The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-01

| Eph Grizzard, and perhaps two other
negroes, would have been swung from the
bridge across the Cumberland river in the
heart of the city. The citizens of Good
lettsville do not seem disposed to permit
the brutal outrage perpetrated by two
negro scoundrelS on two helpless young
women near that little village on Thurs
day night TO remain partly avenged,
with the hanging of only one of the brutes.
AT O'Clock last night crowd of 200 men
! went to the Jail, broke down the gate, and,
with whoop, surged into The Jail yard.
One man had rope in his hand and an
other a sledge hammer. None of the were
disguised. A call WAS made for Sheriff
Hill. He appeared and the leader told
him that the crowd wanted to get at least
one of the negroes.
II can't let you have any of them," said
the sheriff
well, Bill, we don't want to hurt you,
but we will have that niger"
Il ask you noG to take him." said the
sheriff
The man with the hammer then began
to batter oD the outside door of the cell.
Rising above the blows of the sledge
hammer rang cries of Remember our
homesr Think of our wives and our
motbersw The blows made no more i'm
preston than if they were made with a
sandbag and at 1870 o'clock the crowd
grew tired OF their work. The Jail officers
stood or walked around, ''The keys! the
keys!' the mob shouted. At 1:45 o'clock
Governor buchanan and Adjutant Gen
eral Norman, who had been awakened,
made their way into the Jail. The gov
ernor mounted the crowded steps and
called out TO the mob still yelling The
keys!' and called them to order. The
governor said; Il promise you that the
law shall be vindicated,"
1.-The law is too slow; we won't wait;
we must have Eph Grizzard tonight"
Gentlemen" said the governor, there
is none more anxious to vindicate the law
than l: pledge you my word that justice
shall be done"
The words of the governor were useless.
A man with crowbar arrived. He was
greeted with yeiis. Break it openr' ITO
work!' were the cries. The crowbar was
applied to the door and half dozen men
grabbed hold of it. Governor Buchanan
grabbed the crowbar, and by main
strength held it back for a moment: but
he was overpowered and retired into the
corner of the room. The mob was not
successful however. At 2:25 O'Clock the
mob was reinforced and began battering
with axes, clubs, etc. The police then
stood firm and beat them back with clubs
Then shot was fired from without. This
was returned by the officers. No one in
side was hurt, though several shots grazed
n l.. q .thrie came to the door and said
that he was wounded and wanted to be
taken III. Hewas admitted. He had been
shot through the left lung. He fingered
until o'clock this morning, when he died.
The governor then appealed to the crowd
to desiSt, giving them his word that he
would see that justice was done AS it
was getting near dawn the mob decided to
depart, but not until they hau avowed
their intention of returning and hanging
at least one Of the prisoners. During the
fusillade Charley Rear was also shot. His
wound is serious.
THE NEGRO LYNCHED.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 30-At a few
to , o'clock this afternoon, Eph
Grizzard (colored) was taken from jail i'll
this city and hanged by mob from a
bridge across the river, a few blocks dis
tant from the Jail. The rope was fastened
to the railing of the bridge and the negro
dropped over, being suspended about
twenty feet below the bridge The lynch
ers then riddled the body with gun and
pistol bullets. For an hour and half
1t hung suspended, 10 one being allowed
to remove it by the lyncbers. AT $3.50
o'clock the body was removed and carried
to Goodletsville, the scene of the neeIo's
crime, by members of the lynching party,
which was composed in part of citizens
from that neighborhood. When they de-
parted the statement was made that the
body would be burned. Grzzard was gen
orally believed to be one of the two negroes
who committed the criminal assault upon
the Misses Bruce, near GoodletsYille, on
Wednesday night. Three other negroes
were also in Jail under arrest upon sus-
piclon of being implicated. They were
not interfered with.
After the repulse OF the mob at the Jail
last night everything Quieted down until !
10 o'clock this morning. The usual Satur- !
day attendance of country people was no. |
ticed to be largely increased and the city |
people had also to degree become excited. |
Knots and small crowds of men were col |
lecting in the streets leading to the Jail, /
and the public square. but short distance !
from the jail. WAS filed with an excited I
and angry throng, all talking of the ven /
geauce they had decided TO take. II was |
generally believed tnat an attempt would /
be made to enter the Jail, but it was /
thought that 1t would rot be made before /
night. The crowd was not com posed alone /
OF country people The towns people had 4
helped to swell the crowd and it was !
every moment growing larger and more /
determ ned
\ little before o'clock DR.. Davis. from 4
the neigh borhood of Goodletsville. made I
speech 10 The crowd on the square, aud at ,
It's close proposed TO move on the jail. The I
,
termiGed men rushed to the Jail. an /
was easily made. The outer !.
gate and the first door had been rendered 1
useless by last nights attack. and soon - .
OF the mob Were IN the Jail. I
They demanded Eph GTizzard OF the !
lRiler. He told them that he could not
give him up. They seized the JAiler. took (
his keys, opened the cell doors. and soon 4
had the negro out in the street in the
presence of the bowling. cheering. ex-
ultant mob OF about twelve huudred p=o-
pie in the vicinity Of the Jail.
All day the police had been keeping the 4
street il front Of the jail clear and pre-
venting the collecting Of crowds. but N
the rash OF the MOB down the street the
nCliCe were run over and pushed u one
side. There Were no extra guards n tie
Jail. The sheriff WAS net there, and there
could be no resistance made 70 the mob.
The iynchlnC was expected and was nos "a
,urprlse TO citizens who had kept posted as
~ be events OF the day.
No inquest was held
ANOTHER ONE.
GgEESvILLE. Miss, April 3l.-A negro.
name unknown, outraged al ; yesT-ol1 /
,hlld the niece Of Sheriff Anderson Of 4
SuahOwer county, near IndiaBola. on +
night last. Lave last night the
brute was lynched by mob OF citizens
Soft. white haa5is an shApely nails 10
Iii by using CCTECCEA SOAP. /