Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-01
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
LYNCHING AT YAZOO.


from Yazoo, City, Miss, gives the follow
ing details concerning the lynehing there
Saturday night, and the events preceding
and following the tragedy: "The excite
ment and indignation growing out of the
premeditated assassination of the Posey
brothers and Nicholson on Christ
mas eve continued to increase.
1t was clear to be seen that the report of
the CorOner's jury fixing the guilt
upon the parties named as the instigators
of the conspiracy had taken hold of the
public mind and bands of armed men
commenced to arrive from all parts of the
country. By Z O'Clock this force num-
bered 300 determined but quiet men. They
surrounded the Jail, overpOwered the
guards and began a search for the pris-
oners. Sheriff Stubblefoid arrived on the
scene but was pOwerless. SwayZe earn
estly protested his innocence until the
rope was thrown over his neck, when he
said that he fired the gun and he reckoned
that he ought to die for it. FoOte, who
was in a cell by himself, fought to the last
and was only subdued when riddled
with bullets. Parker made no resistance.
lie said that he carried a gun and used
II. de was ready to die. He was hanged
from tine bannisters. Gibbs, noted crimi-
nal, was III an iron cage which could not
be opened. His fellow prisoners were
compelled to put moose round his neck,
but the attempt to hang him failed, so he
was shot to death. A COroner's jury was
lmpaneled at the Jail Yesterday, and rem
dered verdict to the effect that 'last
night body of unknown men, armed and
tully equipped, took possession of the jail
and bodies OF F0Ote, Parker. SwayZe and
Gibbs and killed them." w. III. Foote, who
was killed last night, has been prOmi-
nent figure in politics for many years.
He had represented this county in the
Legislature, was once circuit clerk, was
prominent as a defender of Sheriff
Hilliard when the latter was killed by
Morgan and was shot in the WilsOn-Hall
riot i'll 1915. At the time Of his death he
was Deputy Revenue Collector of this
district. The other negroes killed were
common characters. The following
negroes are now in Jail charged with be-
ing concerned in the shooting of Perry
and others: Ike Judkins, Claite Hend-
ricks, Ris Harrington, Heary Schu-
Ter, Octavius Thoms, Lewis Carter and
George Williams. These men were not
disturbed last night
HIDEOUs AND MYSTERIOUS.
BIDDEFORD, Me, Dec. 3l.-Some i'm
portant revelations in the supposed MUIR
der Saturday night We're made by DR..
Grafton this afternoon. He says that
Saturday night he was called upon by two
men who engaged him TO 90 with them.
They refused to give their names. When
they reached Franklin street the men put
a bandage over his eyes and led him
through several streets near the MethO-
dist Church. They entered house which
he thinks was in that vicinity,
and led him into an uncarpeted
bed room with a painted
floor, where he was locked in, his compan-
ions leaving him. Here he found young
woman with deep cash extending from
the right ear down the throat. She was
extremely low from loss of blood.
She said: "DOctor, for Gods save my life"
He feared that she would die while he was
there, and he does not think she could
have lived five mintues longer if he had
not been present. He connected the ar
teries and bandaged the wound and then
knocked at the door. He was Immediate
ly taken to another room, where he
found man with cut from
his nOstril down to his mouth
and one tooth knocked out. After treat
ing this patient he was taken back to
Franklin street blindfolded, and he was
then left with the bandage over his eyes.
Taking it off he saw the men lodging
away, and he got no further view of them.
While in the house he heard considerable
noise in another room, and also heard
mans voice saying: II will have his
blood or he mine."
ASsAILED BY MASKED MEN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Mr. Church,
Cashier and Superintendent of John
Dwight & Co.'s soda factory, was assailed
by two masked men to-day as he was
leaving the depot of the Second avenue
elevated station at One Hundred and
Eleventh street, and after being knocked
down and stunned he was robbed of
satchel containing $4,000 in bank notes.
He had just drawn the money from the
bank, and was on his way to the factory
to pay the employees.
He recovered his consciousness Just in
time to see two men leap into a wagon
and drive off at break-neck speed with
their booty. No policemen were in sight
and Church went several blocks to a sta
ton to report the robbery. There have
| been no arrests yet. AS Mr.. Church was
the only passenger who got off at the
station, there were no witnesses of the
act.
WICKED TRIO IN LIMBO.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Three men who
gave their names as John G. King, John
Hill and Charles Lewis were arrested to-
day by central office detectives on the
complaint of Arthur +. Abramson. whom
they swindled out of 800 by pretending
to engaged him as special agent in Phila-
delphia to sell Japanese goods. Abram-
son answered an advertisement that ap-
peared on Christmas day. and was re-
! quired to deposit the amount with the
company as a guarantee. In possession
of the prisoners, who proved to be well
| known to the police, was Yalise contain
! ing a lot of Confederate bank notes, two
bogus one thousand dollar bonds of the
Wayne county Coal and Railway company
and counterfeit bonds of the Bainbridge,
Cuthbert and Columbus Railway of GeOr-
gia.
ANOTHER MURDER BY NIHILIsTs.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 31.-Lieutenant-
Colonel Sudaikin has been stabbed to
death with a dagger. A man named
JablOnsky is suspected of having COM
mitted the deed. The murdered man was
a leading member of the sO-called society
for the suppression Of terrorism. pro-
ciamatiOn has been circulated urging the
Russian patriots to wage war to the knife
against their present rulers, and not to
leave the entire work to The NdrOdRia
HOtBid. Nihilist journal. A Nihi list
has been arrested at Prague with COM
promising papers in his possession.
TWO NOTORIOUS CHARACTERS SHOT.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 31.-Two notorious
characters named John 7. Moore and
David Smith were shot tonight at the
corner OF Frederick and Fayette streets
by Charles Kimma, the proprietor of a
saloon. 1t is stated that Moore and Smith
attempted to rob a man on the street. when
Kimma interfered. The first shot fired
by Kimma entered the abdomen of Moore
and the second penetrated the left thigh
of Smith. Both of the wounded men were
taken to the City Hospital, and Kimma
was lOpkQd I'm tn await a hparinW
CATTLE THIEF LAssOED.
ST. LOUIS, Dec SIR. Stewart, one of
the most expert and notorious cattle
thieves in Nebraska and Wyoming. was
arrested Yesterday at Hot Springs, Ar
kansas, by X. X. Boswell, of the secret
service department of the Stock Growers
Association of the Western Territories.
and started for DeadwoOd, where an in
dictment awaits HIM. He is said to be
the last one of the dreaded Doc Middleton
gang of thieves and outlaws which was
broken up two years ago by Judge Lynch.
TWO MEN WHO MUST HANG.
TRENTON, n. j., Dec. 31.-The Court of
Pardons this afternoon refused by a unani-
nous vote to commute the sentence of
James Graves, of Newark, who murdered
Eddie SOden, boy lamplighter, two years
ago, and he will accordingly be hanged
next Thrsday.
Robert Martins case did not come be-
fore the board. He also is under sentence
to be hanged Thursday at Newark Tor the
murder of his wife and baby, June 15,
1881.
EXPRESS ROBBERS CAUGHT.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 31.-EBig'' Kelly.
one of the notorious gang of express rob
bers, was captured on road eight miles
north of this city this morning. Three OF
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