The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-12
THEY ARRIVED FORTY MINUTES
AETER THE LYNOHING.
THE YOUNG WOMAN WAS PRESENT
sHH WAS SENT FOR FOUR AND A
HALF MILES AWAY.
NEGRO SEEMINGLY HALF CONSCIOUS

He Made No Protest, and He Was Strung up
So Quietly that Half the Hangers on
Did Not Know that 1t Had
Been Done.
A..Arille, N c., Aug. 11.-(special)-
The n nkro Bob Brackett who assaulted
Miss Henderson, young white girl,
near Weaverville, about eight miles from
here Sunday afternoon, was lynched this
afternoon near Hemphills school house
about five miles from the scene Of the
crime.
Bracket was captured early yesterday
morning near Ivey, 20 miles from here
and brought to ASheville and put in
jaii.
He was carried away from jail by Off
sers shortly after which a mob broke in
10 the Jail letting the other prisoners
loose.
Posse went in every direction and the
Negro was captured at Terrelps. Is miles
east of Asheville, By mob at four o'clock
this morning as officers and negro at
tempted to board vestibule for Raleigh.
Qhe negro was marched 25 miles to-
ward the scene Of his crime. The mill
Tia was ordered out and the mob hear
ins OF it made quick work of it. The
young Iady who was assaulted was pre-
sent.
The negro made no protest not even
plead for mercy. He was hanged by the
neck till dead. No shots were fired.
The militia arrived forty minutes after
the hanging. The body was brought to
Asheyille tonight. The lynchers were
from the northern part of the county,
in the vicinity of the assault.
ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY.
Asheville, N. c., Aug. 11.-Bob Brack
ett, the negro assailant Of Miss Kittie
Henderson, was lynched this afternoon
As announced in an Associated Press
dispatch last night a mob broke into the
.~.I xoJo 10 hot
ter down the steel doors that led to the
cells. The doors soon yielded and it was
then discovered that Bracket had been
spirited away by the officers. All the
Pursuit Of the officers was at once
commenced and crowd caught up with
them at Terrell station, ON the Southern
Railway, eighteen miles east of Asheyille,
early this morning. frackett was taken
from his protectors, but the mob could
not agree as to the disposition of him
Some wished to hang him there, but the
stronger party decided to take him back
to the vicinity of his crime. 1t was 4:3s
a. m. when the party started out afoot
leading the negro, now nearly exhausted
and seemingly only half conscious, though
he had not been i'll treated. Breakfast
was had with farmer, the negro having
his share and then the walk OF some
twelve miles was resumed. The route
was through a deep rayine, between tow
ering mountains. At noon Hemphill's
school house was reached, and there the
party was informed that the Ashevile
militia had been called out and were on
their way to meet the mob. After con.
sultation, Miss Kittie Henderson, the
negro's victim, was sent for, four and q
half miles away, that she might see her
assailant hanged. When she arrived the
negro was strung up so quietly that half
the hangers-on, who had gathered from
the country round, did not know that il
had been done. No shots were fired, and
the mobd ispersed after a half hour,
leaving the body hanging. AT no time
was it possible for the militia to have
interfered. This is the third lynching in
Buncombe county in twelve years