The Brunswick daily news., 1904-08-30
HIS BODY FILLED
WITH BIRD SHOT
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He Murdered Prominent
Citizen Near RebeCca,
on the A. s B.
A LYNCHlNG WAS FEARED
Fitzgerald Guards Were Ordered Out
But the Negro Died of His Wounds
Before Mob Made a Demand
for the Prisoner.

Fitzgerald, Ca. Aug. 29.-(SpeciaD
The negro Scott, who foully murder
ed j A. Bishop, a prominent farmer
living near Rebecca on the Atlanc-.c
and Birmingham train last Tuesday
night was caught at Cliggs Mills, after
a most sensational capture last night
For five days from one TO two hum
died men has secured the woods and
towns for a radius of fifty miles in
each direction ananaSt until last night
was any trace Of him found. Nearly
eHk colored woman told the super
h.tendent of Cligg's mill that negro
answering the description of Scott
had been seen going into cabin
belonging to the mill people. Sever
a. farmers were notified and they got
together about ten men, who surround
Ell the house and from behind the
TEL! pines told Scott that if he would
come out he would not be shot or
lYnched, but would Cnly be turned
ever TO the sheriff He defied them
end told them to do their worst. He
asked for negro man who he said
vas his partner and if they would let
hlm come to the house he would
st DOT hi out of everybody in sight.
knowing the negro by reputation
and in what cabin he was located a
arty of the crowd went and got him
Securing a can of kerosene oil, they
made him, at the point of shot guns
anG rifles go to the cabin in which
scott was located and set fire to the
iGiiding. Not until the roof had fal-
zen did Scott come forth and when he
did he held two reyo,vers and was
shooting right and left. At this mo
.aent the crowd tore loose at him and
literally 1lled with bird snot. One
9e ball through his knee dropped
tim to the ground, after which he was
carried to Rebecca, a distance of two
miles. where be was made to confess
his crime He implicated two other
negroes living at Dayisyilla 2 small
station south of Rebecca, and party
vas Immediately dispatched by the
lnfuriated citizens who. had congregat-
sa-
AT ii o'clock D. m. a telegram reach
ca Fitzgerald that the negroes We're
ccngregating and were making threats
tbat they would release Scott before
morning. A telegram was sent TO the
clief of police of Fitzgerald, who i'm
nediately got together crowd OF tif-
iy citizens aud after some delay in
making arrangements for special
train arrived at Rebecca, where every
thing was quiet as far as the negroes
we're concerned The small number
q white men on duty were glad to
see the crowd as it was feared the
negroes would not only release Scott
but in all probability would burn up
tie town.
Scott, the murderer, who was more
dead than alive, was put aboard the
train and together with his confeder-
ate in robbing stores through this sec
tcn. carried to Fitzgerald where they
we're lodged in jail.
All day crowd of country people
have swarmed into Fitzgerald and
l6ud threats Of lynching were openly
talked on all sides. Alter the noon
n,nr today relatives Of Bishop began
~ arrive and for awhile it looked az
though something would be doing
,.,sgrams Mete sent TO Governor
1..r,an and he Immediately wired the
cantain OF the Fitzgerald Guards tc
p&ce themselves at the command ol
he sheriff and mayor.
a small detail was placed on guard
at the jail which seemed to Garner
the hopes Of the would-be lynchers.
The crowd put the captain OF th'
CT ards. mayor and sheriff on notlc'
that if the negro still lived at 3 o'cloci
taev would have him. The "r""'
tben quietly dispersed and up 10 si1
q clock everything was very quiet. AL
ter six o'clock large crowd com
menced 10 arrive and it looked as
thev we're going to carry out thei
thleat. At ten minutes to seven TN
CHEF of police came to the Jall 400
and notified the crowd that the negr