Show JUSTICE AT I NG M liKE SPEED I. I t G m. m f CITY TODD TV ON o 2 The The little town torn of bor bordering r u on lake which lias has been been the nO of man many stirring incidents the past month witnessed tho lynching late this a afternoon of three n negroes who were arrested this morning mornin for murdering Sp Special c al Deputy Deput Sheriff Richard mchard j t nd fatally wounding John Hall hail a deputy p sheriff sherif I II I The fhe were Marshall Stein- Stein back Edward and and J Jim m Stein Stein- has back ad These brothers created a cli disturbance at a religious religions mc meeting tiu nt near ar ill I Satur Saturday ar nj night ht and when the tho officers attempted to tu arrest t them a fi fight ht cuned ensued cu- cu sued ned in which the negroes shot the tho IJ officers c aur and mado their escape It was barely daylight liht Sunday morning before forc a it poso of If citizens from and Hul P places were in iu pursuit it but butt t tho he- he hen negroes n ros ro's successfully full eluded the tho t bo white men until S 8 o 0 o'clock clock this morning when the they were f cd au and cap cap- a in in a swamp near t the tho o village of Ridgel el Tho The vicinity is known as the theOld theOld theOld Old River flyer bed bell canebrake and aud it is 8 Aalt alt It to trace a u man UlAn or beast through h Its ts is tan tangles tangle Iet First Locked Locked Lock d Up Once Onlo c captured b however w cr the nc negroes ro s cox covered Pied by a hundred guns un were finally final ly Jr landed in is jail s at Tho negroes when arre arrested to paid laU two o guns gnus in their possession but hail had run out of ammunition News Se of oi the capture t spread rapidly ly to 10 tho the surrounding territory and aul in i addition 2 to tho the several eoral hundred mom mem hers bers eu of the posse men began arriving ing I 11 by every cerY road and soon the tho jail was surrounded b by a mo mob which had no hesitancy be in in- in threatening a l h lynching aching Quickly and aDd surely urd One of the first citizens to mount the steps of th the jail and make malc an au appeal l to the rush mob was 1 T 1 I L. L Barnette rt well well- Known lawyer la I Mr tr Barnette r recalled the recent night rider night outrages outrage which had bar U dis disgraced disgraced graced time tile vicinity i Ho lIo admonished the hearers not noi to ln do thin anything dee dee- e but to let Jet the tb la law take tako its course although D at tho time am time promising prom prom- II ising illing full justice justic would be ions done the tho three black men man This met with growls gum Is of i and Mr Ir Burnette sec tec- ins ing his hie r remarks w were worp m of no ail a pleaded i ade-i with n tho the men if then tb worn wem determined de- de d to lynch the negroes to wait nit till til Di nightfall Brother Makes Appeal Taylor Hall a brother of the tb injured 1 deputy sheriff followed Mr Mr- Burnett He said in effect t. t that a postponement of until loni tonight ht would woul be lon lon- The moll mob was s And it was was was' u i evident that it would IH bo be impossible imos impossible im os possible to stem teni tb the ti tide f of feeling celin As a last rc resort ort S. S J. J Caldwell a to and Sheriff s Haym-s went bo bo- to- to fore foro Justice Davis Du and aud explained the situation telling ng n of tho the menacing alti utH- attitude altitude which thronged the tho tude lIlo of the tho crowd h rind principal pal streets Erects leading l to time the jail I Justice D Davis at once agreed to open his court at i o'clock summon a jury of twelve o men and allow the negroes after all the th evidence that could bo ho ad nd- adduced was as heard to be duly sentenced to death Meanwhile Guy Gov was wag ad ail advised yi tl by telephone of th the situation and ordered a company of militia in this I city to proceed w with th nil 1111 haste basto and if possible secure s uro the negroes and conduct thorn thom to a I. I place of safety Time Tho troops were nere started at once but failed to arc arr arrive ar aY I rive r c in time to prevent lynching At t tho the trial t time evidence of tho those c who had seen tho trio killin killing was heard beard and in an incredibly by short time tho the ca case c was given i Cn to tho the jury who in in a few minutes returned a verdict of guilty fixing tho the penalty at death eath I The sentence had barely barol been passe passed ou on the three ue negroes rocs wh when n the mob snob with a whoop and a yell swarmed the courtroom and seizing the tho prisoners rushed them theD to a large tree near the thel l' l edge go of town and aud hanged hanJe 1 them firing volley coley oll after volley oUr into the air as the I bodies were ero drawn up from front the tbt earth I |