Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-16
THE EFFINGHAM LYNouING.
The Negro Clark. Who Was Chained to
Grady, Tells How 1t Was Done.

Grady IeliH now 1t w As OOne
Henry Jones, George Clark, Prince Loft
ter and J. c. Barber We're brought to Sa-
vannah yesterday from bingham county
and lodged in jail.
Barber is white man, under indictment
for horse-stealing. At the recent sitting
of the Superior Court in that county he
was placed on trial, but the jury was
unable TO agree and mistrial was de-
clared.
Loffter was convicted of an assault with
intent TO murder, and was sentenced TO
the penitentiary for ten years.
George Clark was found guilty of hog
stealing, and was sentenced for two
years.
Clark and LOffter are awaiting the ar
rival Of the guard TO take them TO the
penitentlary.
Henry Jones was sentenced to twelve
months on the Chatham county chain
The prisoner Clark is the negro who
was chained to Hardy Grady, who was
| lYnched or Monday night. He
is tall, full-chested black
man. He stated to a reporter of the
/ sick while at bingham court on Monday
| and was chained to Grady nearly the
| entire day. and hence when he was
| obliged TO leave the court house, Grady
| being fastened to him by a trace cham
| five or six feet long, followed, both under
/ guard. Grady was sentenced about
noon, and during the morning confessed
| that he had committed the crime
/ for which he was sentenced. After adj
hitting the preparation of the crime
| Clark says that many came into the court
/ house and took good look at him and
went away. THAT night about y O'Clock"
he went on to say, Il was compelled
TO 90 out door. Grady asked the guard
not to take him out. 1t was dim mo0n-
/ light night. They treasured him by
telling him they were going out
with him, and would protect
him. We went about 200 feet from
the court house down TO the edge OF
swamp. l lay down while Grady was
| standing up. The guard stood, about 30
feet away. Near me was fence corner.
While we were there we saw man sneak
up on one side and look at US, and heard
a voice farther off ask in kind Of whis-
| per, SIS he there?" "Yes, he is there"
/ said the other in a loud whisper. Imme-
dately after a man having long
rope in three coils and a moose, rushed up
\ to within three or four feet of Grady and
| lassoOed him with such a powerful jerk
backwards and to one side that the man
with the rope fell on his knees with his
| back to Grady, while Grady fell on his
/
/ again large number OF men had seized
the rest of the rope and Grady was
dragged along to a tree, near which
was a sapling. The rope was passed
around the trunk of the sapling and
| given another jerk, and am satisfied that
Grady was dead then; they afterwards
threw the rope over the limb and hung
him up. He never spoke after the first
/ jerk. The party had seized the guards,
Smith and Usher, when they captured US,
and after Grady was hung, they brought
Usher up and made him unlock me from
Grady. The mems faces seemed to be
covered with long hanging moss. They
did not disguise their voices. After l was
unlocked they took me to a larger crowd
of men, and addressing one OF them as
Judge" asked him if they should deliver
me to the guard. The Judge nodded
his head in the affirmative, and when l
was taken to the guard they told them to
take good care Of me, or they would be
held responsible"