The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-11
MAY LYNCH COLONEL KING.
THE SHERIFF STARTS SUDDENLY WITH
HIM ron STATE PRISON.

Judge Dubose nustied Him ORA Party
Formed 10 Iuterc-pt uis Train Gov.
buchanan Hanged In EmEy for Commute
ing the Senteuce-Mr. Cievriand's Interest
md Letter In this Interesting Case.
MEMPHIS. Aug. 10.-The Communication OF Col
Kings sentence camo very nearly shortening
the hours lie had to live instead OF lonRthen-
ing them. As soon as the action OF the Gov
ernor became known 1t aroused storm OF in
dignation on every eide. A despatch was read
to tho audience at the Grand Opera House
Lust night during the performance Of the
"Mikado," and was received by the audience
with storm OF Misses.
To-day when the Communication became moro
generally known by the publications in the
morning newspapers. indignation grew and
Gov Buchanan was condemned most bitterly.
This eliminated in a movement to hold an In
dignntion meeting and to burn buchanan in
cfIigy. This wns billed to como off at IL
o'clock tonight.
Soon there were whispered conferences
about the street corners. which ended in q
plan to lynch King tonight. 1t was not pro-
posed to wait until midnight. nor even to OBJ
serve any secrssy. The whole city would have
condoncd the lynching. and no participant
could ever have been convicted In this COM
u
early in the evening. and 1t was thought that
tho taller or Sheriff would not make IA very
vigorous resistance.
The SheriT heard OF what was afoot, and
was very uneasy. Tho official communication
had not arrived. and ho was awaiting that be-
fore taking tho prisoner to Nashville to the
pcnitentiary. At ) o'clock the papers arrived.
There was no train for Nashville before 10
o'clock tonight. and Sheriff McLendon knew
the lynching would be attempted before that
time.
| At o o'clock there was north bound train
on The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. and
! Judge Dubose issued an order to the Sheriff to
| leave with his prisoner on that train. There
| WINS not moment for preparation or leave
| taking. Col King was rushed out OF the Jail
escorted by six deputy sherifrs. and hustled to
| the depot
He would not have seen his wife even. had
| 1t not been that she CHANGED to visit the Jail
as tho party was leaving. Her son. Haugh-
ton. was with her. and he telephoned to Kings
| son-in law. II. W. Brooks. to meet them at the
| station.
At the station King. IN his bluffing style.
| talked about his record as Confederate
soldier and said he was not afraid. but he
was quito willing to go. and looked relieved
when the train pulled out His son Haughton
| accompanied him.
1t is not at all unlikely that the lynchine
may yet come OIL. The Sheriff has two routes
| he may take one via Rives and The Mobile md
| Ohio. and the other via paducah junction and
| Mckenzie. 1t is thought he will take the lat
ter route. and project Is now atoot for g
| lynching party to leave on the Louisville ant
| Nashville for Mckenzie ut 1888 o'clock to-
| night and intercept the Sheriff and his pris
| oner there
They will reach there Mt o'clock In the
| morning. and with the town asleep and with
| the prisoner only protected by his son and the
Sheriff, who is one-legged man ut that. KinG
would stand very poor show.
Indignation here Is every whit as pro
nounccd as on the dry of the murder. It be.
came known to-day that Grover Cleveland hat
written to Mrs. King. tho widow OF an ex
Lieutenant Governor Of Kentucky and
cousin OF Col. King. expressing his sympath,
for her. and adding that from what super
fetal knowledge he had ofthe case. he though
King ought not to be hanged. This letter wa:
laid before Gov buchanan. and it had 1t.
effect.
At 1915 O'Clock Gov. buchanan was burnec
in ehlgy at the corner of Main and Madison
streets. the busiest corner OF the city A straw
stuffed figure marked Gov. Buchanan wa.
hung over the telegraph lines and set fire to
while yelling crowd. composed of the usual,
orderly. respectable young mon OF the city
stood around and cursed and vituperated tn,
Chief Executive Of the state until his effig,
burned. When the lower half fell to tn,
ground tho crowd kicked the debris over til,
street.