The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-31
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| the men had no cartridges when the
! relief squad went up to the Court
| House, for he thought Lieut. Nell out
ranked him. Nell said: Well they
| don't need them"
He had thrty-siX men in the squad,
leaving about fifty men at the camp
They were halted by Nell twenty PAGES
| In the rear of the Court House. Nell
said the mob would cool off. He went
| to Nell the second time and said:
You take charge and I'll report to
! Capt. Hitch" Nell said, You wait"
| The squad waited twenty minutes and
| then seeing the men being disarmed
he asked Nell who was in charge of
the detail and Nell said. You"
Capt. Hitch signaled from the win
| dow about this time and he doubled
| timed his men to the front steps. He
| jumped on the front steps, waved his
sword and ordered the mob to give
way. They did so. and he carried his
men up the stairs until they met Capt.
Hitch, who halted the squad. Hitch
went on down the stairs and addressed
the mob, telling them to dispense and
that he did not want to hurt them.
Officers Then Captured.
About that time the crowd rushed
up and began to capture the men.
| Hitch told him to keep his men on the
stairway. That was the only order
given, but he told the soldiers to keep
| the mob back.
He and Hitch were then up about
! the men, keeping them in place Thus
! the situation remained for about an
| hour when Hitch went down the steps
and was captured Finally he was cap
tured himself.
He heard McIntire talking with Hitch
| about recapturing the negroes, but
Hitch discouraged the movement. 1t
| was the universal sentiment among
| the soldiers that they would gladly go
after the prisoners.
Hitch was in command of the front
| stairway, and he had but little to say
to him. He expected Hitch to get the
officers together Tuesday and make
plans but he did not. He said that
a good portion of the mob had pass
ed Hitch before he was captured
He said he saw George Blackburn and
Joe Ollif take guns from the soldiers.
He knew probably half of the men
who came up the stairs, but these were
the only ones he saw who actually
took part.
Swept Back Like n Chip.
Lieut.. Henry Griner said he was at
| the camp and heard a noise at Court
House and called all the men who were
not on duty to fall in line. He left
! Sergt Proctor in charge met Lieut..
1
House. He saw the mob taking the
| soldiers out of the Court House. The
| crowd carried him back like chip. He
went to the depot with Sergt. Jones
| and ordered Sergt. Jones to wire that
| If four companies were not here in an
hour and a half the prisoners would
| be lynohed. He then went back and
began recovering guns. S. II. Barnes
| had one of the guns, and he got il
| back from him after some words.
G. f. Stewart reviewed the state
ments of himself and Capt Hitch i'm
| regard to the details and orders given
by Hitch on the train. He was inn
| pressed very much with Hitch's adj
! dress to his men 10 use their guns to
keep back the mob, but not to put
| cartridge in his gun then for fear of
! accidental discharge. The impression
| was that the men must not fire until
ordered by the officers.
| b. l.. Robertson said the soldiers did
all they could, so did the mob.
The court then adjourned until
o'clock tonight.
Heard MnIIard Say 1t.
At the night session Prof. J. T..
l3rannen said he was present when
Cap" Mallard said he captured Capt.
Hitch and that Mallard took Cato out
j. l.. Matthews, Central Railway
ment by reading the messages OF
Sergt. John Paul Jones to Gov Terrell
that all the soldiers were CAPTURED ex-
cept himself, and he was a commits
stoned officer. Sergt Jones said it
would not be good for Matthews If he
sent any messages for the next half
hour.
Landrum George swore he had Moth
ing TO do with taking the prisoners.
He caught hold of the rope to keep the
neeros head from hitting the stone
steps. Sergt. Knox told him Tuesday
that the soldiers would not shoot.
Private Hagins swore he heard Cap"
Mallard say he would die in his tracks
or have the prisoners. He said r. J.
Denmark took his gun from him.
Col. ID. r. Grower said Capt. Hitch
told him at II o'clock Monday that he
had enough troops TO stand off four or
FIVE thousand men.
Moore Refused to Answer.
]. r. Miller said Lieut.. McIntire
jumped on RUDE Olff for fight ap-
parently because he thought Mr.. Ohm
had hit him. After considerable ques-
tloning by the court, II was learned
that Miller had Private Mcclure iu
mind.
w. 3. Moore, auditor Of the savan-
nah and Statesboro Railway refused
one In particular. because II might
lncriminate himself. lie denied nearly
an Of the article in a Savannah paper
consisting OF an interview from him.
They We're typographical errors. he
said.
Charles J. Connolly, n private soldier.
said he stuck his bayonet IN a man,
but did not intend to do II and SEEM
ed 10 be sorry FOR IT, though the man
got his gun.
Thought Troops strong Enough.
Mayor q. s. Johnston thought tho
strength iof the military WAS sufficient
10 cope with the mob. lie ala not be-
lieve there were piokets stationed %
pick on the soldiers or that there were
many guns stored around the town by
the mob.
fIe thought ~ the mob had been
placed ON notice that the soldiers
would hrr. the Court House would
have been cleared.
corporal Jones HW0fe that ho wac
diaarmed by George Deal ana STANLEY
Hlftfe 90 wac drarrad down fho
afepa end about fifteen steps from 49,
court House before hrlnT dlaarmrd fIn