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AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY, JUNE 30.19,10.
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rs DESPERADO
IS SHOT TO DEATH.
|Four Dead and Two
nded to His Credit.
two companies ot Georgia
nd jirobably one thousand bul-
k»ut an end to the life ot W.
jtwick, Hardshell Baptist
of Irwin county, who sud
Ire loped on Sunday Into a der-
bf the most murderous type
[d two and wounded tour of
seeking his arrest before
L justice reached him In tho
lead that fairly perforated
lie dwelling,
one of the Fitzgerald Guards,
cd by Capt. Charles A. De.
rhed Bostwlck's house early
luiornlng. • In the house were
|ttle children. The posse of
vho had sought Bostwlck's
|n Sunday afternoon had rs-
oni sending tusllades of bub
kite bouse from rear that the
Light be the victims, instead
lather. The same difficulty
the Fitzgerald company. It
|rer do to turn forty rifles
shell of a dwelling in
i six children. Innocent
lense whatever. In the bops
yaden missiles might find tbs
mercifully pass them by.
Arrival of the Fitzgerald
pt. Delang consulted with
posse which) had sur>
he house alt night to pre-
[cape of Boetwlck, who at
two deaths and three
pen to h's credit While
to what to do, the
the murderer jrere seen
!rom the dwelling. Reallz*
ere was no escape for him,
k.niust pay the penalty foi
| of Sunday, Bostwlck had
children a last farewell,
|ii) out of doors and grimly
the corner where he had
llr, with his shotgun, loa>l-
ckshot, and his revolver at
[for further execution when
hould resume hostilities.
Iliad demonstrated his abil-
Im and shot to hit. Apparently he
had picked his victims—at least that
was the Impression among the posse.
To charge *he house meant more
deaths. There was no douBt of that.
It was felt that there waa no need to
expose any of the soldiers to the sure
a m of the murderer, evidently In a
state of maniacal frenzy and eager to
add more to the list of the dead or
wounded before he himself had paid
the death penalty. Capt. Delang ac
cordingly scatered his men In skirmish
Hr* -.ct at the word of command thir
ty rifles opened n-e at the Bostwlck
fort. It wag not a one-sided engage
ment. Back from the dwelling came
an answering Are and a civilian stand
ing near Capt. Delang fell, probably
mortally wounded.
Volley after volley was poured Into
the dwelling. It seemed Impossible
thut any human being could be In the
house and be alive. Riot cartridges,
t Is stated, were used by the Fitzger
ald company. Tbelr carrying power
was seemingly not adequate, and
many spent bullets were subsequently
gathered up In the house, where they
bad fallen directly after piercing the
planks. High and low the bouse was
apparently riddled. And yet, when the
firing ceased a shot from the fort
told that Bostwlck, even though he
might be wounded unto death), was
still on the alert, deflant to the end,
ready to light until the last gasp.
There was no white flag of surrender
on his part, no matter tow formid
able or how determined the army sur
rounding him.
Probably a thousand shots were Br
ed by the soldiers and civilians and the
capture of Bostwlck was no more as
sured than at the beginning when the
Albany Guards, 42 men, commanded
by Capt. Saye. arrived. The dwelling
In which Bostwlck lay concealed was
surrounded by cotton and corn Helds.
It was a small one-story structure of
frame, facing a public road probab'y
fifty yards away, with a small woods
beyond. Capt. Saye threw his men :<i
a skirmish I'ne that would Insure thielr
bullets ruddling the fort. With ammi.-
nitlon of the highest effe<$lveneai,
capable of penetrating a wall two or
three times the thickness of.the cot
tage before tkwm, and with the tyillets
pouring In from the front and at an-
across the field. The thuds As thwy
struck against thw frame front and
sides of the dwelling could be heard.
There was a few minutes’ pause. No
sign came from the dwelling to lndl
cate that Bostwlck was living or dead.
If living there was no Intention of
surrendering on his part. It was not
worth while to run the risk of sacrl
flclng any of h's men to satisfy the
double murderer whose only object
In life now was to glut stllj further
bis desire to destroy others before he
himself should be killed. Again the
command was given and the rain of
bullets for a second time crashed Into
tbe Bostwlck home, cleaving through
the front and out the rear frame work,
carrying death and destruction Into
every corner ot the building appar
ently.
