Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-09
MACON NEGRO IS !
PLACED IN "TOWER"
Mob Fever Quits Central City
With Negro's Departure.
GREENE AND eAYNoR SCARED

Harbor Fraud Prisoners In Jail When
1t Was Attacked-JaIl Badly Torn
Up When It Was stormed-Troops
Still On Guard.
Macon, Ga, Oct. 9.-Henry Fews,
the negro who shot Messrs. Solomon
and Adams, reached Atlanta at 4
o'clock. He was placed on the Cen
tral train north Of the city. Three
knife wounds and one shot wound
are on his body.
Joe and Monk Ouptis, the two white
prisoners who were held in Bibb Jail
for killing John Newsome, and who
were liberated by the mob Saturday
| night, were re-arrested at their faith
er'B home early Sunday morning by
deputies, who went Immediately in
search. They said they intended
coming back after the trouble was
over.
Sheriff Robertson is now able to
account for all his prisoners with
only slight wound for one negro.
who was shot.
United States Marshal George
White denies a statement published
in Macon that John f. Gaynor and
Benjamin Greene found themselves
released by the mob at the county
jail and chose to remain rather than
escape. Marshal White and two of
dAnNtinc tv +h1 5ni
the entrance was gained and were in
| charge Of the two federal prisoners
IN time to remove them and find a
more quiet place until order was re-
stored. Both men were apprehensive
OF serious danger at the outset and
for their safety they were carried
away unmOlested. That they chose
to remain without any effort to take
advantage Of the occasion there was
no doubt, but the two men had com
pany that afforded a safe escort.
! Since daylight Sunday morning
! quiet has prevailed in Macon. The
three local military companies are
| still in the streets and posted about
| the county Jail and the city prison.
] There has been no attempt anywhere
at an outbreak since the militia gain
| ed control, and the threatened clash
between the two races has abated at
least for the present Violence which
seemed so apparent everywhere up
to daylight Sunday morning has not
| occurred, and while there have been
slight expressions of i'll feelings to-
| ward the negroes generally, the one
purpose of getting possession of Hen
| ry FeWs, or Hughes, the negro who
shot w. G. Solomon and Charlie Ad-
| ans, has been supreme His remoy-
| al to Atlanta and the open announce
| ment of this fact from the police sta
ton has relieved all citizens of fur
ther fear
The usual Sunday night was on save
the fact that the tramp Of militia was
occasionally heard The whole city
has turned attention to the condition
OF the two prominent young men who
lie dangerously wounded at the city
| hospital.
Adams is shot through the body
/ and suffers from a perforation of the
liver but he is apparently improved
and his friends and family have been
somewhat relieved of the extreme
anxiety. Solomon suffered five per
forations of the bowels and an op-
GRAFTON necessitated the removal of
inches. He Is critically i'll and the
best that can be said by his physi-
clans is that he is resting. His
chances for recovery are extremely
slight.
Without precaution that would at
tract attention, Chief of Police Con-
nor had his men place the negro in
a patrol wagon and drive him to the
Southern railway passenger station
at L o'clock. There PatroIman 7
E. Bunch took charge, and when the
two were in the train 1t moved away.
NO person suspected that the negro
was being removed from Macon.
The militia was in charge during
the entire night