The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-15

would be spared, but as the darby ran
toward the fire he received charge of
shot in his hip. The other negroes were
afraid to go to his assistance.
The usual blind was discovered by the
officers but no trail could be followed
from it.
For four months there was no further
outbreak, and it was thought the feud
was ended.
John Ramsey no longer came and went
through by-paths under cover of dark
ness, but took the public road and ap-
peared to have no fear.
One Saturday he paid his usual weekly
visit to Homer, and about 6 O'Clock start
home in his wagon. He was sitting on
the back seat with his younger brother
Sam. A negro was driving and a negro
girl was sitting with the driver. John
had his Winchester across his knees for
he still suspected the treachery of the
Tuggles. When they were nearing home
a shot rang out from the bushes and then
another. John fell forward in the
wagon and his negro driver, being in line
of fire fell across him-both dead. Sam
sprang out and ran into the woods. On
hearing the shots the mules ran away,
throwing the negro girl to the ground.
The team ran straight home and dashed
up to the gate where the other members
of the family found the managled re
mains of John and his driver in the bot
tom Of the wagon.
The officers telegraphed for blood
hounds, and on search found the regula-
ton blind. The assassin had disguised
his footprints by mailing pieces of board
to the bottom of his shoes. The blood
hounds came, but the trail was so cold
when they arrived they could not follow
it. 1t was impossible to apprehend the
assassin, but the murder was believed to
be the work of Hamp Tuggie
AS soon as the Ramseys could make ar
rangements to move they left the parish,
and again the hope was entertained that
all the had blood was emptied.
Some months passed and nothing was
heard of Hamp Tuggle. His brother
Henry was peaceful and industrious
citizen. One morning he was picking cot
ton in his field when a shot from the
woods near by mortally wounded him
He lived long enough to say that he saw
| Tom Kinder shoot him.
Kinder got wind of the statement and
when the officers went after him he had
| disa ppeared. Soon after Mrs. Hamp Tug
| gle began getting anonymous letters tell
! ing her to leave the parish or her sons
! would be killed. They were loys of 10
and 10 years. Her husband, Hamp had
never been seen since the murder of John
| Ramsey.
! Murray luggle, the younger son, was
| shot in the leg one night as he was re
! turning TO the house from the stable.
| Afraid to expose her elder son to the
| assassin the mother mounted plantation
mule and rode to Homer for a surgeon
and officers. The bloodhounds Were
brought, but again refused to follow the
trail
Public indignation had another spasm
at this outrageous attack on a boy, and
! the local papers printed scathing edi-
torials on the weakness of the law.
This seemed 10 have no effect, as not
| more than three days after John Eergu-
son, friend and neighbor of the Tug
| giles, was shot from ambush and two let
ters he had on his person for Mrs Hamp
! Tuggle We're taken He was returning
from Homer where he called for the
Tuggle mail IL is believed that Tom
Kinder killed him to get the letters by
which he hoped to locate Hamp Tuggle.
The corOner's jury returned a verdict
| that John Ferguson came to his death
from a gun in the hands of Thomas d.
Kinder. This murder occurred the last
of August and nothing more has hap
pened.
Tom Kinder and Hamp Tuggle are at
large and looking for each other Hamp
Tugglc's two sons are at home but stand
in hourly dread of Tom Kinder's unerring
bullet.
Kinder is the last of the Ramsey fac
ton and is said to be the most cunning.
He is dead shot and perfectly desperate.
Hamp Iuggle is equally as good a 81 OF
and if possible more desperate.
These two men are both fugitives from
the law and each stalking the other in
the swamps.