An answering shot came. It Is said.
It was the last shot of the murderer.
Was it aimed at tbe sold era or wvs
It the net of a suicide? Opinions dif
fer. • ,
gles that would seem to insure cover-
There bad been no Ing every foot of the space within tbe
riminate shooting on his Bostwlck fort, Capt. Saye gave the
was every evidence that I command to fire,
ch Instance taken careful From forty rifles the big bullets sped
“.•w,ii<mh| «, we.
For the third time, and then 'for the
fourth .time Capt. Saye’s voice rang
out clearly to the long line of men in
khaki and each time there was the
answering roar ot the rifles. One hun
dred and sixty bl gbullets. the bullets
that Unde Sam furnishes for use
actual war, had swept across the road
and the front Held and crashed Into
the house tbat but a few hours before
had been a peaceful borne, but now
had become a place ot terror. Then
came the command: "Charge.” and the
two companies, seventy-three men. In
un form, swept across the short space
and crashed Into the door ot the bul
let-ridden house.
On the front ot the house are two
fair-sized rooms. To the fear was the
kitchen. The first room entered was
untenanted. The light entered through
Innumerable bullet botes as well ss
through the open door, the door
through which tbe children hsd come
out but a short time before to seek
a place of safety. It needed but a
hasty glance to show tbat no one oc
cupied the apartment and then there
was a dash, to the adjoining room.
There the quarry lay. Alongs'de
the bed. down upon the floor, his
hand still gripping a pistol that bad
two cartridges In its chambers, a shot
gun where It had fallen by hls side
•literally shot to peces—lay the
corpse of Bostwlck. On his head was
a gaping wound, fresh made. There
had been a bullet shot fired by one
of the soldiers as this last room was
entered. But It Is not believed that
this wound was thus Inflicted. Find
ing escape Impossible, tortured by
wounds that meant an agonizing death
It la believed the murderer as he halt
reclined against tbe bed turned hls
revolver against'himself and sent
bullet into hls own brain. But if so,
It was merely anticipating the end by
a few minutes. Wounded as he was. a
speedy death was Inevitable, although
It is quite probable that some of the
wounds were made by bullets that
poured Into tbe room after death bad
come.
A glance at the Interior ot the bed
room gave .the explanation ot hls ap
parently miraculous escape from the
bullets of the posse ,and hls ability to
pick off members of It wh'le Mmseit
escaping Injury. Piled |ip in front ?f
the door leading from this room and
facing tbe road was the mattress and
other bedding. This bad made a
shield beh'nd which Bostwlck was
by
Sheffield were shot to death by Bost
wlck.
Those wounded by the desperate
man were eDputy T. C. Bass, arm
broken and stmt In th eabdomen; J.
Mclnness and Matt Tucker, of the
sheriffs posse, both shot by Bost
wick, but not seriously hurt.
Sheriff Mattox was shot dead
Bostwlck In the attack upon the la;
ter’s fortreso Monday, making
total ot four killed, and as Wany
more wounded by the desperatA men
since Sunday morning.
Fourth Victim Is Dead.
(Special to Tlmes-Recorder.)
Ocllla, Ga.,' June 27.—Sheriff Me In
nls died this afternoon ot wounds re
ceived In tbe battle with the desperado,
Bostwlck, Sunday, In which six men
were shot. He Is tbe fourth victim to
succumb.
DOING THE IB BUTT
protected In a large measure from the 1 8cores of Americas Headers Are
bullets sent Into tbe dwelling front
the front Against this breastwork the
murderer had pulled this bedstead and
on this had apparently stood while
firing through a little transom over
the door. Picking out a man from tbe
attacking force be could carefully
take aim and fire and then drop down
behind thw mattresses. A bullet that
penetrated the door could not find Rs
way through the protecting shield.
Tbe bullets that had found the mur
derer’s body bad come from an angle
through the front or side of tbe
dwelling and caught him where thwre
was no protecting bedding to check
them. How many times Bostwlck was
wounded before he fell to the floor
will never be known. Protected as
he was. he could have picked and kill
ed a dozen men, using revolver and
shotgun against them. It needed ar
my weapons to put a quietus to hls
career.
