| Show Till IYM MINC oboa collooloo1e11 raise flow It VVo 1 0 NhW ORLEANS Jan 20Johll Johuitou was buiutd at tile take lu front of CottonVrelJcnre near Amtl City at 8 oclock title morning Arch Joiner woe gaaagoj I Johnston and Joiner occirdliiK to a confcenlon of the Irwer f were guilty of murdering five memttra ol the Cotton family near here come lime age Tile Irlo of murderers were taken from the Jail at Amtl City together to-gether Jail night by u mob William wit i hanged to I an oak lice In front of Little Zion church not far from Amtl City The m As look Johnson and Joiner to the scene of their crime where they were executed Johnston anti Joiner were brought to Amtl City from New Orleans yet terday to plead to ludlolinenta and alter a bearing were remanded without with-out ball During the day eeveral citizens citi-zens called at Ibe jail and Johnson made n confession Ills etory of tbo slaughter of the fatally was peculiar He old bo always liked the Cotton family and would mt h BID harmed them had It not been for the fact that be was bullied He armed talmeelf with an ax not to burl tile people lu the house but to prevent their creeping ag be bad been told to watch the door The murder John ron raid was planned by nod Mo Knight n luitor of the girl Maud Miller who a mother Mm Cotton whipped her lor allowing AlcKnlgblj allnILn Tula was the only motive he knew for tile crime He aid Arch Joiner hot Cottontl e bead of Ibo household with a gun und then ttruck Marvin titephene u ron of Mrs Ana Btepbui with an ax on the forth to do Joiner finlbd the mon and then weal into the room occupied by Mrs Hipllo Mi Cotton and Llnl 1IJ1r with Mud sudovefal children and killed the three womrn I NEW UiiLBANa Jan OA dispatch to the TluieiDdiuocrat tram Amlte city this morning sayi The crowd first decided to burn Johnson at tile stake but finally concluded lo hang him Both Degrees wr therefore massaged and hotIrd lulu their bodies Joiner and Johnson hat walked abtul a mile when Johnson erld be wculd go nojnrluer Awagon was procured and both negroes were buttled Into It The rain fell In lor route There were probably 200 men In line all exceedingly urderly and quiet Whets Independence was reached H ball was made Rod those who detlrod were given an opporluul y ta see the negroes alter which the match wa remained III a Poutheaegarly direction from liaJependence When within two miles ol the residence formerly occupied by the Colton family the crowd set up a yell Just before reaching Cottuna place a low lines of Nearer My God to Thee where bummed to a doleful tune 00 arriving at the placu where the five murders wel committed Jonnon suit Joiner wero Made to julep Out tit the Wagon Join or had Jooood the tote on him hand nudmadeadsting bremisforlsealoat 110 got 01J a few feet when ama one grabbed him A abort but sharp tussle took plate Others rushed lathe la-the rescue ear he was toon subdued and n rap placed arosundlihi meek Johnson dill n1 endeavor tDOICSpe Joiner eel up a plteou moan and begged 10 be shot Ile uqutod to be lieriulltod to fight Johunon saying Johnson bad gotten him Into oil the trouble Jolsomouaignifled dlrlo fi htandtne negroes wore given an opportunity Punch each other |
