The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-09
TWO BLACK RAPISTS;
They Met Their Fate at Point Only
Three Miles Distant from
Other Lynching Bee.
Atrocious Outrage On e Respectable
White Woman-Robbery and
Murder of Frederick.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. S.-Four col
ored men have been lynched in the vi
cinity of Bearden, Ark, within the last
few days. Two were rapists and two
were murderers. The ravishers, Devoe
and Huntley, were swung up near
Hawlow Mill ranch, about three miles
north of Bearden, while the murderers
met their fate near the town of Little
Bay, few miles south of Bearden.
The work was done by separate mobs.
WHITE WOMAN RAPED.
Devoe and Huntley were lynched for
crime committed a year ago. AT
that time they attempted to outrage L
Mrs. Paine, respectable white wom-
an, at Bearden. Both escaped after
their crime and remained out of the
vicinity for u months. a few days ago
Devoe again put in an appearance, and
was promptly arrested. A mob was
quickly gathered, and Devoe barely es-
capped lynching at that time. He was
questioned regarding the whereabouts
of Huntley, but at first refused TO give
any information. He finally stated that
Huntley was working at Anderson s
mill, on the Cotton Belt railroad, about
% miles north of Fordyce. Devoe was
left in charge of a heavy guard While
the remainder of the mob went To -An-
dersons mill to get Hun1.y. They
found their man andNstartei away with
him, but they never reached Bearden
with the negro. He was Iynched after
leaving Anderson's mill.
LYNCHING EFFECTED.
When the mob returned to Bearden,
they gave out the report that iun''ey
could not be found. Devoe was then
placed in a wagon. and the M Do stan sed
wit. him to Harlow Mill ranch. three
miles north of Bear1en, where the
crime was committed, in order thai his
victim might identify MIN. Later the
mob returned with an empty was en-,
and reported that Devoe had ESCAPED.
There seems to De no doIbt of the 1Jte
Of both rapists.
ROBBED AND MURDEPED.
The other men lynchei vera accused
of the murder of Bart Frederick, a
water pumper OF the Cotton Belt, at
Kings Land, a few days ago. Er, der
lex was thrown from his ''elocipede
and murdered. Lis pockets were iI1ed
and his watch taken. II was through
the watch that 4 clue t. the identity
of the murderers was secured. The
negroes left the I'm o,cee at Il S.ore in
Rison. a mob at cnce started in rr-
suit and captured the inurdererss at
point near Little Bay. The details OF
this lynching are MT '5tainable IT is
reported that three negroes We're cap
tured and that two were hanged Tie
third was wanted at Kings Land on
another charge, and he was turned
over to the sheriff If sge'an1 ccuny.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
When the mob left Beardon with
Devoe the prisoner was chained to the
bottom of the wagon and a heavy guard
surrounded the vehicle. Escape under
such circumstances was impossible.
When taken before Mrs. Payne, the old
lady positively identified Devoe as one of
the negroes who attempted an assault
upon her. The posse then drove a short
distance away and after placing a rope
around DEVICES neck, compelled him TO
stand erect in the wagon. The vehicle
was then driven from under him and the
ravisher was left hanging in mid air. A
few shots were fired into his body and
the mob returned TO Beardon-
Mrs. Payne. the victim of the two fiends
was q respectable white woman, so years
old. She was prosTated by the excite
ment caused by the assault and only re-
covered after a long Illness
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