The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-02
A KANSAS LYNCHING
A NEGRO HANGED BY coLoRED
MEN AT HIAWATHA.
COMMODORE TRUE The VICTIM.
NO FOully Stabbed W. wnlthen 20 Dsath
at COlorsd Thanksgiving Festival
Fifteen Men Attack the Jail and
OVerswo the Onicers : The
Corpse Rlddled with Bull
Ists-Tho Deed Upheld.

HIAwATHA. Kan, Nov. 30.--COmmo.
dore True, the negro who stabbed W.
Waltham 10 death at colored fes-
tiyal Thanksgiving night, was lynched
this morning by colored men after the
sheriff and his deputy had fred
several Intellectual shots at them.
At o'clock this morning fifteen coli
Ored men appeared from the shadows
of the lumber piles, coal sheds and
freight cars where they had spent the
greater part OF the night waiting until
the town slept, and held a brief CONSUL
tatiOn on the Union depot platform. A
Bottle of liquor was passed around the
Sast of several gallons TO nerve up the
0nen who were armed with guns and
vevolvers. They then proceeded TO
the Jail, where they we're joined by o
aumber Of white men. Amid yells
Ghe door was almost battered to
pieces.
THE SHERIFF PLEADS IN VAIN.
The sheriff heard the first blow, and
opening window faced what had be-
come mob.
Men the officer said, what do
You want?"
eve want the colored gentleman"
said the leader
The sheriff begged the mob to 90
away aud allow the law to take It's
course Finally the mob's patience
wore out and Some one In the crowd
put stop to argument by crashing a
plank through the door.
Instantly the sheriff and his deputy
sopened fire, but no one was hit, and
all the negroes rushed into the house.
The officers rushed down the stairs
Go meet them, but were covered by a
dozen guns.
"Put 'em down." cried the sheriff
but the words were laughed at, and to
save his life he handed over the keys
and was forced to get light and lead
the way to the cell of True.
True had heard the noise and was
ap and dress with the exception OF
laclng his shoes. A rope was placed
about his neck and, with terrible yells
from his executioners, he was led into
the court yard Once he slipped and
Tell. Three or more negroes pounced
upon him and beat him until the
leader stood them off with his revolt
yer The yard was full of trees, but
1Ie was taken to several before suta-
esle one was found. The temporary
,gallows was finally selected near the
center of the park within dozen
steps of the court house.
NO MERCY SHOWN,
The wretch If he whimpered at all,
was not heard in the tumult The fire
bell had been rung and crowd had
collected.
Standing in the moonlight, staring
certain death IN the face True mum
bIed We'll, boys, hope you will all
tive long and happy and I'll meet you
Tin heaven"
"0r hell, you mean" was the corr
erection offered by dozen or more.
The victim shuddered and moved,
and one of his captors warned him
mot to stir or he would shoot him.
II didn't bulge the wretch replied.
Some one pulled on the rope which
shad been passed over limb, There
was q great silence and then another
gave pull that jerked the murderer
on his feet.
Let me pray" the doomed man
cried as he choked, but his words
seemed to enfage his lynchers who
grasped the rope and pulled until his
body dangled in the air
Then some one fred bullet into
the body and all the others did the
same. Fully fifty bullets were buried
in the corpse, Tue fnsilade of bullets
was so wild that windows in the shops
across the street were broken
The work done, the crowd dispersed
The body hung to the tree until 7;3t
O'clock, when II was cut down by or
der of Judge Herbert,
THE LYNcnlNa UPHELD.
Thanksgiving night True missile
haved ut colored festival and was pu
out OF the hall by w, Waltham. II,
managed to get back into the place
and seeing Waltham stabbed him I,
the heart with his pocket knife
The lynching was not unexpected
dor it has been threatened ever since
Recent actions in the district cour
which resulted in the acquittal of Mrs
Bradley, charged with child murder
with the continuance several time
OF the case OF another accused and tn
giving of six months in the count,
Jail TO another while n man VIII
stole a horse got six years Il
the penitentiary had aroused the pee
Rple, The whites who witnessed tn
banging in no way tried to prevent II
nor did they take any part, The gen
eral sentiment rather upholds tn
tragedy on the ground that it is n
more shameless than the outcome o
many cases In court.