Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-25 | Page 1 | Woman Wounds Negro, Mob Lynches Him

Woman Wounds Negro EM Mob ob Lynches Him I CARTERS CARTERSVILLE VILLE Ga Feb 25 J Jess ss McCorkle 1 a negro negro was was taken from jail here e early ily today by half halt a hundred men and boys hanged to a tree in front of the city hall hail and his body riddled with bullets McCorkle was arrested last night for breaking into the home of ofA A. A T. T Heath and at attacking attacking attacking at- at tacking Mrs Irs Heath whose husband was away The woman shot the negro TO in the wrist with a pistol but she was overpowered When caught McCorkle's McCorkle's McCorkle's Mc- Mc Corkle's wounded wrist was Ing and he had the pistol in his possession possession pos session session- He was placed in jail safely jail safely despite threats of lynching but during the early morning the crowd by a ruse ruse gained admittance to the Jail took McCorkle to the city hall halt and hanging him to a tree limb sent a volley of shots into his body i