The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-08
Altman Brothers and Ivey
Harvey in Jail Here
Yesterday
THE SHERIFF D0DGlD A MOB
Left Jacksonville for Waycross Witr
the Prisoners But Heard Mob
Wanted to Take Them and
Ae Came Here.

Probably the most notorious charac-
ters that ever languished in the Glynn
county jail wrre the three men who
spent about four hours with Sheriff
Berrie yesterday between the hours
of II and O'clock. The coming of
the men was q great surprise not only
to Sheriff Berrie and his assistants
a. the county Jail but to the people Of
the city as we'll
However when the 1880 Atlantic
and Birmingham train arrived among
its passengers were Hillary and Char
les Altman ana Ivey Harvey, the three
famous Baker county. Florida. murder
ers whose recent conduct has scatter
ed blood from the city of Jacksonville
10 the Georgia state line in Charlton
county. The three men we've under
the protection of Sheriff Mattox, of
Cfarlton county, and the following de-
pity sheriffs; J j, and G. l.. Mattox,
J. w Vickory. J. g. Walker. w. r.
Wainwright, G. W. Anderson. J. ID. Ha-
gen. R. e. Rodenbury and H. H. Hatha-
way
The party eft Jacksonvil'e e yester.
day morning With the intention of car
rsing the men direct to Wayeross, but
when the train reached Callahan
Slerif Mattox was advised by wire
t,.at threats were being made by
friends of the prisoners that they
should not leave Florida and upon this
information he decided to give the
p.cb. II any existed. the dodge. and ac.
,fdingly came to Thalmann and took
the A. q b. Iain into Brunswick, in
order to insure protection and at the
same time do full justice to the orders
of the court.
The people of Brunswick were very
much surprised when the tran arrived
at the depot yesterday to see the
three prisoners under the heavy guard
na.rehing to the county Jail. A great
many false rumors were at once cir
culated and idle gossipers had a
whole bunch Of stories going the
rounds.
A News representative visited the
Jail at about 1880 o'clock and was
admitted into the corridors on the
trst door, which ADULTS the cells in
which the three prisoners were confin-
ed.
Hillary Altman, who seems to be
the leader OF the gang, ant who is
postmaster at Baxter, Fla. was the
nlst maAs&o greet the reporter as he
neared the cell. incidentally he was
followed by Charles Altman and Ivey
Harvey. all three OF whom are charged
with murder.
Hillary Altman is the oldest mah
o. the trio. weighs probably 135
pounds, has dark. piercing eyes and a
back mustache. He had no coat on,
which is a reminder OF the TACT that
lie was coatless when he surrendered
To the military officials in Florida. Be
fore he knew rhe purpose Of the caller
nc was inclined to talk, but as soon
as he found out that he was talking
to a newspaper representative, ne
vas as mum as an oyster ana refused
10 discuss his present condition. He
said he did not think it would do any
good to make any statement to the
public. The newspapers, he said, had
pl .nted all kinds Of reports about him
and his brother and he did not appear
10 be very fond OF the members Of the
fcurth estate.
Altman. the older, however, would
have talked. more freely bu: for the
iEterposition on the part of mis- young
er brother, Charlie, who was more
pronounced in his views and was not
as comely to look at. Charlie is a
mere lad of probably q years old
has pug nose and the right eye is
the very symbol Of a cock-eyed coun-
try man. He was sharp, however, ano
seemed to be youth Of keen concep
ton. He told his older brother not to
tsIk and to various questions asked
bv The News representative the only
answer received was series of whis
ties. The News man did not at frs
ger the idea and continued to ply the
tic with questions, but in each in
stance the same little listless whistle
was the only answer received. Final
ls. without any more ado, the thre'
msn gave a whistle in concert form
and Laid back on the cell floor Harye!