Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
MOBILE EXCITED.
Three Murders Arouse the Populece
to the Lynching Stage.
MURDER OVER A GAME OF CARDS.
James Gerah. ell-known sporting Man,
Killed at Chickssaw. l. T.-Goy, At.
kinson Offers Rewards for
Lynchers.

MOBILE Ala, July 80. This city wa.
in turmoil yesterday as the result
of three murders which occurred
Wednesday night, and which have
driven the people to the highest pitch
OF frenzy. Business was practically
suspended. On all sides the opinion
was freely expressed that summary
justice should be meted out The first
killing took place at seven o'clock
Wednesday night. Thomas Jones' So
years OF age, confederate veteran and
highly respected, was done to death by
Isaiah Davis, who has already served
a term for assault with intent to mr.
der white man. Jones attempted to
get the negro out of his house, into
which he had broken. and. meeting
Davis in the yard, a scuffie followed.
The negro, who is powerful man
about 80 years of age, entirely over
matched Mr.. Jones. and, choking him
with one hand, picked up piece of
wood with his other and dealt the vic
tim crushing blow on the left temple
breaking his neck and killing him in
stantly. The crowd which RAPIDLY as.
sembled on the scene of the murder
was about to lynch Davis when IA
of officers rescued him with
difficulty and he was incarcerated in
the city Jail. All night long desper-
ate and determined crowd of men re.
manned outside the Jail, but they knew
The futility of an attack.
Between IL and one o'clock vester
lay morning u negro named Willie
Knight, known as the "Pensacola
Aid" shot and killed another negro
famed Dantzler As he was being
hased by officers, Knight shot and
nortally wounded Policeman Tucker.
The negro ran after the shooting. but
vas intercepted by telegram and ar
ested by Section Boss Hubbard at
hurricane Bayou at seven n. IN. His
aptors wired for "A special engine,
which left on the Louisville & Nash
lille with officers. They brought the
egro to town and beat the crowd as.
embed to lynch him by stopping the
ngine on the outskirts of the citv and
lshing him through the suburbs to
ne county Jail.
MURDER OVER A GAME OF CARDS.
clIokAsAw, |. T., July 80. Last
light about ten o'clock James Gerah,
well-known sporting man from the
'ast, was instantly killed by a man
AIMED Willis Day. a stranger here.
erah was playing a game of cards
ith Day and the two became involved
quarrel. Day drew his revolver
10 shot Gerah through the heart
'hn Aiken started to run through
e open door and Day, apparently
azed by excitement, shot him in the
oulder and fatally injured him. Day
n ont of the door, no one having the
essence of mind to hold him. At one
m, Day was still at large, buta posse
after him.
REWARDS FOR LYNCIIERs.
ATLANTA. Ga, July 30. -Afte giving
secret hearing to two of the brothers
DR.. W. |. Ryder, the white man
lched in Talbot county last week,
" Atkinson offered the following
wards; Five hundred dollars for the
est and conviction of the first two
mbers OF the mob that lynched Rv-
:; 500 for each subsequent arrest {
Il conviction, and $3.50 for the arrest
conviction of any person or per- {
Is hlndering or interfering with the !
nglng OF the lynchers to Justice. v
e governor announces that he has =
his possession the names of several t
The lynching mob, which numbered t
y 10, with positive proof against a
pe of them