The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-13
THREATEN
TO SHOOT
SHERIFF
Mob Stands Guard Over
Men Charged With
Murder.
DEPUTY FIRED
UPON BY CROWD.
Trouble Grew Out Of Bloody
Affair on Train, in Which Three
Were Killed-.Father Of the
Dead Boy Shot From
Ambush-More Blood
shed Feared. N
(By Associated Press.)

5t&f74s4 (By Associated Press.) b5sSS
yALDOsTA, Ga, Sept. 1o,--One of the 4
coaches Of the Georgia Southern and
Florida passenger train coming from
Jacksonville to this city last night was 1
the scene Of a bloody fight. AZ white
man named Jackson Duncan was stabbed
to death. two negroes were killed and :
Marshall Duncan was stabbed lin several
places and either thrown from the srun.H
ming train or fell off. The men who did 4
the killing, according to the reports, ara
Charles and Hillary Altman, who reside
near Baxter Fla. IA sSfE
Stabbed to Death.
The killing was the result OF a5row,
preceded by}a long period OF bad feeling
between the Duncans. who are prominent
naval stores men, and the Altnlans. who
are residents 8 of e Baxter. Y esterday e
large crowd from Moniac and Baxter
went to Jacksonville to spend the day.
Most Of the crowd were in an intoxicated
condition last night when they boarded
the train. After the train pulled out
from Jacksonville NJ the AltElani faction
a negro named Jim Riley who worked
forithe Duncans. Charley Altman, who ac-
cused the negro Of being indebted to him.,
drew his dirk and stabbed the negro to-
the heart. The negro fell between the;
seats and died instantly Al.
Then u ackson Duncan demonstrated
with Altman and Hillary a Altma h q draw
his. dirk and stabbed Duncan whoa died
Fin q minute or so. Marshall Duncan wa s.
also stabbed and was either pushed from
the ira In or fen off He was badly 4 in-4
|iured by the bruises he sustained by
1.-THE fall 4nnd also, by halfSa dozen knife
wounds llereceired. Another negro was
4
slipped from the rGto the platform and
Jumped from the train as It slowed down.
but got UP on the rcsr end. S8
The Father Shot , N
W. NJ Duncan In the meantime had
drawn Ills revolver and was hunting for
the Altn,ans In all of the coaches. xA,
Macon base ball player was hidden In
one Of the closets and Duncan supposed
him to be the murderer Of his son: After
firing several shots at the door,, hes
smashed 1t with an axe. but the Macon
man had escaped through the window;
to- tho platform of the car and into the
ladies' COACH
This morning, according to reports, L the
row was renewed between the Duncans
and the parties of the other side. Friends
OF the Altmans, It Is stated. met at their
house and went to Baxter. where a. fllsl-a
lade occurred between them and W. NJ
W.
Duncan was shot through tho fleshy part
of his stomach twice and his son was shot
through the hand.
Are Standing Guard.
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA GA. Sept. IA special
from COrdele,8 Ga, says a party OF about
fifty friends are standing guard with load
ed Winchesters around a house In gBax-s
ter. Baker county, Fla, In which are
Charles Altman and Hillary Altman. two
men who are accused Of killing aHnegros
and a white man on an excursion train
near thai place last night. VIZ
the sheriff or military will take tho men
over their dead bodies. The two men
killed were Jackson Duncan and a young
white man and Jim Riley. n negro. w..
NJ. Duncan the father OF the young ma n
who was killed. was shot from ambush.
four times to-day. It Is not known who
did the shooting 55 L
Deputy Fired Upon.
(By Associated Press.)
MACON, GA., Sept. 12.--Specials to-
The Telegraph say tllgt Deputy Sheriff
Thrift was fired upon by a crowd at Bax-s
ter, Fla, when he attempted to arrest
the two Altmans implicated in tragic
row on Georgia, Southern and Florida
passenger train Sunday night. IN which
two were killed. Citizens prevailed upon
the deputy to make no further attempt
at arrest until the sheriff arrives, More
trouble Is expected when 1t Is attempted
to take the Altmans to prison