New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-30
LYNCHING A JEALOUS FIEND.
A MOE AND A ROPE TO THE RESCUE OF NAL
TREATED WIFE IN GEORGIA.
IIY TELEGRAPH TO THE TlfBUxR.1


+ CAMBRIDGE, Ga, July 29.-A spot few
miles from cambridge, in Decatur County, this
morning the of of the most sensational lynch
ings perpetrated in Georgia At o'clock fifty OIL
sixty masked men armed with guns and revOlvers sur
rounded the Jail and demanded the surrender Of Thomas
NJ. Brantly, Jr, o young white man charged
with illtreatng his wife. Jailsr Draper refused to
deliver the keys and the mob brandished crow
bars and other instruments available for batterng down
doors and forcing entrance. The ailor to the
of the Jail wall and leaped tho fence in
effort to escape. Five Of the ynchers headed him of
and rushed to seize him. when he threw the keys into
thicket whore they could not be found The mob then
battered its way into the Jail and to Branteys cell
whence It led him to distant field. He that resist
ance useless, and was completely cowed
Branty had anticipated the visit Of the mob and he
begged the prisoners stand by him, but they
fused. Arriving at eligible tree the ynchers threw
plough line over limb put moose around Brantly's
neck and swung him up with his feet within feet
of the ground All then levelod their
guns and pistols at the victim and
fred fhrce volleys simultaneously, completely
peroratIng his body from head to foot The corpse.
which presented a sickening sight remained hanging
until o'clock and startled early rsers who upon
1t unawares.
The offences which led 70 the tragedy are almost I'M
paraeled In their character Two years ago Brantly
moved from Alabama to cambridge. and six m onths
later married MIS- " Neal, inc willow OF pros
porous physician who left her n comfortable fortune
Brantly man OF fine appearance and pleasant
manners, and the match looked upon
society incident Of unusual briancy and promise.
months It became painfully apparent from Mrs.
Brantlys appearance that deep trouble prey
Ing upon her mind but the inquiries Of her friends she
gave evasve replies IL is now developed that her hus
band shamefuy l-treang her, and that hor aver.
causing scandal prevented her from giving pub
licitY to the fact.
Groundless jealousy at the bottsm OF Brantly's
brutal treatment which began in the first six months ~
their married and continued for eighteen months.
II she spoke any OF her aequantances, Brautly
would subsequently knock her down, kick her
when lying PROSTATE and beat her with the
first article that hand. Mrs. Brantly was OF
rreproachabe character but her husband insanely in
ferred that her relations with every man with whom
she smoke were OF improper char
acter. Blows and stripes followed every oc-
casional chat with any man OF the village.
In ono OF these jealous ts Brantly compelled his wife,
pain OF death lend her weak hand In enabling him
to assault u negro woman whom he dragged into MS
house Tor the purpose. a week ago he ana MS VIE
attended picnic. In the course OF tne attef.
noon she accepted slice or watermelon rendered
her by an acquaintance. Brantly Immediately forced
her into the buggy and beat her with his buggy whip
during his entire drive OF eight miles To his home Ar
irving there he knocked her down and In kicking her
broke two OF her ribs. He compelled her to undress
and go bod and applied BEETLE Of turpentine In such
manner that the creature at this writing has hardly
life enough left know that the Nigants have freed
her from the author OF all her misery
This last outrage broke the seal which Wiley devotion
had her tongue and she conded her troubles 10
her brother who CAUSED Branty's immediate arrest.
Public sentiment while against lynch law, oyerwhelm-
ingy approves the IN this instance IN view OF
the facts in the case Brantly is the first white man
lynchcd In Georgia In many years ana the Pnar causes
great excitement throughout this entire region