The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-06
Six Poor Wretches the Victims
Of a Mob.
CHARGED AS BEING FIREBUGS,
After Being Arrested the Prisoners We're
Mot by Mob While Chained
Together We're Shot Down.

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In that part of the country have been
kept In continual state of excitement
by the acts Of incendiarism. Barns
and dwellings have been burned, and
recently buildings on the Millington
fair grounds were destroyed. Suspi-
cion pointed to Dan Hawkins. Robert
Haynes, Warner William, Ed Hall,
John Hayes and Graham White. Yes
terday they were arrested near Kerr
vile, In the western part of the county,
by Deputy Sheriff Richardson. Later
in the day the deputy started with the
prisoners in wagon for Wilmington,
where they we're to have preliminary
examination.
Shot Down While Chained.
The six negroes were chained to-
gether. About midnight, when the
party was nearing Millinglon. 1t was
stopped by 90 men, armed with shot
guns, who killed all the prisoners and
then, remounting their horses, which
were tied near by, rode awaJ In the
darkness. The lynchers were not
masked, but the officer being new to
that section, recognized none of them.
An Inquest was held this morning, and
the Jury, which Included Two negroes,
found the prisoners had 'come to their
death at the hands Of persons un-
known" The sheriff of the county,
who enters upon Office today, will take
the matter In hand promptly.
Hawkins Was Notorious FirsbuR.
Dan Hawkins was arrested year
ago with several others, charged with
burning barns and residences in tho
Kerrville nelghborhood. They were
brought to trial aud two sentenced to
the penitentiary. They made full
confession and implicated Hawkins as
the leader OF u baud of firebugs Haw-
kins got new trial, and after spend
Ing some months in jail, was released
few weeks ago. Since that the burn
ings have recommended, and the Mill
fpgton nelghborhood, as we'll as Kerr
vile, has suffered. Deputy Sheriff
Richardson was employed to ferret out
the negro incendiaries, and with the
assistance Of u negro spotter he ut
length got evidence that resulted In
the arrest Of Hawkins and the other
five negroes lynched.
Decoyed From tho Road.
About nightfall yesterday the officer
secured two horses and n wagon md n
white man named Tom Atchison to
drive n He Io.dad tho nriso,ers INTO
The vehicle handcuffed and chained
together md started for Mi,linvton.
A thev reached Riy creek Two miles
,yast Of AIillinoton son,ehodv In the
wonds hv tho rondsida called. nDon,,
trv to crnss thar. tha hriJoa 10 dn,vr
Coma this v,o, y R,cnardson 90,
down and t,Liny ths horses nv the
hsad led IMAM in1o nath tl,at onanad
I'm Tho d;rection ,vhepca tho ,yarnino
came II was dark In Tho woods INF
suddenlv Richardson saw two ouns
Dresented nj his stomach and 4. stern
voice said "Throw up your hands,
what does this meanY" demanded
the oincer. None OF your - busi
ness, , WAS ,ne reply. nrow tnelu
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Voileys Tired Into tho Heipie" Mass
A dozen of the mob leaned Into th,
WAGON and tnrsyv them ont VOLTA,
af,ar vollav wo. nonrod into Tho s,r,,r
WY "a' pou'se NV 'ne s'''s
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mounted and ride away. Atchiso,
then mounted one of the mules au,
hastened to Justice Miles house, som
distance away, and notified him of tn
slaughter. AT dsypreak the Juslic
sr ~ wy sosno " " e sno ryuo"rns wiz
TOO nsoroes Who rendsrad Inc vara,o
asahove st,tad
eo''o" o. arson
Inc iynched negroes were all accuae'
OF arson. and all are said to have be
louged to an organized band OF barn
burners, that has In five years destroye,
go barns. as many residences and othe
property OF great value In the vlcinit,
of Kerryille. On Thur,dav. Jeff Lax
ton. a merchant. went bsfore Judoe NJ
II. Hughev and swore out warrant
against the neg. oes who live in h,
neiphborhood. charging them viii
having set fire to buildings at th
Kerrville Fairgrounds, which were de
s.loseo ny nre 'hr.e months before
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