Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-02
SIX SHOT TO DEATH.
Alleged Barn-Burners Lynched Near NIL
Iington, Tennessee.


MEMPHIS. TENN. September i.-six
negro barn-burners were taken from the
custody of officers at Millington last
night and shot to death by mob OF un-
known men. Mnlington Is village IN
the northern part OF Shelby county. on
tho Cbesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
road. Recently there have been numoer
of Ares I'm the vicinity OF Miilington. un-
der such circumstances as 10 inoic"',
that they were the work OK an organiheu
gang OF incendiaries. Cotton-gins, numer-
GUS barns. and other out-houses, ana one
or two dwellings have been burned, am
the diaboiical work culmnateu III 'nS
destruction OF the buildings on 'he fan
Grounds at Millington. Several negroes
were charged with completely In these
deeds of arson, and yesterday evening
Deputy-Sheriff Richardson arrested pan
Hawkins. Glenn White. Warner WI.
liams. John Hughes, Ed. Hall. and fopert
Uaines (colored), on warrants Charging
them with the crime. .,,,.
The arrests were made at keeviiie'
which Is a station on the Chesaposn.,'
Ohio and Southwestern road below MI,
lington. The prisoners were to have haa
a preliminary hearing before a JUSTICE oI
the peace at Millington to-day. Inc
Deputy and one guard, a white ma"
named Atkins. started for that point,
carrying the prisoners, who were chained
topefher I'm n wagon. AS tho party near
ed the Big-Creek bridge, very ioneIy
spot in a dense forest and cane-brake'
almost a Jungle. n voice from out the
thicket was heard to say. Turn TO the
right: the bridge Is down."
FIFTY ARMED MEN.
The deputy. who was on horseback. or
dered Atkins, who drove the wagon CON-
tanning the prisoners, TO turn into
narrow road leading to tho ford. AS ne
did so a band of about fifty armed men
appeared and demanded the prisoners
The deputy demonstrated with those VINO
seemed to be the leaders Of the mob. ana
protested against any violence, but 10 no
burmese. While the officer was being heid
under cover Of a revolver the rest OF the
mob drew their weapons and opened d
murderous fusllade on the defenceiess
prisoners. One of the prisoners, Hawkiis'
threw his arms about the white orNsr,
imploring protection, when one OF TUG
mob placed q revolver close to his heao
and blew the top OF his skull OF.
The men were not masked, but neither
the deputy nor the driver, Atkins' recos-
nized any of them. None of them i've IN
that community. and 1t was quite earn
where the mur1erous work was oohe;
Deputy Richardson Immediately apprisea
the Justice OF the peace of what haa
been done. A jury was summoned. con-
slsting Of four negroes and eight whlte
men. and an inquest was held The YER
diet was in accordance with the FACTS
as detailed by the only witnesses.
DEPUTY SHERIFF ARRESTED.
Judge Cooper, Of the Criminal Court
summoned Deputy-Sheriff Richardson De-
fore him to-day and questioned him close
" concerning the lynchlng. The jugs
IS prepared to issue bench-warrants for
the arrest of all parties reasonably sus-
pected OF being concerned In the crime.
Al 1.9O o'clock this afternoon Deputy
Richardson was arrested on bench-war-
rant issued by Judge Cooper, charging
him with being an accessory.