The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-04
aleriff Dave Bailey
of Camden Also
Wounded
NEGRO UNDER SENTENCE TO
HANG TRIED TO GET PISTOL
OF THE OFFICER.
?. 5. Atkinson, Who Had Been Ap-
pointed a Deputy, ired Twice,
One of Shots Striking Sheriff
In the Shoulder.

As the result of an attempt made
by Ed. Rayzor to escape, the negro
convicted of murder in Camden county
Friday and sentenced to hang, while
he was sg-Drought to this city yes
~y en- the steamer Emmeline, the
negro is in the Glynn county Jail with
a bullet hole through his back and
Sheriff Dave Daley. of Camden is at
the city hospital suffering from flesh
wound in the right shoulder which,
his friends will be glad to know, is
not very serious.
The trial of Rayzor started Friday
morning and, was finished Friday
night. The negro was convicted of
murder in the first degree and was
sentenced by Judge Parker to hang on
October n. Sheriff Bailey kept a
close watch over the negro Friday
night, as there had been rumors of
lynehing, and yesterday morning he
started for Brunswick with him, go
ing from St Marys to Fernandina,
where he was placed on the steamer
Emmeline
Dave S. Atkinson and Frank Linter
were deputized as deputy sheriffs and
accompanied the sheriff from st.
Marys with the negro. From the mo-
ment Rayzor left st. Marys he gave
the officers trouble. On several oc-
casions he made desperate attempts
to escape. Every time the Emmeline
would stop enroute TO the city the
negro would endeayor to leave the
boat and it was necessary for the
.s;;ssT 1 &c held hold him Cumberland
he made every possible effort to get
ashore.
A few minutes after the Emmeline
left Jekyl. Rayzor, who was securely
handcuffed. suddenly made dash for
Sheriff Bailey The officer quickly
pull ID his revolver. The negro grab
bed for it and Mr.. Atkinson, seeing
the negro with his hand on the re-
volyer, fired upon him, the shot TAX
ing effect in the negro's back. He
then started through the door, when
Mr.. Atkinson. thinking that he was
the second time. Just as he pulled the
trigger of his pistol, he saw the negro
dart to one side and. before he could
prevent firing. Sheriff Bailey appeared
in plain view, but MIR. Atkinson had
fired and the bullet went clear of the
negro and entered Mr. Bailey's right
shoulder
Rayzor fell 70 the floor of the
steamer as if dead and remained there
for ten or fifteen minutes. Many cf
the people on the boat who were
thrown into great excitement, thought
the negro was dead. However, when
the steamer reached the city he again
showed his meanness and, though he
had a bullet through his back, he re-
sisted the efforts of the officers in
taking him from the steamer. All the
way to the jail he gave them trouble
and even after he was placed IN cell
he wanted to fight everyone who came
near him.
A carriage was secured and Sheriff
Bailey was quickly removed to the
city hospital and DR.. Blanton was i'm
mediately summoned On examination
it was discovered that the bullet had
entered his right shoulder, passing all
the way through Fortunately the bull
let did not strike bone, making only
a flesh wound. Mr.. Bailey was treat
ed and win be out in a few days.
DR. G. " Cate visited the negro at
me county jail and made an exami-
nation of his wound and later an
nounced that it was not very serious.
Mr. Atkinson deeply regretted the
accident in shooting Sheriff Bailey.
He did so, however, in an effort to
save the sheriff's life, as the negro,
as it appeared to him, was in the act
of shooting the officer when he was
fred upon.
Rayzor seems to be dangerous ne
gro. The manner in which he shot
Section Foreman Kirkland and for
which he will die on the gallows on
October q, was cowardly act and
the negro merely escaped the hands
OF a mob, having been brought to this
city for safe keeping. He will be kept
in the Glynn county Jail until the
day Of his execution. Y