Richmond planet., 1896-04-25
ANOTHER LYNCHING
Scale, THE COUNTY SEAT
OF RUSSELL, THE SCENE
OF ACTION
SATURDAY NIGHT THE TIME.
A Oowardly Murder-HOw Long will this
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IN ALABAnA.

UOWardly MuIuot- -hO" oVnS "AAA s-
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columbus, Ga, Chronicle
Several months ago, Mr. r. I. Rem
roe an aged farmer of Russell county,
Who resided near Scale, Alabama, was
hot. robbed and his house set tire to.
shortly afterward young colored man
,.med Reddick Adams, who had been
,een with a gun on that day, was ar
-ested charged with assault with in-1
tent to murder, highway robbery and |
arson. He was placedsin Jail at Scale |
and is said to have contested.
The case was tried last week, gong |
to the jury on Wednesday afternoon,
he being defended by attorneys ap-
pointed by the court.
FAILED TO AGREE.
The Jury alter remaining out three
davs. failed to agree, and Judge Foster
declared a mistrial and discharged
them Friday. The result OF the triai
caused considerable excitement ana
frequent threats of lynching. No at
tention seemed to have been paid to
these threats, as the Jaller claims 10
have been taken completely unawares
Saturday night between mlonlghI ana
dav. hen mob called at the jail and
demanded the taller 70 deliver dams
TO them. which he did without much
hesitancy.
HANGED TO A TREE
He was carried a short distance and
nuns to ZEE, W itiiiffi sight sight 9! the w hite
Methodist church and just behind the
Scale High School building Before
| leaving the iail Adams was heard &c
sav to the mob Gentlemen, what are
| Won going to do with me2" It is alsC
stated that the other prisoners IN the
iail heard the iailer address one OF TIT
mob saving; Mr.. Pitts, what are yo'
yoing to do with him2" This, howev
er, the jailer denies.
THAT GUILTY JAILER.
J Mr.. Will Dester, the jailer, claim
!, that he had gone to bed when abou
two O'Clock two men came up 10 IN
! mil giving the name of Mr.. - Ed
wards. a bailiff from the Uchee Beat {
Il Russell county, and having with theI
IL n Negro. securely tied, who they claim
h ed had shot white man that day
e said Beat during an election that WI
e held there. and wished to lock him VI
lThe taller claims to have seen no oth'
lpersons near the Jail, and that 1t WI
|, either a Negro or n white man with n
face blacked that they had with ther
MASKED MEN RUSHED IN.
He opened the door and admits
them TO the corridor when immedlat
Iv a crowd of masked men rushed
and covered him with pistols deman
ing him to unlock the cell OF keddi
lAdams He claims to have remonstl
ted with them, but when being thre'
ened with the pistols, he became alal
ed and surrendered the prisoner
them.
DID NOT KNOW THEM
The taller claims not to have kno
the two men who first called at the
nor any of the others who subseque
!, Iv appeared on the scene, claiming c
they were masked.
The assault upon Mr.. Renfroe
made during the early part ot last
and he is now fully recovered with
exception of the loss of an eye' eau
from the shot.
The crime charged against Adam
a dastardly one, and had he been c
lvicted by legal process, his punishn
should have been severe.
ALL WHITE MEN.
bic But with white court, white ar
c, eys to prosecute, white attorneys
Tending (appointed by the court) a
white Jury, and the result being
trial. there must have been sha
. of a doubt as to his guilt. What
y to the Negro are the laws of the So
= when after being arraigned befol
court. composed entirely of white
and when they fail to convict, n
~ taken from the white jailer who eli
to know none of them, ana bru
murdered?
and A STRANGE CONDITION.
~ Now it does seem little strant
~ us that in as small town as ,
,;tb with as much demonstration OF di
4 at faction as was expressed alter the
of Adams, that the jailer and ST
we're both taken by surprise. 1t
.tain less strange how the jailer could
~ that the first two men who calle
80 the iail had a Negro with them Sc
lv tied and then could not see
the men were masked and susplci
their intent. If they were not m'
~ surely they were known to him, a
t1e is pretty well acquainted in his cC
'hali, and with almost all of those who
.ount this city for Scale Saturday ev
llaru and returned Sunday morning
meet LYNcHER's DRAGGING
|, ., uS mis One of these got off the train
was heard to say bragg8dOciouslyl
'0 we hung that nigger last night -
,oD2o who will get together by the hun
arm themselves and march to
nou;d one poor unfortunate, disarme
fenseless Negro is bound and II
10. and then take him out and lyncl
tDass are a dangerous set of men to an
oD-ad munity. They are nothing less
"a Dot red-hGnded murderers, and wot
- hesitate to commit assault, arr
80 anv of the lesser crimes with
me- or Adams stood charged, but not c.
ed of.
ii how A STRIKING CONTRAST.
passed
w. 6. Mark the difference IN the OW'
came hath occurring within a week {
about 5th. the other the 18th inst an
q him. few miles from this city.
9tation which DIR. RYDER of TalbottOn d
Ir. Fu- ateIv shoots young lady dead
ed his determined Cd mob goes INTO u
a war holds a consultation and dispers
,mpson at Scale. a white man was sh
: asked wear. has recovered, and a Neg
od take rested charged with the crim'
ter did and not convicted then the de
rhomp- ed mob shows up and lynches
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