The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-08-25
Officer Killed Tuesday Evening
by Moonshiners While After
Escaped Convict.
MACE CARTER CAPTURED
AFTER ALL NIGHT SEARCH
Carter Immediately Confessed,
and Took All Responsibility
For Murder of the Officer Up
on HimseIf-Carried to Je-
sup Jail For Safe Keeping
Five Others Held at Waycross

After an all-night search through
the woods of Pierce County, posse
composed of officials of Ware, Pierce
and Wayne counties. located Mace
Carter, who confessed To killing Sher-
if j. W. Robertson yesterday after
noon about two-thirty, when the shei-
iff ran up on a still where Carter and
others, it is alleged. were engaged in
making a run of shine. Robertson was
searching for Randall Thomas, an es-
capped convict.
Carter Immediately confessed to
the crime and took all the response
bility upon himself. although it is
thought that others are implicated in
the killing.
Soon after the arrest of Carter, ne
and the negro who was with him at
the time were, carried to Jesup for
safekeeping.
Story of the Crime.
Sheriff John w. Robertson was kill
ed about 2:S0 yesterday afternoon,
when he and posse OF deputies went
to swamp near Patterson TO arrest
iiHndali TnomaA VINO was accnsad Or
stealing a horse and also breaking jail
at Jacksonville, and who was sup
posed to have gone into the swamp
and joined forces with gang of
moonshiners.
The sheriff arrested one Of the al
legged moonshiners as he was coming
from the swamp and left him in care
of one of his deputies. Stationing the
others on the outskirts of the swamp
to watch for any that attempted to
escape, Mr.. Robertson entered the
swamp alone. A few minutes later
several gun shots were heard and up
on investigation the sheriff was found
face down in water strangling. He
died within a few minutes from the
time he was found, without speaking,
1t Is claimed that wounds caused
by shot from shells of two guns uf
different calibre were inflicted in the
face and back OF the sheriff. This
leads to the supposition that Carter Is
shielding some one who was connect
ed with the killing.
Immediately after the report of the
killing had reached Blackshear. a
large posse was formed and went to
the scene OF the crime. and started
combing the woods for the perpetra-
tors.
Sheriff Rogers, OF Wayne county.
was called, and special train carry
ing him and his deputies and dogs
was run to Patterson. The dogs fail
ed to take up the trial on account of
the number OF people that had visited
the spot.
A still hunt was started, assisted
by officers Sweat. Hires, McClintoek,
and j. /. Cockfeld. Of wayeross. and
Deputy sheriff Warren, who later
joined the party.
All during the night arrests We're
made of persons found in the swamp
they being carried to the jail in Black
shear for safekeeping. Nest of them
are said to be connected In some way
with the Illicit liquor traffic in that
section and officers believe that wher
FUN statements are made by each oi
them. that several mysteries now ex
isting in connection with the murdel
viii be cleared up.
Five of those arrested are beinf
held for witnesses were brought t
wayerosS this morning. They are
Herman. Oscar. Clyde and John As
pinwail and Roy Carter.