The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-03-08
GISssTT IS DISSATISFIED.
np,SOSER FROM CLAY COUNTY
WANTS ANOTHER CELL.

one of the Me Charged With Assassinat'
.fB oyntar aud Wife Brought to
r,1v.,n for Safe-KeepIng. Figured in
KuIingsworth Sensation. No One Bur
Ma Attorney Allowed to See Him.
7 A, Gassett, prominent citizen OF
pakpr county, occupies cell in the Ter.
rail county Jail awaiting trial in Clay
ooopty on a serious charge.
Last week Gassett, j. D. Douglass, jr.,
and ". R. Thompson, all white, and ST.
mon Butler, a negro, were arrested by
the authorities of Clay county on tle
charge of being the parties who assassi-
mated ALI Boynton and his wife, re-
soected negro couple who lived near Ft.
Gaines, on the night of February 9th.
WP Lewis, another white man who was
snsDected of being connected with the
crime went to Fl. Gaines and surrender>
al as soon as he learned that he was
wanted by the authorities. The father
If Bovnton has also been arrested and
Dlaced in jail for prudential reasons, he
being an important witness for the pros
ecutiOD,
Gassett was the only one of the pris
oners who was brought to Dawson, the
others being kept in the Jail at Fl
Games. He arrived here Wednesday on
the noon Central train in charge of Dep
uty Sheriff Eugene Peterson of Clay
county, and was at once delivered to
Sheriff Christie. Why he was the only
one of the prisoners brought here is not
known, but as he is supposed to have
been the leader Of thu mob and is quite
prCminent in his section it was doubtless
thought that he could be kept with more
safety 10 jail away from his home and
friends.
Readers of The News are familiar
with the crime of which GaSsett and the
others are accused. ALI Boynton was
called to his door in the night and shot
down, and as his wife approached the
door with lighted torch bullet ended
her life as she was stepping across the
dead body OF her husband. Suspicion
was directed toward GasS TT because
BOyntOu had lived with him last wear
ana bad feeling is known to have existed
between them.
Until about year ago, when he NOV
ed to Baker county, Gassett was prom
inent and influential citizen of Button
in Clay county, and is known by many
10 Dawson. He was one of tie commits
tee Of citizens who made several trips to
Dawson, as representatives of the Bluff
ton church and Masonic lodge, for the
purpose OF investigating the charges
against W. P. Killingsworth, the proml
inent citizen of that town who ruined
ais niece and brought her here to remain
ID an obscure place until she could be
carried back home in safety. Gassett
ald mucl toward terreting out the facts
ID tlIS sensational affair and securing
evidence which caused Killingswor to
flee the country.
Inc prisoner Is is a medium sized man
WIKI iIght complexion and beard and is
I1'ellgent and we'll dressed. He was
paced IN one of the steel cages on the
41St Hoor of the Jail, but he does not like
uSqQarterS. He is cut off from a view
VI lne streets and is in too close proxim>
ny u the other prisoners, all OF whom
arc negroes, to suit him. He wants to
W removed to one of the cells up stairs,
4 Vu5 as tney were made for women and
SNk DTS ners Sheriff Christie does
w. consider them safe and will keep
nm where he is.
Iue evidence against Gassett and the
%l5F men under arrest was worked up
val Mills of Bluff on. 1t is all cir.