The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-04
LYNCH Law AZ DRcArUR


4 No~1o Hav1ahov Uon9oA By 0ob-
0sv. AlsgslA's Rreelsaasise.
DrcAru1. Hi, June a-Ths mob which
gathered yesterday on the arrival here Of
the negro captured at Sullivan, H.,
charged with outraging Mn. Hubdill and
Mrs.. Vest on last Monday near Mount
Zion, forced iss way into the Jail at B
o'clock this morning, took the ravisher
out and iynchsd him. No resistance Was
made to the mob. Owing to threats Of
iynchins earlier in the day, an extra force
Of twelve men we're put inside the jail
and another on the outside. A scout was
sent out to Mount Zion early in the night
and reported everything quiet there, and
fears OF trouble we're about given mp.
though 500 curious people stood around
the Jail all night. unwilling to miss the
chance Of > sensation.
About O'Clock twenty-five armed men
marched to the jail in solid body and
demanded admission. This was refused
and the wooden outside door Was at once
battered down with . sledge hammer,
while the crowd looked on without . pro-
test. Once inside. the lynchers demanded
the keys. which the guards declared they
did not hare. The lynchers then went to
work on the iron door with cold chisel
and opened it in twenty minutes. Then
came . steel door. which resisted another
twenty minutes. Meantime great crowd
of citizens gathered outside and looked on.
The city marshal appeared and forced his
way inside, but vas kicked in the
stomach by the lynchers and hustled out.
after which he subsidized. Finally the
lynchers reached the cell of the negro,
whose name vas Sam Bush. They put
leather strap around his neck, took him to
q telegraph pole under the glare Of an
electric light. gave him ten minutes to
pray and swung him up. but dropped him
again. They then put him on top OF
hack, tied the strap to the cross arm Of
the pole and drove the hack from under
him. He wxs pronounced dead in two
minutes by two doctors who appeared on
the scene and noted the ebbina Ut the
wretch's life. He protested his innocence
to the last.
Al soon - death WAS assured the Mount
Zion mob left for home. Tho men wore
no masks and made no attempt to conceal
their identity. Among the number was
William West, the husband Of another
woman who was outraged on Monday.
From all the circumstances il seems meas
urably certain that Bush WAS guilty Of
both assaults. The most remarkable fea-
ture of the whole affair seems to be that
twenty-five men could march into town
Of over 10000 inhabitants and without
even q show Of resistance batter down the
doors Of the Jail and hang human being.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. June 3-Gov. Altge!d
10 determined to make an example of the
iynchers at Decatur if possible. Early
this morning he telegraphed the states at
torney Of Macon county and that Official
came to Springfield this afternoon and had
long interview with the governor. At
the conclusion Gov. Altgeld issued proc
lamation denouncin9 the iynching in the
most vigorous language as disgrace to
civilization and blot upon the fair name
of the state. Gov. Altgeld calls
upon all the officers Of the law.
especially of Macon county, 40 well
as good citizens. TO do all in their power
to bring the perpetrators Of the crime to
justice. He offers 500 each for the up.
prehension and convection of every men
who helped to break in the doors of the
Jail. overpower the officers and drag out
the prisoner, or who assisted in killing
him. States Attorney Miles left for his
home this evening. He said he would at
once commence vigorous prosecution
against those participating in the lynch
inc