The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-22
TAKE SWIFT
VENGEANCE
Aged Woman and Her Son
Found Murdered in Sum-
ter County.
WERE BADLY MUTILATED
Negro Woman Assaulted by the Same
Wretch--He Is Run Down by
the Indignant Citizens and
anged--officers Ar
rived Too Late.


,r,.,;oue ca August 20.-(Specian)-
,,,,1 ,,.,r,,o,. eo,c1ious assault and a
-. ,o,, tho eansatious here
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to@ar- ,,,,,,, ,,,,,r,,ar
1t was the most a'i"'''''" orl,s.
perhaps. that ever blach'heo Wv
of Su1ntor county that was reVe1't" at
,io,l, ,bie morning when the mutua'oh
,,,,,. N1rCarrah and her
oo"l'a III W r,,nd in ? room
son, James BOOM "''e ,,.,,i o,ch
OF their little home near
living in a pool of blood ann PI'''i'''7
wet chastity spectaale
yy;o+;,,,s IF the Crime
.,.,,,.,rI, crime was
a more reV"'u"T, s'I tnc.rnate and
never commute" ~ ,,,.,rl, ..,l,4ned Mt
the mortified ne@nbofS were -
the Appalling sight. The body OF young
Boon was found lying upon ms e oeo, ! '''o
head split open pY " 9''.-,' ,,.i,, IIa
cruel ak OF Ihe I'''4'7 .of, hin,
propahiE never NM" ~ - .tr,igaIa
RS tdcr" were II" eN i't''o'' W r,',,.,, I,os
ana without ""u"' ~ ',,,,ac,,I,,, s1,e,,.
huHed into eternity white p'''0~
Ing. :. ,.,,;,,
AS though not SatiSI'eo W." us ,,,I,r,
deed, and desiring TO fe''o'r 49, ''31
certain, the cruel mufoorer "E',In ~
the AK. SpItNnS open one Slou'"o' ~ ''o
his body
The Old Woman's Resistance.
1,is,nsino of tha first moor victim the
.,,,l .,l ,,r., ltrs NcC;arrah
i''"I" 9''i ~ ''' 80 .o,,,a
WHO occupied a'"''gI ~" J." t, t
room with her son. WhemeT or not th'r3
was = STRUGGLE Is not known but evil
dcntjv the aged victim was aroused by
the murder Of her son, and attempted to
defend herself. though she was seventy
al N i
lated body was found upon the floor ana
not far from an open window. through
which the murderer gained access to the
room. Her head was chopped open ANA
other CHASTITY and horrible wounds inflict-
ed. She. too. was lying stark and stiff
in pooi of clothed blood. HIS neIhsn work
Coh,PIGtGu inc tiaHG "H,l' Hu3 ,' on, '5' ,
,yis}itb iLa,,tff i,,a,inn '9febr be- astahI].bed
r,;noa-..as G.
GU ~ '"N11'
il was o'clock this morning when John
Boon, whose farm is a half mile from his
mothers cottage went over TO see the m
He walked into tho bo,sl and an+araJ mo
,.-,,, 'r - .t ,rt t..I3
The annayin., snsctabie Of his 1n,od onas
lying dead. their poor bodies horribly
crushed. bruised and yelling in pools of
clottcd blood Mr. Boon was transtxed
with sorrow and almost tainted at the
sight As soon as he could recover his
ana gave the alarm. 4 number Of DeopIe
reside in the locality. and to many of these
Mr.. Boon related the horrible story of The
double murder. Little time was wasted in
making an investigation there, ~ a ciew
10 the lHcHtlhcailon of tue murderer had
nut gust Deen obtained from another
source ~,
The CIeW Obtained.
This vas from tha wife oC Ham,, T4o,Iis
n negro living near ~. r3,,,, I,,Iat,o nv
l,agro ,,n,nan ba1 l,ao,, el,,,,,1 - ~
n'5no woman mao peen round IN the woods
n-,' ~ DD"i''' i,''. ~ an ""H titt'' me
b.d hno, ro,,,,oittod ',,,ar, Ja t,,,
t, tti 49, IN an" I,'"9"
, i,,! q t ec ',' ~ zen "'i
- ,,1 ha,l ,-,,..,1,' I ~ ''i7C
-, r 49,, ,SS,,'ii,i - me- 'o'20
80 -'7''' '" 40 60 "a al
her race cohipeIea her 70 loiio" MIN INTO
me "oo""' "'ei' ne ASSUME" hei ana theh
po'Hd hef 20 Il Tree ALtet"aIh5 an even
n t dd9a9drIE cIaLlg W@S c"lillI5lteu' ana
IeT '' t:i deriLod h, loSi(i "a
IRON, mis- rIua The eaarrh WIS talen ny
Scores of armed men joined in the pursuit
OF the black ficnd.
The Mob in Pursuit.
c-,, - ,.. .o.,a
me W"o"9 an" He'"9 loi i'l.'o" 'boo'.' WIS
"''u'V" ny " P''7'' 1'''S'i9 '''7' - J''t''''7
in the chase of the murderer. Officers from
the city went out with bloCdhOuuds 60 join
in tb. nursuit In the meantime il is said
-, -, " , i -,,- r,I ti,I i
me negro "oii'''' VINO ",'' 1ou'" '"" J."
the WOODS ana inti'redteu. maue " At"t'-
ment as to the Su!ltY negro ana po-h'eu OUT