Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-17
LYNCHERS.
Kept at Bay by Posse of
Officers.
FEARS ARE ENTERTAINED OF a
LYNCBING.
WANT NEGRO RAPIST.
CROWD is ANXIOUS TO GET AT HIM
AND ONLY AWAITS
49, LEADERS.
WANT NEGRO RAPIST.
Posses of Deputy sherins ana Police
men IRE sworn in to Protect
the brute.

Cincinnati, August 1.-THE CONNER
clal-Gazette special from Lexington,
Ky, says: There were never such
scenes In this place as are witnessed
tonight. Last Wednesday, Mrs. Mary
Hudson. wife Of prominent man was
outraged three miles from this city by
a negro, The screams Of the woman
attracted the men in the fields. They
found Mrs Hudson unconscious. Inc
country was secured by hundreds OF
armed men and blood hounds md that
night Henry Mitchell Smith was
caught He has been held In jail ever
since. This afternoon Mrs. Hudson
was brought to this city. She is still
Frustrated, but has recovered con-
seriousness and Mt y, m tonight iden-
tilted Smith at the jail as her assailnnt.
THIS caused great excitement, and
Judge II, A. Bullock at once Issued the
following order and gave mandatory
Instructions for Its most careful ex-
ecution.
1T being the opinion OF the Judge Of
this court that the safe keeping Of
Henry Mitchell Smith, who is now in
the Jail OF Fuyette county confined
under charge VI having committed a
ltlOny requires that guard ghnll be
kcpt over said Smith.
ut Is now ordered that fifteen men
summoned to act as such guard and
that such men are 10 be summoned by
w. Il. WilkersOn, deputy jallor of Fay
cite county. aud that they be placed
under the control OF said Wilkerson."
Wilkerson Immediately summoned
lifteen good citizens, armed Them with
guns and reyulvers. and placed them
around the jail.
Chief OF Police McElroy swore In a
lot Of special policemen and placed
them along the streets leading to the
jail. All available men were on guard.
This did not prevent a large crowd
from assembling at the jail and they
remained there all night.
The crowd is orderly. but determined
on business. 1t is well understood
that nothing will be done until the
crowd comes In from Payne's station,
where Mrs. Hudson lives. and 1t seems
to be understood that the crowd from
Mrs. HudsOn'a ncighborhood will not
arrive until or o'clock In the morn
Ing.
Word from Payne's station is that
from 100 to 50 armed men are rendez-
vousnB at that place. getting ready for
the march on the Jail in this city.
There are many men armed here, de-
termined to prevent the lynching II
possible, but they find the visitors
Will get help here as well us resistance.
After midnight the crowd SIN remains
near the jail and the neighbors are
Known to be coming.
Lexington, Ky, Aug. u, 1870 a. M
The jail IA still heavily guarded. a
big crowd is hanging around awaiting
the expected mob from the country.
Two men have just arrived from the
nelghborhood Of the crime and say
tho people have gone to bed. These
two We're only sent out to watch the
movements and to hurry back and mo-
tify the jail authorities In case OF mob
preparations They say the people ex-
pect the law to take It's course. This
IA thought To be ruse. a strong guard
VIII b. established at the courtroom,
and all VINO enter viii be searched for
concealed weapons