The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-02

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Sept. six negroes.
members of an organized gang of incen-
diaries, were lynched by mob near
Millington, Tenn. small town on the
Chesapeake and Ohio South western rail-
road, thirty miles south OF Memphis. last
night. The names OF the dead:
DANIEL HAWKINS.
GRAHAM WHITE.
EDWARD HALL.
JOHN HAYES.
ROBERT HAYNES.
WILLIAM WARNER.
The prisoners were in charge of detec-
tives w. s. Richardson and A. Il. Akin
son VINO had arrested them few hours be-
fore on the charge of arson. The negros
were all handcuffed and shackled, and
were on their way to the county Jail at
| Memphis. When the officers reached a
dense swamp few miles from Millington.
| they were surrounded by mob of fifty
men, armed with Winchester rifles and
shot guns, and commanded to halt.
Hold up your hands," yelled the
| leader. The detectives hesitated.
"NNhat does this meant" said one of
them.
Never you mind. IJ means bust
| ness. Shove up your hands"
DETECTIVES ovERPOwERED BY A MOB.
By this time the dectives were over
powered by the mob. When the mob sur
rounded the wagon. the negroes seemed to
| know instinctively what was going to hap
pen. They were sitting on boxes that
had been thrown about on the floor of the
wagon. One sat on the seat by Driver At
kinson. One negro in the body of the
wagon rose upon his feet and threwup his
shackled hands.
That motion was his last, for shower of
bullets was poured into his body. He
fell over and out of the wagon into the road,
dead.
The negro sitting beside the driver
threw his arms about Atkinson with an
exclamation and gesture of supplication.
The muzzle of a gun was showed against
his stomach and the charge was sent
through his body. Detective Atkinson
was grasped by several of the mob. was
hustled up to the side of Richardson and
there held until the murderous work was
over.
FIRED INTO THE DEAD BODIES.
bodies of the shackled and manacled
negroes in the wagon, until all of them
were dead.
The mob then took their bodies out of
the wagons, threw them On the road and
continued to fire into them.
Richardson and Atkinson say there were
80 people in the mob and some were not
disguised, while others had their heads en-
cased in a dark cloth; but it was so dark it
would not have been possible to recognize
any one, even had the officers been well
acquainted with the people in that part Of
the country. Having concluded its work,
the leader of the mob shouted, Forward,
boys" Guns. were shouldered and the
members of the mob walked back into the
woods that lined the road aud disappeared.
The lynched negroes were all accused of
arson and all are said to have belonged To
an organized gang of barn burners that
have in five years destroyed fifty. Two
barns, as many residences and other prop
erty Of great value In the vicinity of Kerr
vile, Lucy, Millington and Bottoms col
lege. this state.
WHY THE NEGROES WERE ARRESTED.
On Thursday jeff Laxton, a merchant of
kerrville, came to Memphis, went before
Judge w. H. Hughey, swore out warrants
against eight negroes, who live In his
Deighborhood, charging them with having
set fire to the buildings at the kerrville
fair grounds. which were destroyed by fire
some months ago.
These warrants were placed in the hands
of Detective Richardson, who had had
much experience with barn burners. He
reached kerrville at S o'clock yesterday
morning. Warner Williams, who works
on the railroad, was arrested as he stepped
on hand car at the depot. Others were
found working in the fields, and others
were found at their homes Darius Bland
nd her e 10,
for whom warrants were issued, hearing
of the facts in time, took flight aud
escaped. 1t was the intention of
the officers to take the pris-
oners to Millington, and bring them
to Memphis on the Chesapeake train at
O'Clock last night, but they mad not made
all the arrests up to that time and had to
wait over. There is no jail in the village,
and the prisoners, as fast as captured,
were manacled aud placed under guard TO
await the time for leaving
SANE OLD CoRoNER's CHESTNUT.
It was nearly 10 o'clock at night when
the last arrest was made. 1t was impossi-
bic 30 remain over at Millington as there
was no safeguard house, aud it was de-
cided 10 make the trip by road.
5. ID. Tucker, merchant there pro-
We're hitched TO II, and the start was
made. They had not proceeded far, how
ever. before they were overpowered by the
mob. After the bloody work was over the
detectives summoned the coroner and an
inquest was held, which resulted in the
usual verdict:
That the deceased came to their death
at tue hands OF unknown parties"
DETECTIVES ARE ARRESTED.
Detective Richardson arrived in Mem
pills this morning and reported the lynch
iug TO Sheriff McLennon aud Criminal
Court udge L. p. Cooper. Judge Cooper
at once sent for the grand
jury aud instructed that body
10 investigate the affair and
return indictments against the members
of the mob. Later Ia tue day, Judge
Cooper issued bench warrants Tor De-
tectIyes Richardson and Atkinson
charging them with completely in the
lynchins, ana they were sent TO jail aud
admitted TO bail
Warrants were also issued for forty
farmers who are supposed TO have been
members of the mob. The sheriff with 3
large force OF deputies left here this after
noon TO make the arrests.
FREDERIC DOUGLASS IN SORROW.
&c Does Not Speak N Anger For His
Heart is Touched