Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-02-12 | Page 8 | Alabama Mob Lynches Negro

0 SIR ban M E 0 flub mm I 1 T I 1 N U a H 3 0 N I 1 6 0 gadsden Ga gadden diden ala F feb eb 11 bunkle richardson a negro charged with the assault and murder of sirs mrs sarah smith hero ere july 13 15 last was forcibly taken from tho the jail here at an early hour this morning and hanged banged to a bridge ov of tho the louisville and nashville railroad across coosa river awen ty four masked men went to the jai overpowered the sheriff alle riff and jailer and made short work of the prisoner four negroes were charged with the crime against mrs smith ono one 0 of the most fiendish ever committed in the state two ovo of 0 whom have been legally executed the third will johnson was waa recently convicted and sentenced to death but last week governor jenks believing thero there was strong doubt of tile the prisoners prisoner 6 guilt reprieved tho the negroes nc groes sentence to life i imprisonment richardson the man lynched this morning had not been indicted but was in jail awaiting the action of tho the grand jury