Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-04-15
THE SOUTHERN SUMMARY.


happens in fancy County, the Bald
knobbers will reorganize and come
over the hills and adjourn the investi-
ga.ion into the lynchlng of Murderer
Bright and the killing of Deputy Sheriff
Williams few weeks ago. now going
on at Forsythe. That mob will ap-
pear and take the men who are under
suspicion out of the jurisdiction of the
court is almost certain If they are held
for the crime of killing Williams. The
investigation is proceeding slowly. The
evidence against Lawyer Taylor is
pretty strong, and the indication is that
he will be indicted for trial. A strange
story, which may have some connection
with the doings of the Ianey County
mob, has reached here. At the Lewis
place, six miles northwest of Walnut
Shade. on the farm OF Charles Lewis, q
new grave has appeared in the orchard,
and his son, Frank Lewis, is said to be
buried in 1t. The cause OF the young
mans death is not known, nor was the
fact Of his death known until the grave
was seen. Neighbors proposed to eX-
hume the body and find out the cause
OF death. The father, Charles Lewis,
refused to allow it to be done, and
threatened to shoot any man coming on
his premises for the purpose. So the
matter stands. Some have asserted
that Frank Lewis was one OF the mob
who hung Bright at Forsythe and that
he was accidentally shot and has since
died of his wounds.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, special: James
ii. Bible received a letter from Grover
Cleveland, in which he says that he Is
exceedingly anxious to have the party
do exactly the right thing at the Chicago
convention, and hopes that the deie-
gates will be guided by judgment and
actuated by true Democratic spirit
aud the single desire to succeed on
principle.
81 shouldn't lie frank" writes Mr..
Cleveland, ''if did not say that often
fear | do not deserve the kind things
such friends as yOu say Of me, and
have frequent misgivings as to the wis.,
dom OF again putting me in nomlna-
tion. | am, therefore. anxious that
sentiment and unmeasured personal de-
votion should be checked when dele
gates to the convention reach the per-
iod of deliberation. In any event there
will be no disappointment to me in the
result"
MOBILE, Ala. special: The continu-
Gus heavy rains for thirty-six hours
have ceased. The washouts on the Mo-
bile 4 Ohio Road were very severe north
Of Meridin. The iron bridge over Tibee
Creek Is two feet under water and the
roadbed Is entirely washed out just
southwest of Point Mississippi. There
There are several minor breaks north
of Tupelo. Heavy floods in Northern
Alabama demolished the Louisville g.
Nashville schedule. Trains stopped
between Decatur and HAnsville, the
track being flooded for miles in all di-
rectNns.
ST.. Louis special: Howard Eshols a
mulatto, was found dead in a room oc-
cupied by himself and Jennie Harris
colored, who Is believed to be fatally
wounded The couple lived together
and he threatened to kill the woman
and commit suicide. II is believed that
when he went to carry out his threat
he found the girl armed and duel en-
sued as the revolver by his side was
discharged three times and that by the
womans side twice, and the wounds on
each correspond with the empty shells.
The woman will die.
CLARKsvILLF. Tenn, special: White
Caps who have for some time been op-
Grating in this country are now re-
ported administering their mode Of JUS
tice to citizens of Houston County. Just
across the Montgomery County line.
A man named Keel. residing on Wells
Creek, was taken out and terrible
whipping given him Tor his alleged
crOokedness.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, special: At an early
hour the house OF Mat Williams was
burned. Two OF his children, Marga-
ret, aged ., and Nettie, aged &, per-
ished in the flames. Williams was alb
sent from home at the time, and it is
supposed the children upset lamp nd,
sutfocated by smoke, werc burned to .
crisp.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, special: At To-
rontO, Cleveland County, T. Frazer
was executed for ontraging his l3-year-
old step-daughter in October. The
hanging was without incident