Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-07
LYnoHERs SUCCEED.
After Repeated Efforts Mob Takes n |
Black Brute from the Nashville (Tenn.) |
jail, and Puts Him to Death. |


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 bullets 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 mortally
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 shot through the lung, while
Rear is suffering from wound in the
abdomen.
After dispensing in the early hours of
the morning the mob disbanded. 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.
At noon the crowd around the Jail
began to grow dense and the threat
ened attack was feared at any mo-
ment. Grizzard was attired in a
woman's dress preparatory to being
taken to a place of safety. Be-
fore this attempt at escape could be
executed the long-expected assault oc-
CURED. The mob was much more
orderly and better organized than on
the previous night and everything was
conducted in a 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
| to the Jail and at intervals during the
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.
Then the committee of three APP
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 fiend mob
and spectators alike cheered until
the sound must have been heard in all
parts of the city. A wild rush was then
made for the square, those about him
slapping his head with open palms and
Eph crying: "Quit hitting me and III
CO." From the square the mob turned
on to the bridge.
A hemp rope three-quarters of ar
inch thick was quickly twisted into z
hangman's knot and jerled about the
negros head. The other end was tied
several knives We're plunged into the
negro's head and Eph Grizzard wa,
thrown into space. The drol
was Is feet, but the necl
emed not to have been broken
as the negro's hands clutcheo
the under braces. But no sooner wa.
this noticed by the hundreds of head
leaning over the railing that those OIL
the bridge having Winchester rifles be
gan firing into the body by leaning ia
out over the water. Even in this tn,
mob was deliberative, as not shot wa
fired until fisherman on the rive
bank was warned to get out of the way
The body was cut down at oclocl
and an inquest was held by Deput
Coroner Combs. The jury returned
verdict that Grizzard came to his dealt
from strangulation and gunsho
wounds at the hands of parties W
known to the jury. After the in
quest the body was placed i
pine coffin and again turned over t
the mob, who placed it aboard trai
and carried it back to Goodlettsville
Large crowds met the train at station
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 Gri:
zard broke into the house of Mrs. LIE
Bruce, toll-gate keeper, half a mil
east of Goodlettsville, small station o
the southeastern division of the Loui
vile 4 Nashville road, and attacked he
two daughters, Misses Mary and Rosin;
Henry Grizzard was lynched Wedne
day last.