The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-05-29
NEGRO DEsPERADo MoRTALLY
WOUNDED BY RucksHor
CHARGE IN ABDOMEN.
TRIED TO SHOOT CAPTORS
Sheriff of sarnwelI County, Georgia,
Bags the Wanted Man, After a
Hunt Which Lasted for Almost a
Month.

Savannah, May 2S.--Lying on
stretcher of three planks nailed to-
gether, with his abdomen torn open
by nine buckshot wounds and his lett
arm broken nearly of by rifle bull
let, Richard Henry Austin, alleged
murderer of DR.. S, C. Moore, Magis-
crate Edenfield and Cictor Bowers, in
hampton county, S. c., on April 80,
was brought to Savannah this after
noon at 1920 o'clock by the men who
shot and captured him at Newington
last night.
The month-old man-hunt for AHs-
tin ended last night when Sheriff J.
B.. Morris, of Barnwell county, S. c.,
nred both barrels of his shotgun and
brought Austin to earth in the vege-
able garden at Mr.. Marion Jarret, a
farmer living near Newington, after
Austin had come up to the back door
Of Jarrett's home and asked Mrs Jar
rett for food, declaring that he was
wet and perishing.
was seeking ToosA
Sheriff Morris, together with FIVE
other men delegated to wath the Jar
rett home from among the posse in
search of Austin, had reached the
house shortly before the negro arriv-
4 ed and asked forefood Thgee Of the
iiicp had last left IN d bugk j fc s;rise
up posts at some distance from the
louse, and Austin. as he afterwards
said came mp to the back entrance
upon the departure of these three. be-
lieying the place to be free from his
pursuers.
Mrs. Jarrett, knowing that the sher-
iff was in the front part of the lot
called out, There's the negro.
There's Austin!"
Sheriff Morris, hearing this cry
rushed through the hallway of the
house into the kitchen and opening
the back door there saw the hunted
man standing in the garden Austin
thinking that the sheriff was Mr., Jar
ret, former employer of his, called
out to Mr. Morris to come to him
saying he was perishing.
Sheriff Morris, despite the two shot
guns that the negro held, one in each
hand. walked through the back door
and toward the man. Then, when he
was about 26 PAGES from him the
sheriff fired twice, the two loads o.
buckshot taking effect in Austins alb,
domen.
Arm Shattered BY Rifle Ball.
The negro fell to the ground among
the vegetables of the garden, his Rgo
guns falling some distance from him.
Immediately the wounded man crawl.
ed toward the guns. Sheriff Morris
adaueed lpoa him, and when within
Is PAGES the negro had reached one
of tie uns and was raising it to fire.
But unsean by the desperado, Mr..
Lutte Stiyt niger had come from his
ipos around lie back corner OF the
ga den. and When the negro raised
hi 4n to Gre at Mr. Morris Mr. Stiv-
engef eTacR shot, fired the rifle bul.
lei taat sia sred Austins left arm.
nbe MAN back to earth begging
hi lapiil to shoot again. Imme-
al he picked up and carried
to n at. t.VEs in Mr. Jarret's yard
al taen other members of the
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II As damages in this case
uaa at tA might be any sum from
6 Aag 10 10000, regardless Of the
aa31W asae1 in the suit.
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f. dan b4gged the article to be
TIE am q not publish it out Of
: aCe r Benschoten, for Col
: Roosevelt did he would not expose
the atiftua. of the defense that the
sdmisaiofi If so-called hearsay evi
: deace }eaeyg upon the colonel's rep
utaton ss 10 liquor was merely tc
miaga dainages.
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Gore We HHhlished the article and be
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