Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-02
VENGEANCE WREAEED
ON NEGRO ASSAILANT
Negro Was Identified and Then
Shot to Death.
BY PARTY OF ENRAeED CITIZENS
No One Knows Who Fired the Shots.
Coroner Thompson Says He Will
Not Hold an Inquest-No Witness
es to Shooting.

NSb F7Oio an InquSSt-No WiLnSsS-
es to Shooting.
Atlanta, Aug. LIN less than two
seconds after the negro brute, who
had criminany assaulted Miss Annie
Laurie Poole near her home beyond
Lakewood Tuesday morning, had been
identified by the young wo1An about
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, six bull
lets were tearing their way through
his heart and he fell dying amid a
solemn shout from half a hundred
avengers.
After a hunt lasting from 10 o'clock
in the morning until nearly in the
afternoon, the negro whose name was
Floyd Carmichael, was captured in a
negro house near Reeves quarry. He
had changed clothing and was in the
act of taking to the woods again.
PiniOned between two of the pur-
suers he hurried along path through
the thickets to the home of Miss
Poole. The young lady came to the
door supported by her mother. A
| short distance from the front steps
of the house the negro covered held
fast by the father and by B. H. John
son. Behind these a posse of so or
IS citizens formed wavering cres-
cent. After a Mortified glance, the
young woman cried: That's the
one'
Who fired the shots nobody could
say. There was roar of powder a
rushing together of the crowd and far
down the road the Gathering of horses
that bore the county police. They
swept into the yard to find the assail-
ant stretched in pool of blood, CON
Tossing that he had committed the
crime. The young lady in the mean
time had tainted and was threatened
with severe commissions.
| Row sudden the firing had been is
shown from the fact that one of the
bullets grazed the forearm of B. H.
Johnson and passed beween the fin
gers of Mr.. Poole, the father, both of
whom were holding the prisoner.
~ CdAb AOl llAC iISCOFGi vi tu6 uG-
gro is due in the first instance to a
faithful dog named Troupe. Earlier in
the day Troupe had been missed
from his pack and it was supposed
by the posse that he had gone amuck
like an excited puppy. He had not
beel seen for over three hours. About
2:3O o'clock, however, while T. M.
Poole, a cousin to Miss Poole. B. l..
Johnson and Mr.. McGee, a city fire
man, were beating the underbrush a
mile west of Lakewood, they caught
q. glimpse Of Troupe holding guard by
little cabin across the felGs. The
dog capefcd delightdly on seeing his
masters and shifted with excitement
In the cabin were three negroes, one
Of tbem woman and one taIlying
with the description of the ag2aiIant.
All of them appeared uneasy. having
at frst refused admictance to the par
ty The suspect, negro about %
years ole and of average height. had
partly chayged his clothes. Near
nina lay muddy pair of shoes. He
was t2hen out by the three men and
the hurried tramp to the Poole home
began. Once in crossing a little
stream Though tie woods the negro
male q lurch for escape But he was
carried safely on aad 20 minutes later
he was dead
On a scoond examination Drs. o. N.
Hardin ana Monroe Smith sta ed on
Wednesday that the negro had not
been successful in his attempt at
criminal assault and that Miss PooIe's
injury was limited to that of a ner-
vous character. This medical yer
dict came as. an inexpressible relief
to the young lady's family.