The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-07-04

! through ais ncart and another through
his right breast:
The mob lett quietly after doing its
work and none OF its members went
towards Athens 1t is believed that
the men were from neighboring coun-
! ties. as the report was brought to
| Watkinsville yesterday afternoon by
\. n. Bostwick, Of Morgan county,
that mob would likely attack the
Jail last night. This rumor, however,
was not given much attention, since
SO many OF its kind had come before
Sheriff OVERLY was on his farm yes
terday afternoon, and he was not mott
| fled by Mr.. Bostwick In fact, the
purpose OF the mob was accomplished
SO quietly that the sheriff, who lives
mile from the jail, knew nothing
of the occurrence until this morning,
and the residents of Watkinsville
were taken completely by SURPRISE
The people of Oconee county are
Mortified at the occurrence. They had
borne with patience the delay nee
essary to obtain the evidence against
the Holbrook murderers, and had
agreed to let the law take its course.
The impe!ling cause of the lynching
without doubt was the attempted
rape by Sandy Price, which excited
the people all over this section.
What Governor Terrell Says.
Atlanta, Ga, June 2o.-In an inter-
view tonight with a correspondent OF
the Associated Press, Governor Jo-
seph NJ. Terrell said that he deplor-
ed "the horrible affair at Watkins
Vile"
Governor Terrell stated further that
he was making rigid investigation
of the affair and that he intended to
do everything in his power to bring
the guilty persons to justice.
These men killed by the mob
should have had fair trial. stated
Governor Terrell.
The Governor will Immediately Of
fer suitable reward for the appre-
hension of the men composing the
mob.
Judge Calvin Johnson, Of Watkins
vile, Ga, gives the following state
ment to the Atlanta Journal regard
ing the Holbrook murder and the
causes which led up to lynching:
"The people of my county were at
high tension following the horrible
murder of Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook
and this latest crime, following it 50
closely, was probably more than they
could bear. This is terrible. We
thought we had averted the chance
for such scene there, but the tension
reached the straining point, suppose,
when the Dooley crime was commit
ted.
The Holbrook Tragedy.>
"On the 9th of May Mr.. and Mrs.
F. NJ Hoibrook, most respectable
aged couple, living the country three
miles from Watkinsville, were foully
murdered Mr.. Holbrook and his
wife had lived in Our county but two
or three years, but were among the
most highly respected people of the
community. Mr.. Holbrook ran
crossroads store and farmed.
"On the night of May 9th the muir
der occurred. 1t was not discovered
until the next day by neighbors, who,
missing the aged couple, entered the
house. The sight that met their eyes
was horrible The old couple had
been shot and their heads beaten into
jelly by the murderers. In my safe
at home I have the 'scrape iron with
which the foul crime was committed.
"Lynching had given my section Of
the state a black eye, and we knew
that unless something were instantly
done there would be more lynchings
if the miscreantS were caught.
Safety Committee Named.
I'VE met in Watkinsville and eigh-