Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-20
|REvENGED
Are the People of Guthrie
on a Would-be Rapist.
A Negro Strung to a Limb
Without Much Delay.
He Was Charged and Con-
victed of a Heinous
Crime.
Mrs. Covington's Assailant
Caught and Prompt
ly Executed.
His Body Left Hanging All
Night in the Snow.
A CHASTITY Spectacle to Pas
sengers and Citizens.
Once More An. Enraged Populace Say
Our Wives, Daughters and
Mothers Must Be
Protected.
THE oRIME AND CONSEQUENCE |
A CHASTITY Spectacle to Pas
sengers and Citizens.
Our Wives, Daughters and
Mothers Must Be
Protected.


Jas. Barns, a hurly negro, wa
hanged at Guthrie at $50 o'clock yes
terday eveniny for attempting rap
on Mrs. Clarence Covington.
His snow covered body was still
hanging In full view of the passin
trains this morning, solemn warn
ing to those who have an inclination,
to crafty hellish lusts on defenseles'
women.
A band of citizens took the law in
to their hands and meted out justic
to brute who came under the pal,
OF that unwritten law, which says:
1.-THE honor of women must be pre-
served, and the man who commits
an outrage, or attempts one, on de
fenseless woman must die"
The readers OF the LEAF CHRoN-
IcLE will remember an account of ali
attempted rape on Mrs. Clarence Co,
ipgton, which appeared in these col
umns on Saturday. This account
went on to say that Mrs. Covington
was at her home, near Guthrie,
when the negro assaulted her. A
later account of the trouble with the
brute was obtained this morning
from an entirely reliable source.
Last Thursday evening Jas. Barne,
who was employed by Mr.. towing
ton, came home from Guthrie al
went straight to Mrs. Covington' +
room, Mr.. Covington being absent
at his mill, half mile or more dis
tant. Barnes told Mrs. Covington
that he had purchased her a pair
gloves and insisted on her taking
them as a present from servant.
Mrs. COvington told him that she did
not want his gloves, but the
negro insisted on her taking
them. To get rid of him Mrs.
Covington told him to put the
gloves on the table and go to the
cabin with his wife, where he be-
longed. He laid the gloves dow
but instead of going to his cabin h.
made a rush for Mrs. Covington. III,
caught her by the arm and started to
put his arm around her waist. She
pulled loose from him, but he became
desperate and made rush at her
catching her firmly about the wais
She screamed and fought ,or her no"
or. Her cries attracted Barnes wifi
and another negro. woman, who wer,
in the cabin short distance from the
house. They ran 10 the house, and
caught the negro with his arms about
Mrs. Covington. Confronted by the
women, the brute turned Mrs. Gov.
ington loose. The lady ran to room
and locked herself up. This seemed
to enrage the negro and he began
trying to batter down the door. Mrs.
Covington in the meantime, how
ever, had sent one of her little boys
Off to notify the neighbors. While
the negro was trying to batter down
the door, Mr.. billiard, a neighbor, ar
rived on the scene. He grabbed a
chair and attempted to knock the
negro down. The negro evsded the
blow, however. and ran from the
house, making his escape.
The news was soon all over the
country, and the citizens began quiet.
ly to investigate the matter. They
were soon convinced that Barnes was
a guilty negro and search began for
him. He was finally captured by
Marshal Hickman, of Guthrie, on the
farm Of Lawson Poindexter. He
was taken to Guthrie and locked up.
This was Friday night, and the citi-
zens wert much in favor of stringing
him up them, but they decided to
await more evidence against the ac-