The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
RYDER'S DEATH IN THE ROPE.
THE CORPSE LEFT HANGING TO
THE TREE UNTIL MORNING.

The Rope Sunk Deep Into the Flesh
and the Eyes PrOtruding From
Their acknowledgements of Ants
svvarminE over the Flesh-The
Dead Mans Clothing Torn Into
sbreds-The Sheriff Met on the
Road by the Lynchers and Hood
winked.
Ta,botton, Ca, July 2O.-The lynching of
nr RYDER has been the sole topic of con-
versation here to-day. The details of the
story are as narrated in the special dis
patch printed in the Morning News this
morning. When the mob seized him at
Waverly Hall, DR.. Ryder made but little
resistance, and while they were drawing
him from the carriage did not utter one
word. The helpless wretch was taken to
another carriage close by and thence back
to Talbot county and hung to a tree just
over the line in Talbot county, near the
house of J. c. Willis.
The mob, while returning with Ryder
from Waverly Hall, was met by Sheriff
Richards and his party, but owing to the
darkness of the night the sheriff could not
distinguish the persons, nor gain any clew
20 their identity.
Sheriff Richards was informed by the
men who had DR.. Ryder in charge that he
was too late, so he pushed on to Waverly
Hall, only to find that he had been misled
and that at that time DR.. Ryder was sus-
pended from a qimb of a tree, where his
remains were discovered a short while
afterwards.
The reason assigned to-day for the ac-
ton of the mob is that the people were
tired of the case being continued, but the
fact is that the friends of the prosecution
had given Up all hope of ever bringing Ry-
der to the gallows by reason of his being
totally insane.
Yesterdays court was the third attempt
to try this case and so far it has cost Tai
bot county $500. Inc coroner found the
body of DR.. Ryder hanging to a tree this
morning. No marks of violence were
found on the body
His mother and two brothers took the
remains TO the family cemetery at Walden
this evening.
Columbus, Ca, July 2O.-A horrible spec
tacle greeted the eyes of farmers four
miles from Waverly Hall early this morn
ing when they discovered the bedy of
DR. ". L. Ryder hanging from an oak
tree with his feet eighteen inches above
the ground. A small cotton well rope
Was used by the lynchers. 1t had sus.k
deep into the flesh of DR.. Ryder's neck
and his eyes were protruding from their
sockets. When the coroner cut the body
down this morning thousands of small
ants were on the body, biting and sting
ing the clammy flesh.
Or. Ryder had been hanging from the
tree since the mob left him at o'clock
last night. His clothing was torn almost
into shreds, was covered with mud and
the body gave evidence of having been
subjected to fearfully rough treatment.
The coroner held an inquest and the
verdict was that DR.. Ryder came to his
death from strangulation with a rope
at the hands of parties unknown TO the
jury.
After the inquest the body was carried
TO Talbotton and delivered over to the
brothers of Dr. Ryder. His aged mother
was prostrated, and it is feared she will
never survive the shock. The body was
carried to Walden, the old Ryder home
stead for interment, tonight. 1t remain
ed all day in Talbotton within few yards
Oh where Ryder murdered his sweetheart
elghteen months ago.
Eight feet of rope was carried to Talbot
10 satisfy the demand of people for piece
OF the rope with which DR.. Ryder was
hung
A sensational story is afioat tonight to
the effect that the brothers and friends of
~ hyder will at once take steps to pros
ecute the lynchers, some of whom are
tdld to have been spotted, and there arc
Iepoits that arrests Will be made immedi-
steiy upon the return of the Ryder
C.o'Hefs from the funeral OF DR. Ryder.
One OF his brothers is Prof. r. A. Ryder,
Wlnclpal of the public schools Of this city.
WIN the exception OF the mother, the
family is bearing the trouble with re-
mafkahle fortitude and are still firm in
.le conviction that DR.. Ryder was insane
"Aen he killed Miss Owen.
Atlanta, Ca, July 2O.--The governor
was to-day wired by Private Secretary cal
lo"ay Of the lynching of Ryder. 1t is sup
80 tHat he will offer $500, the limit Of
,r a"' Tor the lynchers, but at the clos
lour this afternoon nothing had been
heard from him.
'aeaa, Ga, July 20-Dr. Ryder's re-
mans were brought to this city tonight
' prepared for lnterment by a local un-
uefaker. Several people viewed tho dead
isal' whose body indicated that no mutt
b,in was attempted by the mob. The
- was sent to Walden at II 80 o'clock
ro,. 'sAt' where IL will be Inferred to-mor-
A. morning In the family burial ground.
1'ad mans mother, sister and broth
tr,i, H'Ie ana VIII leave on the morning
10 be present AZ the obsequies
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DANGER or ANOTHER LYNcHING.