Richland beacon., 1888-12-15
RIOT III BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Citizens Attempt TO Lynch tl
Murderer llawcS.
The Bellies Of Ms. Harc, ond Hcr TlIie
DaEs hier Found at the Po'iom
Of The Lake.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec. S.-To-
days developments in the HAYES
murder case only add TO the certainty
of the commission of perhaps the most
horrible murder that ever occurred in
the country.
The body Of the child. May Halves
mother, and also that Of another child.
the Youngest, Emma, three years old.
We're ;oahd at / o'clock to-day in the
middle Of the lake at lakeview Park.
about one-quarter Of a mile from the
Halves residence The woman, HAYES
first wife, Emma Pettis IIawes, had
her head crushed in. One hundred
and forty pounds of weight was tied
to the body. The little child, Emma
was treated the same way.
From all tie circumstantial evidence
that can be obtained, it appears that
the woman and youngest child must
have been murdered about Saturday,
while the eldest child, May, eight
Years old, whose body was found at
Fast Lake on Tuesday morning, was
in charge Of Farnie Bryant, a negro
woman living near by, who had worked
for the family.
1t is established that Richard r.
Halves, the accused, was seel going to
East Lake on Monday night with the
child May, and it has been proved
that he returned a few hours later
without her. There is no doubt, in
public opinion, as to his guilt. On
he floor Of q room Of .he Halves resi-
-fence, and on the walls were found
freshly erased marks, which, it is pre-
s'med, are blood stains. An AK was
also found near the house.
tlawes said on Sunday that his wife
and two children had gone Saturday
nisht'to her family in New York. aud
he gave her $500. lie claims to have
been divorced from her, but nothing
to prove this can be found. On
"wednesday Ire married Miss Nav S.
Story, at the residence Of her parents.
at Columbus, Miss, and vas with her
passing through here on his way to
Augusta, Ga, when he was arrested.
lie had practice'i many receptions on
his second wife, including a story that
he had only one child, boy, who was
with his brother in Atlanta.
Halves was one of the most popular
railroad men ever about the city
among those who knew him. 1t seems
Incredible that lie could have COM
lnitted the crime.
There is widespread and intense ex-
citement over the apparent solution
Of the mystery. At this writing there
are crowds Of thousands of men on
the streets, discussing every phase of
the murders, and threats of lynching
are many and determined. 1t is
feared that such an attempt will be
made tonight. The jail is being well
guarded and only overwhelming de-
termination by the mob to sacrifice
life can possibly succeed. Mrs. Halves,
the second wife, is still here utterly
Frustrated with nervous excitement. |
Later men Were urging lynching to
y crowd of excited people on the streets.
One has just been arrested and hurried
oil to jail. The streets immediately
around the jail are guarded by officers
armed with Winchesters and pistols.
1t is believed that two negro wo-
men, who gave material testimony in
the case-Fannie Bryant and Sarah
Lott-are guilty with Hawes. All is
quiet now, but the whole city is alive
with excited people. Mrs. Halves
body was brought to town this after
noon, but on the orders of MAYOR
Thompson it was carried back, for
fear that the sight Of it would add
fuel to the excitement.