The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
OAK LIMBS FOR TWO
JESSE WINNER AND JAMES WILSON
PAY THE PENALTY.

No Going Back on That, Whatever May be
True as to Their Guilt or Innocence
Ray County Farmers Break Into the jail
at Lexington and the Rope Does the
Rest-Massscre Of Colored Men in Ar
kansas LeadviIie Miners Indicted -
sheriff Who Protected Gamesters -
String of Railway Collisions.
Lexington, Mo-, Dec, AT about I
o'clock this morning mob of Ray coun-
" farmers broke into the county jail
here. secured Jesse Winner and James
Nelson, held for the murder Of Mrs. Win
ner and her two babies, and lynched
them.
The demolition of the doors proved but
the work of few minutes. When an en-
trance had been made two dozen men
rushed direct to the cells Of the two muir
derers, who cowed and SUNK into the
corners of their mesgre quarters, begging
pietousl. fer mercy. None was shown,
but the two men were led out into the
open Winner the husband and father,
came out trembling with fear and looked
the f,icilIre OF distress. Nelson stood up
better than Winner under the strain, but
said not word. AS he passed his cell
Winner tolc one of the old prisoners that
be was guilty. The captain, when the
river had been reached. was asked where
he was going to hang the culprits, ana
replied that they were going TO Ray
county, Just across the river. The river
was crossed at aJout O'Clock and the
men We're quickly dispatched.
When day broke a search for the bod
les was made. They were found hanging
10 burr oak tree half mile from the
river. with their hands tied behind them
ana both tied to the same limb. Nelson's
feet were just barely touching the
ground and that stocial look of bravado
shown in the jail was in his face. Win
ner's face bore rho look of coward and
an expression Of horror. Winners watch
was in his pocket and was stopped at
5:45. Ills feet were touching the ground
and his legs were Bonded at the knees.
Later hundreds of curious people cross
ed the river and viewed the bodies, which
were finely CIT down by the Sheriff and
taken TO the jail.
Early this morning Prosecuting Attor-
ney Aull saiG he had evidence sufficient
to convict some of the mob and had the
names Of many of them.
'.If this is the last act of my life" said
he. 81 expect to bring the perpetrators to
justice and shall request the assistance Of
the attorney general and all the power
Of the state q see that such conspiracies
against the law are punished and the
conspilators brought to justice
Winner was IS years Of age and Mel
son was 80. The latter leaves wife and
two CHILD rem.
Deputy Sheriff Richard Green arrived
here this morning with Lon Lackey, the
other man connected with the crime, to
lodge him in jail He had not heard of
the mob's work, and when he did. imme-
dlately left for Kansas City with his pris-
oner for safe keeping.
NOT IN ASIATIC TURKEY.
Little Rock. Ark, Dec. IA special 10
the democrat from Melvern, Arkansas, |
Gays
What may be regarded as reliable in |
formation has just reached here that on |
Tuesday afternoon at a point about mid |
way between Camden and Beardon. on |
the lire Of the Cotton Belt railroad. oc- |
Cured one OF the foulest and most dam |
nable nsssscres of negroes thai has ever /
blackened the record Of that locality. At |
the place ms Etioned a section gang, COM
posed principally of negroes, with
white foreman. were engaged in their Ia
Dor of improving the roadbed when a
gang of unknown persons made
their appearance on the scene
and without warning began Immediately |
to fire Into the crowd of helpless and I'M
negro ;aborers, which result
ed IN the death of five of them. The fore
man claims that he did not recognize any |
CT the assassins. Many believes that he
knows who they are but on account OF
the proba bility of personal danger TO
himself he is afraid to give out informa-
ton that would lead 10 their arrest. The
section where these last murders accuri-
ed is occupied almost entirely by saw
nils and is filled with lawless charac-
ters The sheriff of Ouachita county is
eNsrting himself in every way possible to
the guilty ones and the Cotton
Belt Railroad company has offered re-
ward Of $50 for the capture OF the muir
derers. If they are CAPTURED il is believ-
ed the courts Of Ouachita county VIII
inete out swift justice to-them."
MINERS ARRESTED.
Leadville. Colo, Dec. THE following
members of the Miners union were ar
rested today under Indictment by the
late special grand jury for their alleged
with the attack on the Coro-
made and the Emmett mines: Peter
Turnhull. president of the union; Joseph
otis, Joseph Boyd. John Ahern, Thomas
Robert Sandercock, Frank
stevens. Ernest Nichols and Patrick
Kennedy charged with conspiracy; ST.
ron Rogers and Peter Mckeever, charg-
ID with arson. 4;
HE PROTECTED" GAMBLERS.
Denver. Dec. THE state supreme
,ourt today affirmed the decision of the
Park county district court removing
rrs-, - Y Oh r.-.,~
)ffice for n,alfeasance, imposing a fine
md sentencing him 10 jail for six months
<cvmaa's mai@easance consisted OF re-
,eivinS mOrey from the gambling hous-
= In Leadvilie and protecting them in
heir business
q TRAINNEN FORGET ORDERS.
Cincinnati. o., Dec. IA disastrous
wreck occurred about o'clock this
morning about three-quarters of a mile
yes. Of Storl station on the Baltimore
nd Ohio Southern railroad, in which
wo persons were killed and a number
INJURED. The trains which collided were
%. -. au accommodation coming in
rom Cochran. Ind, and special made
10 OF Passenger coach and two private
ars. The special was carrying all the I
General officers OF the Baltimore and
bhio Southern. except Captain Peabody,
ice president and President Beacon, |
mo were starting out to make a thor
ugh Inspection of the road. The engi-
eer and conductor Of the special had or
srs TO follow fifteen minutes behind
rscedius regular train and TO keep out
+ the way CT No, ~, which had the /,
ight CO Way. The special stopped al
torr's where II should have waited for
90 80 hat the engineer and conductor
oth forgot the order concerning that
rain.
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