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_ V'*i AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY, JUNE 30.19,10. ■ 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. Doan’s Kidney Pills core them alL Americas people endorse our claims. W. T. Myers, 10 Lamar street, Amerlcus, Ga., says: "I have Doan's Kidney Pills and have no hes itation In recommending them. They relieved me ot a pain In my bach and regulated tbe passagqs ot the kid ney secretions. I know thjit Doan'/ Kidney Pills are a very reliable rem edy." For sale by all . dealers. Price SO Fosler-IMIlburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United Remember the name—Doan's—and take no other. - 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. 1100 Howard, 1100. 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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. f .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 lit TV kl '.h|| M