The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-06
CRIMES ANDCRIMINALS
Bakers Sent to Prison for Adult
Grating Goods.

sentenced to six months imprisonment on one
bin Of indictment, charging him with adulter-
ating cakes and buns made by him and 10
three months On another bill, charging invol-
untary manslaughter. Frederick Schmidt,
another baker, was sentenced to Blk moths Tor
adulteratng his goods, while the charge OF IN
voluntary manslaughtcr against him was post
poned. These convictions are the results OF
the .'chrome yellow" cases. the exposure OF
which revealed the fact that this deadly poison
was being extensively used by large number
OF bakers and confectioners, and that AT least
ten deaths had Occurred among those who had
used richly c0lorcd buns, Other persons are to
be tried, among them, manufacturer Of
"noodles," a species OF vermicelli much used
by Germans in soups, who used the same ma
toral as coloring matter. The evidence OF the
trials of Palmer and Schmidt both Of whom
are men of mature years, showed that poison
Gus substances had been used for long time
through AN ignorance of it's deadly nature, but
that Palmer, even when informed Of this fact,
continued IN use il because, he sad, his Gus
toners wanted richly colored" cakes and
buns"
A Mob Of FIFTY Men Take "A Guilty Pair and
Hang Them to a. Sycamore Tree.
CAIRO. H., February D. Special. AT
two o'clock, this morning. mob OF fifty men
broke open the Jail ut Clinton, KY, and took
therefrom Sam Price, white, and William
Remus, black, and swung them over the limb
OF a convenient sycamore tree. The bodies
were permitted to hang until daylight, when
they were taken down by the authorities and
buried. The mob is said to have been com
posed Of parties residing III Hickman county,
many OF them not even wearing masks Of any
description Most of the avengers, however,
wore handkerchiefs over their faces, but as is
usual with organizations of that character,
were silent, and acted under leader who APP
peared TO know his business.
The doors Of the jail were broken asunder
with but little noise and confusion, and tho
doomed
men without a word, slight movement Of the
leader being sufficient 80 draw them suddenly
Into the air, where their struggles ceased.
About three months ago Sam Price was ar
rested near his home in Clinton by Sheriff
Henry Winter for some violation of the law.
Asking for permission to enter his mothers
house for q change of clothing, he suddenly
reappoarcd at the door with rife and shot
che sheriff dead in his tracks.
This deed was applaudcd by tho mother,
who was on the spot and who undoubtedly
was largely instrumental in causing the muir
der. After long chase and n reward OF
81 200 had been offered, the fugitive was cap
tured at Dresden Tenn, and brought to Ken
lucky few weeks ago. being kept in the
Dresden jail some time fearing he would DO
lynchcd If lie was confined at Clinton. Two
brothers-in-law OF Price and his mother, all
more or less implicated in the murder, were
In the jail, but were unmolested
Remus, Saturday night, was detected in
stealing chickens from the yard OF j. 7. Jack
son, residing in the city limits of Clinton, and
when ordered out of the yard he drew n re-
vover and fired two shots, both taking effect
In the breast of Jackson, causing his death
few hours later.
The excitement was intense when tho pas
sengcr train passed Clinton this morning 1t
Is claimed that some Of the mob were recog
nized but it is not probable any effort will be
made to arrest the offenders. 1t is clannish
party which organized, and II is unlikely they
will ever expose one another.
CAIRO, Ills, February % Special. Cap
tain John Cox. of Ballard county, arriving
here on the noon train, contributes some Sensa
tional particulars regarding the double lynch
ing in Clinton on Tuesday night. After the
mob lad completed their mission OF hanging
the two murderers TO tho tree, and had quietly
dispersed, the citizens began gathering about
the impromptu gallows. Finally the county
judge approached the body of Sam Price, still
gently swaying III tho morning breeze, and,
with n knife, cut the rope, the remains falling
III heap TO tie ground.
few moments later the astonished audi
once saw the breast Of the dead man heaye
heard a faint sigh escape from the pale. thin
lips, and The eyes suddenly opened with
broad stare. Tho body was raised to
q sitting position, and the man talked
family 10 those abou: him. While
thus conscious, he was adiurod to pray that his
life might be spared but he quickly replied:
II never uttered n prayer in my life, and
don't know how to shape my lips to form n
prayer. What mattersit any way | shall
be hanged by the minions of the law later"
At this iuncture, the mob, who had obtained
word OF the strange resurrection, returned and
finished the mobhing by hosting him again to
the limb Of the tree, two men resting their
weight on his legs until the neck was broken.
Tho men had ropes enough To suspend the
several prisoners in the jail implicated in the
Winter tragedy. and did so SO far as to break
into the cell OF the mother of Price, and had
slipped rope about her neck. The cry was
raised that she was innocent, and she was re-
leased. Tho others were overlooked in the cx-
Citemcnt and were saved. The theory is, in
the case of Price, that the rope became dslu
Gated and failed To press upon a vital spot, thus
failing TO produce death.
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