The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-11-09
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COLD Outraged and Murdered Her LII
i;r Rrother Butchcred--A I.ynching Iica
1breatoned.
PAuLpISG, O., Nov. 5.--A terrible
crime was committed near this city
Sunday night George and Nellie
Good aged0 and 6 years, respectively,
childrcn-of Sam Good, who lives about
three miles north of Paulding. were
found by searching party Monday
morning, in the woods near the house,
with their thruats cut from car to ear,
their bodies terribly laceratcd and
blackencd from Grc started with
the object of removing all trace OF the
crime
Sunday afternoon the Good children
We're playing in the road near their
home and wandering into the neigh-
boring wood They failed to return to
supper, and could not be found by
their parents. At dark a searching
party was organized and the search
continued throughout the night, but
no trace Of the little ones was found
until 8oclGck Monday morning, when
party found the bodies in brush
heap forty rods from the road, and less
than a mile from their home.
The little girls head was pounded to
pulp, her throat cut, and she had
been disemboweled. The little boys
head was nearly severed from his body,
which was terribly mangled The
sight was most revolving one, and
caused the men Of the party TO 90 mad
with rage. The little bodies had been
tied together with n tarred rope and
thrown into the brush, which had af-
terward been fred, but owing to a
heavy rain, was too damp to burn, and
only blnckened the manglcd bodies.
There was but one theory advanced
as TO the cause for the crime, and that
was that the little girl had been as.
saulted and then murdered and her
companion killed to prevent him tell
ing the awful tale
The examination by the coroner
proved the girl had also been out
ragged
About five hundred persons visited
the scene Of the murder Monday morn
ing and scarcely man turned his buci,
upon the revolving sight but that he
stgniiied his willingness to assist in
meeting out swift and terrible punish.
ment TO the guilty ones, il found.
Sheriff Staley arrived on the scene
at 10 o'clock and arrested Charles Hart,
aged 10, a boy who resides near the
Good home, on suspicion Hart is an
illiterate boy, and by some considered
insane. HIS arrest was due to his
strange actions at the time the bodies
were found, Leo Cain, a Negro, 81
years of age, VINO lives with family
named jackson, and who has been a
companion of Hart, was also arrested
and placed in Jail
Paulding was quickly filed with men
who were talking wildly of lynching
the arrested persons. Judge snool,
and leading citizens made an effort To
quiet the mob by making numerous
speeches on the streets.
AT o'clock a bloodhound was sent
to the scene, but there was little hope
of its being able to do anything tC
throw any light on the crime
The attitude Of the mob continued
TO grow more and more threatening
and the prisoners were quietly slipped
ont Of town and sent to Van Vert fol
safe keeping
PAULDrNG, o., Nov. G "A mob of foui
hundred has just organized and started
for Van Vert with the intention oi
lynching Charles Hart. The people
here are firm in the conviction that he
is the guilty party. Hart is only about
II years of age, and says he can not
read or write, and does not know his
own age. When accused OF the crime
he denied 1t in o nervous way.
The bodies of the little victims were
found within three rods of lIart's
house and about half mile from the
home of their parents. The little boys
boots were later discovered in the
grass near the bodies Their little
hands had been tied to a stick with q
stout piece of twine. 1t is thought
that the stick, which resembles O
rough pump handle, will furnish q
elew If Hart is guilty. A scrutiny Of
his clothing revealed no blood spots oi
evidence to show that he committed
the crime.
VAN VERT, o., Nov 6.-The two
men who were arrested Sunday neal
Paulding, on suspicion of numbering
little Nellie and George Goode, anC
trying 70 cremate their bodies after
outraging the girl, were safely lodgct
in the county Jail here Monday night
to prevent them from being sacrificed
to mob venge ince.
A strong force of deputy sheriffs !,
guarding the Jail, as it was feared I
mob would come from Pauidng to at
tempt double lynching. No would
be lynchcrs had appeared at a late houl
Monday night and it is not expected
there will be any trouble now.
Two more suspects have been arrest
ed for accomplices, and are here ii
Jail.
At Pa. m, Tuesday no mob had ap
peared The Jail is heavily guarded
and Company d, Second regiment, o
IN. G., is ready in case Of military as
sistdnce being required 1t is now
thought all danger is passed