The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-17


Ief Ellis, covered with blood and horribly
mutilaGed. stlil hangs 10 the arm OF tho
telsgraph pole from which Il Mas suspend
ed after the mob had done its awful work
TO him. Today an inquest WAS held over
the remains. but they were not lowered to
the ground. verdict OF death at the
hands OF unknown parties was returned.
and the relatives Of the dead negro We're
notified that his body would ne turned over
TO them ID they desired. No reply TO the
notice WAS received.
Memphis. Tenn, oct. is.-Jefferson Eli
lis, a Fayette county negro. was strung
TO "A telegraph pole at ] 20 this morning by
85a men, within 80 yards Of the scene or
his crime. Before hanging the regro ths
mob cut of both his ears and all Of his
fingers and mutilsfsd him la horrible
and unmerciful manner. The mob with
their prisoner reached the home OF his
victim. Miss Pua&er. soon after mid
night As soon as this was done an armed
squad OF men took Elhs from Constahia
Farrow and started with HIM for me pike.
where the public road crosses the Louis
Vile & Nashville railroad. Here there -
"A telegraph role. \ big IRE mad been
blilt at the place, and around II tae moo
gathered in a circle. The handcuTed ne
gro was on his knees before the TIRE. The
leaders of the mob told Ellis 10 pray, but
ne only looked at them tn a stupid man
he raised his voice in negro hymn, and
before he finished the mob was looking
ug.y. The fiercer element was IN COM
plete control cries Of Burn him wefe
heard on all sides. This fearful fate
would probably have been Fortunate for
the negro. as subsequent events proved.
Amid the shouts Of the mob q man
Jumped to the negro's side with drawn
knife in his hands.
'Cut OF his ears" they cried. Give ms
a finger" shouted one man. i want a
thumb" cried another The better ele-
anent in the crowd drew Oft at this time,
and said they were not IN favor or doing
ANYTHING but hanging the negro. Their
protests were not noticed, belng hfsed
on by the hercest in the crowd the man
with the knife cut OF the negro's right
ear and held up the bleeding trophy IN
fun view of the crowd.
rrha negro screamed from his torture.
h,st his other ear was cut OF n few mo-
nents later. The mob became madder at
the sight OF this work. and those VINO
were mutiating the negro FOUND ampis
announcement They next cut OH ali nus
anaers and. tearing away part OF MS
clothes. rnutilated him In a horrible man
ner- -
n was fully thirty-ive minutes after
tn. torture hogan when the rope vas put
around the negros neck. Inc ieieermph
pole was seventy-five feet away inc
tree end Of the rope was taken by man.
who climbed tho pole and threw X over
the cross-arm. The crowd jerked the ne
gro 10 the foot OF the pole and, walie me
crowd shouted. the bleeding, 'nu~iiaIsh
forrn was swung 10 the cross-a1n. Inc
negro was lowered TO the ground later
anS the head cut from the body with
pockrt knives The moose was men put
over the feet and the headlsSs hosiS AKIN
swung up. \ racard was put on me hs-
gro's body bearing the words. lpeath 20
The man who cuts him down before w
mis- evening" Passengers on the louis
yiIle 4 Nashville trains raw the hofr'nis
sight. rhe point whore the lynehing oc-
Cured is a cross road called Chfton SUM
NIT. o-.-..,.-
Jer Ellis on the afternoon Of oet'oer .
outraged Miss Bette Prater IN me pFss -
enca ~ the Iatter's two little sisters. lie
VAS nursued nnreni1ttlng'y urah cap
cured on Monday near Mount Pieasata'.
Nffss He confessed the assault upon Mlss
T,.atc~ the outrage and murder "t Nlfs-
wilcox. in the same neighoornaon, Two
years ago. and attempted assau.. W."
I,ftic rfrl in Mississippi while trying 10
escape from the mon