The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-13

as fast as he could all the while, and
meeting their fire. The negro came
out unscratched, running squarely be-
tween the two officers and wounding
both OF them. One bullet went thru
Capt. Quinn s clothes and cut long
cash IN the. fleshy part Of his abdomen
but did not penetrate the cavity or
do any very serious damage.
AS he reached the door he turned
and fired at the officers who were
now in his rear, inficting a mortal
wound in the leg Of Abercrombie and
putting him out Of the game.
Patrolman Joe Vaught was standing
in the doorway and firing at the negro
as he turned to shoot down Abercrom-
bic. His aim was bad, and the des-
perate negro put ball in Vaught's
body, making a slight wound.
1t was all so unexpected, the negro
coming out Of the door in this manner
that the crowd involuntarily opened
ranks and gave him free passage into
the street. No one fired shot at
him, for fear of shooting by-stand-
er, until he had got into the open
street, when perfect fusilade began
from half thousand pitols, rifles and
shotguns. Everybody's aim seemed
bad, and the negro appeared to bear
charmed life. Down the street tow
ard the Levee Board s office he dash
ed, shooting right and left as he pass
ed. A negro woman on the corner got
in range Of his pistol and she went
down. On turning the corner around
the Levee Board s office W. Jayne and
man named Miner fired on the negro
at close range. When Jayne shot the
negro S right arm flew up and pieces
of flesh and blood were spattered all
over the windows and wall Of the
building. Jayne used shotgun and
the contents of both barrels went into
the negro's arm. Miner fired imme-
diately afterwards.
With one arm hanging in shreds,
and using the left to hold his pistol,
he fought his way down by the build
ing, shot a negro woman, and ran
through flame of fire belching from
every window in the Levee Board s
Office, until he reached the rear Of
the building where he disappeared.
A negro porter employed by c. NJ.
Ham was standing on the roof of Mrs.
Hams warehouse and saw Holman
run into a small house where excelsior
is kept. This house was so situated
that it commanded a full view Of the
alley, and when it became known
that HIman was in there, Mr.. Ham
sent for Mayor Yerger and gave him
permission to set it on fire. EvSl
though it jeopardized his warehouse
filed with furniture, he stipulated
that the fire department should attend
to the job and should attach hose to
the fire plugs for the emergency of a
general fire in the vicinity.
Mayor Yerger called out the fire de-
partment, the hose was attached and
just as the torches were about to be
thrown on the excelsior house, Hol-
man emerged from his hiding place.
Holding up his left arm, now weapon
less, he cried to Sheriff Crouch:
81 am dying for water; want to
give myself up. Don't shoot. Don't
let them kill me-. =
Crouch and small posse of officers
went forward with drawn pistols and
seized the negro. No demonstration
was made against him, and the i'm
mense crowd allowed the officers to
go peacefully to Jail with their prison
er. On the way he was followed by
several thousand persons, and from
the expression of their faces. it looked
as if the negro was being carried to
a place Of execution by an angry mob.
dressed his wound which was bleeding
profusely.
An extra guard was thrown around
the jail and excitement soon subsid-
ed.