, 1880-09-16
Three Prisoners Taken Out and
Lynched by Mob at Spring.
field, Tenn.
One, n White Man, Shot to Death,
After n Desperate 1ec-
sistancc.
The Others, Two Negroes, Were Sus.
pended from Dogwood Trees.
Six 0tfcr Negroes Escape on Account Of
Lack OF Time.
Trial Of tho gullys for tho Murder Of Gil
mcr, at Do Kalb, Miss.
Triple LYNCI11Nts.
SpftiHf Dtspdtth ia Ths Chttnoo Trih+,u i

TRIPLE LYNC1I1NH.
Special Dtspatth to The Chicago Trtbuns
NASHVILLE, Tentt, Sept. l5.-A Springfield
srccihl to tho Banner states that at fifteen tnin
utcs 10 | U'c,ek this morning saventy men
armed with rifles, nluskcts, stotKuns, and pia.
tolls. mud disguised by wl,to hulilkurchtets
fastened actDss thefr faces, Dntercd the town
Win tho Cedar It'll ron, and, riding quietly 10
tho jal, hatcd In frunt Of thAt Institution nnl
tlfstnonntcd. Tho hnnd demanded tho kcya Ut
tho 1nl1. but, ns Sheriff Entls could nut be found,
they Mt once commenced to brcak open tue
doors, alelHc-hnmtncrs procured from neigh
boring blacksmith shop being used for that ptir
pose. 4 thorough scnreh WIS 1nnle for tho
Sheriff. nll tho ruotns connected with tho full
being examined, hit nothing WIS seen OF Him
until utter tho departure OF tho mob. At
O'Clock entrance waa C[reCted to tho JUL, nnd
rush whs ut oncc mntio fnr tho cell occupied By
ltninacy, who two months ago shat Miss Holt,
residing seventeen tnItcs from Springfield, be.
cntlse sho declined tu mArry him. 1,nmscy hill
beside tho door, where 1t WIS almost
impossible to Obtain ncccss II him,
an1 being armed With tho leg of
n chntr struck ut overy pcrsnl who tried tn reac,
him. Finding they couldn't eRsf1y breuk Into
tho cell and thoreby secure tho prisoners, n
member of tho nlubthrew pieces Of burning pnpur
Into it, md, aided by tho light obtaincl t1orc-
from, frctl Mt tho trembling asI fospor,to tI,ntl.
l}ecotnfng orragc.i ut tho ohstinacy Of Ramsey,
who t1ccthred tic would lcycr be tuken ntIyC, tho
mob tried to burn hin, out with conl oil, but
without success. Every opportunity offorcd Of
snoot'is s w JUG PRISONER "as taReh aa'attnRo
Of, tt,tl shot nftcr shot WIS fired. OEc builot
struck him IN thu tuft leg, sererIng tho fcmor,l
nrtery, ind rendering him 10 wcak ..o soon felt
to tho floor n1ul ,Sns dragged to tho outside,
when ono or two moro shots finished him.
AT this tItno Jack He'll ant1 Archie Jameson,
~ s".o w." -, "a,.,,, !oT u's "sp n
,,I, .nu Gnasao VI u',ng ...9; i"rne1en ~ s. praa
brought there lor eufrkccplny, having bcot,
tnksu from their cells by tho mob. wcro hell
nrnr unnseys ccli. IA soon m 1ta,ns,,y ,xaa
peoliouhcca ''ea' luz MOD placea NcIl ana
Jameson OIL horses, and ut u o'clock left Spring.
ahsa r'';', r's't;urnE BY ths se rna tney nc
tllo residence or Mr. Cronch and h;tt,gct tho
two terriNcd prisoners tn tfog,soud trees, Do b.
Uitlor. '' ''0''' ~No
Tho crowd scemcll 10 hnyo started from Spring.
ylllo III time to hang l,cll unI .iai,eson with
'Thu,ilts SHlnli, Chess Mailory, md Andrew
their PURPOSE by tic resistance ut tic jail ~t
hIi, lit it unusnrs tint ntpfmci,inw tiayIIwt,t
wMrncd thutn iligy cu,iili not reach GnilursvIll9
In TING, 10 they determined to lynch the sus-
X strn M Ia Tnii wns ,,;,,o neor co,,b,s
plnrn thn ,,n~roaa .yoro TIL ~ nr, r
yAy Thpy Co1lfcssud tilat tI0y wGro wii}tfv ;,,I
snld tho Fix prIagnurs ut sad.llHrayille scro tlor
aeeoinpaleos. !iey WGre EWING up without
Wbiin }is a. III II nrt,,r.ss ors, ,ot,..
to u,u Ut fho lyilchcrs r,lu awuy. und whlia mts
tempting IL cross raIroati before d puysc,1xur-
ten LEI. ~! ~ aia ~, nfokn 1as e., ~ neck, neck,
1so hfr" =" ,.: ws a,,.to ofGs ~ lace or
i,s custom ia shuts wnr1, fircf nj III" victlI,,a