The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-11

! LYNCHING
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Orr's, Murder Avenged
BY His NclghbOrs.
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WIFE MsTIGATBD CRIME.
Her Co.ored HIreIIngs Taken From
jail and Hangei.
WOMAN TOOK DOSE OF POISON.

~" ~o1iS' aug il.--(A specidi 10 Int
Fost-Dispatch from Clarendon, Ark.
says: Just about midnight Tuesday
night a mob OF about 200 men visited tho
county Jail and took out the four negroes
implicated ip the assassination of John
T. Orr on the night OF July 30, and
hanged them 10 the tramway of the Hal
perm sawmill. which stands about 100
yards in the rear OF the jail. The four
hanged were Will Sanders, the one who
fired the shot that killed Mr.. Orr; Rilla
Weaver. the mother of Sanders and cook
In the Orr household: Dennis Record,
the "hoodoo" doctor and conjurer, who
: tried to poison Orr with boiled snake
heads. and Manse Castle. who volun-
teered TO do the job and transferred il to
Sanders. Rachael Norris. accused OF
befug an ACCESSORY before the fact and
Susie Jacobs. colored woman. acces-
sorry afteS'the,fact. have skipped out
and their whereabouts are unknown to
the onicers Had they been In Jail they
would have undoubtedly gone with the
rest
Mrs. Orr. wife OF the murdered man.
was In the corridor of the Jail when the
mob entered. She had taken poison
with suicidal intentions, and DIR. p.
T.. Thomas, who was called to attend her.
says she will die. The leaders of the
mob examined Mrs Orr critically. but
passed her. Many OF the mob favored
taking her with the rest. Her death
seems to be but a matter of a few hours
If she RECEIVERS it is stated that the mob
will hang her.
There is no doubt that the report that
MIS-. Orr would certainly die moved the
popuiaee to the Iynching. Three pre-
vious attempts had been made, and
each time the crowd dispersed on the
promise OF the officers to rush the trial
without change OF venue, or any de-
lay in the proceedings whatever. Only
the jailer and two deputies were at the
jail. 1t being felt that the law would be
allowed TO take its course. Mr.. Milwee
made an earnest effort to prevent the
mob from taking his prisoners. going so
Tar as to give out the statement that ne
had % guards behind him and would
certainly order them to fire should an
attempt be made TO enter the jail The
crowd hesitated a moment, parleyed a |
snort while and then forced the outer |
door. Mr. Milwee. seeing further re-
sistance would be useless, turned the |
Keys over and unlocked the combination |
doors TO the cells.
The colored citizens seemed TO en-
dorse the lynchng. and many OF them
are open in their expressions of salts
faction over the death OF Record. whose
arts of hoodoo and conjuring made him
an object OF dread and fear to them.
After the arrest of Mrs. Orr and the
negroes. Mrs. Orr made a confession.
She admitted that she had said to her
cook that she wished her husband was
lead and that she would give $500 To
anybody to kill him. But she said
hat this was uttered while in a at of
anger and that she was innocent of
my criminal intention. Her husband
abused her. she said, and once he struck
Ter, and she being Of high temper her
elf sometimes said things in anger
hat she did not mean.
John Orr was several years ago f.
heatrical man. and in 1890 was manager
Z theatre In small Wisconsin town.
There he met and married his wife. |
The wedding was clandestine and the
rides parents were bitterly opposed TO
!. They lived happily but short time.
10th were hot tempered, and quarre,s
eere frequent. A few years ago the
hrs settled in Clarendon, where the
lusband engaged in business. He pros
ered and was considered wealthy at
ne time OF his death. A 3-year -old
aughter' the only issue of the unhappy
,arriage, is left an orphan.
Mrs. Orr was admitted to the first
ONES OF the town. given a prominent
lace In church work. ard showed every I
onsideration generally accorded good
eople. The people are sorry so fear
al crime was enacted here and that
1ch violent measures were adopted To
venge IL, but all are agreed that the
uilty have been found.
~ appears from letters received by Y
lrs. Orr. In the name OF her cook. Rilla ,
'eaver. through whom all the corre-
pondence was conducted. that Mrs. Orr
nd Rachel Morris were to remain here
nth Mr.. Orr's Insurance money was :
>llected and then go to New York. T
here they were to meet two men and :
'rm theatrical company Mrs. Orr
as also in correspondence with other
en-. This letter came from Caldwell. $
=; Dear Lorilla: Inclosed you Will i
nd picture OF me as was on the sec II
I'd day OF August 1898. Another mat
r has been brought to my attention u
hce / wrote you last. and that is that
ir common pleas court convenes on
'pt. 5. and j hardly see how can get
way In the month OF September. Per- .
bps IL would suit you to defer until
stober. Let me hear from you In the
after. However. " you cannot de-
r until October. / think can arrange
alters all right. but N Il would be more
nvenient for you TO defer IL until
,tobcr ] could stay with you longer.
I would have all my court affairs at
ndad L. for thn Ssaxo.zx~ - Il