Eight miles from Pendarvis, on the East Tennessee, and  about four miles apart, are two turpentine stills operated by Burbage & Lennon and J. D. James. Between the hands of each establishment very good will does not exist, though they exchange visits and courtesies to some extent, but an injury to one member of either band is sure to be taken up by the entire number. Being in Wayne county liquor is not among the luxuries of pay day for these hands, (except by the jug full) but the inmate desire tor a "big time of some kind must be gratified, so at each pay day some enterprising member of the community sends to Brunswick for a supply of cakes, candies, soda water and other extras, and gives a ''festival," which all attend as a religious duty. Two weeks ago last Saturday night, one of these festivals occurred in the Lennon settlement, and during the evening quite an inoffensive old negro stood at the back door of the cabin, sipping a cup of coffee, when suddenly there was a gun snot outside the house, and the old man received a load of buckshot in his breast, from which death soon ensued. The Negroes rushed out, but the assassin bad fled. As soon as daylight arrived they found tracks leading from the spot where the murderer stood, and after following them a short distance, in the direction of James's still, they found a lead pencil, which was recognized by one of the men as belonging to one of James's men. Arming themselves, they at once sallied out on an expedition to avenge the old man's death.   Arriving at the and several others before the door, and promptly opened fire, which caused a stampede. The object of their search ran down to the house of the white bosses, and thither the mob dashed. The fugitive dashed into the house and gave the alarm, whereupon the inmates came to the door and took a few shots at the attacking party, which so dampened their ardor that they forthwith "right about faced"  and   commenced a pell-mell rash in telling of it, says lie "thought he could run, but l yent nowhar to dem udder niggers." When they got home Mr. Lennon rode over to James' to ascertain what damage had been done, but found all right. The sheriff of Wayne county has since visited the scene, but as no evidence other than the finding of the pencil could be produced against the supposed murderer, no arrest has been made. It is believed that the killing of the old man was by mistake, the murderer believing him to be another negro, against whom he had a grudge, and whom he had threatened to kill.
17 Aug. 1887 Atlanta Constitution

Hanging at Jesup
Savannah Ga. Jan. 26 Jerry Mulford, colored, was hanged at Jesup today for murdering James Roberts near Nahunta in 1890, the hanging was without unusual incidents.
Date: 1894-02-01;  Paper: Macon Telegraph

Hon. D. A. Purcell, the efficient school commissioner of Wayne County, is quite ill with measles. There  is an epidemic of measles and mumps in Jesup and Wayne County.
Date: Saturday, January 26, 1907  Paper: Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA)  Page: 8

Col. D. M. Clark was elected Mayor, D. S. Price, James Morris and F. E. Breen, Aldermen, and Dr. E. C. Crummey for the school board for Jesup last Saturday,
Date: Thursday, January 10, 1907  Paper: Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA)   Page: 2

Mr. Mat Strickland accidentally shot and killed himself with his pistol near Jesup last week
Date: Thursday, January 10, 1907  Paper: Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA)   Page: 2

W. B. Lyons is now Wayne's new sheriff.
Date: Thursday, January 10, 1907  Paper: Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA)   Page: 2

JESUP May 8.—A white man is being held in the  Wayne county jail charged with criminally assaulting a 5 year-old white girl.
He is named John Arnold and has been around Jesup for several days, passing as an itinerant preacher, coming here from Mount Pleasant. Ga„ with his wife and two young children. He has been staying at a farm house about two miles from here, where the crime is alleged to have occurred. Arnold has been friendly with the child during his stay at the farm and this morning it is alleged that he enticed her to the barn, it is claimed that after committing  the crime he left in the direction of the river swamp.
The child went back to the house and is said to have seriously accused the preacher. A warrant was immediately sworn out against Arnold and Sheriff Price started on his trail with track dogs.
Arnold was tracked to where he crossed the river at Doctortown, where the news of the crime and description of the man was wired to stations ahead. He was soon arrested at Ludowici and brought back to Jesup this afternoon.
The news of the alleged crime has been kept quiet but there have been some threats.
Arnold came to Jesup from Mount Pleasant in this county but is a native of Marion county, South Carolina. He is 45 years old.
Date: Friday, May 9, 1913   Paper: Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA)   Page: Two