The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22
NEGRO I.YNCiiED.
second Attcmpt Made by Mob WINS
Succcssru1.


Memph,s, Tenn. December 2l.A special
10 tho Appeal from Mayheld.
XIV, says: Sheriff Cook and w. a. Usher
arrived in this city this morning on the
Cannnnball. having In charge jim stone,
the rap.st. who has been III Lou SSu!e iot
the past two weeks. stones trial WAS r"t
court II. j. Moorman and Gus THOMAS
had teen appointed to defend the negro
by the court and were In c.oss c9nsuita-
ti1m with him nearly tho entire DAY
Stone was charged with criminaiiy as
saulting Mrs. j. NJ. H. Greene AT her rtsa-
Der a was as arrestea by sheriff Cook the
day after the CRIME was committed.
stone denied his guilt. but the evidence
was Overwhelmingly against him. lis
preliminary heanng was set for the 9TH
and the prisoner taken to tho county jail
for safe keeping. ON the afternoon OF
prevail apon Stone to waive examination:
He was bound over TO await the action of
the eraad jury without ,rol. An ora
was received from Judge Moss to take The
pr soner to Paducah for safe keeping and
Sheriff Cook, with number OF deputies.
started for the, depot win the prisoner to
When the train arrived the oricers placed
the prisoner IN the caboose and a few
m ntites later q mob of about 100 deter
mnod men surroundei the car ond de-
manded the negro. The sheriff refused to
give up the negro aud the mob was pre-
Greane. husband Of the victim. appeared
at the side door OF the car and addressed
the crowd to let the PRISONER d"piri IN
prisoner was safely landed q the Paducah
1ail. That evening over hundred well
! armed mon went to Paducah for ne pur-
oounty officials had been notified of their
Intention and upon arm wing at the IA,
dussh jan the negro eouia a. MOI be fou "a
morning.. TWO days later etono was trans
ferrci to Louisville. Il not beng deemed
sher COOK sSep left TN FOR Gnsgr Ii saSTaay
morning and IN few hours his Departure
was known all over Graves county. When
ing several unknown men were AZ the
depot and followed the officer to the coun.
ty ja! and during the ontire. day tho jaa
was closely watched to see that the pris-
oner was not again moved away.
Wori was received here just before dark
to the effect that n mob of 800 men were
moving ON the county seat firm the north
ana half tho people residing IN tho city
remained up In anticipation OF the ex-
pcctcd event
Tonight al 1890 o'clock mob OF about
800 masked men Fsembed n few hundred
yards from the court house and marched
to the county jail and after brelking tho
,ioors TO the, PRISON, entered and secured
the negro who had committed the hofri-
bic .decd, He was carried 10 the court
ward and sswnsIs 10 limb I'M, ct g.. 2 o,clock ard
his body.
The iallor ATTEMPTED to defend the
reHIc. nut the mon DEMANDED nm N
such manner he was forced TO surrender
him. The negro made statement 10 the
effect that another negro committed tho
crime. but the mob pad no attention to
his words. The negro offered prayers
while knives were being plunged spto his
body. but TO no avail. Tho men we're con-
vlrced of his guilt and acted accordingly
A plscard was pinred TO his body an
| nourong that he should rot be taken
| down tsll IL tomorrow. Several other
negroes residing "a the city were ordered
| TO take fair warning.