St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-26
Simpson, the Murderer Of Mrs. Graves
Lynched by Masked Men at
Henderson, Ky.
Time Given the Trembling Wretch to
Breathe Short Prayer Before
Going to PeroitiOn.
Dastardly Attempt to Wreck With
Dynamite n House in Which Were
Woman and Child.
Prisoners Murdered by Their Guards
Schooner and Twelve Men Lost
--FataI snow Slide.
Judge Lynch Holds Court.

Special TO the GLOBE.
HENDERSON, KY, Jan. 25.-At mid
night last night all fear Of violence TO Cal
vln Simpson. the murderer of Mrs. Graves,
had disappeared, and the officers cOngTatu-
lated themselves that they would have no
trouble; but subsequent events proved how
little was known of the stubborn nature of
Union county citizens Between IL and l
o'clock small squads, coming from the four
points of the compass, headed for the
corner of Pine and Second streets, and by
1:l5. 500 had assembled. Four men.
with their faces hidden by masks,
silently left the crowd and went
toward the jail. their object being TO act
as advance guard 10 see that everything was
clear. A few minutes later several men
began to leave the crowd, the object being
70 circle around the jail. BY this move
ment two policemen were met by the mask
ers. and at once made to
THROW UP THEIR HANDS
at the point of revOlvers. When the mob
reached the Jail, they seemed 10 be under
the leadership of the four men who had
gone in advance. The mob was quiet and
orderly. but from their actions il could be
seen they were bent on desperate object.
and were determined TO carry il out. They
aroused the sheriff and demanded the keys,
which. OF course, was refused. Orders
were given to advance, and the mob as one
man moved forward. When the Jail door
was reached it was battered down with
sledge hammers. Once upon the inside of
the building few more blows sufiiced TO
knock the lock from the cell door. Simp-
son was grabbed by several strong men aud
showed by the crowd to the OntSide, when
a body of men with
THE TREMBLING MURDERER
in their midst, started for the edge of town.
They walked and ran at intervals until
about half mile from the city limits,
where they paused beneath a tree. One
man unwound coil of rope and threw one
end over limb and adjusted the other end
about the wretch's neck. He was then
told TO say short PRAYER as he was about
to die, and the scOundrel offered mp a mass
of jargOn informing the Almighty that he
had Obeyed His instructions, and appealing
to Him TO save him. He was asked why
he committed the crime. ''The Lord told
me. " was the reply. ''Then 90 To the
Lord, said tile leader, and in an instant
THE ROPE WAS ADJUSTED
about the brute's neck and one of the num-
Der took the end and climbing to the first
limb, let it drop, when the negro was
hauled up, but before the body was five
feet from the ground q vOlley from the
pistols of the mob had filled il full OF holes,
and Simpson was limp and mangled mass
of disgusting humanity. When it was
aScertaIned that life was extinct, the
mob dispersed as quietly as it was
brought together, leaving the body still
hanging. The marshal and two policemen
followed the crowd to the place of execu-
tion and were witnesses of the entire pro-
ceedings, but unable to do anything TO save
the doomed brute. The body remained
hanging until Z o'clock this morning, when
it was cut down and an inquest held on it.
The mob was composed mostly of neigh
bOrs of Mrs. Graves, though helped by sew
eral HenderSOnians.