The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-05-06
THE USUAL PENALTY ENACTED
NEGRO BRurEs OUTRAGE TWO GIRLS.
AN Infatuated Mob soon bangle Them at
the End Of Ropes.

'poJSs n udll Odh UISS uSdl OOOu-
flettsyille, Tenn, tonight bears hui
man fruit. The cold, inanimate
form Of Henry Grizzard is swaying
in the breeze, and smute argument
with negroes to let white women
alone. Grizzard was lynched this
morning for heinous crime which
he committed last night.
Mrs. Adeline Bruce keepsth toll
gate a half mile from Goodletsville.
Her l2-year-old daughter, Sallie, is
lat the point Of death from pneumo-
mia. Two other daughters, Misses
Mary, aged 10, and Cena, aged IA,
with two ladies from the n6ighbor-
mood, were sitting up with the suf-
sfering little one last night. There
was no man in the house. A party
of negroes, Henry, Eph. and John
Grizzard, Mac. Harper and Max
well Jones were fishing in a stream
about a quarter of a mile away.
About 10 o'clock two of the ne
groes came to Mrs. Bruce's house,
and after throwing several stones to
brighten the women, broke a win
dow light out, and demanded what
money they had. They would not
get in the light, but thrus5a board
through the window, and on this
was placed cigar-box containing
So. The negroes then left.
Itwas scarcely an hour, however,
before they returned and demand
edadmittance. This beingrefused,
they forced in the door and with
pistols drawn compelled Miss Mary
and Cena Bruce to go into a rear
room, they putting out the lightb be-
fore leaving. A desperatestruggle
ensued, both girls resisting, Miss
sCena with success. Meanwhile the
neighborhood was alarmed and the
search began for the negroes who
had escaped. Before daylight fifty
armed men were on hand. In the
struggle with the brute, Miss Mary
Bruce tore from his clothing a pa
per on which was the name Henry
Grizzard. He was at once arrested
and carried to the Bruce residence.
His shoes fitted to the footprints
around the house, and the girls de-
clared without hesitation that he
was one Of the brutes His cloth
ing were also found to be stained
with blood. Here Grizzard, who
at first declared his innocence, gave
way and confessed his guilt, impli-
eating Mac. Harper as his compan-
ion. The mob heard him, and res.
cued him from sheriff Hill, and
placing a rope about his neck hur.
ried him off to a convenient tree
near the scene Of his crime anC
strung him up.
Harper was at once arrested anC
was about to be lynched, but the
girls were not positive, as to him
and his life was spared, and he to
gether with John and Eph. Griz
gard, who had been arrested, were
lodged in Jail at Nashville.
Further evidences having accu
mulated connecting 'Eph. GrizzarC
with the diabolical crime of assault
on the young ladies, fully 1000 de
termined men surrounded the Jal
atNashville Friday night andmad
an unsuccessful attempt to get Eph
in which several of the mob wer
wounded by the police on duty a
the jail, and the mob was fnall.
dispersed.
Early Saturday morning group
of men were observed collecting i
the streets leading to the jail AM
public square, but short distanc
from the jail, all talking Of venge
ance. The usual Saturday attend
sance Of country people was notice