The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-28
KENTUCKY LYNCHING.
Negro Taken From the Officers
and Hanged 10 a Tree.
NOT A MASK WAS WORN.
u Was a broad Daylight Ahair and
That too ON the sabbath-1he
Negro Confessed Hls Gaiit
before Being Lyuohod.

HaweWIlle. Ky. Sept. 27-ln the
broad glare Of a Sunday sun, In the
midst Of a protracted revival. not
mask 20 be seen and In the presence
Of hundreds OF infuriated people Ray
mond Bushrod. a negro. al 8 o'clock
yesterday evening. was made 10 pay .
the penalty OF his hellish assault on .
the person Of li-year-old Maggie Rob .
erts. lie was swung from a limb In thl
courthouse yard.
Bushrod was from Rockport. Ind. .
Several months ago he was tafen IN
and treated Kindly by Willis Clark,
farmer Ia the upper part Of the
county. only 10 botray Clark and stcl
bis watch For this be was released
two weeks ago from the county Jail
after having aervCL a sentence of l56
days. lie was In town Saturday and
drinking In the afternoon be SCI out
afOot, going west on the Texas rail-
road. Three miles below town near
Petri station, he encountered Maggie
Roberts. daughter OF Ben Roberts a
prominent farmer. He ran her down.
assaulted her and accomplished his
sensual purpose. In addition 90 this
he beat and bruised her with an iron
coupling pin and left her 20 die The
news of the outrage spread and a
searching party was sent In every a.
rocuon Guards we're sent 20 every
akin for 20 miles and his escape 90
Indiana WAS well nigh impossible
Failing IN his attempt 20 cross 90 Tell
City. he made back over the railroad
aud vas captured In hiding a. Falcon
mining town four miles below the
scene Of the crime Bushrod. fell To-
with a fortunate crowd OF four. who
brought him quietly 10 Hawesvlle aud
surrendered him 10 the lailer while
the town was deserted. searching Tor
him. In the meantime the officers Eot
wind Of a mob and he was secretly
guarded In the graveyard on the hili
until yesterday morning when be Waf
again locked up. But the people had
been determined all day They were
impatient for darkness Il was re-
morcd that militia would arrive at f.t1
ior his protection. The angry crowd
would not stand this and they placed
,rusty sentinels on tho hills overlook
} Ing the place TO give a signal u the
train bore such protection The miil-
TIA failed 90 some. but % this time
the Officers thought % opportuno Co
play a ruse on the mob. nov already
furious. we're led 20 believe that h. had
. escaped from behind aud o. hot pur-
suit followed. The trail was followed
an a square when the broad open a.
tempt TO spirit Bushrod out of towr
vas discovered A few well chosen
Euards. however. stayed at the San an
be was brought ont. the mob formed
IN front and the officers were mad.
? % Yield The excitement az thf time
vas intense. CaEnel.ton. Ind, mad ou,
poured upon the town aud promptly
llt s o'clock The march to crurihCus
square was begun. Halting IN from
} af q great shady poplar With limb
and twigs overhanging the most pub
ic thoroughfare tn town a selection
ras made and everything was in read
mess for the first lynchlng IN Honcocl
county.
In the meantime nushrod was givcl
an opportunlty for confession anI
prayere. Hts confession was complei'
lle stated that he was guilty and thi
vas the third onense. one suceessiu
Effort being made on an old woman
After Offering up his last supplican'
A long and fervent prayer on hondc
Knee. the signal TO haul away wa gl'
en and with pinioncd applause an D
vas danrled between brick and tre'
The applause a. he went Up was deaf
sninF. Il only showed the determine
lion OF the people. In four minutes D
was pronounced dead and Coron'
Mitchell cut the body down and suu
moned Jury whose verdict was thi
nnshrod came 10 his death NJ u
hands Of unknown parties.
During the day and az the eriilo
time the county officials dld what th'
ic could Tor the prisoners protection. bi
M public opinion was too strong.
Bushrud was taken before the 81
saturday night aud identified. Fol
,. others siso added their strength 60 q
Identification
Thus does this quiet. sleepy liti
village beat an lynch records. On su
day. unmasked on the public aQua
of a county scat a man Is huns and .
In a stones throw of four church'
Afer the lynchlng the mobs lead'
an Indiana man. made little spec
In which he pointed 10 the gruesor
corpse, saying
"IIere is the protection We owe q
wives and daughters.
No action by the authorities agair
any member OF the mob d like
During Che entire time of the lynchi
not less than 900 women were on Z
hillside overlooking the public sous
and when his dangling form went
cheers upon cheers from ,hom rent
air. In fact. the women gave q dou
reinsurance to the ones engaged q
the proper punishment was bcl
metcd out. All through the day llu
rod gave evidence oi intense angui
lie was told and he fully realised q
his time Was close At hand and De p.
some evidence % sorrow. In the maj
10 the place OF lynchlng u was aim
Impossible 10 prevent HIS being kil
hy Infatuated men. Twice he :
- Knocked own and Il IA believed
some that he was unconscious vi
strung up.