Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
BENT ON LYyCHIyG.
Huntsville, Ala, Hay Soon Be the
Scene Of G. Riot
A SEREyADER SHOT AID KILLED.
A Popular Young Society Woman Fired 1t
by Her Unappreciative L.stener-A
Battle with Tramps at
whiting, Ind.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. June ll.-Hunts-
vile may soon be the scene Of bloody
riot. A mob from Decatur is bent on
lynching Louis Thompson and Walter
Neville, the two negroes who assaulted
Nellie Lawton, la-year-old girl, at
that place, and who were taken to
Huntsville for safe keeping. They are
now in jail at Huntsville and troops
guard the place. Early yesterday
morning mob of 200 loarded a
freight at Decatur to ride to Hunts
vile for the purpose Of lynching
the negroes Ten miles out,
at Greenbrier station, the con-
ductor side-tracked the train and
acquainted the railroad officials OF
the situation by wire. The latter tele-
graphed to hold the train until the
mob left After two hours of parley-
ing the members of the mob got off
and walked back to Decatur, but swore
they would go to Huntsville at night
and carry out their purposes At noon
yesterday Gov. johnson wired Gen. I.
B. Clark, commander of the Alabama
national guards here, to send 1000
rounds of ammunition to Huntsville
for use of the Huntsville rifles, which
had been ordered to guard the
Jail, and to hold the company
of Birmingham troops in readi-
ness to move to Huntsville at mo-
ment's notice. The birmingham rifles
were summoned to their armory, where
they were armed all afternoon. Early
last night another order came from
the governor for so well armed men to
20 to Huntsville by special train. Ac.
cordingly, the rifles left here at $3.50
o'clock last night and will join the
Huntsville military in guarding the
Jail. II an attack occurs much blood
shed will follow. Decatur is greatly
wrought up over the crime Of the two
negroes, both Of whom were identified
by their victim On preliminary trial
they were bound over to the grand
jury. AT Huntsville, which is 40 miles
from Decatur, they were put in Jail.
Both negroes protest their innocence
A sERENADER SHOT AND KILLED.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June l1.-Miss
Leona Goodman, one Of the most pop.
ular society bellies Of Dardanelle, was
killed in a most shocking manner at
Rover, Ark, Wednesday night. The
county normal is being held at that
place, and large number Of teachers
are in attendance. Wednesday night
party of young men and women were
out serenading and went t. house
where young teacher nained Lipp
was stopping. When awakened by the
serenaders Lipp deliberately fred a
pistol shot into the serenading party.
The bullet struck Miss Goodman in
the neck, causing instant death. Lipp
was arrested and spirited away to DAN
vile by the officers, who feared that
an attempt would be made by the ex-
cited people to lynch him.
A BATTLE WITH TRAMPs.
WHITING, Ind, June Ii. "A desper-
ate battle took place early yesterday
between eight tramps, who had taken
possession Of Michigan Southern
freight house, and two police officers,
during which two of the tramps were
wounded. The tramps had refused to
vacate the building when requested to
do so by the yard Waterman, and when
the town officers arrived fight en-
sued. The officers were finally forced
to use their revolvers and succeeded in
capturing all of the tramps. The pres
ence of Lake Shore train gave rise to
rumors that a hold-up had been at
tempted.
WILL REMAIN AS AT PRESENT.