The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
FIENDS
At SafkOld, Ga, Two Negroes Crfmis
nAliy Assault n Tau's Wife In His
P~resence-Ehe People Aroused

cambridge, Ga, July Z1.-Decatur
county has been stirred from Its
northern limits to the Florida line Dy
the enormity OF crimes heaped upon
j. E. Ogletree and his wife last night
at their home in the little station OF
Safold, on the Plant line. a few miles
from here, by two negroes.
About 8 O'Clock two negroes entered
the store Of Mr.. Ogletree which ad-
joins the depot and made a few trivial
purchases. When the sales were COM
pleted Mr.. Ogletree asked for his
money. At his demand one of the ne
groes presented a pistol at the agents
head and said: w owe you nothing.
We are robbers and a your money"
other negro standing guard at the
front door. 3
Then the two negroes ordered Ogle-
tree to march UP stairs, where Mrs.
Ogletree was. n they ordered her to
give up what money she had. She gave
them $500, and while one Of the brutes
held a pistol to Ogletree's head the
er committed the same deed. About
this time a train was heard coming to
the station and h negroes fed in the
direction of the Chattahoochee river.
h Ogletree managed to bring
himself to a realization of what had
happened, he took his wife and board
ed a train for this city. Sheriff Pat
terson was informed Of the crime at
once and took action at daylight. Sew
eral posses were Immediately sworn in
and with dogs in h lead started in
various directions to find some clue to
the negroes. Everybody in the vicinity
has quit work and is assisting the
posses in their search. If the blacks
are caught their quick death is a GER
tainty.
Mrs. Ogletree is a sister Of William
Buchanan, county treasurer, and comes
of a we'll known family.
Atlanta, Ga, July Ex-Governor
Gambler was advised shortly after noon
of the crime at Saffold, Sheriff Patter-
son sending him the following tele-
gram:
Last night two negroes assaulted
Mrs. Ogletree in presence of her hus-
band at Saffold, and robber Ogletree.
Please offer best reward you can. They
are prominent white people. Answer
quick. S. F. PATTERSON,
Sheriff"
The law provides that notification of
a crime to be official must come from
eilIlcI Tie OTulLEdTy, IHe Judge OF the
county commissioners and Governor
Gambler wired Immediately to Judge
Bower, of that circuit for official con-
firmation, so that the reward can be
offered.
Atlanta, Ga, July PA special to
The Atlanta Constitution from Balm
bridge says neither of the negroes
wanted for the Ogletree outrage have
been ~apprehended up to 9 o'clock to-
night. Decatur county adjoins Thomas
county, Georgia, Gadsden county Flor
ida and Jackson county Alabama. Ev-
cry available man in the four counties
has Joined in the search and if the ne
groes are captured the death awarded
them will be out of the ordinary. There
is a sentiment here which has crystal
lied into an understanding that the
blacks will be put to death in the same
manner in which Sam Hose met his
end at Newman. Ga, in April last.
Atlanta, Ga, July Ex-Governor Can
dler tonight issued a proclamation Of
fering a reward of $500 for the arrest
n delivery to the sheriff of Decatur
county of the two negroes who last
night robbed ]. E. Ogletree md as
saulted his wife at SaffOld.