MR. JOHN CHRIETZBERG AND CLAUD KIDD MEET DEATH TO HANDS OF FRENZIED NEGRO

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Source Type

Newspapers

Publisher

The Weekly Herald

Publication Place

Wetumpka, AL

Publication Date

11/14/1912

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MR. JOHN CHRIETZBERG AND CLAUD KIDD MEET DEATH TO HANDS OF FRENZIED NEGRO
On last Sunday Peaceful Community of Floyd is the a Scene of the Aw cc Tragedy. tb 138012 h p On last Sunday the quiet and pros- ship settelment when the dogs bayed perous little community of Floyd, 12 in a negro's barn. The occupant of tf miles north of here was shocked and the negro cabin, whose name we have t horrified when two of its most prom- not learned, stated to the posse that f inent citisens, Mesers John Christs- the negro was not in the barn. How- burg and Claud Kidde met death at flever Mr. Claud Kidde and others c the hands of a half drunken and cras- went into the barn to search it. Mr ed negro named Burnett. Kidde got upon a table and moved It seems from the best informal some of the plank of the loft and tion available that two daughters stuck his head up in the loft when of Mr. Christsberg started to church the negro shot him in the face kill- at Good Hope Sunday morning and ing him instantly. . on their way met two negroes in the Those in the barn came out and e road driving a buggy. The negroes made the negro owner of the cabin made no effort to give any of the road bring Mr. Kidde's body out. The pos- The two ladies gave as much of the se then set fire to the barn and the road as they could, but in trying to negro Burnett came out shooting pass, the rear wheels of the buggy emptying his revolver into the crowd D driven by the ladies licked the rear but fortunately only a horse was wheels of the buggy driven by the killed. The body of the negro was lit- m negroes, frightning the ladies horse erally riddled with bullets. n and breaking the harness. The young The negro did not live in the Floyd Indies asked the negroes to help them community. repair the harness but the negro D Burnett replied that he had no knife. About this time some young white For Miss Wallace. a men came up, fixed the harness for to the ladies and accompanied them to Miss Ira Pearle McElhaney enter- st church. The two negroes going on up tained at a most delightful bridge j the road. As soon as the young men party on last Tuesday afternoon in r ladies reached the church, the compliment to Miss Minnie Wallace young men, learning of the treatment of Greenville South Carolina. The fr accorded the ladies by the negroes, apartmenti n which the guests were fa immediately started out and over- entertained was attractively decorat- a took the two negroes, stopped them ed with ferns and cut flowers. The and sent for the father of the ladies. charming hostess received her guests y Mr. John Chrietzburg. When Mr. in a becoming gown of pink char- th Chrietzburg came up and learned mouse satin. She was assisted by Mrs h what had happened he became in- Mac Freeman who wore blue messa- st furiated and started to whipping the line and lace. The guest of honor was th two negroes with his buggy whip. most attractive in a green cloth gown One of the negroes jumped out and with hat in suit. After the games two a ran but the other one the one named lovely prizes were given. To Miss th Burnett, jumped out, drew a pistol Mary Cantelou, who made highest to and fired, fatally wounding Mr. score was presented a beautifully is Chrietzburg. Mr. Chrietzburg died bound book, and to the honor guest Sunday night. After the negro shot a silverpaper knife. he ran. A posse was immediately or- A delicious salad course wa sserv- a ganized; sent to the penitentiary ed. The guests were Misses Mary of here and secured the dogs and noti- Emma Rouse, Minnie Welch, Mar- ci fied the Sheriff. The sheriff and his garet Macon, Annie Jackson, Berta St deputy immediately started out in McCullers, Annie Jackson, Wyllie to an automobile but the gasoline gave Moore, Stella Gaddis, Jessie Jackson, cc out and they failed to reach the scene fiMinnie Wallace, Mary Canteleu, ti of the crime. Jeandean Buyck, Jennie DeBardela- The posse with the dogs took up ben, Florence Golson, Mesdames, pa the trail of the negro and ran him Henry Collins, Sam Thornhill, Mac m about 6 miles down 'to the Friend- Freeman.

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