Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-11
LYNCHERS BEAT
TROOPS TO NEGRO
Hicks, Who Murdered White
Lynched.
THE TROOPS ARRIVED TOO LATE

Hicks While Captain Adams and
His Company Were EnrOute to Pro-
teet the Prisoner.
Moultrie, Ga, Nov. 1O.-One OK
the most remarkable races in the his
tory OF the state occurred Thursday
afternoon in Mitchell county, with
Sale City as its objective point, and
the life of a negro murderer at stake.
II was a race between the Moultrie
Rifles and Sheriff Forehand with his
negro prisoner, Jet Hicks, whom
sheriff Forehand was endeayoring 10
turn over to the Mitchell county Of
iicers.
Sheriff Forehand won the race. The
negro was turned over and was
promptly lncarcerated in the city
guard house Then the mob got the
negro.
And back Of the whole race was the
fear of the mob. The troops real
lied that II the prisoner was deliy-
cred 10 the sheriff that lynching was
sure to follow, as there would be no
protection. y Sheriff FOrehand, on
the other hand, was simply trying
TO discharge his duty and deliver the
prisoner 20 the proper authorities.
The sheriff won the race. And
then the mob beat both factors In the
race The negro was promptly lynch
ed as soon as he was placed In the
jail.
Sheriff Forehand reached Sale City
at 8 o'clock, and his prisoner was
turned over to the Mitchell county Of
ficers. who placed hIEfSsiu the city
guard house. In very short time
mob was formed, which stormed
the prison and took Hicks out and
lynched him. The mob had dispersed
when the military company reached
there and all was quiet. The COM
pany returned here on a special train,
jet Hicks was arrested at Vienna,
later Identified by Or. w. w. Ste
yens, OF Sale City, and was brought
20 Moultrie. sheriff Campbell was
out OF the city. and sheriff Forehand
OF Dooley. who had him In charge.
kept him az livery stable for a
couple OF hours. His presence here
created some excitement. especially
since several relatives % the dead
men we're IN town and rumors were
soon current that a lynching was on
foot.
Governor Terrell was notified and
be- instructed Captain Thad Adams. Of
the MOultrle Rides. % protect the
negro. when demand was made az
the stables for the prisoner. the mil
itary officials we're notified that the
sheriff OF Dooly and Or. Stevens had
spirited him away through the coun-
7 try. and would try % reach the sher-
I IN OF Mitchell county. WITH whom
they had conferred By wire az sale
City. After they were out OF town
and on an unknown route. mes
taEe came from the sheriff % Mitch
ell advising that q mob vas forming
AZ sale City. and asking sheriff Fore
hand % take the nesro around by
rtflon, meeting him IN Albany. The
message vas too late
Acting on Instructions from Judge
W y spencer. Governor Terrell
and Assistant Adiutani Scott. the
MoultTie Biaes. commanded BY Cap
tain Thad Adams. lcft herr AZ els
p. IN toT sale CAY, VIA Ticknor. %
protect ths ucEro. bar a. has been
stated. lhe tTuops arrived iaN AZ TIE
u,oh vas flashing the ucgso
TIE crime vas q keinnns one Jet
Hlcts. a neEro. ha3 becn repsatrdly
varusi o. MF John AkritEp 20 kscp
90 - sis place satnrtay airht he
foaat ihat the hegro wAs Be- oar - TIE
outaclsrs and BE- vgnt % ne toor
aud demanded that q be cpraea ne
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tgaTca uat blEua taF hia.
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