The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-04-20
VENGEANCE.
A rlepd Assaolts a whlto Woman
slghs-one Years of Age.
The Old Lady Gives the Alarm A Mob
Soon Oathtrs, tho Negro Is Captured
aud without Much Ceremony the
scaundrclis Hanged toa Tree.

CLEVELAND, o., April 10 Speedy |
Justice was metod outtn aeolnred tiend !
al Hushsylvania, small place near
Bcilefbntaine, Sunday night Tho
wretch was Seymour Newland, and his
victim Mrs. Jane Knowles, a respect
able white woman 81 years Of age. she
was terribly injured by the Negro.
When alone Ia her house Saturday
night Newland entered, and, without a
word, assaulted her She was a~ait-
ened by the noise he made coming iHto
the bedroom She started in alright
aud attempted 10 scream. The Nero
brutally slapped his hand across her
mouth and forced her back on her pil-
low.
She fought desperately, but her fee
BILE strength was soon exhausted. lie
abused her in The most fendish man
nor, and left her in pitiable condi-
tion After she had gone she dragged
herself So ueighhor's house and
aroused the inmates. She told the
story In few broken sentences, aud
then sank holpiessly at their feet
Without loss Of time other folks were
aroused. The news OF the assault trav-
cled like wildfrc. and in short time
nearly the entire populacs Of the VII
lage was acquainted with the story,
and the search for Newland was be-
gun
The mob caught Newland few
miles from town, and messengers We're
at once dispatched Tor rope to hang
him with While awaiting for The
rope sheriff Sullivan arrived on th'
scene, and, aiteroopsideub,e difficulty
induced the excited citizens TO turn thu
covering wretch over to him. New
land was taken to the lookup, plnii
little sher, and strong guard place.
outside. The excitement became 8
intense that the sheriff called for th
! militia from Bclleiontaine A CON
pany quickly arrived and formed a hoI
low square around the hipsy prison
. The sight OF soldiers seemed to enrag
the mob, which hung around the Y
cinity. Load threats Of attack wer
= made by thcm.
In some manner, one of the mob ha
succecded In placing sevgra, dvnamii
Z bombs beneath the cell 10 whien u
y Negro was locked. tho objcc, icing
blow him up lhp rrivnioi thc milit
q prevented the snctcss 81 tlis plan
'f DESTROY the Neela 'Fhe faet that q
bombs was theirs Nas disclosed 70 Il
10 sheriff, and bc removed them fina
T. IS yielding 70 ihc cEtreatles
he people he ordered tso militia
as withdraw, apd local guards repiac
c- tie armed ibIca
Tho crowd WAS just ia the mood I
a- lynching Aeoat g;s0 o'clo0k ~
er day night they gathered around I
frnil structure Ia determined boz
l0c Tho guards nifrrri no resistance, a
'cr after being pushed aside tie brildt
was overturned with rails gather
zee from nclrboriug fences Ready har
Ier were lad on Ncwlnnd, who how
with terror and fought sayagcly
iy. was knocked down ana q rope pla'
- about his neck Then, with wild ye
.yc the mob dragged him over the grou
10 small cottonwood tree some
n, tancc away One end was thrown o
~ limb and the wretch was raised
IL, the neck until lac stood erect
A Jury was drawn and a mock Il
.. commenced. but Il was abruptly
1. minated, as the mob was too impati
~ TO wait The doomed Negro kept
an incessant groan aud appeal for II
80. cy, and WAS only stopped when, wit
~ sudden Jerk, he WAS sent skywt
~ ~ There lac was held until dead. \
" land was an ex.convict, and had 0
~ before been found guilty Of am I
~ rage. Mrs Knowles, Ncwland's
NJ, 4" tim. Is In critical condition, and
expected 20 live