Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-09
ALL READY TO BURN HIM
Hard Work to Save an Inno-
 cent Negro From a Mob.
HUNTING FOR THE GUILTY PEND.
Mob In Savannah Took Possession of the Railroad Station and Waited For the Train on Which Was the Supposed Grim inaI-Arrested the Wrong Negro.

SAVANNAH, Oct. "A crowd of de termined men bent, on lynching or burning Rt the stake n negro, almost awed the po- lice of this city and for a few minutes held possession of the streets.
 The object of the mob's wrath was March Walker, a negro, who assaulted deaf and dumb white girl, aged 10, named Young The assault was committed at the girls home, in the heart of the city and only a block from police headquarters The girl was choked into insensibility.
 After assaulting her Walker, who had been putting down carpets, collected his money from her mother and left the house The crime was discovered soon, but it was several hours before it was reported to the police. The whole detective force was put on a search for the negro, but without sue cess.
 Captured Negro.
 The police received word that a negro who, it is believed, was the guilty man was captured at BloomingClale, % miles from here, and would be brought to the city on the evening train. The news got out in some way, and at once plan was made tu take him from the police. drag him out of the city and burn him alive. The leaders in the movements made their arrangements very secretly, and the authorities had no knowledge that n mob was gathering
 The men began to gather at the central station in crowds and in few minutes a mob of about 900 armed men were in pos session of the depot. Some had shotgunS, but the majority simply carried pistols
 The chief of police knew nothing of this, but fearing that there might be violence, sent squad of II men to the station to meet the two detectives who had gone after the negro.
 The police Were unable to force their way to the track. The sergeant held them to- gethcr with their hands on their pistols ready for charge. When the train cn- tered the station, the mob surrounded it. As the detectives stepped off a score of Dis tols were thrust into their faces. Thcrr was wild excitement. The squad of police drew their revolvers and pressed through the crowd to the assistance of the detect ives. The detectives drew their pistols
 Had the Wrong Man.
 Where is he?" yelled the crowd waving their weapons wildly.
 He was the wrong man. and We turned him loose" called out one of the detectives. There was howl of dcrision All that was needed was the discharge of n single pistol to have precipitatcd Il riot Thcmub was furious, but it was true that the de tectivcs had put the negro of the train out side the city. He was the wrong man. The cars were searched, but no negro could be found.
 The detectives made their way to the DO lice, and the squad hurried back to head quarters to be ready there for any cmer- gency. A large part of the crowd hurried to the county jail, thinking the negro might have been taken there. Here again they were disappointed, After hring satiS- fled that the officers hal told the truth the mob slowly dispersed.
 Extra guards were provided at the iaiI in case of a repetition of the trouble The negro who was arrested really was inno- cent. On the way to the city he was identified and let go. Had Le reached the city he would have been lynChcd, despite any protestation of innocence \ quiet search is being made by members Of the mob for the real culprit, who is now thought to be hiding in the city. The feel ing against the negro is so strong that his death will be quick and horrible if he falls into other hands than the police.