The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-27
MADDENED MAsKERs.
A Ravisher's Neck Stretched by
the Light Of Norning Sat -.

ssseof isrs-'fst
Petersburg. Va, April l3-James
Black. coal black negro. WAS re-
moved from the Jail at DInwi'idie
Court House last night at late hour
bv II mob Of about seventy i've armed
mounted men and lynche.i tor an at
tempted rape upon the person of Mrs.
Harriet Ferris. highly-respectahle
Northern lady, who hal. with her
husband. recently settled at Ford's
Depot, in tina, county. About two
weeks ago Black visited the house of
this lady. aud. whilst her husband was
away from home attending to his dutie-
at q saw-mill in the n-ighbnrhool, at
tempted TO violate her person. He
would have. no doubt, succeeded in
his hellish designs but for the arrival
| Of some children on their return from
schonl. as sron a. Black saw these
children approaching the place where
he and his victim Serp, he Eet
to the woods. The lady upon
whom this das,ardly outrage wac
attempted a. he made, has
only been married a short time
She is about tweniv.eight years old
aud Possesses many persona! attrac-
tions. She moves in excellent society.
aud is highly.
RESPECTED BY ALL
who know her. A. soon "a the mat
ter was made known nv Mrs. Ferri.
an armed pos-e started in pursui, OF
the negro, but a. he had several!
hours the start Of them. he succeeded
in eluding arrest that night. and CON-
cealed himself ir the swamps in the
lower part Of the county. where he
remained for several days. but was
subsequently discovered by party
v no were on the lockout for him.
carried before a magistrate. and com
mit,ei for a hearing. The affair
created the most intense excitement
i'm the neighbnrhood. and Black
would have been lynched on the spot
hal not the better counse!s If sume oi
tn, leading men If the county pre-
. vaiiea. In. people who assembled
for the purpose If dispo-ing Of the
wretch we,e persuaded Ia return tn
. their homes and l-t the law take it,
course. but they were not satisfied Ia
. await the ;ardy AMI tedious process.
If the law. AMI last night an armed
body. OF seventy-five masked and
+ mounted men visited the Jail. Oh,
II the party knocked At the door Oi
the prison. In answer to an inquiry
! # the jailer As Ia who the party knock
, ing was. the answer was given.
"A FRIEND"
, The door vas opened. when the
whole b,l. of men rushed through
the open gate and demanded the key:
, to Blacks ell. The keeper of the
prison enieavored 10 pursuaae the
men TO leave the place and return
quietly IL their homes. This Wal
fatty refused The KEYS were obtained
and the ravi>her reused ou, Of s
D peaceful s!umber. taken out Of hi,
cell. placel on the back Of horse
> and carried IN an old gallows thai
! stood short distance from the prison
upon which a negro Was hanged two
years ago. \ rope was hurriediy
placed around ;,i- mex. and the
wretch forced in ascend the steps
The work Of execution was quietly
dispatched ard Black lett hanging
the ms-kers quietly returning home
The dawn of lay found the body o
Black suspended in The air "hrr- j
, had been LEI. by his
sELr-AProINrED EXECUrIoNERs
: A Coroner. Jury was promptly SUI,
. nIcned and an ,nanesf held. The
affair ;,as caused considerable excite
. meui Whilst the people IF all
|. cla--e. regret the lynrhing, they say
!, that the victim richly deserved hi
? late. This is The sixth case If lynch
, lug that has occurred in this State
, within as many m@nths for rape. /
, is said that the party who So sum
marily disposed If the would b
:, vinlator Of Mrs. Ferris was compose
; If an equal number Of colored an,
whites. OF course there is No way o
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