The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-08
END OF DICK PERRY.
THE CAREER OF A DANGEROUS
CRIMINAL FINISHED.
Killed While Resisting Arrest. Had Spread
Terror Through This Section of
the State.


Terror Through This Section of
the State.
The last issue of THE News told of
the stealing near Herod, of. horse and
buggy that belonged to Mr.. Johnston
of Randolph county, their recovery in
Macon county, and the killing of the
thief, Dick Perry, by posse.
After stealing the horse and buggy
the negro passed through Dawson on his
way to Macon county, the scene of most
of his many depredations. On the after
noon that Perry was killed Captain G.
W. Childers, prominent citizens of that
section, while driving along a public
road with one of his hands, negro
named Andy Crittenden, passed negro
driving horse which appeared to be
greatly jaded. After they had passed,
Crittenden told Capt. Childers that the
negro was Dick Perry, but as Capt.
Childers was unarmed he decided to go
on to his home and arm himself before
beginning pursuit. He told Mr.. Joe
Kleckley about it and he and Mr.. Kleck
ley organized posse consisting of Mr..
VIM. Fulford and three others, and the
man hunt was begun in earnest, Late
in the afternoon the fugitive was
seen, and firing was done by
bosh sides. Mr.. Fulford was wounded
in the hand, and several of his fingers
were shot off.
After wounding Mr.. Fulford, Perry
saw he had no chance to escape wit h his
jaded horse, and started across field for
the woods. In crossing the fence he
dropped his pistol and as the posse
closed on him he turned to use his knife.
but fatal shot from Mr. kieckley's rifle
ended the career of one of the worst
criminals that has ever darkened the
history of this section. An inquest was
held and verdict of justIfable homicide
was rendered.
Dick Perry had always been considered
dangerous negro, but he had never
given any special trouble. A few weeks
ago he was arrested in Dawson by Sher-
if Christie and Bailiff Lewis for stealing
horse and buggy and lot of meat in
Macon county. Officers came for him
and he was carried back to that county,
and after trial in the superior court at
Oglethorpe was sent to the penitentiary
for term of years. He remarked to his
guard that he would not stay in the pen
lGentiary more than one month. He was
there one day. On the second day of
his incarceration he made a break and
escaped after furious fight with a
guard. He carried the guards gun with
him but left his own nose at the convict
camp as a souvenir of his terrible fight.
In few days reappeared in the
neighborhood of Andersonville and at
tempted to kill Mr.. Easterlin, who had
been instrumental in securing his convic
ton. Mr.. Easterlin attempted to capture
him, but the negro's TRENDS MA MIN
and enabled him to escape.
While in the AndersonviIle neighbor-
hood he shot former pal of his through
hip and seriously wounded him. He
was seen several times but evaded his
pursuers each time and disappeared, the
first intimation of his whereabouts being
the theft of the horse and buggy in this
county.
The entire section feels easier that he
is dead, and his death was such as he
deserved.
1t is mystery that more of the posse
that captured him were not wounded, as
Perry had the reputation of being a
splendid shot, and, desperate as he was,
his captors took great risk in following
him.