Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-10

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OMAHA, October p.-public srnii-
mcnl, which was wrought w highly
hero today by the execution of Muf-
uurrr Neal, was reused TO higher
pitch whom the news became current
that little Li4xlo Yates, the iive.y,nr-
old Victim Of luu,ful assault by Joe
Coe, disfrputahlc negro, had diod.
eve viii lynch the nlggeti" Wa
soon heard On every side, aud Il was
evident that tho people meant what
they sniI.
Tonight there suddenly came the
sound VI great crowd % men hufrying
along the paved streets toward the
county jail, and In n remarkably short
time that building was surrounded.
There was no organization apparent;
no leader seemed 10 control the crowd.
IClls iillud the air, hundreds shouting
at once what 10 do. The mob stood IRE.
snlutr Tor some time, aud IN the mean
Whine n few policemen and a force Of
deputy shrriils was concentrated. A
rush was then made Tor the south
street doors Of the Jail, but the crowd
wassi1pped by gliliefing revolver In
tue hands " Police Captain Cornack,
who asked what they wanted.
1--WE want that damned Niger"
was Tho reply, "aud We will get him.
Get out Of the way"
"lf you take step this way viii
Kill you, said the captain, and his
nerve had due effect. The crowd IT,
treated. Then slcdgts were brought
and tho east door assailcd, This wa
built Of strong steel lattice, and, once
inside, four similar doors must be
broken through. Nothing dhuutci,
they attacked the door with siedgua.
but II wac hopeless tssk. The crowd
soon rushed down 10 the power house
OF the cable road aud dragged up
heavy steel rails, while Uthors cut the
telephone wires.
Then Ex.Govcrnor Boyd appeared,
pushed HE way through the crowd TO
the door anu shouted! "lt will be a
Disgrace TO Omaha, aud ! imploro you
10 be quiet and dcsl.t from Your un.
lawful Efforts. LVt the law take IT,
due c0uisc.n
Hia words were cut on by man
who shouted: "You'fc not governor
here. Get out; 10 and attend 10 your
opera house" And smash won't tho
steel rail against tho steel door. In
five minutes It was open and the second
One assailed.
During this time OmAha's pollne
force Of Ninety mcniwas gathered, but
concentration was impossible. Tho
officers were lost Ia the crowd. Some
one sug gcsted that the fire department
lie called out and the hose turned on,
but II was not the kind VI mob that
melts, The iifcmon came aud laid tho
hose, whereupOn the mob carried the
hose up and drove the ilremen away.
They we're after the "niggor." IL did
not take tho crowd long nftor the
second door was passed 10 effect hn
entrance 10 tho huge steel cage In
which the cells are located.
There, wrapped In u blanket, cowed
the trembling wretch for whom the
lynChers sought. A howl Of wild
oNultatlon was sont up by tho leaders,
who called iOf tools TO cut Into the
cage.
Veil after yell OF triumph went up
from tho outside, anu soon sledgvs and
cold-chiscls were In the hands of those
nearest the cage.
In tho mrantime tho police, under
Chief Leavy, undertook 10 mas, NJ tho
Jail entrance. Tho crowd sufgeI M,
picked up the police aud carried them
TO the edge Of the yard. There they
stayed.
Then tho work went on. Inside the
cage the negro begged aud pleaded.
lie insisted that he was charged with
burglary.
Damn you, We will burglary YOU"
came the response. lie prayed and
cried aud rolled on the door In terror.
His shricks for mercy were answered
with hlows that brought his execution.
ers nearer.
by this time the door was open.
Then with one last yell Of terror, tho
negro was seized by the hands Of the
men eager for his blood and thrust
through the corridor. Here men %
identity him were called for. IL was
determined 10 make no mistake, 40 on
pressed those who knew him, and his
doom was sealed.
Coo got a thousand curses, and n
blow Tor every curse. There II "a drive
way flfty yards long leading from the
Iall 10 the intersection OF Seventeenth
and Harvey streets. This 10 paved
with rough granite, and over II the un-
fortunate wretch was dragged by his
captUrr. Since ho reached the door no
had not spoken word, and Ia all
probability WAS unconscious, II not
dead, by tho time tho street was
reached. A rope was thrown over tho
trolley wire OF the electric car line, and
In q minute high In the air there
swung the lifelcss form Of the colored
fond.