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Show LYNCHING IN TEXAS oung Mexican Boy Is Put to Death by a Mob ghoidalo, Tex., Juno 20. The whlt-,Ulpgof whlt-,Ulpgof a stick led to killing Charles rgattung, a garage owner and the sub- .'quehD lynching of a Mexican youth .Jore last night, Whethor the boy was tL citizen of the United States or of Mexico Is not known. The sheriff of jWilairi county is on his way to Thorn-,uaftmq' Thorn-,uaftmq' Investigate. rj'TJieM,cxIcanl a lad of about 18 years whose rlame has not been ascertained, 'was sitting" on the sidewalk In front rpffgeltuuBjB'gariigo early last night, .industrloirs'ly' wielding his pocket kn!fo aivd' making' a pllo of shavings. Zcl-: Zcl-: tung- protested against the littering up 'oitbe' entrance to his placo of busl- noTifs and ordered the youth to stop. This, according to bystanders, angered the Mexican and he stabbed Zeitung through the heart. Tho youth was arrested and lodged Jn the town Jail. Shortly after night fall, a mob of about 100 men gath-ered, gath-ered, storming the prison and securing secur-ing the Mexican with little difficulty Some of the party went for ropes, but otners wero Impatient and held up a Mexican truck farmer who was drlvln.fi' a load of watermelons to market. mar-ket. The team was unhitched and the four traces wero fastened together. One end of a chain was placed about the youth's neck and another boy climbed a telephone polo, throwing the rope over The boy was lifted about six feet from the ground and the other end of the lino fastened to a spike In the pole. The crowd quickly dispersed, but the l was hanging for an hour bo-foro bo-foro It was lowored The lynching occurred on the principal prin-cipal street of the town no |