Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-31
HANGED IN EFFlGY,
rKINLEY AND HANNA THUS
TREATED HERE LAST NIGHT.
The BODIES RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
They Are Saturated With Kerosene
and the Match Applicable. ONO
Uottess Delivers 4 Funeral Grafton
ReDIete with Censure.
RepIete with Censure.

William Mckinley. President Of ina
United States. and Mark Hanna uni'ed
states Senator from the State OF ono
were hanged in emgy here last night ana
after the bodies had been riddled WIKI
bullets they We're saturated with k,fo-
sene-oil and burned 20 crisp.
The hanging occurred at the corner OK
Cary and Vine streets, just one D'o."
west of the corporate limits, and me wv
bodies. excellent representations Oh '''
two distinguished statesmen were N'l7'
ed by their necks from the limb of an m
mense oak-tree. which stands at tAe i'
tersection Of those streets. the eAe,'
ton was under the auspices OF me ne.
Hill Brigade, an organization OF eN'"'
siastic citizens. and the proceedings "''o
under the direct supervision of corpora
Otto Hottess, well-to-do bdtcner anu
one OF the best-known Democratic work.
ers in the West End
THE PEOPLE INCENsEb
The people OF that section Of the c'V'
especially Mr.. Hottess and his adhe''',,
have become inconsed an the o-'','.
course pursued by Mr.. Mchlnley
reference 10 the Spanish question anu
believing that the Presidents action
attributable TO the influence Marx Il -
is said 10 WELD over him, they
mined last night to give evidence OF .'
displeasure By an etiigial demousl' '''-
The bodies were carefully made Np "'
stuffed with straw, and about
the Pie-Hul Brigade, together WIZ
crowd of large proportions gamer
the corner designated earlier ID l., In
ming az the place Of execution. 49,
had assembled the bodies were u'.0'
forth and the ropes carefully anu
EMMY adjusted TO their necks i", ,.
OF the ropes were then thrown over ~
limb Of the tree. and with qucN
the bodies were swung about h'e
from the ground There they hung p.
few minutes. while the crowd "0
stood silent and gazed az them.
MIR. HoTTEss'S GRAFTON.
Mr.. Hottess then mounted box .
began a funeral Grafton. He came .,
there to praise Mckinley and Hanna ~,
10 hang them. and having perform ,.,g.
part OF the work. he delivered "a ui''
ton. I'm which he heaped abuse 80
them. asserting that they had 10y w.,
failure 10 call upon Spain 10 al I'M.
cease hostilties in Cuba dishonoi.u s
country and the offices they hold. nc ..
loudly cheered as he made thls So
ment. and in order ne explained =" 4,
phaslze hs disgust az the mahh' N,
which the Spanish question mas "a
dealt with. he jerked a pistol rom -,
pocket and opened up fuslllaue -
the bodies. fairly Kidding them VIZ m
lets. This was "A signal for the res. ~
the crowd 70 do likewise. and IN
moments the air WAS redolent WIN -.
der smoke. while the bodies were W.
yerted into sleeves.
THE MATCH APPLIED
After all OF the pistols had been en- ..,,
ed some one skinned up the tree Ni'
the ropes BY which the bodies We're ~.
pended. and as they dropped 70 w
ground a can of Kerosene, which Wa ~
READINGS. was poured over them a n'.,l
was applied, and the efigies wero ens
| oped In flames. The small bows -
took charge OF the remains, ana -,
shouts OF delight dragged them o'es ~
field in front OF the street-car sn,"'
while everybody stood By and spp'~1"'