Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-29
NARROWLY AVERTED.
EYNGHlNG AT
WHIII|EsBURG
MOB HAD ROPE AROUND NEeRo's
NECK WHEN He WAS RES
cUED 8YsA DEPUTY
SHERIFF..

CARRoLLToN Ca, May 27.-shortly
after 6 O'Clock Saturday evening the fol-
lowing telegram came to the sheriff here:
'.Riot here. Come at once and bring the
posse.s&srs rs ?, M ID. WATKINS,
aT4 - t4i Mayor"
The message was from the, mayor of
Whltesburg in the southeastern part of
this county, twelve miles away. on the
Central, of Georgia railway. 'a.
Sheriff Merren, who has been confined
to his room two months with rheuma-
tism, Immediately sent Deputy j. p.
Webb. who was accompanied by Col c.
p. Gordon, Messrs. Joe Lambert, J. H.
Lacy, Hardy Butler. These went in
buggieA and some fifty armed citizens fol-
lowed on a through freight train that ar
rived ten minutes behind the deputy who
had already arrested one negro. The posse
started in search for other rioters and
arrested four others in the house of Gabe
Fisher, bad negro, who was found to be
shot through the shoulder ~
The cause Of the alarm sent by the
mayor is said to be that the negro 'Gabe
Fisher was disorderly on the streets OF
Whitesburg and the authorities deputized
Mr.. Jack Kidd, a middle-aged citizen sof
the place, to. arrest, the negro. On APP
preaching him he resisted. Kidd left him
and secured a Colts revolver and began
a second attempt to arrest the negro. The
negro is said to have attacked Kidd,
knocking him down. A white manNpulled
him off of Kidd and as Kidd rose he shot
the negro, infiicting a flesh wound in the
top of the shoulder. At this the negro
sprang at Kidd again, feIing him, and In
so doing carved a severe and alarming
cash five and a half inches long under
kidds left arm. Another report Is that
the negro drew a knife on Kidd when he
made his second attempt to take him in
custody and that Kiud .thereupon shot
him in the shoulder and the negro stabbed
Kidd under the arm. The wound receiv-
ed by Kidd was deep and surgeons could
plainly see pulsations Of a vital artery in
the bottom Of the fncision, which slightly
marked the membrane encasing that vital
organ.
The negroes arrested were Gabe Fisher,
Kidd's .assailant, and his. brother Julius
Fisher, a son of julius Fisher, IL years
old, Wess McKissack and Green Battle.
all young negroes.
One of these, Julius Fisher, enraged at
the row his brother was in, sent the r.
year-old boy to their home after an ad-
ditional pistol and with1two pistols -four
ishing and threatening epithets made the
homes of Whitesburg, people hideops. In
front of the home of DR.. w. +. Frldeil,
of that place, HIS cursing had the effect OF
prostrating Mrs. F'ridell and her CONDITION
from the nervous shock was serious when
the posse arrived there an hour and three
quarters after the occurrence.
ON the arrival of the train which poured
fifty or more Carrollton people. into the
streets of Whitesburg some one suggest
ed rope for this insolent negro. julius
Medley, and shortly after he was taken
captive by this crowd he was being led
by a rope around his neck. Deputy Sheriff
7 p Webb had his hands full with so
many prisoners. but learning of the form
ing mob, he FASTENED to the scene just
as he was about to be strung up to limb,
and in a cool way took the prisoner from
the mob just in time TO. save him at least
a very exciting experience, If not hnal
settlement. - $40 - .... e.