Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-12-03

HIOu&u THO courtesy OF tho GILL
claia IN charge. The Ne,rs man was
permitted 20 enter The Jail 10 inter
view the ToIberts IIo found rem ~
ing on mailrass. lie is apparently
about 80 years Of age, bit III yepl, u
question from the writcr gave III
age as p last May. lie Is a tall, well
proportional man ii build ANA looks
q young Herculcs,. Walter Is aho,,
two years younger and nothing ike
the splendid specimen 81 physical
manhood that his brother Tom looka
TO be.
Toms wounds, eight in number,
-four in right leg, three in The Left log
md one IN the right arm, between tho
wrist and the elbow, all cnused By
buck shot fred from double bnrrcled
shotgui) were examined BY Or. W.
w. Payne, who bathed them and az.
-torded his patient such relief as he
could. After the Doctors kind minis
rrations were over, md the two BROTH
crs had Supped, the writer asked Tom
ifhe would like 10 make statement.
With quick glance upward at the
qncstioner he replied, Eyes; win you
publish 1t ~ Being assured that Tie
publication would be made, he said,
an tell you in a minute. III startIat
the first and go straight through viii
it, 10
Itmust be- borne in mind that
was embellishments years TO, ~ "a
icndish rape In Kcmper county, was
arrested, tried, convicted and sent 10
the penitcntiary. for life, we believe.
He remained in durance vile, at the
pen. in Jackson. but few days, Max
ing his escape in less than week he
beat his way back to bis cid home and
haunts around the scene Of his bcasily
and brutal deed where he has been
ever since his cccapc.
Proceeding with his statement he
said. substantially as follows: ''On
the 3rd day of November, me and my
brother John, were atan Indian's shop
where | had gone to have my gun
fixed, While we were sitting there
Tom Darncll aud viii Spinks drove
up to the shop. Brother John spoke
to them, whereupon Tom Darnell shot
him down and then shot at me.
pulled my pistol, As Colts, and fred.
lie jumped out Of the wagon and run,
SpiDks ran behind the shop. went
around and put MY pistol in his face
and askea him it no had anything to
do with 1t. Uo said no, he had moth.
ing to do with IL. So | left him and
went nome aud told my folks about II
aud brother Charles and me went af-
ter our dead brother. That night nue.
and my two little brothers stayed all /
night at fathers house. During that
night sevcnty-fye or one hundred
men surrounded the house. Next
morning l started to leave and my
dogs followed me. Just about day
break ! saw three men Jump behind
trees. They shot at me four lines; |
shot three times at them
] hit Tom Cole Z. .le head
with a As Colts ball. | then shot at
Thad Cummings and shot his hat off 1
aud lie fell like he was dead. Jack
IIarbor fred at me with a double bar.
relied shotgun, one buckshot hitting
my coat on tbs shoulder.
swell, last night was at Ligc john
sons, near Neshoba county. The
house was surrounded BY about sew
enty-five mem near as can tell,
About twelve men fired into the
house, but was not IN the room at
the time. j ran ont of the house aud
about sixty shots werc fred at me. II
laid down, but it was bright night |
Jack TIarbor shot me.
was lying down at the Tina. got
up to return the fire and he shot me |
second time, shooting me down. Hc+
used doubld barreled shotgun.
fired at the crowd five times with my
38 Marlin rifle. All that occurred
this morning between 8 and A O'Clock.
When ! opened on them the crowd |
broke and ran off. Gentlemen, they 4
got away from there and don't you
forget it. I laid out all night. At
daybreak went back into the house.
Walter did not shoot last night. w.
G. Hale camc to Johnsou's house
about IA O'clock today. surrender.
ed to HIM on condition that he would
lot me kock my arms--a S8 Marlin RI
flc, a 45 Colts and SS Smith and
Wesson pistol, until l got 10 Meridian.
| kept my weapons until arrived.
to w. G Hale; Mr.. King
came aloug in the hack with US. II
was his hack and he came with Hale"
The rewards offered ror the Toll
bcrts aggregated sl.250-$500 from
Kcmper citizens and $3.50 ffom the
Stalc.
The Tolbert brothers, whose arrest
aud incarceration in Lauderdalc coun-
ty jail was chrouicled in Yesterdays
News, were carried over TO Jacksonsl
yesterday morning. A telegram from
.he capitol announces the arrival there
of Messrs King and Hale, who had
the Tolberts in charge, and the incsr-
ccration oftho prisoners In tho pcni.
tentiary.-Ncws, Doc. 3.