The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-16
ONE MAN AGAINST A NOR.
The Click of the sherIT's Revolver
and His Impressive Warming.
From the ChIcago TImes-Herald.

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
All that saved Grant Atterbury from
death at the hands Of a mob Of lynchers
at Sullivan, Ind, recently, was the cool
ness of the sheriff, who promised to
shoot down the first man who set foot
in the jail While there was a strong
desire on the part Of the masked avengers
to rid the earth of Atterbury, no one of
of the crowd was willing to sacrifice his
own life in storming the Jail, and the
sheriff was left master Of the situation
The attack upon the Jail was the result
of the widest excitement, which has pos
sessed the town for a week. II was or
iginated by the arrest Of Atterbury on a
charge of assault upon Mrs. koXie After
bury, his sister-in-laW. The young man
had been tracked by bloOdhounds. He
was found Friday at his home, and the
people seemed to have absolute confidence
in the work of the dogs. His guilt, as
far as they were concerned, was estab-
lished.
brought to the Jail that secret notice was
sent to about fifty men. They were asked
to meet at the post office at midnight.
There was nothing said as to the purpose
of the assembly, but since there had been
nothing else talked Of in sullivan Tor
several days, each member OF the mob
knew the desperate work at hand. me
most indignant came early, and in the
darkness they TESTED one another about
the terrible lack of clothes lines the house
wives would find Monday morning. They
had brought enough hemp to hang
regiment.
fantastic false faces and others tied black
rags over their faces. They held short
conference in the road, talking in Whisp-
ers that the marshal on the next corner
might not be compelled to notice what he
had promised not to see. Some one Ia
mented the abundance Of rope and the
scarcity of sledge hammers, suggestion
which sent a foraging committee to the
nearest smithy's shop. A broken lock
and all the implements Of a fully equipped
Texas organization were at hand.
A big man swung along at the head OF
the procession. He rang the door bell of
the Jail and Sheriff Lansden looked out of
the upper window to see the yard filled
with angry men. He demanded the rea-
son of the call, and the spokesman, who is
known in town, said the neighbors had
come to avenge the terrible wrong COM
mitted against a woman and the commune
ty. The officer begged them TO dispense,
urging that the accomplishments Of their
designs would only add shame to the
This speech had no effect. The men
shouted they would not await the pro-
gress Of the slow wheels Of justice and for
the first time in this county a wild mob
threw itself against the jail. The leader
piled the sledge on the doors, and after
five minutes the big oak panels were in
splinters. The iron bars were forced. The
men then rushed into the hall, and, see
ing Snerln LdnSden WIN revolver at the
top of the stairs, there was cry to storm
the pass.
There was a plunge in this direction
The revolver clicked, and this brought the
mob to a standstill. 1t was announced
that the next step meant death to some
body, and in the stampede the masks had
fallen from several faces. The sheriff be-
gan naming the members of the lynching
party, and for the first time their cour-
age failed. The big man advised post
p0nement, as Atterbury begged from be-
h4saA h. ha faf rt1a If frff,
be accepted There was much muttering,
but one by one the men skunk away
The French state railroads are about
to build passenger cars, in which the
parts usually made Of copper and iron will
he made Of aluminium. The axles and
wheels. however, Will continue to be made
os steel.