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  • Text is exactly "Hunting parties took to the streets of Saffold, Georgia on July 23, 1899 to find the men accused of committing a “dastardly crime” against Mr. and Mrs. Ogletree. When Louis Sammin asked for safe harbor, he was instead handed over to those hunting him and made to confess. In his confession, Sammin shared that others who had also escaped his chain gang from Albany were nearby. He also shared the names of other members of his escaped chain gang including Charles Mack. A report from The Bamberg Herald of South Carolina says that two others were killed the same night as Sammin, although they remain unnamed. Sammin was hanged and shot dead in Early County. "

Anna-Murphy Martin July 23, 1899
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