The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-05
NEGRO DESPERATE
JAILED AT EUTAW
Bid Fair to Be a Rival of Rail-
road Bill.
CAUGHT BY THE BLACKS
White Citizens of the County Advised
Them How to Proceed Prisoner
Readily Admits His Guilt
Bound Over.
CAUGHT BY THE BLACKS

O6lDld, september 4.-NSpecl1I.J-WO
reached Selma yesterday of the safe land
ing in the Jail at Eutaw, in Greene county,
on Friday last of a negro boy named sgd
ney King, who, but for the timely end put
to his career, would have soon become a
second Railroad Bill
Charles Lenoir, who travels for the Cav
thon-Coleman Drug company, brought the
information to this city, he having caught
up with the posse of negroes taking the
boy desperate to Portland, a few miles
from the scene of his crimes on Friday
morning.
King is only about 16 years old, but the
citizens living in the section OF
country about three miles from
section of country about three miles from
Demopolis, just across the line into Greene
county, were afraid of him as they were
of RUDE Burrows, and his boldness and
bravery were something remarkable in a
negro of his age.
1t seems that few months ago .he boy
stole some money, about $3.50, from negro
and his wife, and ran away. Last Monday
he returned and found the woman out in
the field working. He went out where she
was, and pulling his pistol, fired at her.
She took refuge behind an old negro Wo-
man also working in the field, but the boy
terror never stopped shooting until he had
emptied his pistol.
One of the bullets clipped a piece from
the ear of the old negro woman. That night
he met the husband of the woman he had
just shot in a negro cabin. The man had
a double-barreled shotgun with him, but
the boy grabbed 1T by the muZzle and asked
the man what he intended doing with the
gun. Nothing" was the reply. with
'You are liar! you are looking for me-
thraa the all
of them taking effect
He then terrorized the rest of the ne
groes and wouldn't let them go for doc
tor or put his victim on the bed from the
floor where he had fallen. Whenever the
dying man would moan or cry out in pain,
this tiend, yet in his teens, would tell him
to shut up or he would put another bullet
in him. In about three hours the wounded
negro died.
Taking the gun with him. the boy made
his away into the woods, coming out oc-
casionally and going up into the negro
quarters where he would demand food,
and if it wasn't sent him, would fire away
with mis- gun
This state of things continued all of last
week until the negroes were scared to go
about at night, and meetings at the col
ored churches had to be discontinued. FL
nally on the advice of the whites, the ne
groes formed strong posse, and, securing
dogs, went into the woods about daylight,
fully determined to capture the boy, VINO,
seeing he Was going to be caught, ana
fearing that he would be lynched, went
up to some negroes and surrendered, on
their promise to carry him to Portland.
This they did and it was about half way
to Portland when Mr.. Lamar, who was
going from Demopolis to that town, came
upon the posse. They had put the boy
in a wagon, and as they passed along the
read men, women and children, some rid
ing, some on foot, followed to catch
glimpse of the youthful criminal, whose
the bravest during the week that had
passed.
At PORTLAND the boy was arragned be-
fore a justice of the peace, and on being
asked If he was guilty or not guilty, said
he was guilty with all the nonchalance of
a hardened criminal He was bound over
without bail and sent to Eutaw, where he
was placed in jail.
On the road to Portland the crowd kept
surging around the prisoner and those
having him in charge kept driving their
hack for fear of violence. The boy MOTTO
ing this, said to his captors give me my
pistol and gun, and I'll make 'em stand
back"
1t is stated that while away, after steal
ing the money, he killed white boy The
boy was eating his dinner on the bank Of
the river and refused to give the negro
any. He picked up scantling and knocked
the white boy in the head, throwing his
body in the stream. This crime is sup
posed to have occurred in the lower part
of the state or in Mississippi near the gulf