The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-11-09
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'ie Brother Butchered-A I.ynching Brs
1breatened.
PAULDISG, o., Nov. ga terrible
crime was committed near this city
Sunday night George and Nellie
Good. aged and 6 years, respectively.
children Of sam Good, who lives about
three miles north of Paulding, were
found by searching party Monday
morning, in the woods near the house
with their Threats cut from ear to ear,
their bodies terribly laccratcd and
blackened from Gre started with
the object Of removing all trace Of the
crime.
Sunday afternoon the Good children
were playing in the road near their
home and wandering into the neigh
boring wood They failed to return to
supper. and could not be found by
their parents. At dark searching
party was organized and the search
continued throughout the night, but
no trace Of the little ones was found
until 8 O'Clock Monday morning, when
a party found the bodies in brush
heap forty rods from the road, and less
than a mile from their home.
The little girls head was pounded 10
pulp, her throat cut, and she hid
been disemboweled. The little boys
head was nearly severed from his body,
which was terribly mangled. The
sight was most revolving one, and
caused the men Of the party TO 20 mad
with rage The little bodies had been
tied together with tarred rope and
thrown into the brush, which had af-
terward been fired, but owing to a
heavy rain, was too damp to burn, and
only blnckcned the mangled bodies.
There was but one theory advanced
as to the cause for the crime, and that
was that the little girl had been as
sauited and then murdered and her
companion killed TO prevent him tell
ing the awful tale
The examination by the coroner
proved the girl had also been out
ragged,
About five hundred persons visited
the scene Of the murder Monday morn
ing and scarcely man turned his back
upon the revolving sight but that he
signifed his willingness TO assist in
meeting out swift and terrible punish
ment to the guilty ones, if found.
Sheriff Staley arrived on the scene
at 10 o'clock and arrested Charles Hart,
aged 10, boy who resides near the
Good home, on suspicion. Hart is an
illiterate boy, and by some considered
insane. HIS arrest was due to his
strange actions at the time the bodies
were found. Leo Cain, a Negro. Fl
years of age, VINO lives with family
named jackson, and who has heen a
companion Of Hart, was also arrested
and placed in Jail
Paulding was quickly filed with men
who were talking wildly Of lynching
the arrested persons. Judge Snool,
and leading citizens made an effort TO
quiet the mob by making numerous
speeches on the streets.
At o'clock a bloodhound was sent
to the scene, but there was little hope
of its being able To do anything 10
throw any light on the crime
The attitude OF the mob continued
to grow more and more threatening.
and the prisoners were quietly slipped
ont Of town and sent to Van Vert for
safe keeping
PAULDING, O.. Nov. 6. "A mob Of -four
hundred has just organized and started
for Van Vert with the intention OF
lynching Charles Hart The people
here are firm in the conviction that he
is the guilty party. Hart is only about
II years of age, and says he can not
read or write, and does not know his
own age. When accused OF the crime
he denied it in a nervous way.
The bodies of the little victims were
found within three rods of Hart's
house and about half mile from the
home of their parents. The little boys
boots were later discovered in the
grass near the bodies. Their little
hands had been tied to a stick with a
stout piece of Irvine, 1t is Thought
that the stick, which resembles a
rough pump handle, will furnish a
clew If Hart is guilty. A scrutiny OF
his clothing revealed no blood spots or
evidence to show that he committed
the crime.
VAN VERT, o., Nov. 6.--The two
men who were arrested sunday near
Paulding, on suspicion of numbering
little Nellie and George Goode, and
trying 70 crematc their bodies after
outraging the girl, were safely lodged
in the county Jail here Monday night
10 prevent them from being sacrificed
to mob vengeance.
A strong force of deputy sheriffs is
guarding the Jail, as it was feared a
mob would come from Paulding to at
tempt double lynching. No would
be lynchers had appeared at q late hour
Monday night, and it is not expected
there will be any trouble now.
Two more suspects have been arrest
ed for accom-, plices, and are hero In
Jail.
At a. m. Tuesday no mob had APP
peared, The Jail is heavily guarded
and Company d, Second regiment, o.
N. e., is ready in ease of military as
sistauce being required 1t is now
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