The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-19
LAWLESS NORTHERNERS.
AN OHIO MOB HANG A POOR NE.
GRO FOR RAPE.
That Was His Only Offense, and Those
Bad People Treated Him as South
erners Are Sometimes Charg-
ed With Disposing of
Similar Cases.

CLEVELAND, ", April l0.-SeymOur
Newlin, negro with a bad reputa.
ton, committed criminal assault
last night upon an aged woman
named Mrs. Knowles, living at
Rushylvania, Logan county, o. He
was captured this morning, but when
the sheriff arrived to take charge of
the prisoner, a mob which had col
lected refuse to give him up. The
sheriff summoned posse but still the
mob would not yield. A call was
then made upon the militia and a
company left this afternoon for the
scene of the trouble. 1t is said 1900
determined men have charge OF New.
lin. The specials received here say
nothing about attempts to lynch the
negro, but it is believed the mob in
tends to do something tonight.
MOB DEFY THE MILITIA.
BELLE FoNTAINE, o, April Is
The crowd of infuriated citizens at
Rushylvania were apprised OF the de-
parture OF the militia, and long before
their arrival were armed and massed
around the calabOose to receive them
and when the company arrived at the
building hundred voices warned
them that the citizens were deter
mined that blood would flow before
the prisoner would be surrendered
and that any effort at force would be
useless, as dynamite bombs were mI-
der the building and the prisoner
would be blown to atoms if gun was
fired.
Sheriff Sullivan then held long
parley with the leaders of tie mob
and it was finally decided that's if
Sheriff Sullivan would order the mill.
tia back to Bellfontaine the citizens
would guard the prisoner until morn
ing and give him hearing and Sher-
if Sullivan wcuDd make no further
attempt to get the men after the trial.
The militia arrived here at $50 p. IN.
The dynamite talk was supposed to be
bluff, but after the departure of the
soldiers no less than six bombs were
hauled from under the calaboose. 1t
is generally believed that Newlin will
be lynched tonight. 1t developed that
he has been in the Ohio penitentiary
three times instead of once.
THE NEGRO HANGED.
CLEVELAND, o.. April 15.-When
the militia arrived at Rushylvania
they were met by large body of Cit
itizens who were determined the
prisoner should not be removed,
Sheriff Sullivan, who was in COM
mand OF the soldiers, was Informed
there were dynamite cartridges under
the calabOOse, ald if any attempt to
take the prisoner away was made the
Jail would be blown up. After parley.
ing for time the chief decided he
could do nothing and the troops were
ordered to return to Bellfontaine on
promise fl ON the citizens that they
would care for the prisoner and that
no harm would come him.
At sos the mob made raid on the
CalabOOse. The building was over
turned and the struggling negro
quickly taken from it, A rope had
been provided. A moose was put
about the neck of the trembling
wretch and he was dragged to a cot
tonWooo tree about 100 yards distant.
Very little was said and no opportu-
nifty was given to the prisoner to
make confession. A dozen willing
J hands grasped the rope and the negro
was swung into the air. AS his body
rose above the mob, the air was rent
with the shouts of men and women
who had witnessed the Iynching. AS
soon as the work was finished the
mob dispersed and quiet was re-
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