The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-22
WITH PISTOL AT HIS HEAD
THE TWO NEGROES HAD PREVI-
OUSLY ROBBED HIM.
FLEO AT THE APPROACH OF A TRAIN
Decatur County, Georgia, Aroused. In ths
Neighborhood Of the Crime Everybody
has Joined in the Pursuit Of
lis Perpetrators.

Bainbridge, Ga. July 21.-Decatur
county has been stirred from its northern
limits to the Florida line by the enor-
nifty of crimes heaped upon j. h. Ogle-
tree and his wife last night at their
home in the little station of Saffold, on
the Plant Line n few miles from mere
by two negroes. About s O'Clock two
negroes entered the store of Mr.. Ogle-
tree which adjoins the depot and made Il
few trivial purchases. When the sales
were completed Mr.. Oglctree asked for
his money. At his demand one of the
negroes presented pistol ut the agent
head and said:
Il owe you nothing. We are robbers
and want your money.
Ogletree emptied his pockets, the other
negro standing guard at the front door.
Then the two negroes ordered Ogletree
to march UP stairs, where Mrs. Ogletree
was, and they ordered her to give up
what money she had.
sne gave them "a, and while one of
the brutes held a pistol to Ogletree's
head the other one assaulted her. Then
the other committed the same deed.
About this time train was heard COM
in the direction of the Chattahoochee
river.
When Ogletree managed to bring him
self to "a realization of what had hap
pened, he took his wife and boarded a
train for this city. Sheriff Patterson
was informed of the crime at once and
took action at daylight. Several posses
We're immediately sworn in and with dogs
Il;
to find some clue to the negroes. Every
body in the vicinity has quit work and
are assisting the posses in their search.
Ii the blacks are caught their quick
death is certainty.
Mrs. Ogletree is a sister of William
Buchanan, County Treasurer and comes
of well known family
GOVERNOR GAMBLER NOTIFIED.
Atlanta, Ga, July Ex-Governor Cam
uler was; advised shortly after noon of
the crime at Saffold. Sheriff Patterson
sending him the following telegram:
Last night two negroes assaulted Mrs.
Ogletree in presence of her husband at
Saffold, and robbed Ogletree. Please
offer best reward you can. They are
prominent white people. Answer quick.
tSlgned) IS. +. PATTERSON,
Sheriff
Ane law provides that notification of
crime to be official must come from
either the ordinary, the judge or the
county commissioners and Governor Can
dler wired Immediately to Judge Bower,
or that circuit for official confirmation,
so that the reward can be offered.
HOSES DOOM AWAITS THEM.
Atlanta, Ga, July 21.-A special to
the Atlanta Constitution from Balm
bridge says neither of the negroes want.
ed for the Ogletree outrage has been
apprehended up to nine O'clock tonight
Decatur county adjoins Thomas county
Ga, Ga,!sGen county, Fla, and Jack
son county. Alabama. Every available
man in the four counties has joined in
the search and if 1.-THE negroes are cap.
tured the Death awarded them will be
out of the ordinary. There is senti
1nent here which has crystallized into an
understanding that the blacks viii be
put to death in the same manner in
which Sam Hose met his end at New
nan. Ga, in April last.
A PRICE ON THEIR HEADS.
Atlanta, Ga, July Ex-Governor
Gambler tonight issued a proclamation
offering a reward of $500 for the arrest
and delivery to the sheriff of Decatur
county, of the two negroes who last
night robbed j. Il. Ogletree and assault
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