Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-09-30
TELEGRApHIc.

5000 people last night attacked the jail
to lynch negro who had assaulted and
robbed Mrs. Bishop, white woman. A
company of militia was called out to
defend the Jail and fired into the mob
killing eleven and wounding nineteen.
DRAGGED To DEATH AND BURNED.
The negro, Thomas Smith, whoas-
saulted Mrs. Henry Bishop last night
was lynched this morning. After last
nights fatal encounter with the militia
the mob continued to search for the
negro and found the place where he
was secreted. They dragged him to
death and then in the presence OF
Thousands of excited people on the river
bank incinerated the remains.
THE MAYORS YARD.
At one tins the mob thres :ened to
bury the negro in Major Trout's front
yard, owing to bitter feeling and threats
against the mayor, and Capt. Bird OF
the militia. They left town.
Excitement is running high and more
trouble Is feared. Only nine killed last
plight. A number are wounded very
severely and several more are likely to
die.
FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 2L-Judge Holmes
this morning sentenced DR.. +. o.
Vincent, the wife murderer to hang
Oct. 81.
CHICAGO September 21.-An Illinois
Central train was held up by three men
at Centralia last night. The engineer,
fire man and conductor were shot; also
one of the robbsrs Was fatally wounded;
the twof ed without booty.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 21.-Annie Sta
ley, DR.. Vests mistress, was arrested to-
day charged with being accessory to the
murder of Addle 6 ilmour. Police say
the Staley woman said that West per-
formed an operation on Miss Gilmour
and after the girls death she assisted in
cutting up the body.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Policemen Rowan
and FItzmurries this morning attempted
to arrest the notorious crook, Chico
McMullen and his equally notorious
mistreis, Nellie Faley. Rsvolvers were
drawn and fus.lade resulted. Rowan
was shot IN the groin and will probably
die. FitZmorris has two bullets in his
thigh. McMullen got bullet in his back
resulting in a fatal wound.
NAsHINGToN, Sept. 2l.-The COM
mittee on foreign affairs today consider
ed the McCreary substitute for the
Everett bill extending the time for
registration for Chinese Discussion
denoted the fact that every member
favored extension of time six months
with the possible exception of Geary.
The latter gave notice that he would
offer amendment providing for identi-
fcation by means of photographs. The
committee adjourned without action
| but no doubt at the next meeting the
bill will be faborably reported.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Sept, 21.-The
southwest silver convention wss called
10 order in the opera house in this city
by Hon. E. G. Slower. A large at
tendance is here from all over the south
west, including Texas and Arizona.
The committee on resolutions, of
which Prof. Chas. Longuemare, OF Ell
Paso, Texas, is chairman, will present a
set of crisp, business-like, intelligent
resolutions. demanding free coinsge at
sixteen to enc, and endorsing silver
senators and representatives in congress
now struggling for the restoration OF
silver.
The convention is a fine representa-
tive body of American citizens, who
are discussing the silver question, not
from local point of view, but from
national standpoint.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-At Kingsbury,
Ind, on the Wabash road sixty-tve
miles east of Chicago the second section
of the west-bound passenger train from
DetroiH to Chicago ran into an east
bound freight On a siding early this
morning wrecking both engines, coaches
and sleeper. 1t is reported that ten have
been taxed out dead. Engineer Green
and Conductor Coulter OF the passenger
train are among the killed. The engin-
ner of the freight was injured.
Ths accident was caused by freight
brakeman opening the switch to let the
freight out of siding after the first sec
ton of the passenger passed and just be-
fore the arrival of the aecond section.
Relief trains have gone to the scene,
taking physicians.
THE FIRST REPORT.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-It is reported that
O west-bound vestioule express ON the