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Show TO SAVE THE OMAHA LYXCHERS The Coroner Reports that Their Victim "Died of Fright." Omaha, Neb., Oct. 20. Dr. Allison, assistant assist-ant coroner, after a careful post mortem examination ex-amination of the remains of the negro George Smith, who was lynched a week ago, decided that although there were sixteen wounds and bruises on his head, aud the. man's back was broken in .bree jdaces, that the contracted condition of the heart and j other conditions satisfied him that Smith j ''died of fright." Iu view of this testimony, the county attorney had the preliminary examination ex-amination of the lynchers postponed. |