The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-08
CRIB WAS CRAzED
ny THE DRINK HE TOOK ABOARD
AT NICHOLS.
MEN WHO GAVE NO oFFENSE
WE'RE wANTONLY SHOT DOWN BY
THE MURDEROUs MAN.

KILLED Marshal HoltOn In Cold Blood
and Then Continued His Terrible
Work by Shooting at Every Per-
son That Appeared-Had His Little
Daughter With Him for a Time
While He Was Engaged in His
MurderOus Work-His Attack on
the Train and Depot.
Nichols, Ga, Dec. Further de-
tails of the tragedy that was enacted
here yesterday, when Lee w. Cribb,
white, about 20 years old, killed the
town marshal and boy and was him
self shot down, have been secured.
Crib seems to have been a kind of
bully, and was dangerous man when
drinking. Last Wednesday he abused
his wife and she came home and swore
out a warrant for him, having him put
under $3.50 bond for his appearance
in the City Court. Friday he got on
an extended spree, and yesterday
swore he would kill his baby in it's
mothers arms. He went to the home
of her father to carry out his threats,
but she saw him, and made her escape.
He, however, secured his little girl
town with him. He left her standing
in the street to hold his coat, while he
went on his mission of death.
Encounter with the Marshal.
He first went to the store of Mr..
w. B. Feston, where his wifes father
had a jewellery stand. He threw his
pistol in his father's-in-law face and
said: 81 give you one minute to live"
Just at this moment Mr.. Thomas Hol-
ton, the town marshal, walked up and
Crib, seeing him, turned on him and
asked have you got any authority"
al the same time presenting his pistol
and firing, the ball taking effect in
Holton's breast and passing through
his lungs.
Mr.. Holton clapped his hand on the
wound and turned his side to Crib,
who fired another shot, which took
effect in Mr.. Holton's left arm. Mr..
Holton drew his pistol and tried to
cock it, but fell head-long across a
chair, where he died almost instantly.
He never spoke.
Crib fired another shot as Mr. Hol-
ton fell, but missed his mark. He then
turned on Mr.. Teston proprietor of the
store, and ordered him to give up all
the pistol balls he had. When Mr..
Teston told him he had none. he fired
at him, barely missing his head. Mr..
Teston then fell behind the counter.
crawled around, got to the back door
and got out unhurt.
Shot an UnoHending Boy.
Crib then went out on the street,
where he met Emmett White on a
wagon loaded with wood Crib order
ed him to stop, and when White stop
ped, Crib fired at him. The ball hit
White in the back of the neck he fell
over in the wagon, and Crib fired
again, hitting him in the left arm.
White was a boy about II years old.
He died not long after he was shot.
A few minutes after this Tom Will
cox with a Winchester rifle. went out
to arrest Crib. but when he got up
near Crib he was ordered to lay down
his rifle and get" which he very
quietly did. Cribb then got the rifle
and was thus reinforced. for it was
found that his pistol was empty.
Tried 1t on Railroad Men,
About this time an engine on the
Brunswick and Birmingham rolled up
and Crib went up and ordered all the
men down out of the engine. They
complied. A few minutes later when
the train pulled by him, Crib fred
Into the cars, but hit no one, as all
the passengers had barred the doors
and slowed themselves away under the
seats.
Crib then turned his attention to
the Atlantic and Birmingham de-
pot, where there were crowd
which gave him the ground.
The agent sind some others
were in the telegraph office. and Cribb
went up to the bay window and
punched out all the glass. But the Of
fee held nothing for him to shoot, as
they had run into the ware room out
of danger.
Mr.. Hart of Douglas was in the
waiting room and came out to try and
get out of the way, but Crib saw him
and made for him and no doubt would
have killed him, but that just at this
time someone fired a load of shot into
the back of Cribs neck.
He fell and everyone thought him
dead but upon inspection, he was
found still alive.
There were dozens of men armed, but
no one wanted to kill him. There
seemed no way to get him, so some
one, not known. took 1t for his duty
and did the work. There is no telling
how many Crib would have killed If
his pistol had not run short of balls,
for he spared none while they lasted.
Mr.. John Hall, a deputy sheriff, was
here and took Crib to Douglass to
have medical treatment and place him
in Jail.
Mr.. Holton leaves a wife and three
children. Crib has a wife and two