The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-26
AID IS WANTED AT ONCE
TWO COMPANIES ARE ORDERED
TO cambridge.
TOLD TO PROCEED WITH ALL HASTE
Mack, The Second Of the Two AssauIers Of
Mrs. 0gIetree, Identified, Hanged
and RiddIed With BuIle's Near
Scene of his Crime.

Atlanta, Ga, July % Governor
Gambler tonight received the following
message from Sheriff Patterson, of De
catur county, at Bainbridge:
Town in the hands of mob Send
aid quick
Governor Gambler has ordered the
company of State militia stationed at
Valdosta under command of Captain
Litteton, and that of Captain Smith.
ut Thomasville, to proceed with ali haste
to Bainbridge.
MACK SWUNG UP AND RIDDLED.
Bainbridge, Ga, July 25.-.Charles
Mack. the second of the Ogletree rapists,
was lynchcd this morning at Saffold. His
crime was committed in Early county
and citizens of this decatur, county re-
fused to let the mob bring the man into
West Bainbridge, since it was desired
that an innocent county should not suf-
fer the odium of Il lynching committed
by citizens of another county.
Mack was therefore taken to Saffold
the scene of his crime, in Early county.
When that place was reached the mob
found the body of Louis Sammin who
had been lynched forty-eight hours be-
fore. still swinging to the limb on which
it had been left. Mack was carried he
fore Mrs. Ogletree. She recognized him
at once. as did also her husband. Mack
then made IL confession to every fact
except holding pistol to Ogletrec's
head while Sammn committed his as
sault.
Mack was then taken to Il tree near
that on which hung the body of Sam
min. and strung up:
AS he was pulled off the ground his
body was ridtlled with bullets.
The story that two negroes were lynch
ed and scalped in the lower part af the
county day before yesterday is 1enicd
by the sheriff.
THREATEN TO DYNAMITE JAIL.
Savannah. GA. July 25.-Teegraphic
orders were received here tonight from
Governor Candler. addressed to Captain
Middleton of the State militia at Naldos'
Ia and Captain Smith Of Thomasvlle. to
report to Sheriff Patterson at Balm
bridge with all your available men at
once and to "act strictly under his or
ders." The Governors message is man
datory. 1t says go ut once" The com
mercial wires having closed. these mes
sa9es were transmitted over railroad
wires from here and arrangements were
Immediately made for special cars on
the Pant System to take the troops.
The train will arrive at Bainbridge at
3 Il. n
The troops are wanted to protect the
sheriff and the jail against the attack
of mob that is after John Williams, Il
negro who is charged with assault ana
attempted rape upon two white girls
Williams entered their room while they
were asleep and had seized one of the
girls when he was frightened away. \
large crowd of country people are in
town, and swear they will have Williams
if they have to dynamite the Jail. The
Decatur Jail is one Of the strongest in
the State. Should an attack upon it be
made before the arrival of the troops
there would probably be bloodshed.
ANOTHER NEGRO IDENTIFIED.
Atlanta. Ga. July 25.-Wll Wright,
Il negro identified by J E. Oglctree as
one Of his wife's assaulters, was arrest
ed yesterday at Troy, Ala, and brought
to Montgomery, for safe keeping
AN UNKNOWN NEGRO KILLED.
Atlanta, Ga. July pa special to the
Constitution from Leesb,lrg. Ga. says:
An unknown negro was shetland killed
III a remote part of this county yesterday
by posse composed of three men. There
were two negroes in hiding in that vicn
lty and they were thought to be mem
bers of the Bainbridge gang
When the negroes were approached, |
they showed fight. and one of them was
killed the other getting away.