Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-14
LYNCHERS SHOT DOWN.
iWFUL TRAGEDY IN ALABAMA.

LYNCHERS SHOT DOWN.
AWFUL TRAGEDY IN ALABAMA.
ELEVEN MEN KILLED AND THIRTY
WOUNDED AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec. o.
Last Tuesday the body of a young
girl was found floating in the lake
ut Lakeview Park two miles from
this city. The identity of the dead
girl remained a mystery until
Wednesday, when the remains
were identified as those of Mamie
Halves, the twelve.year old daugh-
ter of Richard X. HAYES, d railroad
engineer. The autopsy disclosed
the fact thai the child had not been
drowned. as was first supposed,
but that she was killed by means
of chlorOform. Five thousand peo.
pie viewed the body, and the
tragedy caused great excitement in
the city. The last person to see
the girl alive was Fannie Bryant, a
cOlored woman, and she testified
that Mr.. HAYES, her father, was
viii her.
ARRESTED WITH HIS BRIDE.
HAYES was arrested, charged
with the murder, Immediately on
his arrival at Birmingham from
Columbus, Miss, with a young
bride, whom he had just married
there. He denied all knowledge Of
the crime. The finding OF the body
of the girl brought into prominence
the fact that her mother was also
missing. Thursday and Friday
searching parties secured the cOun.
try for miles around the city. The
lake at Lakeylew was dragged, aud
about noon Saturday the body of
Mrs. Emma HAYES was found at
the bottom OF the lake, halt a mile
from the cottage where the family
lived.
A DOUBLE MURDER.
A hasty examination gave con.
elusive evidence of double muir.
der. The back of the woman's
head had been split open by blow
with an axe. Securely fastened
around the neck was "A piece of
railroad iron Weighing fifty pounds.
Another weight was tied to her
waist and a third to her ankles
The three pieces OF iron weigh $50
pounds. a search of the Halves
cottage revealed blood stains in
nearly every room. A trail Of
blood leading in the direction Of
the lake was also found. Facts
were obtained today showing that
HAYES had treated his wife most
cruelty for some time past. About
two months ago he beat her with
"A large stick, breaking one of her
arms aud two ribs. lie failed to
provide her with proper clothing
or sufficient money, and she told
several persons that he had threat.
ened on several occasions TO kill
her. After the blood stains in the
house were found yesterday the
building was left unguarded for
two hours, and when the officers
returned they discovered that some
one had entered through n window
and washed away all traces of
blood, showing that there is an &C.
complete still at large. HAYES had
two children. The second one is
missing, and there is no longer any
doubt that she, too, has been muir
dered. The search for the body
will be continued.
THE ATTACK.
The news of the finding Of the
body of Mrs. HAYES spread rapid.
~, threats of lynchipg HAYES were
freely made. The sheriff desired
to remove him to Montgomery for
safety, but he said he preferred to
remain in his cell. The guard
at the jail was increased to thirty
men, all armed with Winchester
rifles.
4 crowd which had been col
ectng on the streets for several
hours last night at midnight adj.
vanced on the county Jail with the
intention of lynching HAYES,
charged with the murder of his
wife and child. Many of the best
citizens tried to reason with the
crowd and prevent trouble, and
some lost their lives in the attempt.
When the crowd was within a few
feet OF the JAIL door and had failed
TO heed numerous warnings, the
officers opened fire on them, killing
three men instantly, fatally wound
lug eight, and wounding more or
less seriously about thirty others.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec. TO-
Business is going on as usual to.
day, except that all the saloons
are closed by order OF Colonel
Jones, commanding the troops, and
the only. evidence Of trouble re-
manning is the line of troops and
tine cannon guarding every APP
proach to the Jail. There is still
much feeling, but it is subdued. No
matter who vas right or who was
wrong in the tragedy of Saturday,
that terrible voliey has settled all
desire of the mOb,tO break down the
Jail. They will not try it again.
Sheriff Smith is still IN Jail under
arrest Tor murder, and Chief Of
Police Picard was released OH
$4,000 bond this morning. Smith
NAV leave the city under military
escort until a full examination OF
the case IL made by the coroner,
but that has not been fully deter
mined upon as ye'.
fit he true as stated by HAYES
that he had given his wife $500 to
90 to her family IN New York, 1t
NAV be that the murders were com
United, as some suppose, by the
colored woman Fannie Bryant and
Albert Patterson for $500, she had
thus received, when he went to
marry the glrl, Miss Maize Storey
of Columbus, Mississippi. He was
arrested on the cars with his young
bride at his side when on their
bridal trip.
The last words she sad TO a
relative who went home with her
were: son, my God uncle, all