Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-22
DOUBLE LYNCHING LIKELY.

A dispatch from Bainbridge, Ga,
says: A sensation like the "Sam" Hose
case is stirring Decatur county. A
double lynching is likely to follow as
the result of crimes committed upon J.
E. Ogletree and his wife Thursday
night at their home at the little station
of ofSatfold, on the PlaJ Railroad system,
few miles from cambridge.
About eight o'clock two negroes en-.
tered the store OF Mr.. Ogletree, which
adjoins the depot, and made few small
purchases. When the sales were COM
pleted Mr.. Ogletree asked for his money.
One of the negroes pointed pistol at
his head and said:
~ owe you nothing. Weare robbers
and want your money"
Ogetree emptied his pockets. Then
the two negroes ordered him to march
upstairs, where Mrs. Ogelree was, and
they ordered her to give up what
money she had. She gave them 81
While one OF the brutes held pistol
10 Osletree's head the other assaulted
Mrs. Ogletree. Then the second negro
committed the same deed.
About this time train was heard
coming to the station and the negroes
fled in the direction OF the Chatlahooche
river. When Ogletree managed TO bring
himself to q realization of what had
happened he took his wife and boarded
train for Bainbridee.
Sheriff Patterson as informed of the
crime and took action. Several posses
were sworn in and with dogs started in
several directions to find some clew TO
the negroes. Everybody in the vicinity
stopped work and assisted the posse in
10 the search. If the blacks are caught
their quick death is certainly.
Mrs. Osletree is sister OF VIM.
Buchanan, county trea urer. She is a
member OF we'll known family.
Governor Gambler was advised short
ly after noon of the crime at Satfold,
Sheriff Patterson sending him the fol
lowing telegram:
Last night two negroes assaulted Mrs.
Ogletree in the presence of her hus-
band. at Stafford, and robbed Ogletree.
Please offer the best reward you can.
They are prominent white people.
Answer quickly.
S. K. PATTERSON, Sheriff.
The Georgia law provides that noti-
tication OF crime 10 be official must
come from judge or county COM
missioner, and Governor Gambler wired
10 Judge Bower for official confrma-
ton, 80 that the reward can be offered.
Governor Gambler last night Issued
proclamation Offering a reward of $500
for the arrest and delivery to the Sner
i'll of Decatur county of the two
negroes.
A special to the Constitution from
Bainbridge says: Neither of the ne
groes wanted for the Ogletree outrage
had been apprehended up to 8 p. N.
Friday. Decatur county adiourns
Thomas county, Ga, Gadsden county,
Fla, and Jackson county, Ala. Every
available man in the four counties has
joined in the search, and if the negroes
are captured the death awarded them
will be out of the ordinary. There is
sentiment here which has crystallized
into an III derstanding that the blacks
will be put to death in the same man
ner in which Sam Hose met his end at
Newman, Ga, in April last-that they
will be mutilated and then burned 10
death.
John Williams. a negro, was arrested
at Thomasville, Ga, yesterday, for an
assault on a white woman in Decatur
county month ago. He denied that
he was guilty of the crime specified,
but admitttd d that he had to leave the
county because of an assault. Williams
was taken on train that evening for
Bainbridge. 1t is feared, that, in the
excitement attending Thursday nights
crimes at SafIold, he will be lynched
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