Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-01-02
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bers OF the Notorious Sims Gang In Ala
bama and Mississippi.

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bers OF the Notorious Sims Gang In Ala
bama and Mississippi.
MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 2s.-The finale in
the case of the notorious Bob Sims
gang came Saturday when the leader
and three of his partners in crime
were strung up to pine trees
in the woods of Choctaw county,
Ala. The gang was surrounded
Wednesday afternoon. After its
members had committed the dastardly
deed of murder and arson they took
refuge in Sims house. Sheriff Gavin,
of Choctaw county, and 200 armed men
soon gathered and called on Bob TO sur /,
render He refused fatty and fire was
at once opened on the house where
Sims and his family and three of the
Savage boys were in hiding. Sims re-
turned the fire, which was kept up all
Wednesday night and Christmas morn
ing
During Christmas afternoon flag 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 more.
During the combat one of the posse
was hit by ball from the Sims guns
and killed.
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 be
| given a guard of fifty armed men who
would take him to the Jail in Butler,
Ala. The sheriff granted this re-
quest and Sims and the Savage boys
came from the house and 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 outlaws
were taken into custody and the guard
started with them for Butler jail, a
place they were destined to never reach
dead or alive.
The party had not proceeded more
than 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 plans.
On the way they overlook man
named Con Savage and as he was a
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
Savages. The guard made no re
sistance as it would have been
!, useless, and Bob and the three men
were taken charge of by the mob. Bot
E and Tom Savage were placed in g
buggy and rope put around theil
necks and made fast to a pine tree.
Bob was asked what he had to say
In reply he held out his right hanG
and said:
Feel my pulse and see that l al
: no coward. l am willing to meet my
God"
The pair was told to stand up in tn,
y buggy, and as they obeyed the hors.
! was whipped and the pair wer,
= strangled to death. The other tw'
J. Savages were treated in the sam
;. style. All the Savages protested thei
), innocence and begged not to be killed
- After the four We're hung their bodie
were riddled with bullets and the mo
dispersed.
SHUBUTA, Miss, Dec. 2S.-The lynch
ing still goes on. Two more victims
John Sims, brother of Bob, and Nose
ly, nephew of Bob, were bot
hanged Saturday night and tn
y avengers are in hot pursuit of
y negro that was with the Sim
y. gang the night of the massacre. The
:. have burned Bob Sims dwelling an
~ all houses on his place. and killed ever
living thing to be found on the plac
n exccpr the family, and they had to e
~ cape to neighbours house. The Sim
~ family say they are going
y leave the country. The crow
- continues to enlarge and is full
500 strong, and are hunting for Me-
=, Sims 1t is reported that Neal Sin
- 20 has gotten together about forty me
y and intends to burn Womack Hill. I'll
=, bodies of Bob Sims and the three Sa
=, ages have been cut down and throw
80 over into the graveyard. John Savag