The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
NEGRO MURDERER
KILLED By POSSE
IKE WATSON. THE Man WHO
KILLED OFFICER WHITE At
MERIDIAN. MAS SHOT IN
SHFRIFF'S POSSE FRIDAY.
Fatal Encounter Occurred Near Va
verify, and Vicious Negro At
tempted 70 shoot Ills
PuF~uer>.

| Ike Watson. the negro who KILLED
Policeman E. L. White al Nerialan
last Thursday morning. was Shot ID
death BY sheriHs posse FRIDAY
| afternoon. The fatal combat Cc~
CURED near Waverlv. and the hend-
/ ish murderer fought 60 the last. hav-
/ ing fred one bullet 20 his pursaers
/ after his rifle had been shot from his
hand. One Of the first bullets tore e
cash in his right hand. ana knocked
his rifle 70 the ground. bur he Erasped
the weapon with his left hand. and
just before he expired nred narti1s
shot AT the represeurative ct the
/ law.
Policeman White was kilie1 ar Che
: Northeastern depot tn Meridian ahogt
three o'clock THURSDAY morning. ana
Immediately after drlaz the f1rat
shot Watson boarded uor-h Bound
train, and III is thought thar he 1a-a
as far as BrooksvIIe. where -
supposed 70 have left the traia ana
took TO the woods Wa-saa w
raised in the Braozzv5lle nezehaer-
hood, and 1t IS presumed rhar IS
went TO his oId home rbiaEiaS thaf
he would De protected ~ relatives
and friends
The local authorlti=s learned ou
Thursday morning that Watson wa=
in the neighborhood aad posse re
.Fe--s D s- easr,-r.-.. v---.. .4s--....s-.r EEn
was seen by two members 81 the
posse on the Vaughn place aholt sl2
miles west Of the eitg. hur While thsy
We're gone for reinforcement made
his escape in the woods
The officers. having failed q eject
the negro's capture. returned ro rhe
city. and no direct cine 60 the where
4s0ats 81 the fugitive was seemed
until the foll0wiHE aav- Ahour $3.50
o'clock Friday afternoon Ser1
ProweH received from Caps W- n
Ussery, who lives uear WnFalfF
telephone message statlnz tlar Ur--
son had been seen in tle nelshaoH-
hood. and plans Tor bis capture ve
hastily perfected. a posse was er-
ganized. and the l0eaI e@clals n rha
Southern Railway in Mississippi
lily agreed 10 furnish special tra
TO take the members of the par-v q
their destination. a special a
Engineer Wade Lynch ar the rArortfa
and carrying about dozen NefI
armed and determined men. Iefr hera
within short tlrae after rhe te-
phone mess Sc from Capt r-err
had been received. ana withiu -hrte
minutes the negro haa heeu EleE
and the special. with his lfeless aole
on board was steamiuz auag necE
to Columbus
The fatal encounter occurred ahcr
two miles this side 81 WarerlT E-
gineer Lynch had his throttle opens
and the train was suee1ne azaas a5
a rapid rate. when the nezFo ws
seen approaching from as opposite
direction When FIRST seen ae us
walking on the track. which 90 tais
point is high enough oI the eraanz
to make a trestle necessary. bnf as
soon as he saw the train anpraachias
jumped from the trestie and hikez to-
ward the woods. In the meantime .
the men on the train had commenced .
to shoot, and Watson lost 10 time lu
returning the fire. The combat. how
ever. lasted only a few second. one
OF the first shots fred from the train
struck the negro In his right hand
and disabled that member. He seized
his gun with his left hand and ared
at his pursuers, but about thas esme
a shot from the train struck hi- ln
a vital spot. and the iil spent life 81
the iendish brute came to tts taevs-a-
bic end.
While Watson fred several sAo.s as
his pursuers. his aim was faulty. ana
not a single member OF the posse was
hurt. Although the body of The na-
gro was fairly riddied with bullets
not a single one struck above the
waist line. The bullet which proh-
ably caused his death vas one Which
pierced the lower bowels. having en-
cred just below the right hip bone
md came out On the opposite side.
After the train reached Columbus
he body was taken 20 the unaertak- ,
ng establishment OF Messrs- Gu1ter
Bros, where il was prepared for !
l1vfa1 r1-s-c rrn~. rA4~~~.az - MIL