The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-12-13
BIRMINGHAM!
Hawe's Terrible Crime
A Slaughter in the Name Of Law
And Order.

,ondense the accounts of the awful
crimes for which Halves, the bloody
murderer is now in Jail et Birming
ham and on whose account the lives
of SO many good men were sacri
feed and others wounded.
The crime that was the first
cause of this awful tragedy occurred
only last week. Tuesday, the body
of an unknown girl, probably twelve
years of age, was found in lake
near the city. A post mortem ex
animation developed the fact that
the child had been chloroformed.
She was not identified for twelve
hours, when colored woman came
forward and said the body was that
of ono of Mr.. Richard Hawes' chill
dren. She also said she had seen
the child with Its father the day
before the body was found. Upon
inquiry it was learned that Halves
had gone to Columbus, Miss, where
be had married young woman
It was known he had wife living
IN Birmingham. Notwithstanding
this, he brought his bride to his old
home, and was found there Wednes
day. He gave unsatisfactory an
swers 10 questions. and was ares
ted on suspicion of having murdered
his family. These suspicious wer'
verified when the body OF the wifi
was found. Saturday, in Loke View
! where it had been thrown after sh
had been murdered. The thirt
child is still missing. HAYES tolt
the girl be married that he had
son only.
CITIZENS FIRED INTO AND MAN
| hkALGD.
An attempt was made Saturda
night by mob of citizens, repre-
senting all classes, to lynch Rich
ard Halves, who is in jail on tn
charge of numbering his diverse
wife and their two little girls. Tn
sheriff had taken the precautions t
provide a guard at the Jail, fearin
an attack from the excited pop;
lace. Between IL and u o'cioc
the mob formed and began to pres
back the outer guard, and to az
vance down Twenty first street
, the mouth of the alley leading
the jail entrance. This alley
8 about 100 feet long and twenty vic
and is the only approach to IL
: Jail. When the crowd reached tt
mouth of the alley, Sheriff Smitl
from the jail, warned them to sGan
back time and time again. Il
yelled to them to keep back as the
would be fired on if they advan &c
up the alley.
i Then the officers opened fir
which was at oEce returned by tt
mob. AT least 1000 shots We
fired, and then the mob fell bacl
leaving the ground covered vii
. dead and wounded men.
SIXTEEN LIFELEss FORMS.
A telegram Sunday says: ST.
teen lifeless forms surrounded /
weeping friends; as many mo
grooming sufferers, some of them {
o beds from which they will new
, rise-this is the story of last nigh
awful meeting between ourage
citizens who proposed to aveDge
brutal crime, and posse of Office
: in charge of a sheriff who lost b
head. The history of Alabau
furnishes no parallel case of bloc
# shed.
e Sheriff Smith and number
j his deputies and Chief of Poll
i Pickard and a number of policemt
e are now lying in Jail, charged wi,
S murder. But this will not bring
life those who fell before the awf
hail of lead from the Gatling 81
and Winchesters.
GOV. SEA ON THE GROUND.
/ Gov. Sea came to Birningha
Monday night. He declined to
interviewed, but it was surmist
thai the object of his visit was
order the removal of Halves und
the custody Of the military, an
t Sheriff Smith and his posse
{ Montgomery for safe keeping.
/ Evidences of Halves guilt COZ
tinues to pile up mountain hig
, Fannie Bryant, colored woma1
told reporter that Halves had tol
ner on Monday night, before til
discovery of the murder, whe
she inquired for Mrs. Halves, tn.
; he chopped she was in hell by tn
tipe." and said "G.d.d-her. Nv
put her vhers she'll never bottle
me any more." Several partit
nave been arrested for compiled,
with Halves.
The city is in the hands of reg
ment OF troops. Indignation il
creases against the sheriff.
A dispatch of the 18th indicate
little change in the situation. Co
Sea will relnstate Sheriff Smith an
place the Jail in his and Col. Jones
charge. Ali quiet.