The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-23
HUNG AND SHOT TO PIECES.
A Negro Pays the Penalty for Attempt
ing the Usual Crime
TAKEN FROM A PASSENGER TRAIN
By an Infurinted Mob. Hung TO liee
and Hiddled with Bullets and shot.
story of the Atrocious Crime-lho
Names of the Avengers Unknown.

GRIFFIN, GA, July 22.-Oscar Williams
the negro who assaulted little Jewel
Campbell. the six-year-old daughter of \.
c. Campbell, in Henry county. July 10th.
vas taken from the Central Railroad pas
senger train en- route from Macon 10 At
lauta ana lynched on the outskirts Oh TINS
city O'Clock this morning. The body
was swung to d red oak limb and was
literally torn 60 pieces with pistol, shot
gun and rifle bullets.
When the work had been completed one
Of tho men IN the mob took an enyelop
from his pocket. toro on the back OF 1t
and wrote the following inscription which
was PINNED to the dead mans shirt.
REBUKE TO THE MAYOR.
To the Mayor Of Pike. from Spaulding'
This WAS the rcbuke Of the lynchers To
Mayor Ilugueliy. OF Barnesyille, VINO
called out the militia OF that town 10
protect Williams week ago
BY 10 O'Clock this morning the llitle
cump of trees where the body hung was
surrounded by crowd that had como
from the country many miles around.
Among the thousands who viewed the
body was The iather OF the girl victim
IL have but one regret Mr. Campbell
said TO a Telegraph reporter ana tlat ia
/ was not here to take part in giving the
william his deserts. } know ne Il the Hshl
man and am satisfied with his Death.
/ was az work az Loveioy. fourteen miles
away but as soon as l heard of the
lynching. / jumped into a buggy ard hur-
ried 10 the scene
Coroner Jesse VILLAINS empanelled n
jury al l0.3O this morning, and after
few minutes d verdict OF death at the
hands OF parties unknown was reached.
Not a single witness was examined.
Il have looked an over the town and
can't find soul who knows anything
about the case" said the coroner, ana
so the verdict was formulated.
The negro's body was taken from the
scene of the lynching late this afternoon
by crowd ostensihly for burial but
rum0r is rife that IL was burned at mid
night by "a large crowd of people from
adjoining counties.
TIE NEGRO's CRIME.
Tic following IFS the crime for which
/ Williams suffered death:
on Saturday July 10th. Williams was
plowlng in a field several hundred yards
from The Campbell home. IL was very
hot day. and Mrs Campbell sent her little
son and daughter. Ernest and Jewell. to
carry some water Go the negro. When
williams was at work he complained of
"a headache and asked the little hoy 10
hold his mule while jewell went with him
20 the spring. not far distant, TO pour
some water on his head. The little girl
ran along merriy towards the woods.
little dreaming of the cruel fate that was
I'm store for her. 4 few minutes later the
little hoy. who is only eight years ola,
heard his sister scream. Terribly fright
..fs.la g. "a
inform his mother that something was
wrong. on the way he met a neighbor's
boy and the two went two miles 10 sum-
mon 4. q. Campbell I'm the meantime
the negro had given up his purpose. lie
/ hurried back TO the field. took the mule
10 the house where he got his coat ana
I hat. and fed. I'm a short time the little
girl. bleeding and bruised appeared TO
tell her mother of the assault. Medical
attention was at once secured for the
! child. and though for a time her life was
I despaired o. she was soon pronounced
/ out Of danger and now bids fair to en-
/ tlrely recover
/ LYNCHED on GENERAL PRINCIPLES
/ MADIsONVIILE, ky. July 2-The
/ body Of Ephraim Brinkley. who lives
/ several miles from this city, was found
1 dangling from a limb near his home this
morning. Tie had heen lynched during
| the early morning hy mob Of about
/ forty citizens. who determined to put an
/ end TO his existence on general princi-
/ pies
Several weeks ago Thomas Crouellias,
| a .well-to-do citizen Of the neighborhood,
/ was assassinated Brinkley was suspect
/ ed on account OF his evil reputation, but
no evidence could be found 10 connect
/ him with the crime. II is supposed that
| because Of HIS general bad character and
/ 70 prevent a recurrence Of such killings
as that Of Crouellas Brinkley was
/ lynched.