New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-17
MORRILL, NEGRO PRISONERS
MASKED MEN SHOOT OCCUPANTS OF
JAIL AT PALMETTO. GA.
ro1-R KILLED OUTRIGHT AND FOUR
worrNDEp-UNDER ARREST FOR IN
CENDIARIsM - GOVERNOR SENDS
TROOPS TO KEEP ORDER AND
OFFERS REWARD.

OFFERS REWARD.
p.,r,e,,o Ga March ia mob Of masked men
..rued the warehouse doing Service as JAN mere
n, an early hour this morning. and sho' eis"'
negroes Four were killed outright ana inc o'"e
.-e hadlv wounded The negroes were hello under
arrest for the burning the town. two incehoiarN
ares recentlv having almost completely destroyed IT,
Tho mob rode into the about O'Clock Inc
building which is being used as JAN since ''e
Gre Is near the centre OF the town. The guard was
called on 10 turn over the nine negroes hello 'here
,or TRIAL on the charge Of arson He refused ana
awakened his assistants. They were qulckE oFe'-
ror,ered however and with rush the whitecaPs
n.aa for the prisoners who had been awakened
nv tho noise outside They began begging Tor
mercy but were shot down quickly
The greatest excitement prevailed Nearly ever!
,oav was aroused by the shooting. and spent the
-.t,A.r q, the night on the street An outbreak
on ,hA mart Of the negroes Of this vicinity was
feared There were many threats to avenge me
shooting Of the members Of their race
THE DEAD ARE:
BINGHAM. Henri.
BROWN. Edward.
COTTON. Bad.
HUTsON. Tip
BIGBY John Is dying
The others shot
TAYLOR. George wounded IN The high
BROWN Isham. shot IN the BODY
IAMIsON John fractured
one s.cared injury
The citizens are patrollins the main street ~ me
,ou,r and disnersine an occasional group Of mutter-
Ing negroes who seem determined n set some SORT
NJ revenge for the slaughter.
The scene at Johnson's warehouse. where the nine
negroes were confined. and which is now filed with
the dead and dying Is revolving one. bioop
covers the floor ard hlackcned walls are indented
with rife shots
The Coroner has been informed OF the shooting.
md will impane jury. Several doctors were
tummoned and spent the morning working with the
wounded
PATROLLING THE TOWN
Mayor Arnold has summoned guard Of seventy
five citizens to patrol the streets and warehouses.
and every citizen seen on the street IS armed with
"a gun The situation Is believed 80 nc practically
under control owng to the good work of Mayor
Arnold The Palmetto cotton mills shut down for
The mob was composed OF 80 men. Where they
came from mystery so far AS the people OF the
Town know That some of the people OF Palmetto
but mol Ine DTtCI 90 ~ ,naeted and when tho
warehouse was reached the special guard or flNe
men were covered with revolVers. In minute tne
mob was IN the warehouse and the fuslhade opened
The frightened negroes sent mp yell after yell beg
trbsep its work was finished the masked mob turned
and quickly disappeared as II had come-oh morse
Two fires Of incendiary origin have occurred here
.h,s year one on February g. and the other five
Says later Fourteen business houses in all were
picion and taken 10 Johnson's warehouse to await
preliminary trial. which was to have taken place
This morning. Yesterday the leader OF ihe gang
sBud'' Cotton. is said 20 have made written con
fession Of the guilt OF himself and associates lie
was tho first 10 die IN the mob's bloody work
The negroes OF this community have threatened
In the last week to burn Fairburn. the county seat
. and II Is reported that the mon came largely Io"
that town.
TROOPS ARRIVE FROM CAPITAL
The Capital city Guards arrived at II o'clock and
were nut on patrol duty in different parts OF the
town. The citizens are apprehensve Of an uprising
of negroes tonight In effort to have revenge.
At noon friends of the wounded arrived at the
warehouse and the injured were turned over to
them elem" Watts. Of those who had put IN
The morning grooming loudly. was carefully carried
10 a wagon and taken home. pom ms a. ~ va a.
there II was found that he did not bear a scratch
John Bigby is badly wounded and cannot recover
Atlanta. March 1.-THE Mayor Of Palmetto. a
little town twenty-five miles out on the Atlanta
end West Point Railroad telephoned TO Governor
Gambler AT o'clock this morning that mob had
entered the little house used Jail there and had
shot nine negroes. He asked that militia be sent
At once to safeguard the people, as II was feared
the negroes would revolt and do the white people
harm.
Governor Gambler at directed Captain W
Wv Barber Of the Capital City Guards. to assemble
fifty men, and when ready he would have specla
train at his disposal. Captain Barber sent on
notices TO his men, but they had nearly all gone
10 their places OF business it some time before
they were assembled. The train started at
O'Clock Captain BARRIERS orders were 70 repor
20 the Mayor Of Palmetto ana TO put Gown an!
Governor Gambler to-day issued proclamation
offering reward OF 500 for the Apprehension al
further reward OF 800 for each additional perso
imnlicated' in the killing Of the four negroes a
Palmetto this morning. . . -
The Governor SAID. i IcEdiu '"c O"N"9 ~"