The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25
FULTON IN LYNcHING FEVER.
THE LIVES OF PERRY AND FLANA-
GAN FAR FROM SAFE,

The Former Taken Back TO Decatur
Unexpectedly Yesterday and sent
enced TO Hang on Aug. 1S-The
Prisoner Then Hurried Back to At
Ianta for safe Keeping-Most of
the Members of Friday Nights
Lynching Party n Rough Lot of
Men.
Atlanta, Ca. July 24-H. S Perry who
murdered Beley Lanier and was spirited
away last night from Decatur 10 prevent
his being lynched was to-day taken back
TO DeKalb to be resentenced. Judge Cand-
Ter quickly named Aug. is and the pTiso-
ner was brought back to the jail here
for safe keeping.
The Judge had intended to wait until
next week before resentencing the prlso-
ner. but the rumors Of lynching that nave
been heard in the last day or two changed
his mind. Perry will meet his doom on
the day mentioned unless the governor in
terferes or he falls a victim to mon vio-
lence in the mean time.
1t Is safe that he will never be taken by
a mob from theAtlanta Jail as long as the
sheriff of uhis county lives. But mob
is evidently watching for both Perry and
Flanagan and they may possibly catch
one or both between Atlanta and Decatur.
Last nights demonstration was signifi-
cant The would-be lynchers were fooled
by Sheriff Austin of DeKalb, but their in
tention was evident The hacks hired
here to take the Atlanta contingent out
were. so far as has been discovered, hHed
with rough citizens, such as might as well
be killed as not by a sheriff S posse. Sui,
At is contended that some decent men were
sufficiently excited to go along. Ihey
were probably lost in the woods, since by
the time they arrived the prisoners were
securely locked in Fulton county jail.
Cbagrin is to-day abundant among the
heroes who sought to distinguish them
selves by setting the law at defiance.
Among the more sober citizens, there Is
disposition to criicise the governor Tor
being so slow to act with regard to the
recent lynchings. He has been notified oil
both but has taken no action in regard
to either, while it was thought that he
would promptly issue an offer of reward.
Unless some thing is done il is hard 10 tel
where lynching will stop.
The sheriff of Clayton county has re-
Gently been here. He said that he had
been asked questions illdI Co4NAiSSh AAAiA
that there was scheme on foot to lynch
Mccullough, accused Of wife murder. Re-
cent events seem to have set the country
wild on the subject of lynching
A letter, it is said, has been received Of
fering the governor twenty-four names of
people implicated in the Griffin lynching.
1t is all nonsense to deny that there was
a conspiracy on foot here last night to
lynch Flanagan and Perry. Men about
town were solicited to go along and share
in the work. 1t develops that there was
a negro in the jail suspected of assault.
This was not generally known. If it had
been, a DeKalb man said to-day, that
would have been sufficient excuse to rush
in and lynch the whole id business"
If the action of the court is not in p. d. Q.
style something viii occur here next week.
The governors absence will make matters
worse unless he takes prompt action as
he did when Flanagan was originally
hauled up.