The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-11
FIVE PEOPLE LYNCHED.

der, Com ants Nu'elhe'
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Aug. 1o.-A
special to the Gazette from Clarendon.
Ark. says:
Five people, three men and two
women, we're lynchea at Clarendon be-
fore daylight. this morning. All the
victims OF the mob's wrath are negroes.
They were the parties accused OF the
murder OF Mr.. John II. orr. the wealthy
young merchant who was assassinated
a few nights ago. Their names are:
WIN Sanders. Dennis Rlcard, Manse
Castle, Rilla Weaver. Susie JacobA
While the Ave bodies swung trum tue
limb ola tree In the breeze, the body OF
the widow of the murdered man lay
rigid In death In her cell In the county
fall, with only the soft, sweet voice OK
her three.year-old child 90 break the
silence OF the gloomy jail, as the inn"-
cent little tot vainly cried for mamma.
Somewhere, young woman once
prominent in Clarendon society, IS a
fugitive from Justice. hunted by the oin-
Gers OF the law, charged with murder.
Her name Is Miss Rachael Norris ana
she Is the only survivor oil the c0terie OF
seven named In the coroneFs verdict as
being responsible for the tragic death OF
John T. Orr.
Mrs. Orr died by her own hand. After
completely breaking down, and maklns
a partial confession, she obtained IN
some manner, a quantity Of poison and
took dose about O'Clock yesterday az
ternoon. She never regained Conscious
ness.
Clarendon has been the scene OF great
excitement ever since Orr was assassin
ated. Mr.. Orr was a prominent young
hnrIware dealer Of that city. Last FRI
(ay night, while making lemonade in his
home. IN assassin crept up TO his win
dow and fred shot into mis- body, from
the effect Of which he died the following
day. There was apparently absolutely no
cITe 10 the assassin. Mr.. Orr had just
returned from choir practice at a church
Of whose choir he was a member, while
liis wife was the organlst.
Bioodhounds were put on the trail,
but they were unable to run down the
assassin.
After an inquest, extending over two
days. a verdict was returned charging
Mrs Orr. the murdered mans wife, with
being the instigator OF the crime. Miss
Rachael Norris, q prominent young
JeWess, Mense Castle. VIII Sanders,
Dennis RIcard, Rilla Weaver and Susie
Jacobs, the latter i've negroes, were
charged with completely In the crime.
Castle was arrested Sunday, and barely
escaped lynching Sunday night. The
mob had already gathered TO swing him
IN and would undoubtedly have carried
out their plans but for the earnest APP
peal in behalf OF law and order made by
Judge Thomas, who appeared on the
scene Just in time 10 prevent the lynch
ing. He addressed the crowd, beseech-
ing them to let the law take Its course
and promised that the accused should
have speedy trial.
Castle was accused Of firing the shot
that killed Orr. but he denied his guilt
According TO his story, one Of the negro
women involved In the case had told him
that Mrs. Orr wanted her husband killed
and would pay $500 to have the deed
done, Castle agreed TO the proposition.
but later weakened, and turned the job
over 10 RIcard. Ricard likewise denied
his guilt. and accused Castle. The ne
gro woman In the case had been employ
ed ms cook and servant in the Orr house
hold, and It was shown at the inquest
that they had simply acted as agents OF
Mrs, Orr In securing man TO do the
murder. What connection Miss Morris
had with the case Is not clear from the
information at hand.
After the arrest of Mrs. Orr and the
five negroes, Mrs. Orr made confess
sion. She admitted that she had said TO
her cook that she wished her husband
dead and that she would be willing to
give 5000 to anyone to kill him. But
she said that this was uttered while in
a NJ Of anger, and that she was innocent
nf any criminal intention. Her husband
had abused her she said, and once
struck her, and she being Of high tenn
per herself, sometimes said things In
anger that She did not mean.
John Orr was several years ago a
theatrical man, and in 1880 was manager
Of q theatre in n small Wisconsin town.
There he met and married his wife, The
marriage was clandestine. and the
brides parents were bitterly opposed to
It. They lived happily but short time.
Both were hut tempered, and Quarrels
we're frequent. A few years ago the
Orrs settled In Clarendon, where the
husband engaged IN business. He pros
pered, and was considered wealthy at
the time OF his death, A three-year-old
daughter, the only issue Of the unhappy
marriage. Is left an orphan.
II appears from letters received by
Mrs, Orr, In the name OF her cook, Rilla
Weaver, through whom all the cores
pondence was conducted, that Mrs. Orr
and Rachael Morris were to remain here
until Mr., Orr's insurance money was
collected, and then go to New York,
IN NnyR ami
form n theatrical company. Mrs. Orr
was also in correspondence with other
men. A letter came In the mall this
morning, which read as follows:
caldwell, Ohio Aug 0, 1898.
Dear Lorilla:-EncIosed you will find
a picture OF me as was on the End day
OF August, 1895 Another matter has
been brought TO my attention since I
wrote you last, and that is that our
common pleas court convenes on Sep
! tember 5th, and hardly see how can
get AWAY in the month of September.
| Perhaps IL would suit you to defer until
| October, Let me hear from you in re-
| gard to the matter. However. II you
can not defer II until October, think /
can arrange matters all right, but II II
would be convenient for you TO defer 1t
until october, could stay with you
longer, rs would have all my court
AFFAIRS attended to for the September
Trusting that you win be pleased
with Opie's Real Kid Mayor, am still
yours. ARTHUR o. ARCHER"
This letter IL accompanied by photo
praph OF the Real Kid Mayor" en-
dorsed on the back Arthur to I,orllla."
Il must be understood that Lorllla Is