The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-09
WHITE MAN, CRlBB, WAS A DAN.
GERous PERSON AND HAS
CAUSED TROUBLE.
HE SHOT AT EVERYBODY
The Man Was Under the Influence of
Whskey and Attempted to Shoot
Every Man Who Appeared
On the Scene.

| The following story of the riot at
Nichols, Ga, Saturday. an account of
(which appeared in these columns Sun,
day was sent from Nichols yesterday:
Further details of the tragedy that
was enacted here yesterday when Lee
w. Cribb, white, about % years old.
killed the town marshal and boy ana
was himself shot down have been Sc
cured.
Cribb seems to have been a kind of
bully, and was a dangerous man when
drinking Last Wednesday he abused
his wife and she came home an.
swore out a warrant for him, having
him put under a $3.50 bond for his ap-
pearance in the city court. Friday he
got on an extended spree, and yester,
day swore he would Kill his babs in
| its mothers arms. He went to ..4e
home of her father to carry out his
theats, but she saw him, and made her
escape, He. however, secured his lit
tie girl about years old and took her
uptown with him. He left her stand
ing 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 u Lrocton ,,,bo-a l,fr ,,,;so,- fa41.
had jewelry stand He threw his
pistol in his father-in-law's TaceD and
said: 81 give you one minute 70
live" Just at this moment Mr. Thos.
Holton, ithe town marshoi. -ualked up
and Crlob seeing him, uurned on him
and asked have you got any author
ity?" at the same time presenting his
pistol and firing, the bali taking effect
in Holton's breast and passing through
his lungs.
Mr. Holton clapped his hand on the
who fred another shot which took eff
wound and turned his side to Cribb,
fectc in Mr.. Holtons left arm. Mr.
Holton drew mis- pistol and tried to
cock it, but fell headlong across a
chair, where he died almost instantly
He never spoke.
Cribb fred 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 mad none, ne
fired at him. barely missing his read.
MI Teston then fell behind the coun-
ter crawled around, got to the back
door anu got out unhurt
Shot an Unoffendine Boy.
Crlbb then went out on the street
where he met Emmett White on
wagon loaded with wood. Gribb order
ed him TO stop and when White stop
ped Cribb nred ~ him The bail hitI
White in the back of the neck, he fell
over in the wagon, anu Crlbb fired
again, hitting him in the left arm
White was a boy about II years old
He died not long after ne was shot
A few minutes after this Tom Will
cox, with a Winchester rifle, went out
to arrest Cribb, but when he got up
near Cribh he was ordered to lay
down his rife and get. which he
very quietly did Crbb then got the
rifle and was thus reinforced, for it
was found that his pistol was empty.
Tried it on Railroad Men.
About this time an engine ON the
Brunswick and Birmingham rolled up
and Cribb 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 fired
into the cars. but hit no one, as all
the passengers had barred the doors
and slowed themselves away under the
seats.
Cribb then turned his attention to
the Atlantic and birmingham depot, |
where there was a crowd, which gave
MIN the ground The age. aid some
others were in athe telegraph onice'
and Cribb went up to the bay window
and punched out all the glass. But the
Office held nothing for him to shoot, /,
as they had run into the warerooIn +,
out of danger
Mr.. Hart of Douglas, was IN theI
waiting room aAd came cut TO try and