The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-25

determined to save 81 possible, the lie
OF his polarization darky.
lie overlook the lynchers with their vic
tim at Palmetto and then ensued with
only the moonlight TO brighten the faces
Of these grim men, the wolrest and most
dramatic scene this section has ever
known.
Lige Strickland was halted directly op
posite the telegraph office The moose was
adjusted around his neck and the end OF
the rope was thrown over a. tree. Stick
land was told ne had a chance before dy-
ing To confess his completely ln the crime.
lie replied: "I have told you al know
gentlemen You can kin me II you wish,
but I know nothing more TO tell"
The negroes lIfe might have been ended
then. but for the arrival Of Major Thomas
who leoped from his buggy and asked
for hearing He asked ,Ie crowd TO
90 give the negro a chance or mis- llfe
here on the streets OF Palmetto and said:
| Gentlemen. this negro is innocent Hose
said IAge had promised to give him $50
to KIN Alfred Crawford, and I believe Iige
has not had $50 since he has been on my
place. lie has never done any OF you any
harm. and now 1 want you TO promise me
! lhat YOU viii turn him over 20 the baillm
/ ifI IIlle lONH Al NiN'A NAAA ne may "
! given "a hearing 7 do not as. that you
lbcratc him. Hold him. and II the courts
adjudge him guilty hang him"
To this the mob replied Uhat Strickland
had innamed the negroes in the neighbor-
hood and had a bad reputation, having
been run away from East Point several
years ago.
Major Thomas reminded the mob that
the negro had voluntarily told OF seeing
Hose on the night Of the murder a mem
bcr of D.e mob replied that Strickland had
done this I'm the cunnngness Of his guilt d
establish his own innocence There were
some however, who agreed with Major
Thomas and after "a discussion a vote was
taken which was supposed 10 mean life OF
doatt to Llgo Strickland The vote TO LET
him live was unanimous.
Major Thomas then retired some dis
tance ana tre mob was preparing TO send
! Strickland iu a wagon 10 Newman when
"a member OF tho mob cried out: I'VE have
got him hero: lets keep him"
This again aroused the mob ana a mes
songer was sent To Major Thomas TO leave
Palmetto for his own good but the old
gentleman was not frighteneu. he drew
himself up and said emphatically: 81 have
never been before ordered TO- leave a town
and / am not going Co lave this one"
And treu the major uplifting his hand tC
give his words force. said TO the mes
senger: lell them that The muscles IN
my legs are not trained 90 running; tel
them I have stood the fire and heard tho
whistle or the muu,s from "a thousand
Yankee rifles aud + avn not frgh- ened by
this crowd
Then, with ia understanding thai
Strickland was o. be delivered 10 the pail
or at tlirburn (correcO, Major Thomas
saw the negro he had pleaded for ~ on
to his death. The mob took the negro {,
IL drive near the home OF Marshal J. j
Glyens Of This place, ana again The noos,
was adjusted around his neck He wa
hauled on ho ground, but was let dowI
20 allow him 90 confess He refused q
do 900 ana tse lynchers were about TO hau
him up again when tho son OF Marsha
Givens came upon the scene and aako'
! that the lynching not occur so near Of
I fathers home The negro was then take
q t0 the yard in the rear OF Dr. W. $ Zcl
. lars home and tied up 90 a. persimma
> tree and lcrt hanging.
a c0r0nors jury, this afternoon, held "a
( | Inquest at Palmetto ana rendered Do
= usual vrmct-death al the hands O
u parlEs unknown.
Another mob is hunting ne country 10
10 Albert sewel. who has been making hin
= self obnoxious by remarks concernin
}. the whites. There is not much urospe,
OF his copurc. however as he has bee
y out 90 town two days.