The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-05
THE LYNcHlNe FOLLOWS
People hscome Indignant aud MAks
short work 81 the Negro


short work 81 the Negro.
Urbana. O.. June i-ClIck Mitchell.
the negro burte, has paid the penalty
OF his foul crime with bis lie
The outraged people have taken the
law into their own hands and metcd
out 20 Mitchell the punishment be- so
richly deserved. and have obeyed the
command and wish Of bis PROSTATE
and as announced dying victim
The sensational and unfortunate
events Of the night intesIded the feel
ing against Mitchell n that were possl-
BILE. and the determination became gen.
eral that the brute should never leave
the town alive.
After the firing of the militia on the
crowd Of spectators during the early
mor.ng hours. Governor Bushnell Or
dored Company u. Bird lusa,ry. Of
Springfield. 90 come here at once.
The Springfield company. 90 strong
under Captain bradbury marched up
town 20 the jail. where they found 2o0O
people around the Jail Mayor Ganson.
who. at that particular moment. came
forward from the crowd on the court
house steps and proceeded 90 address
tho militia and the crowd. He as
sured The militia their services we're
not wanted that the people were abId-
ing and would assist him in presory-
ing order; that the company could
leave the court house yard and when
their services we're needed De- would
send ior them.
Tho Springfield comp ly without
waiting for further ordsrs. marched
down the street 90 the depot without
as much as the sheriff seeing them.
The local military company had pre-
viously refused 90 serve longer and
went 90 The second story of the sherns
residence and tried 90 sleep
With no resistance offered the crowd
AZ once made a rush Cor tho side door.
two strong. and the determined men
kicked O. down 10 short order and
gained admission 20 The Ial. The crowd
following
Their, we're plenty Of sledge ham
mers. Chisels and other tools Ia the
crowd and men vent o. work. Part o,
the crowd forced themselves upstairs
into the private apartments of the
sher.n. and after looking about found
a bunch Of keys which proved 20 ha
the Keys Of the JAIN The crowd did
not wait 90 unlock the door 10 Mitch
ellis cell. bat burst the lock with "a
sledgc hammer and the door soon few
open. Mitchell was standing Ia his
cell and offered no resistance and did
not utter a word Some one in tho
crowd had a rope which was placed
over the mans neck and the crowd
made f0r the door. Mitchell following
40 the end
To- going down the steps outside of
the iail Mitchell fell down and the rope
Slipped on of bis neck. a crowd s1r.
rounded him and Jumped on him. IN.
negro was kicked and beaten and al
most killed r.ght then. The rope vas
quickly slipped over bis head araln
and a rush made Tor a tree In tho
southeastern corner of the court ward
IN front OF the court house. An end
was thrown over a limb and a thou-
sand hands pulled the wretch up. The
end OF the rope was tied to an iron
fence and Mitchell left hanging there
In tull view OF several thousand pcopIc
90 dIc
The Nnching took place at about
'.-o a. m. The men taking part IN il
made no attempt 90 disguise them.
selves, and q is known who dii the
work
Miichells body was left hanging Tor
an hour or more and the people OF the
city nocked 90 see 10. u was finally
cut down and placed ln an undertakcrs
box and left lying lu the court house
yard open 90 public gaze.