Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-02
WHOLESALE KILLING. Men While Chained Together
 Shot to Death
LIKE RATS IN A CAGE
Supposed lnCendiaries Given a Taste of Judge LynCh's Law
 by Deter mined Men.

MEMPHIS, TenD., Sept. 1.-Six negro barn burners were taken from the custody of officers at MilliDgton last night and shot 10 death by mob of unknown men.
 Millineton is village in the northern part of Shelby county. on the Chesa peake and Ohio and Southwestern railroad. Re- gently there has been number of fires in the vicinity of Millington, under such circumstances as to indicate that they were the Work of an organized gang of incendi- aries. Cotton gins, numerous barns and other out houses and one or two dwellings have been burned and the diabolcal work culminated in the destruction of the build iDgs on the fair grounds at Millington.
 Several negroes were charged with com plcity in these deeds ot arson, and yester- day evening Deputy Sheriff Richardson arr rested Dan Hawkins, Glenn White, Warner Williams, John Hughes, Ed Hall and Robert Haines, all colored, on warrants charging them with the crime. The ar- rests were made at Keeyile, which is a station on the Chesapeake and Ohio and Southwestern below Millpgtou.
 The prisoners were to have had prelim- mary hearing before a justice of the peace at Millington today. The deputy and one started for that point carrying the pris- oners, who were chained together, in a wagon. As the party neaIed the Big Creek bridge, very lonely spot in a dense forest and canebrake, almost a jungle, a voice from out of the tliicket was heard to say: "Turn to the right-the bridge is down.h
 The deputy, who was on horseback, or dered Atkinson, who drove the wagon con- taining the prisoners, to turn into nar- row road leading to the fork. As he did SO band of about fifty armed men appeared and demanded the prisoners. The deputy demonstrated with those who seemed to be the leaders of the mob, and protested against any violence, but to purpose.
 While the officer was being held under cover of revolvers the rest of the mob drew their weapons and opened a murderous fusilade on the defenseess prisoners. One of the prisoners, Hawkins, threw his arms about the white driver implorinS protec- tion, when one of the mob, placing a re- volver close ;o ;Iis head, blew the top of hisskull off.
 The men were not masked, but neither deputy nor the driver, Atkinson, recog- nized any of them. None of them live in that community, and it was quite dark where the murderous work was done.
 HDeputy Richerdeon immediately apprised the justice of the peace of what had been done. A jury was summoned consisting Of four negroes and eight white men and an inquest was held. The verdict was in &C., cordance with the facts as detailed by the only witnesses.
 Judge Cooper of the criminal court sum- moned Deputy Sheriff Richardson before him today and questioned him closely con cerning the lynchlng. The judge is pre- pared to issue bench warrants for the arrest of all parties with reasonable suspicion of being concerned in the crime.
 At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon Detective Richardson was arrested on bench war rant issued by Judge Cooper charged with being an accessory,