| Show ina INTHE TE HANDS OF A MOB MEMPHIS tenn oct 16 jefferson Jeffer Jefter con pon emp tue me la fayette rapist was strung to a telegraph pole at this morning by men within two huil hundred drej yards ot the scene of bli gilr crime before banging the he negro tb moto mot cut off both ble big ears ear and all ot hi fingers and mutilated him bim in ID a horri ble and unmerciful manner the mob their prisoner reached the home bume of big victim vacti in mies mie prater soon eoon alter at ter midnight the young lady him as her assailant aes ailant As an is a 00 oo ion a as this thie won was done au armed squad ot of mon man took ellis trum from constable farrow on an started for the pike where the public road crones the louisville sod and nasi nan vilis railroad here aber lb re in IB ajo a telegraph pole A big fire bad been bodt at babe place and around it the mob gathered ina in a circle the hadju cuffed negro was waa on hta his knees befort tbt fire the leaders of the mob tolu ellis to pray but he only looked at them in a stupid manner bel bei g told bold that be was about to ilia die tie ne raised ni apice in a negro hymn sod and by the time he be had bad finished the aub wa Ji looking boking ugly the fiercer elemeul were refe jai in complete cint control cintron rol cries ot of barq him were heard board on all 91 elje jes trilb fearful late fate would probably have been fortunate for the nero negro as aa suase quent events eventa proved amid the shouts of the mob a man jumped to the neiron 8 side witta a drawn koile knife in bis big hands band cut oft off his hib asro J they cried p jive me a fluger shouted one mn 1 ill I want a thumbs thumb cried another the better element in the crowd drew oft off at tola this time and sold oboy abe were not lo in favor avor of doing anything but hanging banging the negro the protests pru teate were not noticed being urged un lou ll 11 the fiercest in the crowd the mao man with the knife cut oft the negros right ear anu and held bold up the be bleeding trophy in full view of tue toe crow J the negro screamed ec reamed from hi is torture but hla big other ear was waa cut a few nu inu monte menta later the mob became madder at we sight eight of this work ana those blee ano were mutilating the negro found ample encouragement they lexi out oft all his fingers sod and tearing away part 0 hla his clothing they mutilated him to in a horrible manner it was wis feliy 86 85 minutes after the torture began when the rope WB was put aarsund the nerrol negro Js neck beck the tele graph pole was WAR 75 feet away the free end and of the rope was wag taken by a mat mar who abo climbed the telegraph pole aw an threw it over tue oron cross arm the crowd jerked the be negro to within it a foot of abe pole and while abe mob shouted the blooding bleeding and mutilated form was waa swung to the cross arm the negro was waa lowered to the ground later aud and nis iila bead out from his hie body with pocket knives the noose was theo then put over the lost beet thud and the she headless body again wung swung up it 9 iii intended tended to send the bead to the family of the little girl the noro nero attempted to assault on saturday in mississippi A placard was put on the n simu s body bearing the bordt death to any man who cuts mm nimI iown before this evening passengers on the louisville Liou laville and nash naab vilis vilie trains traina today way may see aee the horrible night flight rne point where the lynching lunching lyn ching occurred in a cross road called clifton clitton summit jeff jaff ellis on the afternoon 0 october 5 criminally assaulted mia rattle prater in the presence pree enoe of the lattera lat teia two little sisters he was put pursued until captured on monday nest pleasant miss he confes ew to the assault upon mine prater true the ani murder of mrs wilcox of cue ue same i two yeara agai ad the attempted assault upon a little irl lu iu anile trying to ea cape from the mob |
