The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-08-09
ANOTHER FIENDIsH ACT.

ANOIHEk ElENDlSH ACTs
On last Monday afternoon about
O'Clock, in this county, near Powers
Ferry, the wife of Mr.. George liner,
about 21-years-old, was returning home
from visit TO Mr.. HUMPHREYS house,
about one mile from her own, land while
passing along the road she met u
strange negro man, who grabbed her
and forcibly assaulted her. He told
her if she told it he would come back
and kill her. She said she would tell
it as soon as she reached home He
then picked up a rock and beat her over
the head, laying bare the flesh. He left
her for dead and fed She managed to
get home and gave the alarm Her
husband came from the field and went
to DR.. J. M. Moore's house and he went
Immediately to give medical attention
DR.. Moore says she was badly beaten,
! that he had to pick pieces OF rock from
her skull. The negroes treatment of
her was extremely brutal and devilish
About fifty citizens gathered and be-
! gan search for the negro, who was
| making for Atlanta. Bloodhounds were
| placed on his track but he was not
| caught. The negro is described by
Mrs. liner as black, wearing checked
shirt and corduroy trousers, with two
patches on them. Mrs. liner is a
mother Of one child and is highly re-
spected. She is badly used up and
may die.
Since the above was put in type, Mr..
j. d Sanders, living eight-miles from
, the scene of the crime, on Tuesday
morning arrested a suspicious negro,
not knowing of the crime committed
against Mrs liner, and brought him to
Marietta Jail, thinking he might be
negro wanted in South Carolina, for
whom reward was offered, or that he
might be the negro who cut Mr.. Dobbs.
When he brought him to Marietta, he
filled the description of the fiend who
assaulted Mrs. liner and he was locked
up in jail, and every precaution taken
to let know one see him.
He gave his name as Sam Robinson,
alias Sam Bigby. He will weigh about
l35 pounds, is black with a slight yell
low tinge, and claims to be from An
derson, S. G. He says he left home on
account of whipping his wife and his
wife's sister, subsequently striking
negro man with stick, whom he didn't
know whether he had killed or not, as
he fled Immediately. He states that
there is reward of 500 for him at
that place.
Sheriffs Bishop and Dewberry OBJ
served that the negro had on corduroy
trousers with two patches thereon and
checked shirt, as was described by
Mrs liner, and it was decided to hold
Robinson for Identification.
The negro finally confessed that he
met Mrs. liner Monday afternoon and
that she became frightened and COM
menced screaming because he spoke to
her. He further begged the officers to
take him out of town as he was afraid
of being lynched.
The Sheriff communicated the in
formation to Judge Gober, and he in
structed the sheriff to remove the ne
gro to the Atlanta Jail, as there SEEM
ed to be good deal of excitement
among some of the people on the
streets. About three O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon, Sheriffs Bishop and Dewber-
ry and Constable Randy Brewer, plac-
ed the negro in carriage, drove to the
chair factory, boarded freight train
and carried the negro to Atlanta jail.
Solicitor Hutcheson had DR.. Nolan,
accompanied by Sheriff Bishop, to go
out to Mrs. Inzer's Wednesday MORN
ing to make an examination of her in
juries and ascertain if she is able to
appear before the grand jury.
1t is the purpose of the court to try
the negro this week, that speedy JUS
tice may follow the crime.
Deputy Sheriff Anderson was out
Tuesday night serving suponeas on
witnesses in the neigborhood of the
crime.
TO HOLD THEM.