The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-05-05
t.YNCHERS SUCCEED.
After Repeated Efforts Mob Takes q
Black Brute from the Nashville Tenn }
Jail, and Puts Him to Death.

After Repeated Efforts a Mob Takes q
Black Brute from the Nashville (Tenn.) }
Jail, and Puts Him to Death.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 2.-The at
tempted lynching of Eph Grizzard (col-
ored Friday night by citizens, which
was prevented by the bravery of the
officers in charge of the Jail, eliminated
Saturday afternoon in successful car
rying out of the original purpose, and
the negro was hanged from the bridge
over the Cumberland river. Not con-
tent with hanging the fiend the vigi-
lantes riddled the body with bul, cts as
it dangled at the end of the rope.
In the fusillade which was exchanged
between the barricaded officers and the
mob Friday night it has developed that
two of the latter's men were E:-I-...,
wounded. They were Allen b. Guthrie
and Charles Rear, two young men of
this place, and both are now lying at
the point of death in the hospital.
Guthrie is shost sthrough the lung, while
Rear is suffering from a wound in the
abdomen.
After dispensing in the early hours of
the morning the mob disbaDded. The
dawn, however, brought news of the
organization of another and stronger
mob, and the city was in a high state
of exitement throughout the day. The
streets in the vicinity of the Jail were
jammed with people, and the arrival of
the mob was expected at any hour.
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began to grow dense and the threat
ened attack was feared at any mo-
ment. Grlzzard was attired in a
woman's dress preparatory to being
taken to place of safety. Be-
fore this attempt at escape could be
executed the long-expected assault oc-
Cured. The mob was much more
the previous night and everything was
conducted in businesslike manner.
A committee of three was appointed
to wait on Jailer James Willis and de-
mand the keys. Seeing the utter
uselessness of further resistance the
jailer yielded up the keys. Meanwhile
the men on the outside had crowded up
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wait of ten minutes cheers rose to
cheer those who had gone within.
Thousands of spectators crowded to
suffocation every avenue leading toward
the Jail, but they kept a respectful dis
tance from the mob of 1000 which
crowded up against and hung on to the
iron bars in front of the Jail.
-
peared, and between them was the
black head of Eph Grizzard. Not shot
had been fired, and no sound save in
termittent cheering had been made. But
at the sight of the black fend mob
and spectators alike cheered until
the sound must have been hear,; in all
parts of the city. wild rush was then
made for the square, those about him
slapping his head with open palms and
Eph crying: "Quit hitting me and I'll
CO." From the square the mob turned
on to the bridge.
A hemp rope three-quarters of ar
inch thick was quickly twisted into a
hangman's knot and jerked about the
negro's head. The other end was tied
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negro's head and Eph Grizzard was
thrown into space. The droI
was 10 feet, but the neck
see med not to have been broken
as the negro's hands clutcheC
the under braces. But no sooner was
this noticed by the hundreds of head:
leaning over the railing that those or
the bridge having Winchester rifles be-
gan firing into the body by leaning fal
out over the water Even in this the
mob was dcliberative, as not a shot wa!
fired until fisherman on the river
bank was warned to get out of the way
The body was cut down at o'clocl
and an inquest was held by Deputy
Coroner Combs. The jury returned {
verdict that Grizzard came to his deatf
from strangulation and gunsho
wounds at the hands of parties un
known to the jury. After the in
quest the body was placed il
pine coffin and again turned over tt
the mob, who placed it aboard a trair
and carried it back to Goodlettsville
Large crowds met the train at stations
along the road and cheered the train a.
it passed. After being exhibited a
Goodlettsville the body was turned owe
to an undertaken.
The crime for which Grizzard me
such an awful fate was revolving. Las
Wednesday night Eph and Henry Griz
zard broke into the house of Mrs. Le'
Bruce, toll-gate keeper, half mil
east of Goodlettsville. a small station OF
the southeastern division of the Louis
vile & Nashville road, and attacked he
two daughters, Misses Mary and Rosina
Henry Grizzard was lynched Wednes
day last.