The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-12
TAKEN FROM COURT
And Hanged in Almost Its Very Presence
and RiddIah with RuIleIs.

Monticello. Ca, November S.-(Special.)-
/ Three weeks ago Lee Lawrence. colored,
raped a respectable white woman here.
Fleeing he eluded the pursuing posse. The
governor offered reward, supplemented
! By the citizens and he was apprehended at
JoncsboTo.
Judge Jenkins convened special term of
court today TO try the case. The indentiii-
cation al the trial was complete, and the
evidence establishing his guilt overwhelm-
ins. The jury promptly returned a verdict
OF guilty, and the judge sentenced him TO
hang November 80.
Taken cat aud LyncheJ.
All during the day the excitement ran
high. After his conviction a mob OF 800
men ove.povercd the sheriff and mis- guard,
taking the prisoner from them. Sheriff W.
II. Phillips acted with great courage ana
bravery. and was ably aided 10y his posse
of thirty. but to 500 il was an unequal con-
test, and the mob took the prisoner just
beyond the city limits, where they hanged
him. filling his body with bUckshot and
balls While determined, even TO despera-
tion. the moh WAS calm and orderly in its
movements. No efforts We're made 10 con
ceal the identity OF the parties engaging
therein. The prisoner was taken from the
courthouse in The very presence of the
judge.
Hanging from Tree.
lee Lawrence is now hanging 10 Z limb
aCornc5 with placard which reads:
TO all negroes, This Is Your fate if you
pevpetraJe such crime. We Will always
protect our women
The mob seemed 20 desire that Lawrence
be positively identified before executing him.
TIE revolving details OF his outrage spur
red the good citizens To madness.
Governor Atkinson Tried To stop II.
Judge Jenkins seems To have been appre-
hcnsiVe Of trouble and YESTERDAY morning
he.
opinion there might be trouble. and asking
that militia De- sent to Monticello.
Governor Atkinson acted at once. lie
wired Colonel Wiley at Macon TO hold forty
-nyn subject g. tlr D- i-r 81 il igc Jenkins
10 De- ready TO so TO Monticello ou a special
train just as soon aA The judge asked for
them. lie then had Senator Harris OF
Macon. who Is receiver 70. the Macon ana
Northern. telegraph General Manager Horne
L. place special train at The command OF
colonel Whey. ANA 10 Judge Jea atkins he
telepra php3 tina; the soldiers We're subject
10 h.s ORDER and that he had arranged
transportation for them. Instruct the SHEER
in tu summon his posse and do his duty.
ORDER Tie militia. il, ia your judgment,
they are needed ana keep me posted on tie
situation concluded the governor in his
telegram.
Bat II is evident that the mob acted
too quickly for the local authorities.
\ coincidence in connection with the case
lies in the fact that the reward tor Law
reuce's capture was paid by the executive
department yesterday morning. just a few
minutes before Judge Jcnkinss telegram
was received.
~ Confer with Corrt Officers.
The news OF the Jasper county lynching
Was very unwelcome to Governor Atkinson
and he IS going 10 30 everything in his
power To have the l.uchers punished.
Fr.dav he te.e-rapUed ooIc'tor Cen
eral Gray Lewis asking him to come 10
x,su-a al once. As soon as ne coafers
vItn aif. Lewis ne viii take some action
ia the matter.