The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-01
NEGROEs LYNCH NEGROEs.
4 Band of Colored Men String Up Six OF
Their own Race for Fearful Crime.

HOUSTON. TEX, April SO.-For the
murder of an old man, a child and wo-
man, assaultng two girls, the burning Of
the home OF their victims, two Of the
bodies being consumed in the flames, six
young negroes were last night sent TO
their doom by the hands of an infuriated
mob of negroes, the victims also being
negroes, at Sunnyside, Walter county.
Last fall a German from Brennan was
robbed Of $6J. Suspicion pointed to the
four Thomas boys, and they confessed 10
having commmitted the theft, saying they
had given $50 of the money to Henry
Daniels. Daniels spent the money, and
on Sunday evening last the four Thomas
boys, according to their confession, decid-
ed to either collect their $50 or Kill Dam
iels. They carried out the latter part Of
the programme
Henry Daniels, an old negro. lived there
in a little hut with his stepdaughter, Ma
rie, and seven-year-old child. Wednes-
day night the house was broken open,
Marie Daniels and the child were assault
ed. and old man Daniels dubbed to death,
while trying 70 protect those In his
charge.
Then old man Daniels and his step
daughter were thrown into the house and
the child cast into the well. The house
was set on fire. and the negroes left,
thinking that they had covered their in
human deed from the sight of the world.
The fire had not attracted much atten-
ton. but when Daniels and his people
did not show up, the charred location OF
the house was searched and the terrible
truth was soon only too plain.
The local officers went 20 work with n
will and were ably assisted by the best
citizens OF the neighborhood. The blood
hounds from the Steele's plantation were
secured and they were not long I'm find
ing the right track. Before night they
went straight into the place where the
Thomas boys, and one by one they were
secured. Fayette Rhone, twenty-one
years old. VIII Gates, thirty-ive years
old. Louis Thomas, twenty years old.
Aaron Thomas thirteen years old, jim
Thomas, fourteen years old. and Benny
Thomas. fifteen years old were placed
under arrest. The last four are brothers
Later on VIII Williams was captured.
When taken they were smeared with
blood and a bloody shirt was found hid
den in Richmonds house. The blood
hounds worked splendidly. and after the
boys were confronted wath the evidence
they owned 10 committing the crime and
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seven Of the prisoners were under guard
last night about l2 o'clock. when the
guards were overpowered by a strong
body OF men and the prisoners taken to-
wards the Brazos bottom, north OF here.
A little later forty or fifty shots were
fired and then all was quiet.
This morning, dangling from the limbs
Of a large tree. were found the bodies OF
six OF negroes, limp and lifeless. Hun
dreds of people from all over the coun-
try are surging back and forth, with the
tree as the centre OF attraction. All OF
them are st;l there. except Williams, and
he is not TO be found. but the shots
probably explain his absence.
AS far as can be learned the mob was
composed OF white and black men, with
the colored element largely predominant
ing. Public opinion IS almost universal
that II the right parties were appre-
hended. no harm has been done.