Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-24

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires. III
Pueblo, COL, May 90. After being
dragged through the streets at the end
of rope for 200 yards, and after the
rope had twice broken while the strug-
Cling and yelling negro was being
pulled up, Calvin KimblerE, q muir.
derer. was lynched at l. 33 o'clock this
morning. Three hundred people
watched the death struggles, and finally
the last witches, and then the shout
ing and yelling, that at first drowned
the negro's voice. died away in silence
Affairs had been at fever heat in
Pueblo all evening. IT was pretty we'll
known Just when the officers were going
to bring back the murderer from
iJenver. Their movements we're an
nounced at the telegraph Office, and FREE
quent bulletins Kept every body posted.
At 10. 30 o'clock last nights report was
current that the officials Of the Rio
Grande railroad had issued orders to
rush oil trains through East the Eighth
street station without stopping. A pile
of ties - feet high was quickly placed
on the tracks just north OF the depot
and warming was sent to the dispatcher
to notify the engineers of all trains
that they must be brought to a stand
still and search be permitted. The
first tain down, soon after, was
freight. The red lanterns were swung
across the track, and the train stopped.
A dozen men jumped on the engine,
and asked If the prisoner had been
brought in on the train. They were
assured that he had not The crowd
was not satisfied, insisting on search
ing every car, but the negro was not
found. The ties were then removed,
and the train was allowed to proceed.
This was kept up until the arrival OF
the Rio Grande train. at /. 15 o'clock
this morning. !, The mob, being told
that Kimblern was on board, at once
surI ounded the train at the Eighth
street depot, orerpowered the officers,
ard took the negro from the train. Put
ting rope around his neck, the
lynohers dragged him to the corner Of
Eighth street and Santa Fe avenue,
distance of about three blocks. The
rope was quickly put across q te]e-
graph pole, diagonally opposite the
Grand Hotel, and the negro was strung
up. The rope broke twice, but the
third attempt was successful. Then. a
council OF the leaders was held, and IL
was decided to burn the body on the
pile Of railroad ties.
hlmblern's crime was the assaulting
and killing of two girls in Fries
Orphan Home, in this city, last Sun
day morning, when he also nearly muir
dered his wife. ssa5
Pueblo, Col, May 23.--After the
body Of Calvin Kinblern, who was
lynohed this morning, had been allowed
to dangle in the air few minutes, the
rope was cut and the corpse was
dragged half block further, the crowd
olamoring for fire to burn the corpse.
Mayor West exhoi ted the mob, which
included some women, to dispense, but
long after many in the crowd had gone
home, or stood ON the outskirts, boys
and young men danced about the body,
insisting that the man was not dead.
They stripped the body to, the waist,
and man who claimed to be doctor
said that the negroes heart was still
Eeating. The mob then hooked the
manacles into one Of the spikes on the
side of the Eole, where. the body WAS
again hanged. II was finally taken to
the morgue, late this morning.
On the journey from, Donver, kim
blern was fully aware Of the fate that
awaited him here, hut he retained his
composure. and smoked or slept much
of the time. ass as