The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-11
MOB AFTER RAPIsTS.
Governor Has Ordered Troops ia
Guard the Jaii.
PEOPLE ARE BENZ on LYNcHISO.
The JAIN Can nc Very Easily Defena.
cd. ms II Ia Appronchablc Only
ON One Side.

birmingham. Ala. Juno lo.--Huntsyille
may DO tho scene Of a bloody riot before
temorrow's sun rlAcs. A mob from Decatur
is bent on lynchins Louis Thompson ana
walter Neville, the two negroes who q.
saulted Nellie Lawton, 12-year-old Elri.
Mt that place aud who were taken to
Huntsville for safe keeping last night.
They are now In Jail at Huntsville and
troops guard tho place.
Early this morning n mob OF zoo boarded
a freight train at Decatur to ride to Hunts.
VILE for tho purpose OF lynching the
negroes. Ten miles out ut Green Brier sta.
ton the conductor side. tracked the train
and acquainted tho railroad officials with
| the situation BY wire. The latter tele-
sraphed back to hold the train un,Il tbc
mon ieft II. After two hours OF parlcylnr
tho members OF the mob got Off and walked
back to Decatur, but sworc they would 10
TO Huntsville tonight aud execute their
purpose
40 noon today Governor Johnston icfc.
graphed General l.. " Clark commanders
OF the Alabama National Guard here, 70
send 1000 rounds of ammunition 10 uunts
vile for the uso OF the Huntsville Rli,es.
which had been ordered to guard the 3ail.
ana to hold one company OF Birmingham
troops III readiness to move to Huntsvillo
on moments notice. The birmingham
hlncs were summoned to their armory.
where they remained all afternoon.
harly tonight another order came from,
tue governor for iltty wcll armed men 10
go to huntsville by special train Accord.
inely the Rifles left here at S;s0 o.clock
tonight and viii join the Huntsville mile
.ary IN guarding the Jail. II au attack oc-
ours much bloodshcd will follow.
decatur Is greatly wrought I'm over tho
crime Of the two negroes both az whom,
wore identified by their victim. On pre-
aininary trial yesterday they wcro bound
over 70 tho grand Jury. To prevent lynch
ing tho onicers socreted them IN the hath
room OF The Hotel Bismarck until the train
WAS ready to leave for Huntsville, when
cue negroes we're hurried aboard by a back
way Just In time TO escape a gathering
mob AZ Huntsville, which is forty Mills
from Decatur. they were Jailed pnth
heBroes protest their Innocence
When tho telegraph office at Huntsville
closed at midnight all wna quiet. no mob
having appeared, Tho Birminghat, troops
arrived and are aiding the local military
on guard duty.
Huntaville Ala, Juno I0.--There is an
ar oil suppressed excitement aud all kinds
" '''N u MOD being
The way from Decatur with tho determine.
lion OF lynchng the negro rapists. Thomp-
son and Neville. are beard tonight, The
Montesnno Light Guards, under the COM
mhna Of Captain Fletcher were ordered to
report at tho Jail this afternoon sentrles
have boon placed Mt all avenues leading to
the jail and no ono Is allowed to pcnetrats
the lines. Nothing authentic concerning
the movements OF the Decatur mob can be
asGertnined. II IL known that those COM
posing II are intelligent and belong to tho
best class of citizens. Tho Madison county
jail, In which the negroes arc confined.
In almost mpregnehle except Oh the in,me.
diate front II is guarded by a twelve- foot
fence. which cnn be broken by nothing lees
than batterng ram. dozen brave men
could hold tho jail against regiment The
Rifles have been ordered l,ere
TO reinforce the local militia. They are
now IN rouio on n special train.
The chamber of commerce and county Of
ioIals. together with the local ministry,
ioll meetings tonight and pnsscd resolu-
ions dcplorlng tho terrible crime commit
ed by the negroes al Decatur condemning
ynch law and commenting the sheriff for
the two negroes from summary