The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-14
lawful CRIME
Negro Says I've Women and Fatally
Veaaas Third.

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] AXE THE WEAPON USED
Mrs. Eliza Gribblc and Mrs. Carrie
ohlander, Who Was criminally
Assaulted geforo Being Killed,
aud Mrs. Maggie Hunter. Victims
Of Terrible Tragedy In Savannah.
Victims OF revolving crime. Mrs.
Eliza eribble, aged 20 years. and her
daughter, Mrs. Carrie ohlander. were
found dead in their home. No. 4ol
Perry street, West, in Savannah. Ca.
Friday, while q! third woman. Mrs.
Maggie Hunter, aged 80. found just
inside tho front door of the. house.
is at the Savannah hospital, dying.
Physicians stass that Mrs. ohland-
er was the victim OF criminal as
sault just before she was killed. !;
One hundred and fifty negro men,
caught in, the ,meshes OF the police
drag net through Yamacraw, the
negro section Of the city. are priso-
ners in the police station. the theory
of the police being that negro
man, having planned an assault u on
Mrs. Ohlander, was compelled TO
commit the other crimes In order to
escape -,
Other arrests will be made until
every negro in the city who in any
eway resembles the description of q
negro, who during three days had
been frequently about the premises
of the house OF the murders Is a
prisoner. ~
The police believe that this negro,
using an axe taken from the wood
shed In the rear of the Gribble home,
beat Mrs. Gribbie to death. struck
down Mrs. Hunter and after assault
ing Mrs. Ohlander in the wide, long
hall way, where the bodies we're
found, finished his terrible work oy
beating in her skull with the weapon.
Mrs. Gribble evidently was attack
ed from behind, as she sat imam easy
chair reading. On the floor, beside
her body, were found the newspaper
she, was reading and her spectacle,ss;.
One, or possibly two. blows. were
dealt her. Her grey hair, blood
matted, shows the imprint OF the
blunt axe.
Then the murder stealthily ap-
preaching aged Mrs. Grioble, killed
her. It is believed that Mrs. Ohland-
er was attacked as she left her room
to enter the hall way, was assault
ed and killed. Mrs. Hunters skull
was crushed in and her death is 9
matter of but few hours.
The motley hord Of prisoners are
quiet and frightened IN the police
station and jail. 1t Is believed that
if the negro suspected of the crime
Is caught he can be quickly identi-
fed.
Bloodhounds have been at Work
IN an EFFORT to take the trail from
the. woodshed where the axe was
found by the murderer, but as
the house Of mureders is almost
within the heart of the city and as
the murders were probably commit
ted several hours before the discov-
ery of the bodies, the dogs Will be
of little use.
Mavor Tiedemah, of Savannah, has
offered q reward OF $1,000 for the
CAPTURE with evidence to convict OF
the slayer Of Mrs. Gribble and Mrs.
Ohlander, and the assailant of Mrs.
Maggie Hunter, who was not identi-
fed for hours after the discovery
of the murders.
Ii lS now SIU1ost Gel t5AA'J HoS" "
that negro. the negro who was AZ
first suspected is the\ guilty man
Persons have been found who state
that this negro was seen entering
the Gribble house with the rata!
axe in his hand, and was seen clos
ing the shutters to the windows OF
the house, and to leave the premis-
es. all at the hour when it Is be-
lieved the murders were committed.
This negro's description has been
printed on handbills and scattered
broadcast over the city and county
with the reward offered. and all
nearby towns have been notified and
are on the lookout. Police officers
in automobiles have covered all the
roads for miles surrounding the city
| while posses on foot have secured
the places where automobiles could
not go. The housc-to-house search
Of negro homes continues. 1t seems
hardly possible that the "gTo can