The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-30
LYNCHING Is CRIME
WHEN TIE LYNOHEE HAPPENS TO
BE A WHITE MAN.


the Mob and Means to Make Then
Taste the Laws Terrors-Citizens o.
Mobile Would Like to Lynch Two Col
ored Murderers II 1t Were Not Too
Much Trouble-suicIdes in Texas.
Atlanta, Ga, July 29-After giving
secret hearing 10 two OF the brothers OF
Dr. W. l.. Ryder, the white man iynch'
ed in Talbot county last week, Governor
Atkinson offered the following reward
$500 for the arrest and conviction OF tne
first TWO members of the mob that lynch
ed Ryder; s1G0 for each subsequent ar
rest and conviction, and $3.50 for the ar
rest and conviction of any person or per-
sons hindering or interfering with the
bringing OF the lynchers TO justice.
The governor announces that ne has
in mis- possession the names of several OF
the Iynching mob, and which numbered
only fifteen, with positive proof against
| three Of them. He expresses his deter
mnation TO exert the full power OF his
| office TO punish the guilty parties.
AN EPIDEMIC OF MURDER.
| MOBILE, Ala, July 29.-This city today
was in a turmoil. as the result of three
murders which occurred last night and
| which drove the people to the highest
! pitch of frenzy. Business was practical
| ly suspended. On all sides the opinion
was freely expressed that summary JUS
| tice should be neted OUT.
! The first killing took place at o'clock
| last night. Thomas Jones, So years Of
age, Confederate veteran and highly
respected, was done 10 death by Isaiah
Davis, who has already served term
for assault with intent 10 kill a white
| man. Jones attempted to get the negro
OUT Of his house, into which he had
broken, and meeting Davis in the yard,
a scuffie followed. The negro, Who is a
powerful man about 80 years of age,
entirely overmatched Mr.. Jones and,
choking him with one hand, picked up
a cruciform piece of wood, which had
come off the fence, with his other, with
this implement dealing his victim a
crushing blow on the left temple, kill
ing him instantly. The crowd which rap
idly assembled on the scene of the MUIR
der was about 10 lynch John Davis
when a wagon load OF officers rescued
him with difficulty and he was incarcer-
sted in the city Jail, a building strongly
constructed and impossible of capture
without great loss of life. All night long
a desperate and determined crowd of
men remained outside of the Jail, but
they knew the futilfty of an attack and
waited their opportunity when the pris-
Cner should ne removed
Before midnight Mayor Bush called
out the local troops. but of the 80 men
composing the first brigade in this city
only seventy-five responded. With their
officers they lay upon their arms all
night expecting a CALL
The police force on duty during the
night had custody of the prisoner until
this morning, when he was brought be-
fore the recorder. The coroner's jury and
the lower court sent him up for murder,
though he tried TO play off insane.
Between II and l o'clock this morning
a negro named William knight. known
as the Pensacola Kid" shot and in
stantly killed another negro named Dan
zler.
While trying to escape after shooting
the negro, Knight shot Officer Tucker.
mortally wounding him. For this latter
offense. if the residents Of the north end
OF the city can get him out of Jail he will
probably be iynched. Great excitement
prevails
QUITE ANOTHER STORY.
Mobile, Ala, July 29.-There is no
truth in the sensational special reports
sent from Mobile and printed in many
newspapers Throughout. the country this
morning. There was no desperate strug-
gle for possession Of Davis when the
police arrested him. At no time during
the night was the mob of 500. or of fifty
assembled at the city Jail. No threats
were heard nor was any attempt made
to take the prisoner from the authori-
ties. 1t is not true that the militia re-
fused TO obey their officers Every men,
Der called upon responded promptly
Jack knight. the negro who shot and
killed Jack Dantzler last night and shot
and probably fatally wounded Police Of
fcer Joseph Tucker in attempting to es-
cape, was captured at Hurricane Bayou.
on the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
by the section foreman, and was
brought to the city by two deputy
sheriffs. and lodged in jail this after
noon. There was no demonstrat ton
A MORPHINE HONEYMOON.
Houston. Tex, July 29.-Jules Bunnell,
a photographer. and Miss Ella William
son were married at San Marcos last
week and went 10 Galveston. where Bun
nell thought he could get work. He fail
I'd 10 find II and the young couple came
here. They were found in their room at
the Hu;ohins house nearly dead from the
effects OF morphine, taken with suicidal
intent. Heroic measures were at once
adopted and il seemed for a time that
their lives would be saved. but both died.
POsrMAsTERs AND cONsULs
Fine Large List of Appointments IA These
Two Classes.
Washington, July 2a.-The president
has appointed the following pos.masters:
Arkansa-W. A. Price. Ciarksville; ].
4. Brouse. Lonoke; Winfield s. Holt. LIT
t.e Rock: John W. Mathewson. Man,
moth Springs: w. K Baker. Wynne.
ldaho--Hugh Cramer. Eanrier.
Kansas-H. F. Meisler. s.. Marys.
The president has also made the fol-
lowing appointments in the consular ser
vice:
Church Howe. Sebra ska. - be consul
az Palniero. Sicily: Luther W. Osbcrn..
Nebraska. 20 be consul general az Aria