The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
EVILS or LYNCH Law.
Disorders In L~ak- County. Miss, After
tho burning Of n Negro.

tho Turning Of n Negro.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. IA story Of tho CON
sequences OF an appeal 10 Judge Lynch comes
from leako county. Miss II was a peaoeahlo
community In which no lynching had ever
occurred on the night Of Oct Is. Mrs Gam
bre and her four children were murdered and
an attempt was made 10 burn their bodies Four
negroes, Anderson Smith. a school teacher Rob
cr Smith, John Oliver Gray and Joe 10 ono,
were accused OF the crime which was committed
for purposes OF robbery. Joe LeGone was q rst
captured. lie confessed and implicated the two
Smiths and several nrgro women in the crime.
lie also declared that the murder committed
at thc instance Of two white men one Of them
was the very man who captured him and TUNED
him over TO thr mob, The mob acted promptly.
Instead Of waiting to secure eyIh.n,e Of The truth
tied 10 the stake Zoe Lfonc was burned 10
death. Smith WIS rIIeased after a sight sCOr,h.
ing in order TO give further teslimonv, Tho
mob finally elected a committee Of twelve men.
who re authorized 10 discover Tho murderer,
OF the Gambr'll family and administer the proper
Gray was captured, and ho Brown and the negro
womcn wrr' whipped
7 he conservative , element II I.eake county.
preventing the usual loss o. life in a lynchng
affair Of this kind only one person had been
tho mob would have lynchcd every other person
incrlmina,ed by q one |, is true that these
matter compared with ynching them or burning
them at tho stake They we're locked up in The
Jail but more as a precauton 10 prevent the mob
from doing them Injury than as a punishment
stanty more assertve Attention was called to
tho a that only one negro had been lynched for
a crime bv which five white persons had perished
II was asserted that, this milk and-water policy
was making the negroes impairment and trouble
some" he extreme faction triumphed and Affairs
have drfted from bad 10 wore in ! cake county
Judge lynch once evoked has proved most
troublesome ruler The lnwcss element has made
tho Gambrell murders pretcNt for a series of hits
cap outrages Negroes many miles distant from
the scene Of the murder Who had and could have
no connection with the crime, were whipped, and
II developed that these uhlppngs were the result
OF personal difficulties his condition OF annirs
ran on Tor some weeks until the conservative
element ne aNa no a !, pA became
the labor demoraliled and body Of lawlrss men
taking the law into their own hands Protests
the latter replied with threats against the law and.
order people Some Of the hest men in the country
were warned 10 leave: and ihyorlte trick was 10
Dug grave in front OF mans house with an
invitation 10 him TO occupy Il II he did not keep
his mouth shut
These threats however. had less offset than
lawlessneSs organized armed themsc yes and
for the past week have conducted very vigorous
campaign against !he white cappera One Of tho
railroad station, placed aboard ntIain and warned
II he returned 10 cake he would be roughly dealt
with Or j II Kendall ono Of the leaders Of tho
white cappers was besieged In his house where
he and his friends were armed, and a fight was
threatened hut a compromise was finally reached,
Dr Ken lall agreeing 10 leavo the country II no
had little time to settle up His affairs
The Indications are that tn" lawnnd;ordrr
people are getting control again. but this IL by no
NEE in battle The AFFAIR, however. has
convinced all doubling persons In cake county,
ma" the n and hs T. vsy am
cut 70 restore peace and order alter an affair Of
this kind