THE BIRDS FLEW

Clark Barber, Red Brown, Ben King and Loyd McKibben

On Tuesday Capt. J. M. Holfield, chief of the Jackson mounted police force, discovered a number of young bloods of the colored persuasion, in a room on Gabe Bell's place on Second street, playing cards, which is a crime against Georgia laws.  On seeing the blue coat and brass buttons they flew like a covey of birds and did not alight till near the trestle a mile north of town.  Chief Holifield quickly reported the case at police headquarters and several other mounted officers were detailed and made hot pursuit.  They followed the fast flying blackbirds and succeeded in capturing four.   Their names were Clark Barber, Fed Brown, Ben King and Loyd McKibben, who have been assigned rooms on the first floor of the Butts county hotel, of which sheriff J. M. Crawford is proprietor.    They will be interviewed by Judge Boynton and Sol. Gen. M. W. Beck abaout the 15 inst.

Middle Ga. Argus - Week of March 3, 1893

Submitted by Don Bankston