Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-09-28
Lynching in Tennessee.
THRgE MURDERERs PUT TO DEATH ny 4
MoB-DETAILs OF THE GRIMES FOR
WHICH THEY WERE KILLED.
NASHVILLE, SEPT. 10, 1880.

NASHVILLE, SEPT. 10, 1880.
A special dispatch from Springfield to
the American, says AT IA O'Clock on
Tuesday night mob of hundred arm
ed men came into the town and began to
batter in the doors of the Jail, contain
ing two negroes charged with the muir
der of the old man Laprade. The first
cell reached by the mob was the one oc-
cupied by Ramsey, who two months pre-
vious had shot young lady because she
refused TO marry him. This prisoner
retreatcd behind the door and fought the
mob with the leg Of chair. He was
shot in the left ley, the ball seyering the
femeral artery. lie fell and was dragg-
ed outside, where one or two more shots
were fired into his body, which killed
him. =,
The crowd then secured Jack Bell and
Archie Jameson, negroes srresled few
days ago charged with the murder oil l..
s. Lapradc, who lived about sercnteen
miles from Springfield. The mob plac-
ed these two prisoners on horses and lcit
town with them by the same road by
which they had entered II. They halled
seven miles from Springfield and hang
ed the two negroes on dogwoed trees
about seveniy-fve yards apart. At sew
On o'clock this morning Y lady passing
along the road observed the COrpses
swinging, and at once notified the neigh
bors, The intelligence soon reached
Springfield, and the Coroner, accompa--
MED by number Of citizens, proceeded
10 the spot, cut the bodies down, held
mn lnauest, placed the corpses in u wng-
ON and drove back to town. The bodies
we're then taken charge Of by an under
taker. The five Others accused OF COM
pllcity In tho Leprade murder are under
guard at Shddleryllle. One. OF them
named Higgins made confession impll-
eating others aud giving sickcning de-
,sIlA of the torture OF Lsprade to make
him reveal where his money was Kept
The excitement nj Saddlcrville Is very
great, and lynchlng Of the prisoners to-
night Ia apprehended'
AN ATRocious MURDER.
For brutal cruelty the murder Of 10
&. IeprHde, at Saddlersyille eupasscs
ANYTHING that has ever happened IN Ten
uesuee, Seven negroes went TO his house
and called him TO hs door; when he
oneued it they threw rope over ms
nsrk aud choked him, 20 TINT he was
unable 10 give any alarm. They then
hunv him twice, demanding his money
sIl lie time. He only had s., aud this
he gave them. Afler they found hang
Inc would not accomplish their purpose
thsy took knives aud mutllaled he per-
son' Then they caught hold Of the rope
and dragged him about IN his yard
Amer this they took Nh axe aud broke
his skull. Then they threw him Into y
slnk hole twenty feet deep, where l'ls
body was found two weeks latef lii
fsarfully dccompoaed condition. Inc
vay his body was found was through
negro'a dream. lie dreamed hat he was
ro6bsd, hung. his person mutllaled WIN
a Lnife and then thrown into n sinkholc'
By this means Laprade's body was dls-
covered.
tNcApNArH CRUELTY.
The negro, Jim Higgins, who confess
cd 10 the iaprndc murder, gave isfIl-
ble account Jf the tortutcs to when ne
and eight Others subjected him. Lhpfadc
iIyed half a mile away from any olhci
hsbitatIon In n small unprctcnlious
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hIs habits aud mixed very little WIN tneo
outside world. He was IN fact hermit
outside Of his own people he never loon.
cd upon human being for weeks al
dine lie Owed his farm, and by his
singular manner Of lifs he vas supposed
~ have large amount Of money. II
WAS currently reported two daya before
The murder that Lhprade and hls iwc
Dtsds aid moi believe IN taking the life
af man OF animal. and there we're never
tept hogs or poultry on his premises =
Alter ihe arrest aud incarceration OF JIM
iligelnp, mn old negro, Il bccame evidenl
,hat he knew All hbout the crime. ile
~aS taken out OF the insecure prison by
unknown personi, who applied nte 70 y
bis fest 10 rnake him confess his crime
~. Arc produred such acute agony that
itivgins confessed hll. he said he and
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