The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-20
MISCEGENATlON.

BUTCHERY OF NEGRO IN TEXAS FOR LOVING
AND BEING LOVED BY WHITE GIRL
APPARENT TACIr UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE AssAssISs AND THE AUrHoRIrIEs-
KILLED WITH Two POUNDS or HOT SHOT,
The Houston Telegram, April H. contains cold
boodod OF The assassination OF Walter Dering
full-blooded negro, who had seduced and eloped with
wnte girl. tho pretty blonde daughter Of farmer
named Mcguire. rhe fond Desd. mona when torn
from her lovers hab.tation-a miserable cabn-de-
clared her unaerable affection Tor him, and II was
found that he had gone 10 a magistrate 10 obtain
license 10 marry. On some convenient charge tor
miscegcnaton crime In Texas) he arrested
and was reckiessly brought into Farmer Mcguire 8
neighborhood, where the residents angered
against him. The Justice Of tho Peace gave him into
the charge Of q constable named Joe Holland.
THE GAME SECURED.
Says tho Houston Telegram: ~ 90 took him TO
unoccupicd house, locked trace chain around his
neck, drove stape IN the floor and locked the chain
to that Also Deputy Sheriff Morriss then went 10
supper ut Hollands and about eight O'Clock returned
10 the house wnere the negro Joe Holland asked
Morr.ss II he thought tho negro could get away Tho
deputy replied no, unless somebody came and
took HIM away. About hatpxst nino O'Clock Nor
rlss y crowd OF fifteen twenty mon on
horseback and armed with double barrel shotguns.
graph operator, ana htched their horses, not
wearing any masks or disguise About ten O'Clock
Mr.. Morriss went 10 the telegraph Office ana sat down
III front. Johnson came out and suggested TO him
that he had better over 10 his store ana lay down.
being next 10 the house in which the negro was
channel. The officer declining JOHNSON proposed 70
go and get glass ol beer Tho officer went. saying
however, he did not desire any oil tue beverage men,
TONED.
PAINT snow or INTIMIDATION.
When they got within thirty feet Of the store
behind which the men were, ono OF them stopped out
III 'front.' and, drawng his shotgun on Morriss ordered
him and his companion 10 hat. Morrss asked wat
he wanted. He replied, "fhe keys OF tho house where
that Niger il" addressing himself to Johnson Tne
Olncsr stepped off nve Six feet iiom them, while
johnson delivered TO tho man u Key. He and johnson
stooa awhile on the Same spot 10 watch further
proceedings. rho mob all then came out aud
walked together TO The OF The house. Observing
officer his friend Watching them they ordered
them leave. which they did, The officer saying,
'Johnson, We have no business here and wc had
better leave" Tho walked back to the telegraph
Office After they got there aud just as the door was
opened they heard Quo oil the men who mad now ell
tered where Derng was, strike tho prisoner II WAS
dull lick, AS IT some one OF tho party had struck or
stabbed him with knife. IL was followed by the
rafting OF the chain on the noor.
QUICK BUrcHERY.
The prisoner haQ evidently been asleep, and tho
blow had been gwen to awaken him. THIS dull sound
OF lick followed by loud exclamation, ION +"
began with shotguns. not pistols. lhere were quito u
number OF shots, probably htteen Ia all. A. every
the negro screamed and haooed TIL the last
TOUR shots, when bis voice was husned. lmmsdi-
ately alter the shooting tho mob lott, ana remountng
their horses rode away III tho moonlight.
Fifteen minutes afterward, and when tho lynchers
were well away, Deputy Morriss, accompanied ny
johnson, went 70 Justice Hollands house, woke him
up. aud with him walked over TO look AZ tho negro.
They found HIM lying on his face the floor, with
his eit hand under his body und right extended. he
was dead and his clothes on IRE. portion of his
pantaio0ns aud the back vi his shirt had already
burned or He had in his body more than two pounds
of lead. Tho fatal snot was load OF bucksnot that
the lett shoulder aud went through tho
heart. Deputy Morriss ana his companions put out
the nro Justice Holland closed Tho door. leaving the
corpse lying on tho floor and saying he would hold
the inquest IL the morning