The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-25

after the killing while attending Stewart's
funeral. 1t is said that he made the state
ment after seeing the corpse that hc would
Kill the negro for having murdered Stew
art. When he was arrested by the officers
he had pistol on his person but did not
attempt to use II. Jones' was In the aNlooa
| business at Mineola a few years ago. and in
a difficulty killed man there by striking
| him in the head with brick. fer which
he was subsequently tried and acquitted.
| 1t is said that number of his rel0tiNcs
| around Lindale concurred In the opinion
| that he was the man who had the killing
done, end that they werc bitter against
| him.
Another thing which perhaps procipi-
| tated the action Of the mob last night was
the fact that Jones WAS to have had an ex-
| aiming trial at L,ndale yesterday, which
was Afterwards postponed, tho sheriff mp
| pretending that an effort would be made
| TO kill him, declining to take him there
| for trial. The news has been received here
al different times since jones arrest that
a mob would come from Lindale and Kill
| him. though the sheriff l4 not seem to
think there was any danger Yesterday
| evening several parties received tclegrams
from Mineola that an armed body wonld
| come from I.indalc here last might The
/ sheriff John ?, Smith, stu aid not ne
| lieye any determined effort would be made
\ number OF people here had also heard
there was danger OF mohb!ng though
| some prominent men of lipLale were here
late saturday evening and upon being
asked about the matter, stated that there
was no danger OF a moNbing, and that the
feeling there had about died out
About ] o'clock between 100 and $50 men
quietly rode into the city from the drec
ton of lindalc. They came In IN small
squads and made no demonstration at ALI
4 number OF people were on the streets
and upon seeing the squads of men coming
in and hitching their horses, they sus
ptcioncd that they had como for the pur-
pose of killing Jones, The mob formed OIL
the public square and marched quietly
down To the jail.
In the meantime the distric; Judge. ], G
Russell. had been sent for to appeal to the
crowd to forego their purpose phcy had
already placed their pickets around the jail
whom Judge Russell came upon the scoue
He asked the men for permission to speak
TO them on the subject. which hey grant
ed. He begged them not 10 kilt Jones
stating that he should have "A speedy and
impartial trial. and If he Wa thu guilty
man proper punishment would be lnetel
cut to him. Tie told them 81 the hreAt dis
grace it would bring upon The community
and the county. and endeaYored in every
way TO prevent the murder. They gave
him courteous attention, hut foid judge
Russell that While they were has friends
their minds were made up aud they wouit
not be deferred from their course
A force then Went 10 work battering
down the Jail door. Judge Rusaen agar
appealed to them aud asked Thorn TO hear
him, To this last appeal they paid nt
attention telling him it Was useless TO ad-
wise them.
The doors OF the Jail were battered dowr
lin about thirty minutes and the mol
marched up the main stairs aut Into tbs
corridor surrounding the cell whNfe ionei