The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-01
A RIOT ALARM AT NASHVILLE.
The Entire Police Force Called Out to
Prevent q Lynching.

ne AilJlE9 EOl4C9 cOTCo CRlleQ Out 10
Prevent q Lynching.
NASHVILLE, TENN. April 3O.--A crowd
Of men gradually assembled near the David
son county Jail at midnight last night. The
officers Of the jail feared that their intention
was to lynch the negro prisoners charged
with assault on Miss Bruce, committed
Wednesday night. At l O'clock the crowd
had increased TO s1oh large number that
message was dispatched by the jail warden
to this city for help. Thrift calcers were
Immediately placed on guard at tho jail.
Tbis, however, only seemed TO excite the
crowd, who now demanded possession of the
negro prisoners. Several efforts were made
by the crowd to break down the door of
the jeil.
A RIOT ALARM RUEG.
At 2 O'Clock the riot alarm was rung from
bells all over the city and the entire police
force was called TO the Jail. Gov. Buchanan
arrived soon after the alarm was rung AM
both he and Adm. Gen. Norman addressed
the mob from the steps Of the jail. ad-
vising them TO disperse. After some delib-
GRAFTON the leaders of the mob promised
the governor that no further attack would
be made on the jail and that they would
use their efforts TO restore quiet. The mob
then began to disperss. During the attack
of the Jail before the arrival Of the governor
Lue OluCeTb uTou NOtASJ AuGO Juo ulluSb OIL
the advancing mob, wounding several
persons N. Gutherie, who was shot through
the breast, is dead.
At O'Clock to-day a mob assembled on
the square. They marched Co the jail, and
apparently without interference on the part
of the officers secured Eph Grizzard, put
rope around his neck and marched him to
the east end Of the bridge across the Cum
berland river, fn the heart OF the city.
where they hanged him, after which they
rIddled his body with bullets.
MORE MILD ACCOUNT.
NASHVILLE, TENN, April 80, II P. M
At a few minutes before 2 o'clock this
afternoon Eph Grizzard lcolored) was taken
from the jail iu this city and hanged by q
mob from the bridge across the river. The
rope was fastened 70 the railway, being sus-
pended about twenty feet below the bridge.
Tho lynchers then riddled the body with
gun and pistol shots, and for an hour and
half it hung suspended, no one being al.
lowed by the lynchers to remove II. at $3.50
o'clock the body was removed and carried
to GoodlettsvIle, the scene OF the negro's
crime, by members of the lynchers' party,
which was composed, in part, OF
citizens from that neighborhood. When
they parted the statement was
made that the body would be
burned. Grizzard was generally believed
to be one Of the two negroes who committed
a criminal assault upon Miss Bruce, near
Goodlettsville. Wednesday night last. Three
other negroes were also in Jail under arrest
upon suspicion Of being implicated. They
were not inrerfered with.
After the repuse Of the mob at the Jail
last night everything was quiet until about
10 O'Clock this morning, when the usual
Saturday attendance Of country psople was
noticed TO be largely increased, and tue city
people had also to G degree become excited.
Knots OF men collected ia the streets leading
to the jail and the public square but short
distance from the jail, all talking Of ven
ge0nce.
MAKEUP OF TEE CROWD.
1t was generally believed that an attempt
would be made to enter the Jail, but it was
not thought 1t would be made before night.
The crowd was not composed of country
people alone. Town people had helped to
swell the crowd and il was every moment
getting larger and more determined.
A little before 2 o'cloelk7 DrJDavis, from
the neighborhood of GoudiBsttfpille, made a
speech to the crowd On the 0 50 uare and at
the close proposed m0vsrneHt against the
Jail A crowd Dsof dstermined men
soon rushed to the vicinity sof the
jail. An entrance was soon scEnzde
The outer gate and first door had been
rendered useless by last nights entrance,
and soon a committee Of the mob were in
the Jail. They demanded Grizzard Of the
jailer. He told them he could not give him
up. They than seized the jailor, TOOK his
keys, opened the cell doors and soon had
the negro in the street in the presence of a
bowling, cheering aud exultant mob. 80
About 200 people were in the vicinity Of
the Jail, some taking an active part, but
majority wera spectators. All day the
police had been keeping the street IN
front Of the jail clear and preventing
the collecting Of crowds In front
OF it, but there were no extra
guards in the Jail The sheriff was- mot
there and there could be no resistance made
against the mob Lynching was expected
and was not surprise to the citizens, who
Kept posted on the events Of the day. No
Inquest was held.