San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-09
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A Romantic Tale.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 9-The
dawn OF the bright spring morning,
as it cast it's light across the Tennes
see metropolis, disclosed the dead
bodies of three negroes, riddled
with bullets and partially
covered with brush, lying in an open
lot about one and one. half miles from
the heart of the city. The bodies,
as they lay Outstretched, with
the faces heavenward cast, were
mute reminders of q terrible
work. The names of the negroes
whose bodies were literally shot to
pieces by the mob are Calvin Nc
DoweIl, William Stuart and Theo-
dore Moss. The crime for which
such summary vengeance WAS
wreaked upon them was amblshipg
and shooting down Saturday night
last four deputies sheriff, in q bad
negro locality known as 1.-The cave"
while officers were fulfilling their
duty in attempting to arrest
a negro About three O'Clock thus
morning rs men, all wearing masks,
appeared suddenly on Front street,
near the Jail. From whence they
came, no one will hazard even
q guess. No one saw them
assemble, no officer of the law noticed
their passage through any street, nor
did any person intercept them in their
quick and quiet march to Shelby
county Jail. Arriving at the jail they
persuaded Watchman O'DOnnell, who
was in the Jail Office. that they had q
prisoner for him, and on his opening
the door they forced their way in.
bound him with ropes and secured
the keys to the cells, which he refused
to give up. Jailor Williams, who
was up stairs, slept peacefully
through it all. After making sure
thai O'Donnell was safely secured,
the men filed silently and swiftly
past him into the Jail and
In q few minutes were in
the cell room of the negro
department. There were q negroes
there, all under arrest for completely
In Saturday nights affair, and 1t was
no easy task for these men to dis
tiuguish their much wanted ne
groes from the other blacks In
the dark of the night Alice
Mitchell, heard the noise and from
her cell on the upper tier peered
down on the strange and silent crOwa.
Not q word was spoken as the
men proceeded quickly and cautious
ly along the rows Of cells. Suddenly
the click of key, going into lock-
is heard. The men stop for an in
slant, there is little scuffle, q
hand Is clapped over negroes
mouth until he is bound,
aud Moss, the mail carrier, is in the
possession of the mob. Mcdowell is
found; then Stuart, and the party is,
ready to start. The captives are
dragged, pushed and hustled out
of the jail in . hurry. Out into
the yard and past O'DonnelI, still
securely bound, they go and in min
ute are upon the street. They start
toward the Mississippi river, stop:
ping as they reach the tracks of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway;
few words In an undertone IL taken
as an order and the men start along
the tracks. Then there Is pitch
darkness but no tagging was
allowed. In few minutes
the suburbs of the city were reached
and In an open field, near Wolf river,
the negroes met their doom.
Judge Dubois immediate equipped
100 men with Winchesters aud they
left for the locality OF the execution.
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