Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-08
THE FAMILY WIPED OUT.
The Vigilantes Lynched Five
More of the Simses.
EVEN TIE GIRLS WE'RE STRUNG UP.

After Neal Had Been Hanged and Rtddled
with Bullets the Two Women Peited
the Regulators with stones-Then the
determination was Contaminated.
MOBILE Ala, Jan. s.--Five more Of the
Sims outfit have been summarfly dealt with
by the regulators at womack Hill. Among
the victims We're two women sisters OF the
notorious Bob Sims who himself was re-
Gently lynched Neal Sims, brother Of the
desperate, and two men belonging to the
gang, The lynching Of the women il a mat
ten Of regret, tut they, by their own acts,
melted the infuriated regulators to the ex.
treme measures taken.
The Sims party, It appears, were on their
way from Womacks Hill to Leak, Miss,
when they were overtalzen by the regula.
tors who were hunting for Neal. The party
attempted to escape, but failed, and were
quickly surrounded by the vigilantes Neal,
who knew that his situation was a desper.
ate one, showed fight and emptied his re.
yolver at the posse, without, however, any
effect. He was quickly disarmed, but in
spite Of this continued to struggle with
Let Us Settle II Right Here.
In the midst OF furious struggle to over.
power the desperate voice from among
the posse angrily asked, whats the matter
with settling the murderer's business right
herep The suggestion was eagerly adopted
by the regulators, and in less than three
minutes Neal Sims WAS dangling from o
tree at the end Of rope The body was
riddled with bullets as il squir1ned in mid.
air, and there was one desperate less in
Alabama.
The vigilantes were evidently satisfied
when they had disposed of the chief Of the
gang and We're riding away, when one Of
the women threw stone which struck one
Of the lynchers on the back Of the head
The posse was already reused to bloodshed,
and this act made them furious A halt
was ordered and the women and men were
warned that II they valued their lives they
must desist in their actions and leave the
vicinity Immediately
The Women Strung Up, Too.
The advice was not needed Both Of the
Women thinking probably that their sex
would save them from the anger Of the
posse, began gathering stones which they
hurled with all their strength at the regula,
tors, at the same time abusing the men ia
very offensive manner The lynehers, ripe
70 continue their work, submitted TO this
but short time. Then they held a brief
conference at which il was determined that
the country would be well rid Of the whole
Sims tribe
The reports vary as to what followed, but
the accepted one is that a rush was made
upon the two men and women and that, in
spite Of entreatiea from several Of the regu.
lators, an were strung up to the tree which
was already adorned by the body Of Nea.
Sims. The lyncheF then dispersed, leaving
the bodies swing to the breeze.
The Family wiped Out.
The names Of the Sims women, it il
learned, were Laura and Beatrice. They
We're pretty and intelligent and used to pub.
lish paper. The family is now entirely
wiped out Three men who belonged to the
gang are still at large, but their fate viii be
as summary as that Of the rest Of the gang
as soon as they are captured,