Show SUNDAY HANG HANGING I 1 N kentucky justice was meted out TIRE Z WAS A ile he to three awful avul crimes verdict of ofalie alic coroners J ury hawesville Hawes ville ky sept 26 in the broad open glare of a sunday sun in the midst midat of a protracted revival and not a mask to be seen and in the presence ence of SOO infuriated people reymond a negro this evening at 5 was made to pay the penalty of his bia asse assault ault on 14 year old maggie roberts he was swung from arom a limb in the court house hoase yard bushrod flush rod yesterday afternoon after three miles balow town encountered maggie roberts daughter of ben roberts a prominent farmer he ha not only oaly brutally assaulted the girl but bat beat and bruised her with an aroi coupling pin pia and left tier her on the raier ad grede grade to dis die the newa odthe of the outrage spread and parties were sent in overy every direction he was captured in hiding at falcon four miles below the scene of the crime by four of the posse he was brought to Hawe aville and surrendered to the jailer while the town was deserted searching for him in the meantime the officers got wind of a mob and he ha was secretly guarded in the graveyard on the hill until morning when he was azain locked up UD but the people had b absen en determined all day early they came afoot on ho horseback in wagons and in trains train they r were ere impatient for darkness to cover tha ground it was waa rumored that abit the militia would arrive at from 0 Hena boro for his protection the angry crowd would not stand this aud they placed tr trusty usty sentinels on the hill bill overlooking to give a sign if the train bare such protection they failed to come but at this time the officers thought it opportune to play a ruse and the mob now already furi furious cue were led to believe that he had escaped from behind and a hot pursuit followed the trail was followed only a equale when the broad open attempt to spirit bushrod over the hills hilla and out of town was discovered A few well chosen guards however stayed at t the jail and as he was brou brought brouet bt out the mob ia front and the officers were nvere made to yield the excitement at this time was intense prompt ly at 6 5 the march to the court square but a few steps sway away was begun halting in front ol of a great shady poplar with limbs and twigs overhang ing the most public street in town a selection was made some delay was caused for want ofa of a rope but directly a new hall half inch plow line was furni furnished elied arid and everything was iu in readiness for the first lyn lunching lynching hing ching in hancock county pin the meantime boshrod was given an opportunity for confession and prayer H his confession wae complete he stated that he be wbk guilty auty and that this was the third offense ofie nse one auces successful s effort having been made upon his 60 year old aunt after cf ferine fering up his last supplication and a fervent prayer the signal to haul away was given and with pinioned hands bands behind and legs beneath he dangled between brick and tree the applause as lie he went up was deafening in about four minutes he was pronounced dead and coroner mitchell bell viewing tho the body cut it lown down and summoned a jury whose verdict was that bushrod bushton came to his death at the hands bands of unknown parties after tte lunching lynching lyn ching the mobs leader made a little talk he pointed to the tha corpse saying baying heie is ia the ibe protection we offer our wives and da daughters when ahel he committed the a assault bushrod was drunk |