The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-25
AARON WILLIAMS
IN DEATH CELL
RESIGNED TO FATE
Escaped Negro Was Found Yes
terday and Placed In Jail
From Which He Cut Out.
HAD NEVER LEFT BRUNSWICK
Judge Highsmith Will Resen-
tence Him Probably in a Few
Days-The Negro AnxiousIy
Awaits Time for Moose to Be
Placed About His Neck-Po-
lice Guarding Cell.

Don't shoot, Boss. ! am coming
down." said Aaron Williams ar II
O'Clock yesterday morning, when Den
uty Sheriff Owens stood on the first
lioor OF the house of Annie 'Trezvant
at l7l3 Wolf street and mildly called
Williams, who was in one of the mn
stairs rooms. A few minutes later
the man who literally cut his way ont
CT Glynn county Jail late Thursday
evening and who was to have died on
the gallows the following morning
meekly walked down the steps and
up to the deputy sheriff and extend
ed both arms to indicate that he was
not armed. He was hurriedly placed
In the automobile of Sheriff Berrie,
waiting outside, and was whizzed
away to the county Jail and lodged
there again as quietly as he left the
place last week. In fact SO well. had
Sheriff Berrie planned the capture
that no one realized that Aaron VIII
llams was one of the passengers in
the car as it speeded from Wolf
street to the jail.
Sheriff Berrie has been working
very hard on the case from the mo-
ment of the escape and half dozen
clues have been followed in vain. Yes
terday, however too late for action
at night, the Sheriff learned that Will
liams was hiding in the Trezvant
house on Wolf street. There was a
close friendship between the Trez
want woman and the Williams family
and another woman, Annie THOMPSON
who also lives in the house. All Of
these facts became known to Sheriff
Berrie and were perhaps contributory
to the. information finally received.
At any rate, he became convinced that
he at last had a clue and yesterday
morning he arranged to bag his game
He had Deputy Sheriff Owens, AS
sistant Chief of Police Richardson.
Policemen Russell and Gorton e.
Cook, formerly a local fireman to
make for the house in his car. Then
he. along with Elliott Higginbotham.
William Kenneth Berrie and r. M.
Brown, wade it convenient to be pres
ent at the same hour. The house
was surrounded at once and Williams
had already been seen by member
OF the party, having poked his head
out, when the car drove up. Deputy
Sheriff Owens entered and called Will
liams who came down at once, as stat
ed above.
Sheriff Berrie advised Judge J. P.
Highsmith of the Glynn superior
court, at Baxley yesterday cf. the cap
ture and it is very likely that he will
come to the city on Saturday for the
purpose of again sentencing the man.
1t is understood that not less than
twenty-one days nor more than sixty
can elapse between the date of the
hanging and the capture, which is
matter in the discretion of the court
Williams Talks to the News.
Williams was seen by representa-
tive of The News late yesterday after
noon. This time he is not in one of
the outside cells but is confined in
the great steel cages on the first floor
and instead of alone, he will be guard
ed until Judge Highsmth acts. When
The News man entered, williams was
reclining in his bunk. Asked a few
questions, he told very ridiculous
story to the effect that he found the
saw, which he used in getting awa.,
inside Of his cell. He asserts also
that he did not do all of the saving,
claiming some had beenidone when he
was put in the cell. RE says he was
sorry he did not get a large family