, 1879-06-20
HANGED DY A MOB.

dor l'nhtIcly Executed, Without Trnl,
Willis prntsatinx lila Innocence.
Nv Tt,9rauh 10 xt'c 1"rk Herald.
CHARLOTTE, N. G., Juno 17.-Julxe Lynch
has exercised hia sway III the case of John j..
Moore twl,tte), latcly in t>c jail OF spartcnburg
County, T. G., charged With robbery, outrage,
anu tn,lltcr, committed upon tho person Ut
ainry Woodward. young white woman. It WIS
last Monday week That tic body Of this wnrnan,
far oonr In decomposition, was found IN tlu
woods OF spartcnburg County, cut and shot to
r!cccs, as hcrstoforo described, and With tic
clothes thrown up ovcs tic head. Moorc, llav-
inE been arrested OIL suspicion, confessed that
the woman {who was from Plckens County,
South Carolina, mud who had left her home on
account Of unptcasantuess In tho far1ily anil was
hunting for au uncle In sparsonburg) Ind come
tn Ills lIousc On o certain day seeking directions,
and that be lad Houo NTH hoE TO point about
forty yards from the spot where tho body was
subsequently found. Upon his being arrested
thcro WIS lnnnd in his yest pocket an cprrng
Which had bceu torn from tile tar OF the dead
woman.
Moure waa farmer, and storckcepcr, and
licensed whtakF manufacturer, in comfortable
circumstances, nnl lifelong resilient of tho
nelghborhopA. Ills reputation was very bad,
however, he having escaped through legal loop
holcs from tho conscquences Of baif-a-d0zon
thief, sharper, alnl lcaperallo. Tho evidence
agatist afopre gradually accumulated The de-
ceased hail Inst bccu seen alive Goiny witt! him
from the ilullao In the direction Of tho plaeu
where the botly was found, hn ostcnstblY de-
string to show tier the why, nlthung, sue de-
cnct his eumpuny. 1t Is alleged TINT lie nssnult-
cd her twice In sight Of his own house, and
he was seen ntterward !n tho Hoods nuar the
les., walking near tile Tiger River. Tile tracks
found leading from the body correspondcd with
the sizc Ut Ills, alld showel that ttey Lad been
nndc by shoes run down At the heels at.d an tho
1t Is also stated tAAt le llud bloud ou bis panta-
l0olls when ht returned TO the house, mid hEs
account Of the ttmu Of his absence is iatly con-
tradgtcd by wtsnessc. before til. Coroner. Lie
was arrested nnd lodged Ii, Jul.
The people throughout the entiro section Of
the country weru much oxcttcd aud inecnscd,
AiIi plan OF specify and tefrib!c vengeance
had been maturing, t4a fury OF tho cfttzens bc.
lug aggravated py tho report .,at ho would OBJ
tain change Of venue froin Spartnnburg Coun-
ty mud 10 defended by abe counsel. Lust night
150 mounted nlrn. arnlra With sde-nrms arid
shot.guns, rode Into Spartanhurg md SUR
rounded the tai, leaving lluayv pickets along all
Dnt tn the collrsu Of tho night the Sheriff. ap-
pretending that tic pulse would BE- overcome,
cla,.iestincly took tho ptlsnlirr from. jail, anu
By secluded way carried him into the woods
on tIe line OF tic Atlanta d Charlotte Atr-Ltuc
train uiId bring him to Charlotte, He had
bccu watched. howcvcr. and beiufe the train
passed spartanhurR, coming north, a squAd
t uid II sr s s6a Safd sna tDek III III p5snsr 5 %
the town, 1t was agreed with the others
of the mob that he Should DO hanged nt 10
o'clock tGs 1nornlng upon tLs spot where tho
crime WAS psrpctfated: At tlFst Mooro talked
ns tile mtrninE wore on he grew sulten, md
finally became abusive. Having manfested thts