The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-15
SHERIFF BROOKER's AssAssINA-
TION.
An Account of the Feud and Details
of the Crime.


Sylvania Ga, Oct 14-The killing OF
Sheriff BROKER by the two Zeigler boys
yesterday afternoon at the Goloid Bap-
list Association has created the greatest
excitement ever known in the county,
and is the sole topic Of conversation
BROKER fell dead in his tracks, and
never knew what killed him. He fell
within 100 yards of the church, where
a large crowd was standing, and people
We're scattered here and there all around
the spot where he was killed.
He was walking away from the church TO
his buggy in company with Messrs. J. n.
Harrington and Henry Mills preparatory
70 going home. When the Zeiglers saw
him leave they took their Winchester
rifles from their buggy, and going round
the outskirts Of the crowd, followed rap
idly behind him. 1t was all done so quick
~ that no one realized what was happen
ing until IL was over.
BROKER and the two men who were
walking with him had no warning Of the
danger behind them. They had almost
reached the buggy, and were chatting as
they went, when the Zeiglers, having come
up within about thirty yards, took aim
ana nred, both at the same time. One bull
let went crashing through Brokers brain
ana the other struck him in the back. He
fell full on his face. The Zeiglers. then
ran up 10 where he was lying, and shot
him twice more while they stood over him.
One of these balls went through his head
and the other struck him in the foot. The
and drove of toward their home.
There were perhaps 80 or 200 people on
the grounds at the time, the larger part
OF the crowd having gone home. BROKER
had numbers of friends present, but he
was shot so suddenly, and the tragedy
was so unexpected at the time and place,
that they were powerless to warn him
Of his danger, and as equally powerless to
do anything after he had been killed. 1t
was several minutes before any one could
realize what had really happened
Ihis is the third man killed in the
BROKER and Zeigler feud. 1t dates back
TO year ago last month. when BROKER
ana Mr. George Zeigler, father of the two
boys who did the shooting yesterday, got
into a quarrel while coming out on the
SylVania train. George Bellinger, a negro
preacher, was the cause of the quarrel
had a desperate fight in the car with
BROKER, in which a number of shots were
fired; George Zeigler was killed, Sol
Zeigler was shot in the arm, and Sheriff
BROKER was badly wounded.
Some time after this, George Bellinger,
VINO lives down on the Savannah river,
was chased from his lot late one after
noon by two white men and shot down and
killed while running through a field to
the swamp. The Zeiglers have declared
all along that they would have Brooker's
lie for their fathers, and yesterday they
took it.
1t is not known whether the Zeigler boys
nave left the county or not, but II is gen.
orally thought they will not leave. They
are both fearless, and further trouble Is
apprehended, when the attempt is made
to arrest them.
Mr.. Brokers wife is Frustrated by the
terrible shock. He leaves three children
two girls and a boy. He was a member
OF the Masonic fraternity. and was a
pleasant, kind-hearted and agreeable man,
and popular with all who knew him. The
remains were carried down to Jackson
church, nine miles below here. and buried
to-day large concourse of friends fol-
lowed the body to the grave.