Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02
SIX NEGROES PUT TO DEATH.
GANG OF harm BURNERS WIPED
orr.
Surrounded by n Mob Of Fifty Farm
crs. the officers Are overpowered
and the Negroes shot 20 Pieces and
Their bodies Lett IN the Road.


members Of an organized gang OF in
eendiaries were lynehed by a mob near
Millington. Tenn, a small town on the
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern. so
miles north of Memphis last night The
names Of the dead;
DANIEL HAWKINS.
GRAHAM WHITE,
EDWARD HALL.
JOHN HAYES, sst
ROBERT HAYNES,
WILLIAM WARMER.
The prisoners were in charge OF De-
tective w. s Richardson and a. II. !
Atkinson who had arrested them a few
hours before on a charge OF arson.
The negroes We're all handcuffed and
shackled and were on their way to
the county Jail at Memphis. when the
officers reached dense swamp few
miles from, Milllngton they were sur
rounded by mob OF fifty men armed
visa Winch,sters and shotguns and
commanded TO halt
Hold up your hands," exclaimed the
leader The detectives hesitated.
what does this meant" one OF them
asked.
''Neyer you mind, it means business,
shove up your hands" said the leader
of the mob.
by this time the detectives were over
powered. When the mob surrounded
the wagon the negroes seemed to know
I lnstincuyely what was about to be
\ done They We're sitting on boxes that
/ had been thrown about on the iloor Of
| the wagon. one sat on the seat beside
the driver. Atkinson. one negro In the
body Of the wagon rose up on his feet
and drew up his shacklcd hands. That
motion was his last for shower OF
bullets were 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 around
Atkinson with u gesture and eXclama-
tion OF supplioation. 1be muz1le Of a
shotgun was showed against his BODY
and the charge was sent through his
stomach. Detective Atkinson was
grasped by several OF the mob,
hustled up to the side OF Richardson
and there held until the murdercus
work was over Nolley after Noley
was poured into the bodies 9f the
shackled mud manclcd negroes IN me
wagon until all OF them were dead;
Then the mob took the bodies out OF
the wagon threw them on the road and
continued to fire volley after Noiey
into them. Richardson and Atkinson
say there were nifty people IN the MOB
that some OF them wore no disguise
while others had their heads inceseu
In a dark cloth. but that 1t was =
dark It would have been imposslple &c
recognize any OF the individuals, ever
ma The ofIicers been well acquainted
with the people in thnt part OF ths
country Having concluded It's wofF
inc leader OF the mob shouted fot'
ward boys" Guns were shouldereI
and the members OF the mob whlkeI
hack into the woods that lined the roau
and disappeared ~, o,onsod
The lynched negroes were an hccusou
NJ arson and all arc said to have pc
Iout-ed to an organized band Of Darn
burners TINT had Ia Ave years destroy
cd thirtv-twO barns as many mo- !
residences and other properly OF siea'
value In the vicinity OF hertVlhe' LUZ
Nfiiineton and Bottoms College rem
nm Thtirsday JEFF baNton, a merehhll'
of Kerrville came to Memphis, Wen'
I.gare Justico w. II. Huhey ana swore
81 vvarrauts against eight negroes WHY
. live In and near kerrNllle, Gnu siiih
them with having set ire 10 inc p 'iil1',
! ines at the Kcrrville iAlr ElVuilusl
. which We're destroyed ps III, ,sars
,nnnths ago. These warrants Meie
ninced IN the hands OF Detective hlci'
ardson. who has much experience y
connection with these barn purnein, ~ ~
boarCed the Chesapeake anu ohi.
! train and reached Kerrville AT ~ S'osn
Yesterday morning warner Mnlli 'ili ~
VINO worked on the railroau, was ul
,.nstsd az he stepped off handcar ~
no denot. Others were found worhlhe
, q, mo fields and others were iouhg
: al their homes. Darius Biuuu ~
, WIN Mooring, members OF the sahs ~,
whom warrants were issued hehlu ~
4: ~ arrival OF the officers IN time 70
tns a,sbt and escaped II was th'
= s,isntion Of the officers TO take the prs
= ,,nars 10 Wilmington and bring them !.
Z Stonnbis on the Chesapeake ana Ohl'
I ,rsin nj o'clock last night, nut thes
= mad not made all the arrests ny
( mat. time and had to wait over me
l is 10 jail In the Wllase, anu ~ ,,,an,
3 nners as fast as captured, were man
$ scIed and placed under guard 10 aW1i
$ ~ zine ~ leaving. II was hehila
: "a o.cinok AT night when the lnst az
= ,ast was made. II was lmposslpie ',
r re,najn over night in Mllllngtoh, ~
= there was no safe guard houss anu NJ, i
7 ,,as decided TO make the TRIP py ioir'i
|. w"S tucker a merchant there. pro
j y. a
+ ,,ided a wagon. a mule anu ~. n
8 uitehed to II. the start was maus
: They had not proceeded Tar, h9Wss M
3 before they Mere oyerpowered by IN
: mob. .,, ,..as o,nr IN
aefectiye summoned the coroner anu ~
,nnuest was held which resulted ~ "
: ns,,ai verdict, THAT the deceased ealn
4 TO their death at the hands OF uilHh0"
: P' Dstectiye richardson arrived N Men Men
: rbis mis- morning ard reported uh
ivnohlng 70 the sheriff and judge so9 ~
: - Judge Cooper at once sent -
4 ~. grand jury and Instructed tha
: hn.,v 10 investigate the AFFAIR ana :,
!, Urn indictments against the men
,,srs ~ the mob. Later In the DAY Ju ~
: Coouer Issued bench warrants foI ~.
a ,,',tives richardson and Atansyi
z ehar,,lnt. them with completely IA va
< ,,.nching. and they were sent 70 ~
4 "a denied bail. Warrants were ~
: anu sor the arrest Of forty iarihel
. In are supposed 20 have been ia ~
: w. ~ the mob. The sheriff WIN
,aree force OF deputies, LETT thln a.
,arSoon 10 make the arrests
pressed In Mans Gnr"'
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