Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-11
FOUR MEN LYNqED.
Mob Law Justice for prder-
ers of John Tprr.
Mrs. Orr, the Instig{, Takes
Poison and Will ie.
lakes
Leaders Of Lynchers Say Y Aang Her II
See Recove

the Post Dispatch Clarenoon,
Ark saws: Aboudhidnight, last
p;pht a mob of aboi Zoo men visited
the county 1ail and {pk out the four
negroes implicated me ASSASSINATION
Of John T. Orr. or&he night of July
80. and hanged thf to the tramway
of the Halporn samill, when stands
about 100 yards PIE rear OF the jail.
The four hanged1ere Will Sanders,
the one who fireFhe shot that Killed
Mr. Orr. Rilla kaver, the mother of
Sanders, and a in the Orr house
hold. Dennis ecord, the "Hoodoo"
doctor and CONDOR who tried to pois-
on Orr with He'd snake heads; and
MANI Castle, Nho volunteered to do
the Job and transferred it to Sanders.
Miss Rachel Morris, accused of be-
ing an accessory before the fact, and
Susie jacob negro woman, Access
sorry to theiact have skipped out and
officers. Had they been in Jail they
would have undoubtedly gone with the
rest last night.
Mrs. orr wife of the murdered man,
was in the corridor of the Jail when
the mob entered She had taken poi
son with suicidal intentions and DR..
T. S Thomas who was called to care
for her says she will die.
The leaders of the mob examined
Mrs. Orr critically, and passed her.
with the rest. Her death seems to be
but a matter of few hours. If she re-
hang her
There is no doubt thai the report
that Mrs. Orr would certainly die NOV
ed the populace to the lynching, last
night. Three previous attempts had
had dispersed on the promise of the
officers to rush the trial without a
change of venue or any delay in the
proceeding whatever.
Last night. only the jalor and two
deputies, r. F. Milwoe and a. F. How
ard. were a the Jail, it being felt that
the law would be allowed to take it's
course. Mr.. MilWoc made an earnest
effort TO prevent the mob from taking
his prisoners, going so far as to make
the statement that he had 25 guards
behind him and would certainly order
them to fire should an attempt zoe
made to enter the jail.
The crowd hesitated a moment par
leying a short while and then forced
the outer door. Mr. Milwoe seeing
further resistance would be useless.
turned the keys over and unlocked the
combination doors to the cells.
The negroes were hanged from the
elevated tramWay of the Halpern saw
mill. where they remained until 8 A.
M, today.
The colored citizens seem to endorse
the lynching and many of them are
ton over the death of Dennis Record.
whose arts of hoodoo and conjuring
made him an object of dread and fear
to them.
1t appears from letters received by
Mrs Orr. in the name of her cook,
Rllla Weaver, through whom all the
correspondence was conducted, that
Mrs. Orr and Rachael Morris were to
remain here until Mr.. Orr's insurance
money was collected and then go II
New York. where they were to meet
two men and form IA theatrical com
pany. Mrs. Orr was also in cores
pondence with other men. This letter
came in the mail. this morning, from
Caldwell, Ohio:
Dear Lorilla: Enclosed you will find
a picture of me as | was on the second
Of August. 1898. Another matter has
been brought to my attention since |
wrote you last, and that is that our
comon pleas court convenes on Sept.
9th and I hardly see how I can get
away in the month of September. Per
maps it would suit you to defer until
October. Let me hear from you in re-
gard to the matter.
However, if you cannot defer it I'M
I'll october, | think | can arrange mat
ters all right. but it would be more
convenient for you to defer it until
october, / could stay with you longer;
as | would have all my court affairs
attended to for the September term
Trusting You will be pleased with
opies' real kid mayor | am still
yours, Arthur O. Archer
This letter is accompanied by a
photograph of the Real Kid Mayor"
endorsed on the back arthur to Lor-
INA. 1t must be understood that Lor-
liia is the negro woman who cooked
Tor the Orrs. Apparently Mrs. Orr
carried on correspondence in Lorilla' $
name.
Mrs. Orr was admitted to the frs:
MONIES of the town, given prominent
pace In church work and every con-
sioeratcn generally accorded good
people. The people are sorry so fear
1ui crime was enacted here and that
such Violent measures We're adopted
TO avenge it, but all are agreed that
the guilty have been found.
Mrs. Orr was Miss Mabel
Parker. formerly of Wisconsin
"A coroner's jury was empan-