The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
LYNCHERS NOT IDENTIFIED.
CRANE and CARR RECOGNIZED NONE
OF THE MEN VINO HANGED LEWIS.
Judge Cranes Story OF His Effort. TO Save
the Negro-Foiey Tell. of Miss Nc.
Mnhon'a Movements. and Denies that lie
melted the Assault OF the Negro

Lena Mcmahon was continued this afternoon.
| large crowd was in attendance. Three witt
| nesses wcro examined. but the question OF
| who hanged tho negro remains unanswered.
| Tho testimony failed to bring out the name OF
| II single lyncher
Tho most important testimony was given by
! Special County Judge W. II. Crane. 1t was he
| who rushed into tho crowd. lowered the negro
the first time he was strung IN. and kept the
| mob at bay until he and Policeman Yapes
were overpowcred aud the victim was again
hauled up. Judge Cranes story is that the
lynchcrs shouted to him to "lct go that rome"
lIe jcrked tho rope out OF their hands and the
body fell to tho ground. IIe removed the rope
from the ncgro's neck and called on Yaples to
use his revolver. DR.. Ilman told Crane that
the man was nlivo and all right.
II hc could be taken at once TO hospital.
Raymond Carr son OF Lawyer Carr. struck n
MAJ match and he'd it down Z? the nSgros faee
boy; that is bob Lewis Crane tapped
hin, on tho shoulder and requested him
to keep quiet, whercunon Carr romarked
Damn II. he ought to be hung" Then
Tor touch him? Hang him iians ali tho mig.
by the mob ana, the rope was roadjusted. A
hoy. Crane thinks. went up tho tree and throw
tho rope around tho limb. ind tho negro shot
upward
23nd testified TO what he saw # the lynching.
match and hod it close to the ner 81 Ss' face
HG did this because DR., IIIman. at whose
wncsr Sf thu nesr s" was LEAD tSu a ne.
ihs nIesr9's face lie exciaimai:, That is Boy
the inilnmmatory words attributed to him by
Judg" Crane; The words ho did utter came to
MS lips involuntalily because he recognized
Neither Crane nor Carr recognized yncher.
The inquest will be continued tomorrow.
FOLEY MAKES STATEMENT.
GOSHEN. June S-philr ]. Foley. the Port
awaiting tho October term OF tho Grand Jury
ahS Sn"T re Of h"y dT b6 I sno Me-
also charged in tho confession made by Lewis
With having melted the latter to assault Miss
M,eMnhon', hns made a statement. 1t Is in sub
p yInrs old and WAS sin born in Mas
don't want to ten YOU where she is as 1 do not
want her to know where ] am Ny father
Is dead ,l,r haye one brother and, one
hi" in. New York. and came to this
r Of oyanffs to roqpt list oStobe
New York city and draws a salary OF $4,000 a
year | have written to him. and ifhe is not
mad me he will n%t up all the m9ney pGssS
fight. Lam innocent # all the charges they have
made n$ainst me: / do not deny having, been
the Delaware House in Port Jervis. | was not
arrested ares as vasrant as some Of the papers
AS to the negro Bob Lewis; never knew
have never put up any lob with him to ruin The
hat kind mot ssiS n. M Fo h"St ON g,
n In,s about - O'CLOCK she told me she had
abused her terrill y on Tuesday. md that she
would not stand IL any longer. She had been
R HeHttsn; az afd her mother had cut her lip SO
store and have it dressed. She told mo that on
Tuesday she had gone to New York In the
with friends there. She had Just returned
when | me, her coming, up on No. l. There
together. suggested that wo separate and 60
out Of town. of toward Carpenters Point"
WiedneSiisY nl%st Of the time in company with
Tnn s"eon ornns ssD Mt.hon r snye
him note to her foster mother asking for tile
HSys5y 70 i 1 by g'k M ssnt
Charles Missler; but she refused to deliver the
trunk without the consent OF the girls father
to the fair grounds. Ito says
ar 5G the ' s AID Tn enter
company.with several other young ladies' com
ing along toward me; l noticed that her face
was bloody. and asked her what was the mat;
ter. she told me that some time after | had
left light rolorcd man had come up whore
I bn waS and haI 2siauted her inquirSd Of
do not. but am sure could identify him il he
were here Shc was very much excited She
told tn" girls that she would not return home.
and thanked thcm Tor their kindness. We
sre With her erehiei Whi Ei"' we we se
there several women, in the ,neighbor.
it from the girls who were with her
came down where We were and persuaded her
to return home; and soon after saw her
mother coming. Not wishing t. meet her. for
knew it would not be n pleasant meeting. |
withdrew. then went to the village. where
n the evening WAS met by the girls fathor.
He had never liked me since was sent 10 Jail
for not paying my board bill. and the old leo-
pie would not allow mo to come and SEQ their
daughter. i got rid Of tho old man and went
t! tho outskirts Of tho town and stayed all
night with friend did not know one, VOID
morning. as was coming up the Eric track.
did not intend to run away with tho girl. !
was on . helping her to get of. | See they are
trying 70 make out case of black mail against
they can do it, All that i ever said to her In a
letter was that IL she did not meet no / would
writ her father and tell him something"
Foley said the girl had given him some
lctter. When asked II he was engaged to be
married to her he said he would say nothing
about that ut present. ns he wanted to hear
what her folks snid about It, When informed
lorvis. Foley sniI he felt safer in Goshen lail
than he would feel in Port Jervis. He was
willing to go to Port Jcrvis and testify TINT he
diu not Know anything about the lynching:
came here. from Warren. Mass, Where his
mother and ss or reside.
The Cause Of the Silver Mine Calamity.
NIENNA June S.-The Austrian Congress OF
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