The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-16
COLUMBUS AND ITS CORPSES.
HENRY WHITE CAPTURED AND
LYNCHING FEARED.


The sheriff Spirits the Prisoner Out
of the City-Dr. Ryder Also In
cIuded i'm the Lynching Talk.
Three Policemen and the Elder
white Buried-The Funeral of
the officers n Monster One.
Columbus Ga. Oct. 15.-As result OF
yesterdays awful tragedy four funerals
took place In Columbus this afternoon.
At O'Clock the body of j. A White,
the dead desperate, was quietly carried
to Lnwood cemetery and buried, only
small handful of people following the re-
mains to the grave
Almost at the same hour an entirely
different scene was going on at st. Luke's
church, whore the funeral OF three brave
officers who fell before Whites Winches-
ter, took place. The church and yard
surrounding it were thronged with sor.
rowing citizens. The mayor and council.
police commission, all the city officials
and the police and fire departments at
tended the funeral in a body. The Order
Of Red Men. 200 or more strong, was also
in attendance
The caskets containing the bodies of
the dead Officers. Adams, Jackson and
Roberts, were covered with beautiful
flowers
Pastors bowman. Dale and Smith con-
Quoted the sad services and their remarks
were so eloquent and touching that every
eye was dimmed with tears while many
brave strong men wept aloud 1t was
the first triple funeral that ever took
place In Columbus, and the scene was one
that win always remain in the memory
OF those present.
An immense concourse followed the
three caskets to their resting place i'm
Linwood cemetery
The city council met this morning, and
passed resolutions expressing sympathy
for the families of the dead officers
lot in the cemetery was donated to each
family and money appropriated for de-
| fraying the funeral expenses
The city scarcely slept last night so
intense was the excitement over the trag-
edy The excitement increased when il
became known that Henry White had
been captured at a late hour last night,
and quietly placed in jail Knots of peo-
pie gathered on the street corners. and
expressions in favor Of lynching were
freely made. Sheriff Bowles realized the
danger which was Intensified by the fact
that DR.. w. L. Ryder convicted Of the
Il
in jail here for safe keeping.
"Weu get Ryder, too" said the hot
| heads, who seemed to predominate in
| every crowd
The sheriff felt that he could defend the
| jail but In doing so he knew that many
lives would be lost.
So, while the sentiment in favor OF
| lynching was slowly but surely crystal-
izlng, Deputy Sheriff Ledsinger removed
White from jail and drove away with him
in hack almost unobserVed. The sheriff
| declined to state where he sent White.
At late hour tonight, Deputy Ledsin-
ger and his prisoner were seen a few miles
from Talbotton, making for that place.
Judge Carhart to-day issued a warrant
against Henry White, charging him with
murder. Whites case will come up at
the next term of the superior court
AS soon as 1t was learned that Henry
White had been removed from the Jail
here, a mob of 100 men was organized,
and started in pursuit of the officer and
his prisoner, as It was the intention OF
the leaders to take White from Jail ana
lynch him tonight. Deputy Ledsinger,
however, eluded them, and after follow
ing him to the county line they dispersed.
1t is not believed that he will ever come
10 trial here.
zeno Pickett, the other officer shot. is
resting quietly at midnight, and may re-
cover.
Officer Charles Roberts died at the city
hospital this morning at S:43 o'clock.