The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-24
WHEELING. W. VA, MONDAY, APRIL "a, 1899

The Jones brothers were told that the
negro could be delivered to the sheriff
of Campbell county there and 1t was
not necessary to take him to Atlanta.
This was acreded to and the negro was
taken off the train and marched at the
head Of yelling, shouting crowd OF
hundreds Of people'to the Jail. There he
was turned over to Sheriff Brown, TAX
ing n receipt for the prisoner. thus
making themselves sure OF the $3.50 re-
ward for the arrest and delivery to
the sheriff OF Campbell county o. cne
Sam Hose"
In Aands of Mob.
Word was sent to Mrs. Crawford at
Palmetto that It was believed Hose
was under arrest and that her presence
was necessary in Newman to make sure
of his Identification. Soon US the news
Of the arrest leaked out and as the
town has been on the alert for nearly
two weeks, the Intelligence sprend rap
idly. From every house In the little
city came Its occupant and q good sized
crowd was soon gathered about the jail.
Sheriff Brown was importuned to give
up the prisoner, and finally in order to
avoid an assault on the Jail and possibly
bloodshed he turned the negro over to
the waiting crowd. A procession was
quickly formed and the doomed negro
was marched at Its head through sew
eral streets Of the town. Soon the pub
lie square was reached. Here former
Governor Atkinson. Of Georgia. who
lives In Newman, came hurrledly upon
the scene, and standing up In a buggy
importuned the crowd to let the law
take It's course.
Governor Atkinson said: MY fellow
citizens and friends: I beseech you to
let this affair so on further. You are
hurrying this negro on to death without
Identification. Mrs. Crawford, whom he
Is said to have assaulted. and whose
husband he is said to have killed, Is sick
in bed and unable to be here to say
whether this Is her assailant. Let this
negro be returned to jail. The law will
take It's course and promise you 1t will
do SO quickly and effectually. Do not
stain the honor of the state with a
crime such as you are about to per-
FORM"
Judge A. D. Freeman, also Of New
nan. spoke In q similar strain and i'm
plored the mob to return the prisoner
to the custody of the Sheriff and go
home.
The assemblage heard the words OF
the two speakers In silence, but the In
stunt their voices died away shouts Of
"on TO Palmetto! Burn him! Think OF
his crime" arose and the march was
resumed.
Mrs. Cranford's mother and sister pre-
residents of Newman. The mob Yas
headed in the direction OF their house
and in Il short time reached the McEl-
roy home. The negro was marched in
the gate and Mrs. McElroy was called
to the front door. She Immediately
identified the African and her verdict
was agreed to by her daughter, who
h,d ort.r coon Joso ab,,,t tho Crartor,
place.
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10 the stake. was again Inc cry
and several, men wanted TO burn him in
Mrs McElroy's yard. To this she
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strenuously objected ana the mob COM
plying with her wish started Tor Pal-
metto. Just as they were leaving New
nan news was Drought thnt the O'Clock
train from Atlanta would bring l.oVo
people from Atlanta. This was taken
to be q regiment OF soldiers and the
mob decided to burn the prisoner at the
first favorable place rather than be
compelled to shoot MN when the mill
tia put in an appearance.
Leaving the little town whose suhdnF
quiet had been so rudely disturbed, the
mob which now numbered nearly l'Soo
people, started on the ROAD TO Palmetto.
A line OF Dugsies ana Vehlcies OIL all
kinds. their drivers hght'ns Tor position
in the line, followed the procession, at
the head OF which, closely guarded
marched the negro.
One ana half miles out OIL newman
place believed to DE favorable Tor the
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