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The Morning News
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
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Walter Cook, a Black man, confessed to murdering young Frank Kiser near Fairburn, Georgia, by striking him with an ax during a robbery attempt. Captured on Oct. 22, he was taken to Atlanta's Fulton County jail to avoid lynching by angry Campbell County citizens.
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The Murderer Taken to Atlanta to Save Him From Lynching.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 22.-Walter Cook, the negro who killed young Frank Kiser near Fairburn, was captured to-day. The negro confessed having waylaid young Kiser and knocked him in the head with an ax. His object was robbery. Cook was brought to Atlanta to-night and placed in Fulton county jail to prevent him from being lynched by the citizens of Campbell county. Public feeling was very much wrought up there, and but for the prompt action of the sheriff the negro would probably now be dangling at the end of a limb.
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Near Fairburn, Ga.
Event Date
Oct. 22
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frank kiser killed by ax during robbery; walter cook captured, confessed, and jailed in atlanta to prevent lynching.
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Walter Cook waylaid and killed young Frank Kiser near Fairburn with an ax for robbery. Captured today, he confessed and was taken to Fulton County jail in Atlanta to avoid lynching by Campbell County citizens, aided by the sheriff's prompt action.