The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-17
FOR HELPING LEWIS
SUPPOSED AOCoMPLIoE OF a
NEGRO MURDERER LYNoHID.

other Negro Second Victim Of Mob
Violence as the Result Of the Killing Of
Mrs. Brown Smith aud Her ChiIdren In
| BiississippI = Durrant's Sublime Nerve
Takes the Form Of Hope to the Last
Child -Morderer Carr's Last Day-Hitch
| in Luetsert's Case-Crime News
Brookhaven, Miss, Dec. 16.-Another
negro was lynched at Bankston Ferry,
in Simpson county, on Wednesday, as an
accomplice Of Charley Lewis in the muir
der OF the wife and four children of
Brown Smith, on Wednesday of last
week. For the past several days posse
Of thirty determined men have been
securing the country in search OF evil
| dence, and on Tuesday last they found
negro woman in possession Of bloody
coat which she claimed Charley Lewis
left with her, requesting that she lock
| the coat up in her trunk until he called
for it. The coat appeared to have been
washed, out bloody stains on the right
sleeve and breast still remained. Upon
d
other meeting at Bankston Ferry, bring
ing before them three negroes, Oscar
Ferrell, Tom Waller and Giles Berry,
who were with Charles Lewis on the
night OF the murder. Oscar Ferrell tes-
titled before the mob that Charles Lewis,
Giles Berry, Tom Waller and himself
went to church across the river on the
night OF the murder. On returning TO a
cotton house where they had been sleep
ing Charles Lewis soon overlook them
and all retired together. Lewis and Wal
Ter did not remain long and left them at
about o'clock, returning just at break
of day, with some fresh meat, and re-
marked that they had killed Brown
Smiths wife and four children because
she had refused to cook them a meal.
They threatened the witness and Giles
Berry with instant death if they men
toned the matter.
Giles Berry denied the statement, but
Oscar Ferrell made public declaration
that it was true.
The mob became infuriated and placed
rope around Tom Walters neck and
dragged him up the hill and hanged him
within a few feet Of where Charley
Lewis was hanged few days ago. Wal
Ter protested to the last that he was in
nocent, but it did no good. Everything
is quiet and this is believed to be the
last link in one of the most horrible muir
ders ever committed in the state Of Mis-
sissppi.
DURRANT NEVER SAYS DIE.
San Francisco. Dec. 16.-Theodore Dur
rant, in an interview says: II will never
be hanged. 1 know that help is coming
once more, as it has always come to me
before in my extremity" This state
ment has caused a revival of the often
expressed opinion that when satisfied his
eide if possible.
THE LUETGERT TRIAL.
Chicago, Dec. 16.-A new element in the
Luetgert case, involving the old fight be-
tween union and non-union labor, was
injected in the course of today's proceed
ings in the Luetgert trial and may cause
the work of securing a jury TO begin
anew. At the opening of court counsel
for the defense challenged for cause Hen
ry Boarberg. the last man selected to
hear the evidence, alleging that he was
intensely hostile 10 the defendant. Boar
berg admits the fact that he is not a
member of any union. An affidavit from
Albert B. Mallory, a union pressman,
formerly engaged by the firm which en-
ploys B.oarberg, was presented, in which
the affiiant declares that on no less than
a dozen occasions Boarberg expressed
himself as being in favor of a rope for
Luetgert. Judge Gary decided to insti-
tute an investigation. II is feared that
the discharge Of Boarberg as a juryman
will turn all things connected with the
case topsy-turvy and that new begin
ming will have 10 be made.
MURDERER CARR'S LAST DAY.
Kansas City, No, Dec. ia special
to the Star from Liberty, Mo-, says:
Yesterday a high wind tore down every
foot of the f1imsy stockade that had been
built around the triangle where William
Carr Is to be hanged tomorrow morning.
II will take all day and night to replace
the work, so the murderer's last night
will be disturbed by the constant ham,
mering of the carpenters. Today Carr
was in more cheerful mood than yester-
day. Some church ladies brought MIN
specially prepared dinner and he ate it
with a relish. This afternoon Mrs. Carr
was allowed to see her husband for the
last time.
MRS. MBRRY'S MURDERERS.
Chicago. Dec. 16.-Telegrams from the
Chicago detectives sent to Princeton.
Ky. say that the two men under arrest
there are Chris Merry, the peddler, and
his alleged accomplice, Smith The pair
are wanted for the murder Of Msrry's
wife.