The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-05
A DETERMINED M0B.
GoodIettsvlle Citizens Made an Unsuccess ful Attempt Last Night to Secure
 Eph 6rizzard
Bus Returned This Afternoon, Took the Negro Without Interference and Hanged Him From the
 Cumberland River
 Bridge.

late hour last nl1ilA s1t'h oilAAaio ], and perhaps two other ne groes, would have been swung from the bridge across Cumberland river, in the heart of this city.
 The citizens of Goodlettsville had decided that Eph Grizzard was the one who, with Henry Griz- gard (the latter already hanged) !, had committed the assault on the Bruce girls. Just before 1 o'clock Sheriff Hill returned, after having taken reronnoitering trip outside. He estimated the crowd at about 200. As the clock struck two significant whistles were heard. At :05 a loud yell was heard coming from up the street. Two or three hundred men were seen coming down the street. Chief Clock immediately detailed all avail able men to come to the jail.
 As soon as the head of the mob reached the jail gate an imperative ring of the bell was sounded, but admittance was refused. A dozen men were on the fence, but those who had already gotten over broke the lock off the gate. The crowd then surged in with a whoop. One man had rope in his hands, another sledge hammer. None of them were disguised.
 A call was made for Sheriff Hill. He appeared, and the leader told him the crowd wanted to get at least one of those negroes.
 "I cannot let you have any of them," said the sheriff.
 "Well, Hill, we don't want to hurt you, but we will have that ne- gro."
 AIfSyou won't give him to us we will break the door down. We will have to get tools to do 1t with, but its only question of time. /"
 The man with the hammer began to batter on the outside of the iron door to the cell. Blow after blow was given with will. The crowd did not betray any excitement. No fire arms were seen, though of course every man was armed. Rising above blows of the sledge-hammer rang the cries of "Remember our homes," "Think Of our wives and mothers" The blows made no more impression than if they were beating with a sand-bag, and at 1:30 they grew tired of the work. It was the opinion of the conservative spectators that the policemen could without least difficulty have scat tered the crowd in two minutes.
 At 1:45 Governor Buchanan and Adiutant General Norman, who had been awakened, made way into the jail. The governor mounted the crowded steps and called out to the mob. He was un- able to make himself heard, and then pressed his way into the ex- cited throng around the doors. He attempted to speak, but his voice was drowned in the frenzy yells of the crowd for the "keys, let us have them.
 The governor said, ''I promise you the law shall be vindicated."
 "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 vim dicate the law than 1. l pledge you my word that justice shall be done. !"
 The words of the governor were useless. The man with the crowbar had arrived. He was greeted with yells of ''Break 1t open p' "To the work !"
 The crowbar was applied to the iron door and half a dozen men grabbed hold of it. Gov ernor Buchanan grasped the crow bar, and by main strength held it back for a moment, but was over powered. He then retired into an another room. The mob was not successful, however.
 At ? 20 the mob was reinforced and began battering with axes, clubs, etc. The police then stood firm and beat them with clubs. Then shot was fired from without. This was re- turned by the officers. No one in- side was hurt, though several shots grazed the clothes of the officers. A man named H. 1. Guthrie came to the door and said he was wounded and wanted to be taken in. He admitted that he had been shot through the left lung. He fingered until 8 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 given out.
 As it was growing early the mob decided to depart, but not until they had ayowed to return and hang at least one of the prisoners.
 During the fusillade Charley Rear was shot, the wound being serious.
 THE MOB SECURES GRIzzARD.
 NASHVILLE, TENN, April 30.- At 2 o'clock the mob assembled on the square near the jail. They marched to the jail, and apparently without interference on the part of officers, secured the hend, Eph I '. ..A.,g