Telegram-herald., 1891-12-29
NOBLlW GOVERNS THIN
BOuSD 10 EXIERNIsAIE TIE GANG
six Menbsss sf the Notorious SINS
bAnd ~ Dsspsradsss lysehsd.
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and three OF his partners IN crime
were strung ap TO pine trees
in the woods of Choetsw county.
Ala The gang WAS surrounded
Wednesday sfternoon- After its
mem bers had committed the dastardly
deed Of murder and arson they took
refuge in Sims house. Sheriff Gavin.
of Caoetaw county. and 200 armed men
soon gathered and called on Bob 10 sur
render. He refused nstly and fire was
at once opened on the house where
Sims and his family and three Of the
savsge boys were In hiding. Sims re-
turaed the fre. which WAS kept up all
Wednesday night and Christmas morn
ing.
4 Flag Of Truce
During Christmas afternoon nag Of
truce was put out by the Sims boys.
and Sheriff Gavin and some OF his men
advanced to within speaking distance
Of Bob He wanted to surrender, but
the conditions he made could not be
granted by the sheriff, and his offer
was refused. Then the posse retreAted
again and firing commenced once moro.
During the com bat one Of the posse
was hit by ball from tho Sims guns
and killed
The Surrender.
At s o'clock Christmas afternoon
Gavin was called on again by Sims.
who said that for the sake of saving
the lives Of his wife and children he
would surrender. The only guarantee
he wanted was that he should DO
given guard OF 6fty armed men who
would take him 10 the Jail In Butler,
Ala The sheriff granted this re.
quest and Sims and the Savage boys
came from the house aud surrendered.
Sims picked out twenty-five men.
whom he desired should accompany
him. and the sheriff selected the other
twenty-five from his posse. About 4
o'clock Christmas day the oItlaws
were taken into custody aud the guard
started with them for Butler Jail. .
place they wore destined to never reach
dead or alive.
Avengers In Pursuit.
The party had not proceeded more
than q mile from the scene when . mob
of citizens residing in the section where
Sims has been carrying on his lawless-
ness organized and started after them.
1t was their determination to secure
the gang and kill each one. and they
succeeded in their plana
All Are Lynched.
On the way they overlook . man
named Con Savage and as he was
great friend Of Bob's and said to have
been implicated in the gangs evil
doings they threw rope around his
neck and hung him to . pine tree.
They then proceeded on their way
and soon overlook Bob and the
Savagea The guard made no re-
sistance as It would have been
useless, aud Bob and the three men
were taken charge Of by the mob. Bob
and Tom Savage were placed in a
buggy and a rope put around their
neciss and made fast TO a pine tree.
Bob was asked what he had to say.
In reply he held cut his right hand
and said:
Peel my pulse and see that am
no coward. AN willing TO meet my
God"
The pair was told to stand up In the
buggy. and as they obcyed the horse
was whipped and the pair were
strangled 10 death The other two
Eavages were trcateS. ia the same
style. All the Sa-ages protested their
innocence and begged not to be killed.
After the four were hung their bodies
were riddled with bullets and the mob
dispersed.
Wild Threats Of Neal Sims.
The most alarming thing about the
situation II that Neal Sims, the
brother Of Bob, who rescued the
latter from the deputy marshal at
Baton Springs In Choctaw county,
last August, is still at large and de-
tcrmined to avengs Bob's death on the
slayers of his brothers. Neal is .
desperate man. He firmly believes
that his brother was Q prophet from
God, and had divine sanction to kill of
the officers of the law. He collected
forty of the Simites, and sent
word Sunday that hs intended
of womae Hill before night. The pso-
pie were greatly excited and all Of
sunday were massing 1T womac
Hill to defend the place. On
Saturday morning after the lynch.
ing of Bob Sims and his four
follower. the people wrecked Sims'
house and burned u 20 tho
ground, and then killed every living
thing on the place. except the members
Of the family. who escaped to . neigh
boris house. They will move as soon
a. possible TO another state. The bod
les Of Bob Sims and the three savages
were taken down Saturday and thrown
over the wall into the graveyard. The
body of John Ssvsgs still hsngs sus-
pended
Two More Hanged
SHuBurA, Miss-, Dec 9s.-The lynch
ing still goss on Two more victims.
John Sims brother Of Bob. and Mose-
ly. nephew Of hob, were both
hasged Saturday night and the
avengers are In hot pursuit Of .
negro that was with tho Sims
gang the night OF the massacre. They
have burned Bob sims dwelling snd
ali houses on his place. spd killed every
living thing TO be found on the piaes
exeept the family, and they hsd 70 80
cape w . nelehbov's house. The sims
family say they ere Rcieg "a
leave the country. The crowd
continues ~ enlarge and 10 fnliy
500 strong. and are hunting for Neal
sims II - reported that Neal Sims
ha. rstses sossshsr about forty pes
and intends se bsra womsek Hill The
bodies Of Bes Sims and the three Sov.