The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-12-15
JEsUP TRAGEDY
SIIRS PEOPLE
/. IHAT PLACE
1Ys NOT NOW BE SAFE
HERE IN WAYNE
COUNTY.
PED Thoroughly Aroused over
e. Of Popular Young Man.
Developments Brought Out at
the coroners Inquest.

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ceeding hour passes and aSiirioaal eF-
fdence on the shooting OF young Fiem-
ins smith by Sherin Lyens and MS
son. Archie, Saturday night, comes to
light the people OF this place are
more greatly wrought up against the
sherin and his son, and ii is certain
that the lives Of Lyens and his
son Archie, would moi be safe in this
county.
The feeling against them is intense
and a subscription list passed around
today for the purpose OF raising FUNDS
has found dozens Of signers and il IS
said that thousands OF dollars will be
subscribed to employ counsel to pros
eeute to the fullest extent the men
who according 10 the verdict OF the
coroners jury, wiliully and premeo
tatedly murdered a defenseless man
There are many eye witnesses who
will .bear out the dying statement OF
young smith and at least two other
officers. connected with the sheriff
Office. will in all probability be impli-
Gated in the affair. Harley Walker.
a deputy. has already been placed un-
der arrest. 1t is claimed that he and
a man named Raulerson accompanied
the sheriff and his son to the drug
store in which young Smith was em-
pioyed and waited outside while tue
! officer did the shooting
q There has been ill-feeling between
shslia Lyons and Fleming Smith
since the election on June 4th last.
#louug Smith was opposed to the re-
lection of Sheriff Lyens and was OUT
poken in his opposition. Some days
Grce when it was alleged that Arch'a
Mas had insulted the young widow
Eady employed in restaurant near
passenger depot, Smith again took
the side against the Lyens, and had
c1cred to contribute $1,000 to pros
ovule the deputy sheriff
For several days trouble had been
sErewing between the shenff and
Aoung Smith. w b. Lyens having TAX
~ up his sons quarrel but on Fri
60 night tte Two had gotten togeln-r
with friends anu had apparently set
tied the troucle.
q Late Saturday afternoon according
% witnesses. Sheriff Lyens and his
sson went into the store Of the Jesup
Drug company. where young Smith
vas employed.
Witnesses testified that Smith ask
Cd
What can | do for YOU, sheriff."
Nothing" replied Lyens.
The sheriff then glanced around the
store and pointed to some boxes, ask
ed c" Smith
What's in those boxes?"
Candy" replied Smith.
The clerk then went behind The
prescription counter near the back of
k,e store He picked up a bottle Of
glycerine and began pouring its con-
tents into a smaller bottle.
l4yens and his son made rush for
hlnl, one on each side Of the prescrip-
ton counter and with reYolyers in
each hand. One of their first shots
Smith was holding Both men con-
tinued to shoot at young Smith. and
the fusilade was continued until the
last shot in all four reyolyers had
been fired Sheriff Lyens Is said to
have emptied his pistols before his
son finished shooting He caught
Smith and held him across a box
while Archie placed his pistol against
the dying mans body and pulled the
trigger.
We've got him. said Archie,
Sheriff Shoots Smiths Gun.
Expecting trouble a few days since.
Fleming Smith had borrowed a shot
gun and brought it to the store It
was lying nearby where the shoot
hing occurred. Jus; before leaving
Sheriff Lyens took Smiths
81 BRED ii into the ceiling and broke
S4t~by striking it across the dying
mans head
AS soon as the shooting was over
several persons who were nearby
rushed into the place. Turning young
Smith over. his revolver fell from his
pocket. Every chaAber was loaded,
showing he had not fired shot at the
sheriff and his son. The sheriff and
his son stood back and the dying man
was carried TO an apartment over the
store. where he lived 'an shour and
twenty minutes. s
1t was in this spa ftnent that the
ar-compelling meaftng Between the
doomed man ara ftes gnqhg woman
who had promised to be.hfss sssgffe, but
now now is widowed before marriage