Show I 1 WAS lip stools loank negro legro incinerated A AI N infuriated INFURIATE D MOB they first hang hana him and then burn his bis remains unmolested RoANo xv Vs va sept 21 the thomas smith who assaulted mrs henry bishop lut abet night was wag lynched this thia morning after lat nights fatal encounter with the ilia militia cilitia wi litia the tha mob cou con blued ii ned their search for the negro they found foaud where he ha was secreted later in the day hanged and shot him lu in the residence resi deice part of the city and dragged drag td ma liia body through the streets and then in the presence of a thousand excited people on the river bank incinerated the remains at one time the mob threatened to bury bary the netro negro in ia the mayors front yard owing to the bitter feeling and threats against the mayor and captain j bird of the militia they left town E excitement x cit ement is running high and trouble is is feared only aine nine were killed last laef night as follo follows 8 A wick william sheets 0 W J B tyle george white WA W A hall W jones join coln mills and george settle A number were wounded very severely and several will likely die coroner gray and jury repaired earl early Y to the scene of the lynching lunching lyn ching and after viewing the body entered a verdict that the negro came to his bis death at the hands of persons unknown n to them after tho inquest the officers were ordered to take lake charge of the body but bet the surging mass of men man assembled would aou ld not no t let them it A coal a cart passing near by was pressed into service ani ana the body was thrown iu into it it was then hauled to mayor trouts residence it was seemingly the intent of the mob to bury it in the front yard at this moment rev Cara Carn adz ap feared feared and dissuaded them from carry guv inu out this plan rn then they took the body to the edge of tha river to burn it fences were torn down store boxes taken and some one willi will an az ar cut down several cedar trees near bv the dry wood was waa laid in a large pile all le arid ra pu on the hea heap p t the hs negroes degrees bady abdy was waa laid on oa top of all cedar boughs were thrown and then just before touching the mau mat b h two gallon fc or of coal oil were poured over all the match was touched to it and the flames shot rapidly up it was an awful sight jt it was not icum before the crowd dispersed but all the morning men and sometimes an occasional woman were seen going toward the place of the burning all remaining of smith at noon was a few ashes and here aud and there a bone but the fire is st still til burning and those standing etan stan dind around said it should burn till there was not a vestige left mayor was wounded in the foot was carried to the ponce de leon hotel but owing to tie me threats ot of the mob he was removed from there thera to ro the country where he still is acting mayor mayo r bucknor buckner assumed control and suspended the chief of police and several officers the Coro coroners jury was in n session all day investigating the cause of the tragedy lut has not completed its labs labias the town is quiet tonight and the streets almost deserted de sorted nine man jsn were killed and injured last night |