The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-05

VILE imerIrGu says Dennis B~lor WAS
lNuChed near that town last night.
hanging from the same limb from
" hlch two negro raviShtrs were swung
in SEPTEMBER. ISL. Relor had been
living IN the Thompson Creek neigh
II FOR i Var AMI latterlv lived
with Patrick Williams. \ farmer.
William Martin. Viii ans Son in-law
lived near the latter. Night before Last
Williams and Martin were absent on a
deer hun and their wives were left a.
home alone after night Relor went
to the house o. Martin with i pistol
he told Mrs Martin he had come TO
protect her from some rowdies Ans
~omen Of Ill fame who were providing
In that vicinity. Mrs. Martin SAYS she
was afraid OF Belor. but a. he insisted
on staying about the premises a. a
guard. and as she had no chance TO e.
cape 10 her mothers house. she retired
10 bed with her young baby. Toward
morning Belor forced an entrance 10
her ROOF 10 outrage her person. She
pleaded with him and resisted for a
long time until she was - exhausted
that she could scarcely lift her hand.
THE FIEND At WORK.
Then the inhuman monster accom-
plshed his purpose, almost crushing
the life from her infant, which she
had been frantically holding 10 her
breast III the hope of deterring the
british beast from his work, which he
finally accomplished only half an hour
before daylight. and then he threatened
to kill her if She told any one Of the
outrage. Returning TO Williams house
Belor mounted one of his best horses
n went off to a neighbor's two miles
distant, and was helping him TO saw
board timber when he was arrested at
nine o'clock. Mrs. Martin though
nearly dead from the horrors of the
night, was able to give the alarm at an
early hour, and a crowd of indignant
and excited citizens were quickly on
Belors track and soon arrested hun.
THE VILLAIN BEFoR A MAGISTRATE.
He was taken before a magistrate,
and besides Mrs. Martins own state
ment the proof against him was over
whelming. By this time the excite
ment was intense and it was with diff
ticulty that cool headed citizen saved
Belor from being lynched at once.
Meanwhile Martin, the husband, had
returned and was craZed over the reel
tai of the outrage upon his wife, and
he was only prevented by force from
killing Belor on the spot. At SIX
o'clock Constable Arnold and five well
armed men started with Belor for the
Shelbyville Jail, twelve miles distant.
BY advice of citizens he avoided all the
more public thoroughfares. After
travelling through the woods he sue
ceeded IN getting just inside the cor
pOrite limits, near the railroad depot,
when a large crowd of men, some of
whom were disguised, suddenly rushed
out from behind the engine house and
freight cars and in a twinkling the sur
prised officers were overpowered.
II PRISONER TAKEN By A MOB.
The mol seized the prisoner and
fired a pistol as a signal, which was
answered by peculiar whistles from al
parts OF the own The clans at once
gathered. NJ unted men rode up,
joined the party and all hurried away
with Belor and hanged him. All the
streets of the town had been picketed
by strange horsemen, who allowed
none to pass until Belor was in their
custody. The lynchers intends that
BelOr should never reach the Jail
Large numbers of citizens from Shell
byville visited the scene of the hang
ing this morning. The culprit was
hanging by a small halter rope anC
was strangled to death, the rope having
nearly buried itself in one side of his
neck.
SCENE At HI FATAL TREE.
The body presented a CHASTITY and
revolving sight as it swung III the morn
ing sunlight. A black and swollen
tongue protruded from the hooking
hideous mouth. The deep blue eyes
gazed ~piteously in death through thir
white rims of half open lashes, while
the hands and body were black anc
purple with ~stagnated blood.
THE JURY'S VERDICT.
The verdict Of the jury was ''Diec
from the hands of persons unknown
The swift and just, though lawless
punishment of Belor may be charged
to technicalities and delay of the law
BelOr came into the Thompson Creei
community as a tramp. Whence h'
came no one ever knew. He refused
to give any information about himself
He was five feet eight inches high
weighed 40 pounds, had a repulsive
sensual face, was thirty-tive year,
cd, and had been regarded with sus-
picion. 1t was believed that he haC
negro blood in his veins, though h
passed as a white man.
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