The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-13
THE PREMISES
FOR FOOD AFTER TERRORIZING
THE HELPLESS OCCUPANTS.

Mrs. Frank Pound and Her Two
Children stood helpless While
Two White HOBBS and Negro
Carried OF Their ToOd-Threaten-
ed Her If She Interferred With
Them-With Children Screaming
and CIinging to FER the Mother
Fainted-NO Bodily Injury Done
Them Posse Searched for the
Tramps Hut They Escaped.
John Emerson, living six miles from
Collins on the Stillmore Air Line Rail-
way, was in the city yesterday, and re-
lated the experience a white woman
and two children of his section had
with tramps Wednesday morning, that
near cost them their lives by fright
and the abuse they received at the
hands of three brutes.
Emerson stated that his section has
been alive. for several weeks, with
hobos of the worst type, but that up
to the time of the assault of the woman
and children, they had not been looked
upon as dangerous by the country peo-
pie. 4 AN
On Wednesday morning Frank
Pound, an industrious laborer left his
home for his work at tie camp two
miles away. AS he left his lot he met
two white men and a negro, apparent
ly tramps who asked him for food. He
replied that he had no food for
them and they went off down the road.
He watched them for a little distance
and believing that there was no harm
to come from them went on to his
work without warning his wife and
children who would be at home alone
all day.
Demanded Food.
A short time after Pound had gone
the men returned to the house ana
demanded food from Mrs Pound in
very insolent manner. She told them
she had no food cooked and ordered
them from the premises. The negro
and one of the white men were very
insolent and answered well we will
see" The other white man objected
to such conduct on the part of his
associates, but they laughed at him
and accused him of having an empty
stomach and a chicken heart.
Mrs. Pound objected strenously to
any such conduct as the men propos-
of searching the place and
If necessary cooking the food them
selves, and dared them to go through
her house. The men, she said made
fun of her and remarked that she had
better keep still before she wished she
had. Her children were then clinging
about her and crying, and she was soon
worked up to an historical point and
collapsed.
Carried on Family Supplies.
This, even. did not make the tramps
desist and after ansacking the cub
bard, and securing what unlocked food
they could. went to the smokehouse
and carried off a quantity of dried ba-
con, potatoes and etc. No effort was
made to harm either the woman or
men prevented her leaving the house
while the darkey did the robbing
The other white man, Mrs. Pound says,
had nothing do with the affair, and
left the premises before his compan-
ions.
Pound lives several miles from the
nearest neighbor, and as his wife was
so much overcome from the experience,
the dastardly conduct of the hobos, was
not known until night, when her hus-
band returned from his work He at
once saddled his horse and aroused sew
eral of the nearest countrymen who
Instituted pursuit. but the rascals
could not be found, the belief being
that they went on to Collins and caught
a train coming to this city before the
posse was organized.
The Hobos Described.
The description given of the men by
Mrs. Pound tallies exactly with that
of the men Pound had met at his lot
In the morning, and he believed that
they knew he had gone for the day,
and that his wife and children would.
be alone. hence their outrageous con-
duct.
The hobos are described as young
men, the two white men, being about
grown. They were smooth shaven ex-
cept for a week or mores/ growth of
beard, and quite poorly dressed. The
negro appeared to be turpentine hand
and was repulsive in appearance. He
was the leader of the crowd, and was
ugly and insulting. Mrs. Pound is still
confined to her bed from the shock.
The children are also said to be badly
frightened and afraid of every person
who approaches the place. Pound and
his associates swear to kill the man or
men Mrs. Pound Identifies as her as