The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-01
SIX NEGROES HANGED.
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were quickly secured and put into the
hands Of officers to await the examining
trial. which was to have been held today.
Shortly after 10 o'clock last night mob
surprised the officers, took the men to
the lone oak tree In the road. and without
much ceremony strung them up. Four OF
them are hanging on one limb and two on
limb In the opposite direction.
At late hour this evening the bodies
are still hanging from the tree.
1t was very late yesterday evening be-
fore the officers here were notified of the
killing of Daniels, They got there too late
to take charge of the prisoners.
At 1890 this morning reports of the
lynching were brought in and Sheriff
Lipscomb at once left for Sunnyside him
self. As far as can be learned the mob
was composed OF white and black men,
with the colored element largely predomi
mating.
Tonight there is calm after the storm.
and public opinion is almost universal that
II the right parties were apprehended
no harm has been done.
sunnyside, Texas. April 3o.-on u lone
oak tree about three quarters of mile
north of this place, in the open prairie
! this morning is a sight probably never he
fore seen by man-siX dead bodies hanging,
all stiff and stark. The Post man has Just
returned from the place. and was one OF
the first on the ground, 1t is certainly
foarful sight ami one that would appall the
stoutest.
1t has TRANSFERRED that last fall a gentle
man from Brenham was robbed Of 500; SUE
picon pointed TO the four Thomas Toys,
! and last night they owned up 10 having
committed the theft and said they had
given $40 of the money to Henry Daniels,
the old negro that they murdered with his
| family on the night of April 2S. Daniels
spent tho money. and on Sunday evening
last the four Thomas boys, according TO
their confession yesterday, decided to either
collect their $40 or kill Daniels The car
ried out the latter part of the programme
to a finish. and implicated three other
young negro men with them--Will Gates,
Will Williams and Fayette Rhoau. All
seven were in a house under arrest, and be-
tween II and - O'Clock last night the
guard was overpowered and the seven
prisoners taken off, Shortly afterwards a
number of shots were fired and this morn
| ing six of the seven prisoners were found
hanging 10 the one tree. win Williams
was not among them. but has not turned
| up The four Thomas brothers were looked
upon by every one here as the very worst
set in the whole country and were known
far and wide. Fayette Rhoan was negro
about % or 23 years old and had been in a
| great deal of trouble while VIII Gates wa
comparatively new negro TO these parts.
and was not very well known here.
Judge Spinks is now on the ground hold
ing his ninth inquest In twenty -four hours
There is little doubt but what the mob
was composed almost entirely of negroes
aud while the sight is a terrible one, tho
general verdict is that the gang met their
Just dues and that the country is rid OF an
o!ement thai constantly menaced lite and
property.
Waller, Texas. April So.-on Wednesday
night, about 9:30 O'Clock a shocking muir
DER was commltted near suulNslue, Hilce"
miles southwest Of this place, in this coun-
ty and three persons We're sent into etern-
ity by some brute negroes, whose names
could not be ascertained
1t appears from what information could
bs gathered. that about year ago the
negroes implicated In the killing, robbed
a party living at sunnysde OF 800 and $50
was given TO Henry Daniels an old col
ored man, to keep for them. He was Nv
Ing In small house with two stepdaugh-
tiers. one aged IS years. the youngest
years. Wednesday night these parties went
to the old mans house. killed him and
placed his body in the house.
Then they secured the larger girl in the
house. tied the hands OF the s-year-old
girl and threw her into well. They then
set fire to the house. burning It, together
with the old man and the Oldest girl AS
soon as the murder was discovered, the
officers were notified at Hampstead, and
were soon on the scene with bloodhounds
and succeeded in catching the murderer
or one OF them.
Sunnyside. Texas. April 29.-Last night
about 10 O'Clock an old house near the
bottoms. which was occupied BY family