The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-05-08
4 Game Sherifrand a Desperate Negro.

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The following interesting clipping
from the dustin Daily Statesman, OF
April a8th, relates to an eK-Ma4ry
0untian. The Sheriff White spoken
of is the oldest son of Mr.. Thomas
White. of the Campbell Station
neighborhood, and is spoken OF by
this same paper as one of the bravest
and best Sheriffs in the big State OF
Texas. The clipping reads as 1ol-
lows: ,,.
q negro named Amos Kelley, IL is a.
legged. com mitted a cold-bOoded murdeP
at RockdaIe, Milan county. he az
once lit out for parts unknown amu
since then officers and detective agen
cies throughout the State have been on
the lookout for him.
Yesterday about noon Sheriff White
was notified that a man named Cortrell,
who claims to be running detecIlVe
agency of some kind, had located kel,
| lev and he and an assistant armed
| themselves with Wi1chesters ana wen'
out to capture the coon who was work
| ing near Fiskville. On reaonlnS tne
nISce Kelley, il Is claimed, as soon as he
| learned the errand of the men ana
| what thew were after, drew small
| sized pocket knife and 'tnod them OH.
| COrtrell thPn remained III the nelgnoor-
hood while he sent his assistant detec-
tive back to town to get Sherlh Wnlte
to come out and arrest Kelley. Inc
messenger presented a telegram to Mr..
White requesting that Cortren arrest
Kelley, btt to further satisfy himself
he wired the sheriff OF Milan county
for instructions, An answer was soon
| received requesting the mans arrest.
| Mr.. White accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff Jim Plumb then took DuSSS
and drove out to the place where Kelley
was said to be working. Their man
was found sitting on ploW In par
tally plowed feld- with his PACK To-
wards them. While he certainly musl
have heard them approach ne aPpaI-
emily paid not the slightest attention:
Mr.. White went up to him ana cauRhI
him by the back of the collar when, as
quick as a flash, he struck muruerous
blow with an open knife at the SheIIh
which made a painful cut in the back OF
the neck. The two men then cllncheo
and while still struggling the negrc
managed to inlict two more WOUNDS ~
the back of Mr.. Whites neck As s9GL
"a the first knife play was Ia tde, i'm
! Plumb threw his gun down on h! ley
but before he could shoot, Mr.. WI lte III
the struggle had gotten IN peGweell
them. jim then rushed in ana whack
ed the coon over the heao WIN tne i,,nC
, of his pist u, but in doing so he received
a painful cut under the lett arm %
tween the shoulder and elbow, Whlcl
had evidently been aimed at mis- heaIt
2 his gun, and together they tapped the
1 niS9er's head, but it was some ItIl'
! time, even then, before they subdue'
him and placed the bracelets on NJ
- hands. They then cartod MIN on =
town. where he now Is quietly resting
l. in the county Jail, nursing his head NJ
4 doubt.
p Mr.. White was seen by reporter las
4 night Just after his wounds had peel
: n ressed by Dr. Mclaughlin. Will
: thew were very painful and caused hin
F. considerable trouble in moving about
I they were pronounced by the doctor a
not being of a serious character. ne
Il DutV Constable Plumb's wound In IN
t arm also occasioned him some it'll
: soreness; with a little care it will 500
II be all right.