Show p oJ 1 BOY v TAKEN TAKEi J JJ J 1 J fROM COURT AND J K SHOT 10 DEATH DEATO i l a By International News Nev Service Sor COLU COLUMBUS IBUS Ga Au Aug 14 Nearly H.-Nearly Nearly 10 firmed armed men invaded the courthouse late lato yesterday esterday afternoon co cowed ro Judge Gil Oil and the the other other officials seized a 16 old car negro b boy hy y who who had Just jUt been convicted and sentenced for tOl manslaughter ter carried him to the negro quarter of ot the city and there shot hot him to death The victim of the mob was T. T 1 E. E Cot- Cot Cott t n. n nho ho who w as s accused d of ot killing killing- Cedron Land fand and a a. white bo boy near this town ton two 1 months ago ngo in a quarrel Land was WIlS found In a A. field his face Cace rid riddled rid rid- with The negro was ar arr arrested ar- ar r rested sted and was said t ad to have partially con con- teased He was tried found guilty guilt of ot manslaughter and sentenced to serve three years In jn the penitentiary Judge te Gilbert had hard hardly finished pronouncIng pronouncing pro pro- pouncing sentence when a 0 shrill whistle sounded In court and armed men came camo trooping Into the tho room with their pistols drawn The They were ere Joined by confederates conCeder conCeder- ates atee in the tho The officials of the court coutt and the deputy sheriffs were forced to throw up their hands and keep them up S While a few tem members of the mob guarded the terrified court officials the tho others took the shivering little negro from tho courthouse to the street In the street the mob formed about the boy and marched through h the principal streets to the negro quarter There the boy was shot to death hundreds hundreds' of oC bullets bullot fired red Into his body r S While the mob was killing the boy the negroes In the quarter cowered In their bomes homes fearing the they would be attacked The men of the mob wore no masks and many nany of or them were recognized S Th The coro coroner r held an Inquest tonight but no rio verdict was rendered Judge Gilbert Gilbert Gil Gil- bert ert announces that he will begin an In- In tomorrow |