The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
FRIDAY. DECEMBER II, 1900.
JUST RETRIBUTION.
THREE NEGROES HUNG BY JUDE
LYNCH IN COURT HOUSE YARDS AT
ROskPORT AND B00NvlLLE.


Last Sunday morning III l.
Simon-. white barber Of Rockpori,
was brutally murdered ard robbed
about 2o'clock, as he was on his
way from his shop 10 his home.
Ills : I'LL was crushed ~, and he
was left dead on the sidewalk.
Two Young men were attracted by
nj. eli :, b Il were driven away by
the mHrdereis, three rsgroes, while
they wat through me murdered
mans pockets, taking hl> h I'd earn.
ing~. The young mn awoke other
citz rs, and his lifrle-s BODY was
borne home to his young wife and
child People were arOu-e and
began search Tor the murderers
with tie assistance of a blood hound
About Q O'Clock in thu m1rling two
negroes. Henderson am! Rowland,
were arrested and put IN The county
inl. About O'Clock Sunday night
Il mob Il over 800 men overpoweied
the sheriff. battered hole in the
Jail wal with a telephone pole,
broke The cell doors with -ledge
hammers. and hungtle prisoners Oh
a limb Of a -hade Tree in the court
house yaid Bsf)re he was strung
M Rowland confessed. and said he
~, Henderson and Il lla bad killed
= aonS. After they were strung up
probably 30 bullets were shot into
their bodies.
Ca Monday K lila was found con
cealed at the Nerandl hotel, and
wa taken il closed buggy 10 the
Boonville jail Tor safe keeping
about noon. That night at : clock
about - or 30 zen, with hundreds
OF on lockers, broke into the Jail
with telegraph pole. aud hung
Rolla To tree in the Boonville
court house yard The Sheriff sum
moned posse from the crowd to
help him protect RollI, but not one
would serve. GOV. Mount ordered
n company Of militia from Evans
vile to protect him, but the order
was given too late, as when the com
parry was ready TO leave Evansville
the darkev had been hung.
The coroner returned verdict
that the mob was composed Of
"persons unknown
The banglng was certainly jrsti
fable under the circumstances.
For years Spen ,er county lures
have been very lenient in the pun
ishment of violator- Of law-and the
mob is always a uSt sequence to
miscarriage Of justice, frequently
repeated. 1t should be a lesson to
luries and Judges everywhere ID b.
more circumspect in their punish
ment Of criminals, il mobs are to be
averted Competent prosecutors
honest Jurors, and discrimIia tinl
lldgrs do not have mob- in then
iuri dictions. rhl- lesson -h ,ulc
be mole important 10 the law
abiding People, than he error in
spir Il among the criminal class
Too easv administration of Law
breeds contempt, AID its frequen
violation.
New OFFICERS Jasper l. Jdga 4
Modern Woo1men Of America Of
Friday night elected the following
officers for the coming year
Venerable Consul. +. McFal'
Worthy Advisor }. r. Huther
Banker-Jacob G. Kuntz.
Henry + Guckes
EScort-John Ii. Hoffman
Northumberland ]. Melchior
Ssntry-R. p. Cassidy.
Manager for3 yrs. -Ghas. Troxler
They will BE- installed the secon,
meeting night in January, 1901.
G.. X. or A st. Fidelis Branc
now has 102 members, and meets a
st. Joseph hall on the LIST and 3
Sundays Of each month. l. ha
elected the following officers for tn
ensuing year, and will install then
on the 9Th Of January, 1901.
Spiritual Director-Rev. Basi
Heusler.
Presidsnt-Charles Soliga.
Is, Vice Pres. Wendell May.
"a {" Leo X. Spayd.
Rec. Sec y Alois Better.
FIN Sec'y--Geo. Roelle.
Observation-Disclosures j. BsIger.
Sentinel -Iohn Spellmeier.
Sergt at Arms--Wm Ill. Flick
Trustee ior I; ycars-John N
Hoffman.
pA-By an article IN another col
umn It will be seen that Boone We
claims he will build the Black Dia
mond Il. X. Talk ia cheap, bu