The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
LYNCHED THE FlEND
FOR ASSAULTING A LITTLE WHITE
GIRL.
The Body RiddIed With Bullets and Taken For
the Purpose of Burning 1.-THE Yer
dict of Coroners Jury.

Macon. Ga, July 22.-A special to the
TELEGRAPH fro Griffin, Ga, says:
Oscar Williams, the negro who as
saulted little Pearl Campbell, the six
year-old daughter of a. G. Campbell, in
Henry county, Saturday afternoon, July
10th. was taken from the Central rail-
road passenger train, en- route from
Macon to Atlanta, and lynched on the
outskirts of this city at Z O'clock this
morning.
The body was swung to a red oak
limb and was literally torn to pieces with
pistol, shotgun and rifle bullets.
When the work had been completed
one of the men in the mob took an en-
velope from his pocket, tore off the back
of it and wrote the following inscription,
which was pinned to the dead mans
shirt:
ITO the Mayor of Pike, from Spauld-
ing: This was the rebuke of the lynchers
to Mayor Hugely, of GAINESVILLE, who
called out the militia of that town to
protect Williams Il week ago"
BY 10 o'clock this morning the little
clump of trees, where the body hung,
was surrounded by a crowd that had
come from the country many miles
around. Among the thousands who
viewed the body was the father of the
girl victim. Il have but one regret"
Mr.. Campbell said to a telegraph re-
porter, land that is, | was not here to
take part in giving the william his de-
serts. | know he is the right man, and
am satisfied with his death. / was at
work at Lovejoy, fourteen miles away,
but as soon as | heard of the lynching
I jumped into buggy and hurried to the
scene"
Coroner Jesse Williams empannelled
a jury at 1890 this morning, and after
q few minutes a verdict of death at the
hands of parties unknown was reached.
Not a single witness was examined. Il
have looked all over the town and can't
find soul who knows anything about
the case" said the coroner, land so the
verdict was formulated"
The negro's body was taken from the
scene of the lynching late this afternoon
by n crowd obstensibly for burial, but
rumor is rife that it will be burned at
midnight by Il large crowd of people
from adjoining counties. 1t is not posi-
lively known where the body is or
where it will be incinerated.
The following is the crime for which
suffered death:
On Saturday, July 10th, Williams was
blowing in a field several hundred yards
from the Campbell home. 1t was a very
hot day, and Mrs. Campbell sent her
little son and daughter, Ernest and
levitt, to carry some water to the ne
gro. When the children arrived at the
place where Williams was at work he
complained of a headache and asked the
little boy to hold his mule while levitt
went with him to a spring not far dis
tant to pour some water on his head.
The little girl ran along merrily to-
ward the woods, little dreaming of the
cruel fate that was in store for her. A
few minutes later the little boy, who is
only eight years old, heard his sister
scream. Terribly frightened, he FASTENED
toward home to inform his mother that
something was wrong.
On the way he met a neighbours boy
and the two went two miles to Summon
A. c. Campbell. In the meantime the
negro had given up his purpose. He
hurried back to the field, took the mule
to the house, where he got his coat and
hat and fed. In a short time the little