The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-27
LYNCHERS' THOROUGH WORK.
JAIL RAIDED AND -FOUR MURDER
ERs QUICKLY DISPOSED OF.

Complete Preparations Made I'm Adj
vance by the Mob, and the sheriff
Was Led Away by "A sham Fight,
Got Up for the Purpose of FOOIinE
Him-GrOups FROM All Over the
County Came fn 70 Take Part i'm
the Hanging.
Yreka. Cal. Aug. 26.-About o'clock thia
morning crowd OF $50 men gathered here
to lynch the four murderers in the coun-
ty Jail, and so quietly were their prepara-
tions made that the sheriff had no intima-
ton of their coming.
Small groups from all over slskiyou
county began to arrive on the outskirts Of
the town about O'Clock last night. At 1
O'Clock. the crowd having gathered. they
secured an old rail at the depot and car
ried IL to the court house square, plac-
ing II between two trees; the local police
were called away by a sham fight. BY
the time they returned they realized thu
intention of the crowd.
The chief of police went to the engins
house to ring the fire alarm bell, but
found that the ropes had been cut. He
then went to the JAIL but the mob had
already arrived and in such numbers thag
the police were powerless.
a number of men, all masked, awakened
Under Sheriff Radford at the sherif's or
flee In the court house, and demanded tho
keys of the Jail from him. He positively
refused TO open the door or give up the
keys. Finding that Radford was immov-
able, the mob went across to the jail
and got on top Of the stone wall which
surrounds IL. Deputy Sheriff Brautlacht,
n Fffss aNa In
to alarm the citizens, thinking some pris-
oners We're trying to escape. He then
opened the doors, and was Immediately
seized by the mob, who entered the iafl.
! Having no keys to the cells. they were
compelled to smash the locks with sledgs
hammers.
Lawrence II. Johnson. who stabbed
his wife 70 death on July 2s. was first to
receive the attention Of the mob They
broke the lock from the door Of his cell.
and placing a rope around his neck led
him out of the jail and across the street
to where the iron rail was laid between
| the forks OF two trees. Johnson pleaded
for mercy, but the silent gathering gave
no heed to his appeals He was quickly
strung up dying from strangulation.
The mob then returned to the Jail ana
broke into the cell Of William Null, who
shot Henry Hayton at Galatians on
| April q Null asked TO make a state
ment, but the mob refused 10 listen,
and he was soon hanging beside john
/ son.
Louis Moren. who killed George Sears
on Aug 9, was next taken out and
! hanged.
The last, and youngest OF the four,
was Garland semler. aged 10. who killed
Caspar Moierhaus at Bailey Hill on Aug.
| 5. A rope was placed around his neck,
and in a few minutes he was swinging
beside his companions. About this time
Sheriff Hobbs arrived on the scene, but
| he was met by seVerai or the mob who
notified him that 1.-THE job was finished"
BY this time the greater part Of the
mob had disappeared, leaving only few
on guard. Soon these departed also, and
| the square was soon deserted. The bod
| les were taken down by Coroner Scofeld
and Marshal Parks, who removed them
in a wagon TO the engine house, where
| they were laid side by side. The coroner
summoned a fury 70 hold the inquests
which Is now in progress
Springfield, KY. Aug. pa mob
1 composed of about dozen
men, all negroes, took Har-
| rison Lewis colored, from the Jail hers
| last night and hung him to tree In the
court house yard. About II o'clock they
attacked the jail and demanded the keys
OF the jailer, who, having been warned
| of their approach. escaped out the back
| door with the keys. The mob. nothing
| daunted, repaired to a neighboring black
smith shop. procured a sledge hammer
and other tools and began battering down
| the doors.
| IL took three hours hard work to reach
their victim. but their determination never
wavered in the least and promptly ar
2 o'clock this morning he was hung.
No resistance was offered the mob. and
| quite a number OF people were on the
street while they were at work, but were
/ afraid TO interfere.
The crime for which Lewis was lynch-
| ed was a most cowardly murder. Last
| Friday night he went to the house of
! Joe Brooks, also colored. looking for an-
| other negro who had been too intimata
| with Lewis paramour. Brooks told him
| that his man was not there, whereupon
| Lewis fired upon Brooks with shotguns
| killing him instantly.