The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-23
THE IELKHART LYNCHING.
MERlTED DEATH OF THE FlENDS
How the Evidence OF Their Guilt Was
Established - Lizzie Jackson's
Horrible Confossion-AWful
Profanity of Hayes.

ELKHART, June 22.-[Spscial. l-THR
HERALD correspondent found the viii ,
age of Elkhart very quiet this morn ,
ng. 1t is difficult to get particulars Of
the hanging of the five negroes for the
murder of Mrs. Hazelle. Alto o'clock
Saturday night, the day after the
fiendish crime, posse carried Lizzie
Jackson off to the woods She would
divulge nothing until rope was put
around her neck and she was hauled
several feet from the ground. She
screamed and shrieked loudly and
when let down made full confession.
She said that on the night Of the muir
der, about 10 o'clock, she went to Ha-
zelle's after bucket of water, She
found Mrs. Hazelle alone with her two
babies and went back and
told Andy jackson, Frank Hayes
and Joe Norman. They started after
her and she (l4izzie) followed behind
them to get another bucket Of water.
She saw the three bring their victim
out OF the house and carry her around
to the big road. The victim then com
menced to fuss and struggle and they |
then fastened her along the |
middle OF the big road,
Andy walking along in the grass. She |
Uizziel followed and saw them murder |
Mrs. HazeIle, Frank Hayes cutting |
her throat. 1t was IL O'Clock or after
when they got Their confession out Of
Lizzie, and she was released. The
crowd then went after
Andy Jackson and carried
him Off the hill toward the church.
Early in tht evening when he was
shown the rope with blood and hair on
HE TREMBLED LIKE A LEAEF
and when they put the rope around
his neck he begged aud pleaded pitt
ously for mercy. They pulled
him up and let him down,
but he would admit nothing,
He told several different stories and
finally said the murder was done by
two section hands, against whom,
however, there was no proof. He
said his prayers for mercy and was
ierked into eternity. The crowd then
returned ands called for Hayes, Rog-
ers and Norman. While they
were tieing Hayes and Norman,
Rogers leaped through the door and
would have dashed away like deer,
but 20 hands were laid on him and be
was marched up the hill with the
and Rogers screeched and yelled for
mercy, but the mob turned a deaf ear
to their piteous appeals. All the way
up the hill Hayes did not speak, ex'
cept when he
CURSED HIS COMRADES FOR THEIR
CowARDICE,
When they stopped under large
oak tree, about 30 steps from where
Andy dangled in the air, Rogers and
Norman fell upon their knees and
begged abjectly for mercy. Hayes
turned ssvagely upon them and said:
HG-d d-n you! You need not
squeil! We are all guilty and they
are going to hang us anyhow
there Is no use in tglkingW
Some one struck Hayes here and he
turned upon the man with an oath.
ed d-n you! II was loose
would put it all over ycuW
Norman was then jerked up several
feet and
WHEN LET DOWN HE CONFESSED
that all of them were in the
murder. He said it had beer
settled on for three days anC
all that time he had been watching
Hazelle's house and reporting to the
others, When he made this confession
ROGERS and he were both swung NJ
ard died together. They struggled
hard but man on top of the linl
would place his feet upon their should
ers and press them down. Whor
HAYES was told to ge
ready, he rep led: &C
d-n you! PUN tho rope! Pull tina
ropeW
His last word was a curse.
Lizzie had been released, but fool
ishly returned to the spot, where there
was large crowd, to
HUNT A SNUFF BOX,
That snuff box cost her her life. Some
Jaekson's wife; she replied Eyes" Sht
was instantly seized aud amid wilt
screams and shouts hurried Z
the hill. 1t was tho last wall
she ever took. She begged mos
abieetly for life but got no sympathy
She then confessed that the tiends out
ragged Mrs. Hazelle. She said that ION
reason why she was kille'
was that Norman wante'
white woman aud hal
got the balance to help him get he
out, Lizzie Twas then swung up b.
the other three on the same limb an'
the crowd dispersed. Hayes was
section hand. Rogers worked for i
Davis, and Norman for T. Davis, 81
other negroes were discharged 10
want of evidence against them. And.
Jackson, during the war, barely O.
capped hanging for attempting 10 oa'
rage white woman, an
few wears ago was trie,
in the court for tho same offenst
on a colored girl. He has borne ba
reputation for years.
HOW THEY WE'RE BURIED.
The five negroes were put IN DON,,
and buried In one grave near the pu,
lie road. half mile from Elkhart. U
the box was marked:
sandy Jackson,
Chief OF the TribeW
This Is the outcome OF the foulest an
most dlabolical crime ever perpetrate
In this State. A Thousand tiend
strung up would not compensate tt
the life of poor Mrs. iHazell.. 81
was good and beautiful ana In u
flush of womsnhood' a iai
pure wife, the mother. Of two II
tle babes, murdered by d
very tends TO whom their innOcel
young mother had more than one
done acts OF charity and kindnes
The towards who dragged her frol
her ehildrens' arms TO dlshont
and death were not harmed uni
the last link of ovidonI
against them was full and complet
The only grave by the roadside ~
arning that colored people would O
well TO heed.
An Unfortunate Case
ABILENE, June 22.-[Special'l- IN
residents of tho prosperous and pr'
greasivo little town of Merkel, in u
western part Of the county, are great
agitated and grieved over di
coveries concerning Professor =