Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-19
WHITE MEN
THIS TIME.
L YNCHED IN THE EAR
LY MORNING.
The Cries for Mercy I'm
needed.
TERRIBLE FATE OF ALLEGED MUIR
DERERS.
Tho Officials Indignant.

LEXINGTON, Mo-, December tn
About O'Clock this morning, large
mob OF men from Ray county came
Tito town for the purpose of lyme a,ng
Jesse Winner and James Nelson, " no
were confined here on the charge of
numbering Mrs. Winner and her tw o
babies, near Richmond, Mo-, October
Goth. They broke into the Jail with
little difficulty, and speedily accom-
plished their object of melting out pun
ishment to the alleged murderers.
Row ONE WAS SAVED.
Leon Lackey, who has also been in Jail
under charge OF. completely in the
murder. was taken back to Richmond
Saturday. which alone saved his life,
as he would certainly have been lynch
ed with the others. The probabilities
are that vengeance will be NETS d out
to him later
The mob was composed of $50 men.
all masked. They overpowered the
jailer and his guards, and demanded
the keys to the cell that Nelson and
Winner were locked in, but were re-
fused.
BATTERED DOWN TIE DOORS.
The doors were then battered down.
and the prisoners tied and led out.
The leader OF the mob was asked where
he was going to hang him, and he said
that they were going to Ray county
so that Lafayette would not have to
Dear the expense of burying them
Winner came out trembling with fear.
Nelson said not word. but clearly
showed that he was not afraid. Both
men plead with the mob for their
lives, and asserted their innocence.
l swear Pm innocent" added Mel
son, but the mob paid no attention to
the plesdings.
PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS MADE TO LYNCH
THEM.
Several attempts were made To
lynch Winner and Lackey while they
were in Jail at Richmond, which led to
their removal here for safe-keepinp
Nelson has been in Jail here ever since
Saturday having been arrested on the
strength of . confession made by Miss
Maggie katron, who made a sworn
statement that she, Winner, LackeV.
and Nelson committed the murder.
The mob crossed the river, coming
over at IL o'clock in skiffs. At l 80
they crossed with the prisoners and
hanged them to tree.
NO EFFORT AT coNoEALMRNr.
The mob made no effort to conceal
the identity OF its members. and many
OF them could be easily recognized.
The overcoat worn by the leader is in
the possession OF one OF the. deputies.
The majority OF the mob were young
men.
1t is said here that it was the inten-
ton OF the mob to burn Nelson and
Winner. Winner admitted to a pris-
oner in the jail last night that he was
guilty.
The bodies were found this morning
half mile from the river in Ray coun-
~, hanging TO al oak tree, Their
hands were tied behind their backs.
and they were swinging from the same
limb.
BARELY TOUCHED THE GROUND.
Nelson's feet barely touched the
ground His face bore the same grave
look as when he was taken from Jail
Winners face bore the look OF Coward
ice. and had an expression of horror
upon it. Winners watch which had
stopped at a. M, was still in his peck
ct. His feet touched the ground hat
his legs bent at the knees Hundreds
of people are hocking to the scene Of
the lynehing to view the dead bodies,
which at 8 O'Clock were still hanging to
the limb.
DAN IDENTIFY THE LYNoBERs.
Prosecuting Attorney William Aull,
says:
IL have evidence sufficient to identi-
fy some members OF the mob, and has
the names OF many others; also prop
srty belonging to some Of them. lit
is the last act Of life, expect TO bring
the perpetrators to justice, and shall
require the assistance OF the attorney
general, and all the power that the
State can lend to the end that such
conspiracies against the law are pun
ished and the conspirators brought to