The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-10
LYNCH THE Niger
An Infatuated Mob in Omaha
Hang a Brute.
HE OUTRAGED A LITTLE GIRL
She Was Five Years Old and Has Died-The
JAN Broken Into - Ex-Governor
Boyd Makes an Appeal.

OMAHA, oct. 9.-Public sentiment which
was wrought up highly here to-day by the
execution of murderer Neal, was reused to
I higher pitch when the report came cur
rsnt that little Lizzie Yates, fve-year- old
victim of a lustful assault by Joe Coe, a
disreputable negro, had died. 1--WE will
lynch the nigger,n was soon heard on every
side, and it was evident people meant what
they said.
Tonight there suddenly came
the sound of great crowd of men hurry
ing along the paved streets towards the
county jail and IN remarkably short time
that building was surrounded. There was
no organization apparent; no leader seemed
to control the crowd. yells filled the air.
and hundreds shouting at once what to do
The MOB stood irresolute for some time,
and in the meanwhile a few policemen and
a force OF deputy sheriffs was concen-
trated
A rush was then made for the south
street door of the Jail but the crowd was
stopped by glittering revolver in the
hands of Police Captain Cornack, who
asked what they wanted. ''We want that
burned niger was the reply, land we
will get him. Get out of the wayn ''If you
take a step this way l will kill you.n said
the captain, and his nerve had due effect.
Inc crowd retreated. Then sledces were
brought and the east door was assaiIed.
This was built of strong steel lattice and
once inside four similar doors must be
broken through. Nothing daunted. they
attacked the door with sledges, but it was
a hopeless task. The crowd soon rushed
down to the power house of the cable road
and dragged up heavy steel rails, while
others cut the telephone wires. Then eX-
Governor Boyd appeared, pushed his way
through the crowd to the door and shouted
at Will be a disgrace to Omaha and ]
implore you TO be quiet and desist from
your unlawful efforts Let the law take
its due course"
His words were cut off by a man who
shouted: YOU'RE not governor here Get
out. Go attend to your opera house." aud
| smash went the steel rail against the steel
door. In five minutes it was open and the
| second one assailed. During this
time Omaha's police force of ninety
men was gathered, but concentration was
impossible. The officers were lost in the
| crowd. Some one suggested the fire de
partment be called out and the hose turned
on, but it was the kind of mob tina
melts. The firemen came and laid the hose
whareupon the mob carried the hose VI
and drove the firemen away. They were
after the niger
(
second door was passed to effect an entranc,
to the huge steel cage in which the cell!
are located. There, wrapped in blanket
cowed the trem bling wretch for whom the
| lynchers sought. a howl of wild eXultatior
was sent up by the leaders, who called fol-
tools to cut into the cage. Yell aitel
yell of triumph went up from the outside
and soon sledges and cold chisels were il
the hands of those nearest the cage. In the
meantime the police, under Chief Leavy
undertook to mass at the Jail entrance. The
crowd surged up, picked up the police and
| carried them to the edge of the yard. There
! they stayed. Then the work went on
I Inside the cage the negro begged an(
pleaded. He insisted he was charged
with burglary. Damn you, we will
burglary you," came the response. H,
prayed and cried and rolled on the floor il
terror. His shrieks for mercy we're an
swered with blows that brought his execu
TONERS nearer. BY this time TIT
door was open. Then with on,
last yell of the terror, the negro wa
seized by the hands of men eager for hi
blood and thrust through the corridor
Here men to identify him were called for
1t was determined to make no mistake, s.
on pressed those who knew him, and hi
doom was sealed.
! Coe got thousand curses and a blow
for every curse. There is a driveway tfty
yards long leading from the jail to the in
| tersection of Seventeenth and Harne,
streets. This is paved with rough grant,
and over it the unfortunate wretcl
was dragged by his csptors. Sine
he reached the door he had not spoken
word, and in all probability was uncon
scious if not dead by the time the stree
was reached. a ror was thrown over tn
trolley wire of the electric car line, and in
minute high IN the air there swung tn
lifeless form of the colored fiend.