The age-herald., 1900-12-17
Killed andlRobbed White Barber
 Early in the Morning
BEAT HIM TO DEATH WITH A CLUB
Sheriff Tried to Protect His Prisoners But He Could Not Withstand the Fury of the Mob-Dead Mans
 Wife is Frustrated.

Indianapolis, December 16-A special to the Sentinel from Rockport Ind, says:
 Two negroes, Jim Henderson and Bud Rowlands, who waylaid brutally murdered and robbed Hollie Simons, white barber, early this morning, were lynched in the jalyard by a mob of 1000 frenzied citizens tonight. The negroes were arrested early this morning, and although Rowlands clothing had bloodstains on 1t, the men claimed they were innocent of the crime. In the meantime the sheriff arrived with bloodhounds.
 When the dogs were placed on the trail they followed until they reached the house where Rowland lived six blocks from the scene of the murder, and went baying to the bed the negro had occupied. This was enough for the excited citizens. Within few minutes a mob of thousand blood thirsty citizens with sledge-hammers ropes and guns were running to the jail.
 Sheriff Anderson and his two deputies made a stand and attempted to protect the prisoners. Ihe officers were soon dis armed. The sheriff was locked in a room and placed under guard, but he stoutly iClusCu lO SlNG up tile keys UT tell where the prisoners were hidden. Failing to get the keys the mob made a determined but unsuccessful attempt to break into the jail door,
 By this time the would-be lynchers were in a perfect frenzy, and securing tele- graph pole they used it as batterng ram and caved in the side of the jail. The door of Rowland's cell was then quickly broken in with sledge and he was dragged from the jail to the east side of the court, where a moose was placed about his neck. He was given time to make a statement in which he implicated Jim Henderson and another negro. Rowland then begged pitt eously for mercy, but the mob swiftly swung the confessed murderer to a tree and ridded his body with bullets.
 Rushed After the Other.
 Leaving the body of Rowland dangling from the limb of the tree, the mob rushed back to the jail and attempted to burst open the cell occupied by Henderson, but before the steel bars yielded to the blows of the sledges, some one in the crowd fired upon the terrified negro as he crouched in the corner of his cell. A few moments more and the door of the cell was broken in The negro more dead than alive, was dragged at a ropes end to the court house yard and swung to the tree beside the body of Rowland.
 Firing a parting volley at the swinging bodies, the mob, eager for another victim, hurried away to locate the other negro i'm plicated by Rowland in his confession. He was found at a hotel where he was em- ployed as a porter. The negro escaped to the roof of the building and Manager Debruler succeeded in convincing the mob that the porter had nothing to do with the crime proving an alibi for him.
 The mob then dispersed apparently sat isfied with it's awful work of vengeance.
 The negroes victim, Hollie Simons, was wayled and murdered In the most brutal manner one square from the main street of the city, as he going to his home from his barber shop at o'clock this morning As was customary with him, he carried the receipts of the day on his per son. The negroes were aware of this and evidently laid their plans accordingly.
 The Horrible Crime.
 Crouching behind fence, they awaited their victim; then they jumped out from their place of concealment and attacked him from behind as he passed; striking