The preceding account of the af
fair was obtained from Capt Saye, i:f
the Albany Guards, and other members
of that company at Cordele on their
return trip Monday afternoon. .
learning tbe Daly of tho
Kidneys.
Deadly Duel on Sunday.
The fight began Sunday in an attempt
To filter.the blood Is the kidneys
duty.
When thwy fall to do this the kid
neys are sick.
Backache and man^ kidney ilia
follow.
Urinary troubles, diabetes.
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W. T. Myers, 10 Lamar street,
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relieved me ot a pain In my bach
and regulated tbe passagqs ot the kid
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Saying mean things -pleasantly
usually sure of au unpopular end.
......„„jv n„.. Lame shoulder Is almost Invariably
the part of the sheriff to arrest Bost- (Cau|e(fcby rheumatism of the muscles
wick for a small offense. He Is a;, n d yields quickly to tbe free eppll-
white man with a fighting record at/d. cation ot Chamberlain's Unlment Tbls
the officer knew he had a Tartar to I Unlment Is not only prompt and ef-
handle | factual, but In no way disagreeable
In the Sunday fighting Police Chief I
Davis, of Ocllla, and Deputy Sheriff I
to use. Sold by all dealers.
A skinned man dreads a sure thing.
BRACE OF PICNICS IS
PUNNED FOR FOURTH
Meander to Myrtle Monday
for the Day.
There will be a double celebration
of .the Glorious Fourth out arMyrtle
Springs, five miles from Amerlcus, and
a popular resort withal. This favor
ite place la always the sceco ot »
monster Fourth of July picnic, and
there will be no exception to the es
tablished rule on Monday next It
will be a general holiday here In the
city, and hundreds wilt go out to en
joy a bath at Myrtle. Monday, how
ever. Is at t a convenient day for thAse
living lu tbe country as It breaks Into
the week's work, and tho usual big
community picnic will be held there
on Saturday ne&, July 2nd. Thus
Myrtle Barings gets two big picnics
In .a lump, and many here will enjoy
both occasions. There will be fine mu
sic for the dances and a gala time tor
all at both picnics.
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better to be correct than It Is to
corrected.
PAYMENT
WITHIN TWO
MADE
HOURS
WRITES THE ADMINISTRATOR
’he Southern States Life Insurance Go. Leads All in Prompt
Payments. Such Promptness Speaks For Itself
and Needs No Further Commment.
THE PAYMENT.
Atlanta, Ga, May 16th, 1910.
k Southern States Life Insurance Company,
Candler Building, Atlanta, Ga. n
■ Gentlemen —You will find enclosed receipt in full for *5,000, your
lek for which I have just received payment of all claims under policy
, 1664, held in your company by the late Robert W. bams,
i The completed proofs were handed you today, and within two
[irs your check was delivered to me, it being the first payment made
per the various policies held in other companies by Mr. bams.
' Such promptness speaks for itself, and needs no further comment.
Accept my thanks for your check ami best wishes for the success
jrour good company. R F.'sAMs fiporary' Administrator.
The Southern
THE RECORD.
States Life
The usual promptness with which all claims are settled by The
Southern States Life Insurance Company, is due first, to its wi'l'igness
and desire to assist the beneficiary in preparation of all necessary a-
pers, and, second, the fact that is a Home institution, located in the
Has Never
Contested A
immediate vicinity of the insured, is easy of access, has facilities for
securing information promptly; advantages which, by the very fact of
Death Claim.
their location, are denied to companies whose home offices are in dis
tant cities.
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.ae above tells the story. Prompt payment of death claims proves the Insurance Company’s
Jgrity. Policies were also carried by the insured in Eastern and other Southern Companies,
of the latter has a home office in Atlanta, but The Southern States Life was the first company
take payment
e Southern States Lite Insurance Co.
J. H. BAKER, Agent j
Americus; - Georgia
L MOORE, Pres.
Office: Atlanta, Ga.
HARRIS & OLVER, Agents
Columbus, Ga. HHl
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