The New York herald., 1870-07-19
LYNCH LAW IN ALABAMA.

Riot Between Whites and Blacks at Pafona-
Three Nesrees and . White Man Hanged
by . nIob-Ssveral Persons Shst. .s..s 4,
Pstona lAlal special to Rome !Gs,l Daily July III
passenger train ON the Selma, Rome and Dalton
Railroad was approaching Cross Plains, Ala.
the train halted the negroes on the tender Jumped
on and took hand In the Tight, when other white
eral. At night party, consisting Of about dozen,
Of wendell Phfnps' Children created sensation,
Sn@ oy oys SSv Was rSa ns
citizens assembled and shot four negroes who re.
fused to surrender. Over one hundred negroes were
arrested carpet-bagger named Luke from Cana
da, who ts teaching negro school OF this place, is
under arrest as being the leader OF the negroes In
the situation, and viii hold the negroes to strict
men are arriving every hour, fully armed sherifss
posse will leave this evening on the train for Rome
to e S era Ta
supremacy at once. =
down train that the carpet-bagger Luke or Lucas
(wnite) and four negroes were taken from the Gala
by hanging for the insane folly ana heiiis madness
which led them to 80 brutal an assault on peaceaby
cSurc cna uRe or
said to hail from the distant North. He was an as
sistant OF Ola pe-carpet-pagger Brown, and. we
He was then employed in the railroad of1ce at
Patona and after that commenced teaching negro
Which has resulted 50 dsasifousy to him a and SS four
OF his coored brothers. We do not approve Of this
SO fashlonaOe with high oiiicials to pardon rad-
cal for the most heinous offences and then consider
ing the enormy or the offence and the high state Of
excitement naturally consequent we cannot see how
the VIII ties could have acted otherwise.
despatch has been received here fully corrOborat.
rISgleaders "a negro, who made his escape, was Voc
overtaken at Pryor's station and shot. 'sShoot
or mp in e asoy or On
party was brought forth In war and rapihe and
mursT has been fed on plu1dsr and riot and
accustomed feast Of murder and honest blood.
Two More Negroes Haused-The Carpet.
bagser's Confession. MOI
From the Rome lGa) Daily, July 14.l slc
The latest information that we have been able to
gather from the scene OF sne late late troubles az cross
ceedlngly quiet and 0rderly-the negroes are few
and far between and the citizens have returned to
their homes. We understand that two other me-
groes were captured and disposed Of for the best In
Ierests OF the community, making seven negroes
their long home through the fanaticism and
false teachings Of that white man. When Luxe
was taken from the sheriff BY the citizens and was
to write letter to his wife, the request was granted
In this letter we are informed that he acknowledged
attack on men, women and children returning from
church, that he c0nsigned his soul to the God who
gave IL ana MS Wue ana cnlldren TO the alWse pro-
lection OF Heaven, and making statement Of mis-
earthly aairs, announced his readiness for the ter
ribe ordeal Of death. Luke was fanatic OF the
deepest dye and took peculiar delight In arraying
the negroes against the white people among whom
he came to hve and mad been warned BY his friends
and foes to desst from the insane folly He would
reply that the people dare not m0lest or hurt hlm
ne was British subject and under the protection OF
futiity of relying on his nationality to protect him
against violated and outraged people. There are
also rumors a1oat that OF the attaches OF the
| Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad, whose business
ONCE is at Patona were notified that their room was
| preferable to their company. We have failed 10
| trace II to a reliable source.