MURDERS AT WETUMPKA
- Title
- MURDERS AT WETUMPKA
- Source Type
- Newspapers
- Publisher
- The Andalusia Star
- Publication Place
- Andalusia, AL
- Publication Date
- 11/14/1912
- Transcript
- MURDERS AT WETUMPKA. Wetumpka, Ala., Nov. 11.-A serious tragedy occurred yesterday ness Flord. Elmore county, about twelve miles east of Wetumpka when Claude Kidd, white killed by a negro who ran into two young ladies while driving to church. The negro was later killed by infuriated citizens. The two daughters of John Chrisitzberg started to church, and on their way met two negroes in the road driving a buggy. The young ladies gave as much of the public highway as they could, but in passing the rear wheel of the buggy became locked. The horse driven by the young ladies became frightened and in his fright broke the harness. About this time some young men came up, fixed the harness and ac- companied the young ladies to church after which they left to overtake the negroes, some of them going for the father of the young ladies. Mr. Chrisitzberg became very indignant and overtaking the negroes attempted to horsewhip them, when one the negroes drew a pistol, shooting Mr. Chrisitzberg through the body, injuring him seriously, if not fatally, The negroes then fled, a posse following. The occupants of a cabin which was soon reached stated that the parties sought were not there, but believing the negroes to be secreted about the hut some of the party went inside. Once inside the cabin a loft was noticed overhead, where- upon Claud Kidd, one of the pursuers, mounted a rickety table and with a pole pushed up one of the planks of the loft. As he did so, a pistol shot from the loft rang out and Mr. Kidd fell to the table dead, the ball striking him in the top of the head, coming out under the lower jaw. The negro who killed Mr. Kidd was told to come out, but when he refused the crowd proceeded to set fire to the cabin. The negro, seeing he would be burned, made a dash for liberty, shooting at the crowd as he ran, firing five times, though fortunately no one was struck. The negro was killed by the posse and his body completely riddled with bullets.
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