Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
SAVE
NEGRO BANDIT
FROM MOB
Gunman LootS Four Houses
and Is Threatened by Crowd
of His Own Race.

Shep Griffin, a negro with a Grim
inal record as long as his arm, includ-
ing charges Of murder larceny and bur
elary, made a few more entries on the
list today when he broke in four houses
attacked their inmates, and sent ed
Reddina, 81 Henry street to the hos
pital with a cracked skull, all WITHIN
the space of a half hour.
Before Griffin was captured, four
officers chased him several blocks after
flushing him under the house Of his
last victim. The negro showed fight
and the policemen fred AT him several
times. finally overpowering him only 20
fight in his behalf against a furious
mob of negroes who wanted to lynch
him.
Arrairned before Recorder Broyles a
Iitsle later. Griffin was bound over un-
der the sum of $4,000 on three charges
OF burglary and one charge Of assault
with intent to murder, and was sent to
the Tower in default of bail
Should Get so Years, Says Court.
"You should get 60 years on this,
4bA Recorder said, "and then maybe
Vea,'u feel that its best to be good
Last wear Grimm came up on three
charges. of theft, burglary. and muir
Amx reepectfvely, but escaped prosecu-
ton on each.
Farlv this morning no broke into the
house OF John weems, negro. at 30
Culver street, and then lootlng the
MACE openly. Weems awoke, and Grlt-
an threw a lighted lamp at him. Hurled
At close range, the lamp barely missed
xVe~rns' head, and was shattered
nvatnst the door Just beyond him Grif-
An ooolly continued his ransacking OF
a. bouaa and then went next door.
Notvftns+anding the fact that Weems
had given the alarm, Grimm entered the
house Of Mark Kirk, negro woman az
Culver street The woman was awake
hut Grimm kept her quiet by the threat
az Shooting her, and she watched him
run rapidly through her belongings
Neoroes Threaten TO Lynch Him.
The alarm had been given to the po-
lice. but before they came. the des-
nerado entered two other houses OF the
neiehborhood. Going into the home OF
ED Redding, negro, 81 Henry street,
he began to loot. Redding attacked
him and again Grimm resorted to the
use OF lamp. He struck Redding in
the head with the vessel, knocking HIN
unconscious and inhicting a wound that
sent his victim to the Grady hospital
in danger OF death. From Redding
house he obtained a revolver.
Armed. he broke into the house of
Sallie Wilson, at 50 Henry street The
woman screamed. but he silenced her
with the menace OF the pistol, and took
several small articles.
About this time, the neighborhood
aroused, and Griffin took alarm. He
ran outside and sought to hide beneath
the house. But four officers who had
responded to the call-Captain Poole
and Patrolmen Watson, Anderson and
McWilliams-were informed of his hid
ang place. They chased him out and
followed him several blocks, shooting
az they ran. The negro finally was
cought and brought back to the neigh
borhood OF his depredations
More than q hundred half clad ne
leroes had formed a mob, threatening
Griffin. Some one shouted Lynch him
and the negroes became violent, at
tempting to take Griffin from the off
cere. 1t was necessary to hustle him
through a fighting mob TO the patrol
and to rush him to safety