The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-27

HawesviIIe. KY, Sept. 26.-Ir the
broad, open glare Of a Sunday sun, in
the midst of a protracted revival, and
not a mask to be seen. and in the pres
enee of 500 Infatuated people, Raymond
Bushrod, q negro, this evening at
o'clock was made to pay the penalty
of his assault on 14-year-old Maggie
Roberts. He was swung from a limb
in the court house yard. Bushrod, yes
terday afternoon, three miles below
town, encountered Maggie Roberts,
daughter of Ben Roberts. a prominent
farmer. He not only brutally assaulted
the girl, but beat and bruised her with
an iron coupling pin and left her on
the railroad grade to die. The news
of the outrage spread and searching
parties were sent in every direction
He was captured in hiding at Falcon,
four miles below the scene of the
crime, by four of the posse. He was
brought quietly to Hawesville and sur
rendered to the jailer, while the town
was deserted searching for him. In
the meantime the officers got wind of a
mob and he was secretly guarded in
the graveyard on the hill until morning,
when he was again locked up But
the people had been determined all day.
Early they came afoot, on horseback.
in wagons and in trains. They were
impatient for darkness to cover the
ground. 1t was rumored that the
militia would arrive at 4:40 from
Greensboro for his protection.
SENTINELS PUT OUT.
The angry crowd would not stand
this and they placed trusty sentineIs
on the hill overlooking to give a sign
II the train bore such protection They
failed to come, but at this time the
officers thought it opportune to play q
ruse, and the mob. now already furious,
We're led to believe that he had escaped
from behind and a not pursuit fol-
lowed The trail was followed only q
square when the broad open attempt
to spirit Bushrod over the hills and
out of town was discovered A few
well chosen guards, however, stayed
at the jail and as he was brought out
the mob formed in front and the Of
hcerS We're made to yield. The excite
ment at this time was intense. Prompt
ly at o'clock the march TO the court
square, but g, few steps away, was be-
gun. Hating in front of a great shady
poplar with limbs and twigs overhang-
ing the most public street in town a
selection was made Some delay was
caused for want of q rope, but directly
new half-inch pIow line was fur
niShed and everything was in readiness
for the first lynching in Hancock
county.
FULL CONFESSION MADE.
In the meantime Bushrod was given
an opportunity for confession and
prayer. His confession was complete.
He stated that he was guilty and that
this was the third offense, one success
ful effort having been made upon his
60-year-oId aunt. After offering up his
last supplcati0n and a fervent prayer
the signal to haul away was given and
with pinioned hands behind and legs
beneath he dangIed between brick and
tree. The applause as he went up was
deafening. In about four minutes ne
was pronounced dead and Coroner
Mitchell, viewing the body, cut 1t down
and summoned jury, whose verdict
was that Bushrod came to his death
at the hands of unknown parties At
ter the lynching the mob's leader made
little talk He pointed to the corpse,
saying: Here is the protection we
offer our wives and daughters. When
he committed the assault Bushrod was
drunk