Mercur Miner | 1905-08-12 | Page 3 | Negroes Hanged to Bridge

Negroes Hanged to Bridge. Hattlosburg, Miss. J. a. Smith, city convict guard, was nssasslnatod horn Friday morning by two negroes of his gang, William Horn and "Kid" Georgo. Horn mado his cscapo, hut Georgo wns captured, togothor with a negro named Ed Lewis, alias Ilrock. who had struck tho shackles from tho murdorors. They wero placed In the city Jnll after Ilrock had boon Bovoroly whipped to forco him to toll whoro Horn had gono, but ho refused. At night n mob gathered nnd qulotly took tho two negroes from tho Jail and hanged thorn to a bridge in the glare of tho electric light.