The age-herald., 1899-07-18
COBB WAS KILLED INSTANTLY
The IShkOOdd Shooting Vas tho Re-
 Silt of a Pl0ii
TO ASSASslNATE THE NEW MINERS
Coroner's Jury Has Been Making a Rigid Examination Strange Ne groes Badly Frightened, and
 Are Leaving in Droves

| The little mining camp at Ishkooda is still in a state of excitement over the Saturday night affair, but no further trouble is feared at present.
 A train load of 300 negroes arrived at the mines Sunday night, many of them leaving before morning. Another lead arrived from Columbus, Ga, last night.
 Every train coming from Ishkooda is loaded with negro miners who are afraid to go to work. The trouble has considerably hindered the working of the ore mines and not more than twenty cars were gotten out yesterday.
 Every afternoon little knots of negroes loaded down with company outfits can be seen around the station waiting to be car ried to Birmingham. They all profess not to be frightened but carry along their cooking outfits nevertheless. One explained this by saying that he was coming back the next day, but would need his supper.
 Charley Davis, the negro who was badly wounded when the new miners were fired on, died at St. Vincent's hospital yesterday afternoon. This makes a total of two dead and three wounded.
 Held a Coroners Inquest
 Coroner Dallas went to Ishkooda Sunday morning and empaneled a jury to inquire into the death of Richard Cobb who died within few minutes after the first shots were fired Saturday night. The jury was in session all day Sunday and yesterday ar- ternoon Over forty witnesses were ex- amfned and there are still many to be heard It has developed from the investi- gation that plot had been formed at a meeting held in the woods Saturday after noon to assassinate some of the imported miners. Several negroes were at the meet ing with guns and the evidence shows that some determined action was taken
 The crowd which fired the voley came up to the shack in which the watermelon feast was being held and concealed themselves in the bushes, which surrounded it. From this ambush the shots were fired, as is shown by the location of the bullet holes in the walls and window sashes. About thirty shots were fired, and Winchester rifles, pis- tols, muzzle-loading and breech-loadng shot guns were used. Paper wadding which had been used in one of the guns was found This would necessitate its being a muZZle-loader. A wad from a 12-bore breech-loading shot gun was also found, as were several S8 Winchester rifle and pistol bullets. Richard Cobb was killed by load of B. B. or turkey shot, which struck him in the face and upper part of the body. One shot struck him just below the left eye and lodged in the base of the brain. An other one entered the body just over the heart and ranged downward, penetrating the right lung. The examining physician stated that either one of these shots would have produced death. The negro also had three bullet holes in his left shoulder At the time of the shooting he was sitting at the rear window smoking. At the first vol ley he jumped up and ran to the door and crawled under the house, where he died few minutes later. Cobb was one of the new miners and came from Thomaston, Ga.
 Shot With Winchester
 Charlie Davis was shot in the arm and abdomen. He was evidently shot with Winchester rifle. He was from Atlanta.
 The other three negroes were slightly wounded and their injuries are not serious.