The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
INDIANA'S DISGRACE.

DID OLD HARRIS ESCAPE THE MOB AT MOUNT
vERSoN?-RUxoRs THAT HE is ALIVE
cULLUD PUssoNs DRIVEN AWAY AT TEN MIN
UTEs NOTICE.
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
EVANSVILLE Oct. Is, 1878.
In spite OF all the evidence all pro liabilities to
the contrary II now appears tina. Daniel Harris,
why killed Deputy sheriff Thomas, OF Posey county,
did escape the vengeance OF tho mob and at
liberty. Atruthful coiored this city says
and converssd with him in this city Sunday night
and the further his family is in this
goes 10 show that he not only escaped, but has
gained his liberty. How this effected he does not
pretend to say; would Harris reveal. But SOL
EMMY ayers shat It is true and that he is safe
and beyond the power Of any one TO IND him.
..Don't you think the otter OF $1,000 will bring
him ?" asked the HxRALD representative.
They might as we'll offer miiIon.' he answered.
.It !, hadn,. bson for tho hanging driving Of
innocent colored men no darkey would protect HIM,
but nown-and no shook mis- head and lett TO guess
tho resI
coSsIvED AT Irs
II Harris did really escape Il must have been with
tho connivancs OF Tho mob and NOT by the efforts Of
the officers The tone In which bis escape
nouncea by the evident leader OF the Iynchers
WAS that OF an angry or disappointed
man, and lends color to the Idea that
his escape pTearraugcd by the very
mob raised 10 hang him. Mr. Hayes and constable
from Mount Vernon In the CITY last night, and
are confident that old man Harris escaped. They
claim that Harris "possumine" all day, and that
when tho officers eyes were not on him he would
move about He placed back upon his pallet in
the corner several times, thus aisprovng tho rumor
that lie was so weak from mo loss oil blood
he unable 10 move. During The struggle OF Hays
with the mob there was one IN Inc corridor but
Harris There had been candle burning IN one OF
tho windows, and when tho shooting began the light
Was exGipguishsd.
xAsY AWAY
Hays occasionally looked NJ harris through the
keynote lying ON me pallet beng aware OF tho inse-
curi,y Of the prison aud also Of Hrrss knowledge oil
that insecurity. Tho 'nsrsnss y tna. me oa mn
Jour ieet from the ground. then up NE
plank % .hs top q .hs cell, then
distance OF sixteen feet 20 the ground. The gentle
man accompanying Hays says hs positively saw ann
fired al HIM. He also states that lady, whose ver-
Mcity unQuesti0nablc. says that the old man ran
along the sidewalk within lew lsat OF her, and turned
up the alley. All Tins neotsn with the additional
facts Hays last 6gnt Of Harris the pallet
unui the entrance Of me mob II was July FIVE MIN
u,es and that The next day tho prisoners remaining
III jail that they heard noise Of some one
walking on The root Of taer cells point ssroIsy 20
this gentlemen state that any man Of ordinary
dimsns ons and activity can escape 10 the manner IN
dicaSed aud roach the ground IN minute and hall.
PEOPLE PKRskCCrkD
Tho disturbance in Mount Vernon has degc-
nerateo into .tConeds GROSS roads" crusade
against ooiorsd people. coiored man, steady and
industrious good mechanic and man OF some prop
cry, the street yesterday evening after
O'Clock train b id and ordered 10 leave
within i've minutes. TINS Ordsr was given BY Two
men were going around IN buggy making
. bssiness Of EOtying coiored people 70 leave.
An old doctrsAs, named Caldwell, was ordered
10 leave and she with her whole family o0eysd
man who working az fireman ~ the Homiuy MIL
WINS given minutes TO leave Tho crusade 70
ensibly directed against all VINO not old citizens,
but even Of them being uriven out, leaving
lhem no take OF their property settle
their buainess. One man had TO leave his stock
Another man, named Tom Linsey, who is too SICK 10
be removed, lett IN care OF his aged mother, ana
lies msrtal tear OF his his while mis- wife sought
safety in hgnt, ADD 10 In this cty; but her present
whereabouts 10 carefully kept secret that no white
man, however no may be trusted, can learn H.
FIRE.
Colorod people inseAd 81 making arran gsments 10
burn the town arc packing up aud sccrctng Their et-
fects, In expectation OIL their houses being burned.
IL now appears that the question OF tho admis-
| sioa OF coiored pupils 20 the nigh school
| has been . factor IN producing the excite
| meat against colorsd people. The promotion Of q
couple Of colorsd pupiis TO The high school grade
brought up the question, which was discussed with
somo asporly, and decided against tnc,r admission,
but the asking Tor admission and AN evdcnt dsposi.
tl0n urge bsgOt great deal o. passion, and
those VINO participated In u were made LAO especial
objects OF abuse.