The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-01

Seven Texas Negroes Meet With
Summary Vengeance.
THREE OF THEM YOUNG BOYS

Tho Mlscreants Had Been Guilty of
Brutal Murder, and Their Lynchers
Were Mainly Men ofTheir own Race.
six Hanged and One Shot.
Houston, Tex, May 1.-For the mur-
der of an old man, a child and a wom-
an, the ravishment of two girls, the
burning Of the home of their victims,
two of the bodies being consumed in
the flames, six young negroes were on
Thursday sent to their doom by the
hands of an infuriated mob of negroes,
the victims also being negroes, at Sun
nyside, Walter county.
Last fall a German from Brennan
was robbed Of $65. Suspicion pointed
to the four Thomas boys, and they
confessed to having committed the
theft saying they had given $50 of the
money to Henry Daniels Daniels
spent the money, and on Sunday even
ing last the Thomas boys, according
to their confession, decided to either
collect their $50 or kill Daniels. They
carried out the latter part of the pro
gram.
Daniels an old negro, lived in lit.
tie hut with his stepdaughter, Marie
and a 7-year-old child. On Wednesday
night the house was broken open
Marie Daniels and the 7-year-old chile
were ravished and old man Daniels
dubbed to death while trying to pro
tect those in his charge. Then Daniels
and his stepdaughter were thrown into
the house and the child thrown into the
well. The house was set on fire, and
the men left thinking that they had
covered up their deed.
The fire had not attracted much at
tention, but when Daniels and his peo-
pie did not show up the charred To-
cation of the house was searched anc
the terrible truth discovered. The
burned remnants of human bodies lef
no doubt in one direction, while the
blood stains about the premises indi
Gated the murder. The local officers
went to work with a Will, and wer'
ably assisted by the best citizens of th'
neighborhood.
The bloodhounds from SteeFs plan
tation were secured, and they were no
long in finding the right track, Before
night they went straight to the place
where the Thomas boys resided, ant
one by one they were secured. Fayett'
Rhone, 21 years old; Win Gates, ageC
35; Louis Thomas, 20; Aaron Thomas
18; Jim Thomas, A. and Benny Thomas
10 years old, were placed under arrest
The last four are brothers Later viii
williams was captured.
When taken they were smeared Witl
blood, and a bloody shirt was founC
hidden away After the boys wer'
confronted with the evidence the!
owned to committing the crime, anC
laid the killing to Louis, the Oldest AL
seven Of the prisoners were unde
guard Thursday midnight, when thu
guards were overpowered By g stronl
body of men and the prisoners takes
toward the Brazos bottom, north O
here. A little later 40 or so shots wer'
fired and all was quiet.
Yesterday, dangling from the limbs
of a large tree, were found the bodies
of six negroes, limp and lifeless. Hun
dreds Of people from all over the coun
try are surging back and forth, will
the tree as the center of attraction. Al
of the bodies are there except that o
Williams and he is not to be found
but the shots probably explain his alb
sence. He was evidently pidded will
bullets while attempting to escape
and his body probably secreted. At
late hour last evening the six bodies
were still hanging from the tree.
AS far as can be learned the mob wal
composed of white and black men
with the colored element largely pre-
dominating.