The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-11
.LYNCHERS 0F WOMEN
Do Their Deadly Work at
Clarendon, Arkansas
MURDERERS FOR MONEY
Wife of Their Victim Suicides
By Poison.
MURDERERS FOR MONEY

Little Rock, Ark. Aug. 1o.-A special to
the Gazette from Clarendon, Ark, says:
Five people, three men and two women,
were lynched at Clarendon before daylight
this morning.
All the victims OF the mob's wrath are
negroes. They were the parties accused
of the murder of John T. Orr, the wealthy
young merchant who was assassinated a
few nights ago Their names are: VIII
Sanders. Dennis Ricard, Name Castle,
Rilla Weaver and Susie Jacobs.
While the five bodies swung from the
limb of a tree in the breeze. the body OF
the widow of the murdered man lay rigid
in death in her cell in the county jail,
with only the soft sweet voice of her
three-year-old child to break the silence
of the gloomy jail, as the innocent little
tot vainly cried for mamma.
Somewhere a young woman, once prom
inent in Clarendon society, is a, fugitive
from justice, hunted by the officers of the
law. charged with murder. Her name Is
Miss Rachael Morris, and she is the only
survivor of the coterie Of seven named in
the coroner's verdict as being responsible
for the trigic death OF John It. Orr.
Mrs. Orr died by her own hand. After
completely breaking down and making a
partial confession, she obtained in some
manner a quantity of poison and took
the dose about o'clock yesterday after
noon. She never regained consciousness.
Clarendon mas been the scene of great
excitement ever since Orr was assassinat-
ed He was a prominent young hardware
dealer Of that city. Last Friday night
while making lemonade in his home the
assassin crept up to his window and fred
a shot into his body, from the effect OF
which he died the following day. There
was apparently absolutely no clew to the
assassin Mr.. Orr had just returned from
choir practice at a church OF whose choir
he was a member, while his wife was the
organist.
Bloodhounds 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. as the
inscigator of the crime. Miss Rachael
Morris, a prominent young Jewess, Name
Castle VIII Sanders. Dennis RicOrd, Rilla
Weaver and Susie Jacobs. the latter Eve
being negroes, were charged with COM
pucity IN the crime. Castle was arrested
Sunday and barely escaped Iyuching Sun
day night The mob had already gathered
20 swing him up, and would have IN
doubtedly carried out their plan. but for
the earnest appeal in behalf Of law and
order made by Judge Thomas, who ap-
Peared OF the scene just IN time 20 pre-
vent the lynching He addressed the
crowd. beseeching them 70 let the lax
take its course. and promised that the &C
cused should have speedy trial.
Castle was accused OF firing the Ehot
that killed Orr. but he denied as guilt
According TO his story. one OF the negro
women involved 81 the case mad told hin
mat Mrs.. Orr wanted her husband killed
and would pay 800 20 bave tbs deed done.
Castle agreed 10 ;he proposition. bat later
weakened and turned the 500 over 70 Re
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