The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-04
AUGUSTA IN ARMS.
Marshall Harris, of Summervi1le, Killed by
Negro in Augusta.

Negro in Augusta.
Augusta, Ga, October 2.-(Special.)-
Marshal of Police Bob Harris, of the vii
LACE of Summervillc, Augustus pretty sub
hills, was seriously shot md probably Ia
tally wounded by Henry Ramsay, negro,
about 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
Ramsay had been beating his wife and
when Marshal Harris went to arrest him.
Ramsay would not surrender He resisted
and in his fight with the officer he shot Alr.
Harris in the face with a gun.
Ramsay lives in Watkin S row. near Mr..
Harris's house. He went over about noon
in a su!len mood and because his wife had
washed her own clothes and had not cleaned
his he got angry and took tub of SCOT and
mixed It with water and threw 1t all over
his, wifes clothes, running them
The woman was enraged and brlck-Datted
her husband and struck him with chair
for his outrageous conduct.
Ramsay flew into Il fit of passion after
being assaulted. He pitched in and logged
his wife The woman ran out OF the house
and started for Harris's house to get the
officer to protect her from her Infatuated
husband Ramsay overlook his wife In the
road before she could reach Marshal iar-
riss and he made her return HON.
Policeman Harris heard the disturbance
and went over to Ramsay's house and after
hearing the stories of both parties tod
Ramsay he was under arrest and ordered
him to come out of the house.
Ramsay positively refused to go. He
backed into his room got his gun from De
hind the door and as Mr.. Harris advanced
toward him Ramsay pulled up his gun
md fred at a distance of about five feet.
Harris's aFace Horribly Mutilatcd
The contents of one barrel of No. shot
entered Mr. Harris's face. The whole OF his
face below the nose was torn away, teeth
were shot out both the upper and the lower
nlOuUhp6 and
cut. Nothing of flesh or bones below the
nose remain q
Ramsay claims that Harris first struck
him over the head with club and was
coming towards him with cooked pistol
when he fired.
Ramsay was caught by Policeman Leo
pard as he was trying to escape through
Harrisburg to the Carolina shore, on the
other side of the river
Doctors Wright and Ford are attending
the wounded officer, whose condition IS pre-
carious, and they are apprchensive OF sec
ondary hemorrhage. which Will cause death
People are greatly excited over this out
rageous attempt at mlrlcr and there Is
some talk that the negro should be lynched,
Int it is not believed that Judge Lynch
will sit upon the case, but the law will
take It's course. Many are inclined to con-
slider RamSay's daStardly conduct as the
natural result of the teachings OF Tom
Watson in his almost maddeninG efforts 10
gain votes.
Police Guarding the Jail.
Later-A strong detail of police armed
with Marlin repeating rifles are now guard
ing the Jail.
iSc.inning to Look Squnlly.
Augusta, Ga, October 2-Midnight.-(Spe-
ciaI. The latest news is that lynchers are
quietly organizeing ON the outskirts of the
city and will attack the Jail between l and
3 o'clock The guard at the jail has been
reinforced and the prisoner will be given
every protection if an effort is made to take
him from the authorities. The mayor, mill
tary officers and many citizens are at this
hour at police headquarters awaiting the
latest news Many people are on the streets
talking about the shooting and there Is no
apparent excitement, but the danger dreaded
is from those who are said TO be cOngregat-
ing on the outskirts.
Marshal Harris Is Dead.
Marshal Harris died at about II O'Clock.
Mayor Alexander has just wired Governor
Northen asking him to issue orders to Colo
mel l. G.. Levy, of the First Georgia bat
TALON. authorizing him to order out his
infantry companies. Anticipating favora-
bic reply, the companies ars.pow assembling
at their armOry.
The Mob Disperses.
Augusta, Ga, October ,, 2:lO a. NJ
(Special)-At = o'clock the peace and good
order citizens succeeded, after talking to
the mob, in getting the crowd to dlsperse
and give I'D the idea of lynching.