The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-09-07
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Memphis, Tenn. Sept, News
comes this morning Of the lynching Of
six negroes In the northern part Of the
county, two miles west Of Aiilllngton,
a village on, the, Chesapeake 4 Ohio
railroad. For q. year or more the ,teo-
pie Of that part Of the country have
been kept In q continual state Of ex-
element by acts of incendiarism. Barns
and dwellings have been burned, and
recently buildings on the Millington
fair grounds We're destroyed. Suspi-
cion pointed to Dan Hawkins, Robert
Haynes, Warner Williams, Ed Hall,
John Hayes and Graham White, and
yesterday they We're arrested in Kerr
vile, In the western part Of the coun-
ty, by Deputy Sheriff Richardson.
Later In the day the deputy started
with Ills prisoners In Il wagon for
Wilmington, where they were to have
preliminary examination before mag
istratc. The six negroes We're chained
together. About midnight, when the
party was nearing Alllington, 1t was
stopped by Il mob OF 30 men, armed
with shotguns, who killed all the prIs-
oners, md then, remountlng their
horses, which We're tied near by, rode
away In the darkness. The lynchers
were not masked, but the officer, be-
ing new TO that section of the country,
recognized none of them. An inquest
was held on the bodies this morning,
and the jury, which included two no
groes, found that the prisoners had
come to their death In the manner
stated, lat the hands of persons I'M
known"
Dan Hawkins was arrested d year
ago with several others, charged with
the burning of barns and residences In
the kerrvllle ncighborhOod. They
were brought to trial and two of them
sentenced TO the penitentiary. They
made n full confession and implicated
Hawkins as the leader OF the band of
1rebugs. Hawkins got new trial,
however,. and after spending some
months In Jail, was released few
weeks ago. Since that the burnings
nave recommended, and the Mlllington
neiglborhoOd as well us Kerrvllle has
suffered. Deputy Marshal Richard
son was employed TO ferret out the In
ceEdiaries. and with the assistance of
u 'egro ''spottcr," he ut length got evl.
nee that resulted In the arrest OF
HawKins and the other 1--WE negroes
who We're lynchcd. About nightfali
yesterday the officer secured n two
horse wagon and white man named
Tom AtchisOn TO drive It. He loaded
his prisoners into the vehicle, handcuff-
ed and chained together. and started
Tor Wilmington. As they reached Big
Creek. two miles west OF MillIngton,
somebody In the woods by the road
side called out: Don't try to cross
there. The bridge il down; come this
way"
Richardson got down and, taking the
horses by the head, led them into a
path that opened In the direction
whence the warning came. 1t was
dark In the woods. but suddenly Rich
nrdson saw two guns presented ut his
stomach and stern voice said,
"Throw up your. bands"
What ilocs this meany' demanded
the officer.
None Of your damned business"
was the reply. Throw them up"
The officer obeyed
Then Atchlson was ordered 10 get
down and was placed under guard.
The nepiS PRISONERS, diyining the
purpose OF the unseen mob, attempted
to leap from the wagon. A vollcy rang
out from 40 TO 80 guns. and they fell
back wounded and dying. A dozen Of
the mob lcnpcd Into the wagon and
threw them out. vollcy aftcr volley
WINS poured Into the struggling mass.
and ~ y few jnomcnts I'LL was still
HAWKING head was almost shot from
his shoulders, and some OF the others
were terribly manglcd. The mob. nf.
ter making sure that all six were dead,
mounted and rode away. Atchison
then mounted one of the tnuics and
FASTENED 10 the house OF Justice Mills,
some distance Away, and notified hin,
OF The slaughter. The Justice at once
made ready 10 go 10 the attc,. Aid MT
daybrenk wns ,heie with jury OF In.
quest. composed OF five white men nnJ
two negroes. who rendered n verdict
MS above stated.
Sheriff j. A. McCnrver, who was tn
have taken charge Of his office today.
viii not do so until Monday. Tho AMI
going sheriff, A. 4. NIciNnaon ain
take the lynch'pa III hand. lie viii I'd
10 the .cche of the crime this after.
noon. Mccnryer, the new sberiff Ia 4
man of a hardy ana determined char.
ncicr, pnd The general opinion Is thai
he VIII not fail 10 lind out the lynch.
eis and land them In jail.