The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-04
Bryan County Terrorized by a
Desperate Named Simms.
Is HEAVILY ARMED.
Large Section Of One Georgia couHty
Terrorized by Him. He Makes Peo.
pie Contribute to His Needs.
He Has Already Killed
Two Men

A dispatch from Savannah, Ga,
says while VIII E. Simms heavily
armed, stood in plain sight, a coro-
ner's jury Wednesday found him gull
ty Of murder.
E.labell is il Bryan county, "a
miles from Savannah, and that vicini.
ty Is in state OF terror because Of
the acts OF S!mns, white desperado,
who has already killed two men, has
notified others that he will kill them
on sight, and, who, for the last three
~eeks, has openly dsfed the officers
OF the state and county, being, il is
said, sheltered and supplied with
ammunition By relatives and openly.
levied contri5usi lions Of food and money
from various persons Of the comnuni-.
ly, enforcing compliance with bis
wishes at the point OF Winchester. !
Wednesday,, q coroner's jury delib-
Grated on the death OF negro, the
latest victim OF Simus. The nur-
5srer was so near the scene aD5 so
eel posted as to the proceedings that
before a verdict had bsen reached, he
nd addressed an open letter to all
who we're against him, defying them
TO do their worst, and inviting them
to come il the woods and look for
MIN.
-Four weeks ago Simns shot ard
killed Julius Lsnsburg, a freight train
conductor on the Seabosrd Air Line,
>or no other reason, 1t is reported,
vban that Larsburg had refused him
permission to come to Savannah on
his train. After this crime he dis
appeared for a~few daVs, but did not
leave the vicinity OF Elabell, merely
keeping cut Of sight in the day time.
Friday ne killed an old negro man and
seriously wounded his SOC. BE open
ly admitted the deed to some Of his
relatives, and gave as his reason the
fact that the negro had told OF the
place where Sinns was IN the habit
OF spending the nights.
It was for his latest crime that
Wednesdays inquest was held. The
man who gave the most damaging
testimony against S!mms Immediate
II left the vicinity, fearing the ven
geance Of the murderer, and numbers
OF negroes likewise are fleeing from
the country, being In a state Of abjsct
fear that they, too, may become VIC
Tins OF Simms' uoerfing rifle. A
posse, led by toe sheriff. Is searching
Simms' haunts, with the intention Of
taking hin dead or alive, II he can be
found.
Simns is armed with a Winchester
and two reVo]vers. He is sure shot.
He was within sight OF the court
house, where the tCq1est was held,
but 50 great is the. terror his name in
spires that none would dare go to cap
5ure him.
At the hearing, Sheriff James Par
rish, upbraided these who have been
giving food and shelter to the outlaw
A dispatch from EilabGlie, Ga,
says thsu VIII E. Sims, the Desperate
who has terrorized Bryan county,
Thursday afternoon paid the penalty
Tor killing Conductor julius LaLds-
burg, of the Seaboari Air Line. He
Is alleged, too, to have killed James
Perry, a negro.
Sheriff Parish and Deputies Gibson
and Dukes CT this county, followed
Sims into LioerSSY county this morn
ing. They found him at the home Of
a man named Parker, his father-in-
law. A child shouted the alarm to
Sims as the officers approached, and
the outlaw sp-ang from the bes in
which be was sleeping seizei his rifle.
he fred twice at Sheriff Parish, but
missed. Sheriff Parish fred once and
missed, but Deputy Gioson's first shot
struck Sims and he vent to his knee.
All three officers Continued to fire
rapidly, ard Sims sank to the ground.
Focitsen bullet wounds In his bcdy
we're shown by an examination. Sims
killed Landsberg here because the
ccndu"tor would not let him ride to
Savannah on his frsigh1 train. Perry
was killed. i5 is alleged, because Sims
lad heard that the negro had been
carrying reports about him to the
officers. There is great belief IN