The New York herald., 1878-08-24
A Ten NESSEE LYNCHING.


TERRIsLE CRIME AT sHeLBYvILLE--A TRAMP
MIND DENNIS DELoR "pooLs HIS ISSUES"
AND oUTRAGEs A WOMAN --INFURiA TED cITI-
zESs KIsE IN MA,sE AND LYNCH HIM
BLOOD G BDLING SCENES
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NAsHyILLx August 23, 1875
A shoibyve special TO the Nashville american
says Deuais Beor was iynched near that town last
night, hanging from the limb from which two
negro ravishs.s were swung in September, 1871.
Beor had been living In the Thompson Creek neigh
borhood for year and laIterly lived with
Patrick Williams, farmer. William Mar
TN, Williams son-in-law, lived near the lat.
ter Night before last Williams ana Martin
absent deer hunt, aud their wives were lett
at homo alone alter night. BeIor went to the house
OF Martin with pistol; he told Mrs. Martin had
come TO protect her from some and women OF
Ill umc VINO were proving 10 that vicinity. Mrr Mar.
she was AFRAID OF Belor, but as he insisted
stay ing about the promises guard, and she had
no ance escape to her mothers house, she ro.
Belor forced entrance 10 room TO outrage her
person. She pleaded with and resisted tor long
time uu sne was 30 exhausted that she could scarcely
liis her hand.
TAR FIEND AT WORK.
Tren the inhuman monster accomplished hts pur-
pose, almost CRUSHING tue c Irom her infant, which
she nad been iranticay holding TO her breast 1nthe
hope of dsterring the BRUSH beast from his work,
which ho hnaI.y accomplished only hall an hour
lore daylight, and then he threatened 10 kill her II
she toid auy ono OF tue outrage Returning TO WILL
ams house Bcor nled one OF his bcst horses ana
went Oh 20 moi. hbor's two miles distant and was
helping him board timber whom he was ar
rested at nine o'clock. Mrs Martin. though nearly
dead from Tue horrors Of the night, Abis 10 give
the alarm At an early boar, ana crowd Of indignant
and excted citixsps were quickly on Bolor's track
THE VILLAIN BEFORE A MAGISTRATES.
he Was taken before magistrate, ana besides Mrs
overwhelming. BY tn,s time the exciismsus vas M
and II was with d,nicuy coolhesaed citi.
Msanwnls Martin. tho husband, had returned aud
WAS crazsd the recital vi outrage upon his
Beor on the spot. A. SIX o'clock Constable Arnold
and five veil armed started with BeioY the
Shelbyvilie Jail Twelve miles distant BY advice oi
oitzsDs he svoided all tho mors puDlc Ibor0ughlsres
Afler lravcinng through the woods he succeeded In
getting just inside toe eorporsls miis near Tue ra
road depot, wien large crowd OF men, some OF whom
were issuisod, suddenly rushed from behind the
enyyc mouse aud ire'ght cars and In twinkiiny tho
surprised officers were overpowcred.
PRISONER TAKEN BY MOB
The mob seized the piisoner anu nrcd pistol as q
sigpaI, which was answered1Uy pscuiar ~bis,iss
Mounted men rode up joined the party anu All hurret
away WIN beior anu h.nssd MN. All tbe streets Of
VINO allowed mono 10 pass until Bcior Was In Ineir
custody. The lynehers intonded tha, beIor should
never reach The JAIL Large numbers OF Ne from
Shebyville visitod tue scene OF the hanging this
morning ihs ouprl was hanging by small halter
rope ana was suaheieo W oeatnt, tue fvpo having
nearly buried itseli Ia one side OF his neck.
scENk AT THk YATAL TREK
The body pressntso u ghastiy ana revolving sight
as It swung IN the morning sunlight A black and
swollen tongue protruded from tLe mockns, hideous
mouth The deep oIue.eycs gszsd plteousiy In death
through Thin white rims oil half open lsshes while
sns nspds and BODY were black ana purple with stag.
mated blood.
TuE JURY's vERDIcr
Tho verdict OF tho jury was "D,ed from the hands
Of persons unknown."
tho s~iit and just, though lawlsss, punishment of
ReIO INV icaltt nm DALI vof
tue Law. Bsor came into tho Thompson Greek CO NJ
munity as tramp. Whence he came no one ever
he refused 10 give Any Information about
sell. He hya cet eignt inches higu, weighed lao
pounds, had rspusive, sensual lace, was thirty
years old, and had been regarded with suspicion IL
was believed that ne had negrv brood In his veins
though hV passed AZ = white man.