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Show Four of a Kind Strung Up. Raleigh, N. C, September 29. Last night four negroes, Jerry Finch, his wife, Lee Tyson and John Pattishall, were lynched one mile from Pattsborough, in Chatham county. They were taken from the jail and their bodies were found this morning suspended to a tree near the publio road. This is the sequel to the triple murder of the Finch family on the night of the 4th of last July, and the murder of the Gunter family some eighteen months ago. There were two of the Finch family, Edward, aged 79, and his. sister, aged 81. They were found on the morning of Sunday, July 5th, lying on the floor with their throats cut, and near them lay their servant negro boy aged 16. All had been knocked in the head with an ax. Suspicion Sus-picion rested on the negro, Jerry Finch, and he was arrested. . It was a great task from the first to prevent the lynching of these parties. Lee Tyson was afterwards arrested, and some time later John Pattishall was taken on the charge of being concerned in the Gunter murder, and possibly in the Finch murder. The verdict of the coroner's jury was long delayed, they feeling that if it was adverse to the prisoners they would be promptly lynched. The verdict when rendered ren-dered was against the prisoners. The majority ma-jority of the people appear to be satisfied that these people were guilty of both murders, mur-ders, for the two were mysteriously connected. con-nected. " |