The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-22
THE GOVERNOR NOTIFIED
OFFICER TRIED AND ACQUITTED
At HIILSBORO.
MASKED MOB TOOK HIS PRISONER AWAY
Commissioner of Macon County Wrote the
Governor that 'Under the Circum-
stances" a Special Term If
Court is Unnecessary.
Court is Unnecpss FRY.

1t is 4 fact not generally known that
there nave been two lynching> in North
Carolina within the past two weeks.
The Victims. in both cases, were ne
grocs and their offcuse was practically
the same.
The first one was Manly McCaulcy.
near Chapel Hill. on Friday night, Octo-
Der 2Sth. The second one was Mitch
Mozeley. at Franklin. Macon county.
Though his lynching was on the night
of November 9TH. official information OF
it did not reach here until yesterday
when Governor Russell received Il letter
apprising him of the summary execution.
Some three weeks ago. il will be re
membered. Mozeley made. on one night.
two attempts at burglary and two at
temptS to rape white women. Both of
them were unsuccessful; but after the sec
ond one he was caught and confessed his
crime. He was thereupon locked in jail
and the Governor petitioned for Il special
term of court to try him.
The petition was granted and Judge
Coble commissioned to hold the term on
November Goth. But about this time the
people Of Macon decided. Mozeley having
confessed. that it was useless to go to the
expense Of a special term of court SO
on the night Of November 18th they went
to the Jail. took Mozeley cut AID swung
him to the nearest tree.
The letter received yesterday was from
the county commissioners telling the Gov-
ernOr that. under the circumstances
there would be no necessity for htldi.g
the special term of court.
Tn. nthnr lyD.linr WIS Or a1.naJ,
stated near Chapel Hill on the night Of
October 2sth. The facts connected with
this tragedy were as follows:
On Wednesday afternoon, October
26th. Mrs. Milton Brewer. wife of a sub
Staintial farmer of Orange county eloped
from the home of her husband. four
miles west Of Chapel Hill. with Manly
McCauley. a young negro eighteen years
ole. On Friday n posse of eighteen men
headed by the husband of the woman. set
out i'll pursuit. The negro and woman
were ovcrtaken beyond Jonesboro ana
taken into custody by the posse. The
negro was taken part Of the distance
back to Chapel HE'D. but disappeared"
as those who were along put it. before
he reached Chape! fill. Although his
fate was Shroudcd in mystery. it was be
lievef that he was lynched, though it
was not definitely known ever in Chapel
Hill. for several days. The woman was
brought back to Chapel Hill and is now
at the home of her father, near here.
Now it turns out that the negro was
really lynched. and this week Jesse King.
the officer who had him in charge. was
tried and acquitted III HillSboro for per
uniting the prisoner to be taken from him
by the mob. 1t appeared on trial that
King was alone with his prisoner. rc.
turning TO Chapel Hill. when he was met
by a mob of masked men who ~overpoWer-
cd him and took his prisoner to Il neigh
boring lockwood, bent it down and after
tying to its bough the rope around Nc
Cauley's neck turned it loose, jerking Lir
into mid air and breaking his neck in
s~tantIy.
Mrs. Brewer, who elopcd with the ne
GRO, is Il pretty brunette, about IS years
old, and hitherto has borne an excellent
reputation. She comes of good family.
Her husband IS Il good farmer and citi-
zen. They have several children and
have been married about ten years. The
negro had only recently come L. thar
section. 1t is said that he was one of
Brewers farm hands. At the time of
the elopement Brewer was attending Il
constructing in the n~eighborhOod and
he thought the negro was at another
shocking. Mrs. Brewer took the chill.
dren to her fathers before leaving. it
is said.