nephew. According
60 the last report received the crowd was in
full pursuit Of a negro who Is reported to
have taken part In the Millin massacre OF
Dec. 23. When caught he will be strung
up.
A BROTHER THREATENS VENGEANCE.
The most alarming thing about the situa.
tion is that Neal Sims, a brother of Bob.
and who rescued Bob from the deputy mar
shal at Bladon Springs, In Choctaw county.
in August last, is still at large and deter
mined to avenge Bob's death on the slayers
OF his brothers. Neal is desperate man.
He firmly believes that his brother was a
prophet from God and had the divine sanc-
tion to kill of thu DEVILS agents, namely.
the officers Of the law.
THREATENS TO BURN TOWN.
A special dispatch to the Reoister saws
that Neal Sims has collected forty Of the
Simsites and sent word Sunday that he in-
tended TO assault and burn the village of
Womaok Hill before the night of that day.
The people are greatly excited, aud all OF
Sunday were massed at Womack Hill TO de-
fend the place.
SIMS HOUSE WRECKED.
The enraged people on Sunday morning.
after the lynching of Bob Sims and his four
followers. wrecked Sims house, burned il TO
the ground and then killed every living
thing on the place except the members Of
bis family, who escaped to a neiRhbor's
house and who will move as soon as possi-
BILE to another state. The bodies OF Bob
Sims and the three Savages were taken
down Saturday and thrown over the wall
into the graveyard. John Savage still
hangs suspended.
JOHN SIMS ARRESTED.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 2S, IL p. M.-Tha
Rcdyune's Shubata (Miss.) special says
News continues to come slowly from the
seat OF war In Choctaw county. The latest
and best confirmed is that John Sims.
brother of Bob, who has not heretofore
participated In Bobs vagaries and lawless-
ness, was arrested late Saturday evening
because Of letters found in Bob's house
and in the pocket OF one of the Savage
boys implicated. 1t is believed that he was
lYnched before his oustodians reached the
jail with him. jim Mosely, Sims follower.
was also arrested and was In great danger
Of being lynched. He was tried by Wig
ilants, and 1t seem that nothing could be
proved against him and that he succeeded
in convincing them that he had quit the
Sims gang before any OF the
atrocities were committed. He
told them that Jim Sims. who
was killed at Bladon Springs while rescuing
Bob from a United States marshal, was the
man that killed Preacher Carroll some time
before the bladon tragedy. jim Stms came
to Mosely, and brought him to assist
IN the assassination Of Carroll, but
Mosely intending TO quit tho Sims
Of his wife. Carroll was killed that night
and Mosely dared not expose the slayer,
After renounctng the creed and promising
solemnly TO reform and become good citis
zen, Mesely was released. No negro was
caught.
NEAL SIMS NOT HEARD FROM.
"Neal Sims has never been heard from.
Sims wife and daughters were under arrest
day and night but were released. Mrs
Sims promised TO reform and live az
other citizens do. She says she
never approved Sims course but dared not
oppose or leave him for fear OF her life IL
10 believed that McMilin, Utsie and Miss
Kenzie will recover. The citizens are still
organized and diHgent in their search after
tho other members OF the gang"