The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-07-31
Der PROMPTLY LYNCHED.
|RDERER WAS GRANTED A CON.
rINUANCE BY JUDGE HART.
OPLE SHOWED DISSATISFACTION.
} Hanging Was Done By Citirens OF
Talbot and Was an Entirely Unex-
pected and Quiet Anair.

Dr.. w. L. Ryder, the murderer OF
Bs Owen, while being returned
(Hm Talbotton, Ga, TO the Muscogee
m at Columbus, after having secured
or tinuance of his trial, was lynched
n citizens OF Talbot county Monday
Pit about o'clock.
Sunday afternoon Ryder was carried
~ Talbotton from the Muscogee jail to
|1ait the calling Of his case Monday
orning. There was no demonstra-
On whatever upon his arrival, neither
- there any feeling shown during
- day after it had become known
az the case had been continued.
s But appearances were deceptive.
he people had expected that Ryder
build be arraigned and tried, aud
hen they found that a delay had
ZEN secured their feelings got be-
Ind control and almost before the
3eriff was ready to leave on the re-
I'm trip with his prisoner plans were
ling laid for the revenging OF the
1bath Of Miss Sallie Emma Owens.
Gust how the movement started or
NO started it may never be known.
ION after Ryder left town, guarded
W the sheriff aud a strong guard, the
poople who had come in to be on hand
a the trial began leaving the city, pre-
uumably for their homes.
~ Once outside of town they all
hanged their course and in a short
Tine the road leading to Waverly Hall,
the point where Ryder would be put
on the train, was lined with vehicles.
10 some way the demonstration be-
onme known to the officers and
INNER was dispatched to overtake the
oheriff and notify him that mob was
ofter his prisoner. The runner trav-
He'd fast, but the crowd travelled as
last, and the two came to Waverly
Hall about the same time.
b How the Lynching Occurred.
q When the Judge announced his de-
cision granting q col tinuance until
the first Monday in September the
courtroom quietly cleared and the
deputy sheriffs were given good deal
of time in which to handcuff their
prisoner. The spectators walked ont
of court without making an effort to
Show their amin osity toward the pris-
Soner and the lawyers connected with
she case left town without the slightest
Thought that their client would meet
with trouble at the hands Of mob.
Deputy Sheriffs Murphy and Bos-
well escorted DR.. Ryder back to the
little local Jail. He rested until about
d o'clock; then he was aroused and
placed in covered carriage and driven
'toward Waverly Hall, at which point
.he was to be transferred to train for
Columbus.
Almost as soon as the deputy sheriffs
with Ryder in custody had started for
Waverly Hall large number OF men
who had watched the trial during the
afternoon proceeded to do the same
hing.
Between fifty and sixty men secured
buggies and vehicles Of various sorts,
md were driven toward Wsverly Hall
q rapid rate.
L Along the TOdu ITOlu lhiDOttOu W.
yard Waverly Hall several hundred
people were iourneying when the news
vas given out TINT DIR. Ryder had
been captured. There was q quick
fnsh of those in the rear early in the
evening, everybody gathered about
Ryder in the broad front yard of his
topping place at Waverly Hall. The
crowd surrounded the doctor and
almost before he knew what was hap
pening to him they had yanked him
back into their wagons. AS soon as
hey got DR.. Ryder securely in their
possession they started with him down
he road.
n The crowd drove DR.. Ryder down
|1oward Talbotton and just in front OF
he big farm house Of John M. Willis
breed him out of the wagon. They
hen tied a rope about his neck, threw
'one end OF it over the limb of tree
hnd pulled their prisoner clear of the
Earth. In a short time the career Of
". L. Ryder was at an end.