Logan Republican | 1902-10-09 | Page 2 | Strung up to a Pole

STRUNO UP TO A POLE. Two Nrcrora Tlrd Fuca to Kurd tr Mob wild Hunted to Tilrplion 1'ole. Ourtleld Hurley and Curtis Itrown, negroes, wero lynched at Newbern, Tenn., by h mob of f00 people. Hurley Hur-ley on Saturday last shot and killed D. Flatt, ayoung farmer, near Dyersburg. Flail had traded horses with the negro, who later asked that tho trade be declared de-clared oft. Flatt refused to accede to this proposition, and wjillu on his way homo was shot down by Hurley. A posu has been hunting the murderer, mur-derer, and at last located him in a negro ne-gro cabin at IlufTinun, Ark. While being brought to Dyersburg Hurley confessed to thu killing, implicating Curtis Drown as an accomplice. lloth racu were lodged In jull at Dyeribnrg. A mob soon appeared and demanded tho prisoners. Criminal ludgo Madden made a strong plea that tho law bu allowed to deal with the case, saying thai the negroes would bo placed on trial at onco. Tho mob would not listen to this, and forcibly took possebhlon of the two men and took them to New hern. Tio two men weic taken to u telephone pole uml be-curely be-curely tied furu to f.ice. At a given word they wero strung up.