The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-17
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED
BY FRENzIED CITIZENS.
Victims Lad Waya and Butay Murdered White Barber fer
aooo-hlurderers Taken From Jail and Hanged to
the Limb Of a Iree-lIade Quick Work Of Them
MANBEGlhE RAyINGHANIAC FROM sIdhToF LYNCHING.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 1s.-A
special to the Sentinel from Lockport,
Ind. says: d z ..
Two negroes, Jim Henderson and Bud
Rowands, who waylald, brutally mur-
dered and robbed Hollle simms, a white
barber, early this morning, were lynch
ed in the Jail yard by mob of 1000
frenzled citizens tonight. The negroes
were arrested early and although Row
lands clothing had blood stains on 1t.
the men claimed they were innocent of
the crime. In!the meantime, Sheriff
Clemens, OF Union county, Ky, arrived
with n trained bloodhound in response
to photographic q summons. S..
When the dog was placed on the trail
he followed 1t until he reached the
house where Rowlands lived. six blocks
from the scene Of the murder, and went
baying to the bed the negro had occu-
pied. A.. 4 II ii
Sufficient Evidence.
This was enough for the excited citl-
gems. Within few minutes q mob of q
thousand bowling, blood-thlrsty clti-
gems. 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. The officers were seized by
the leaders OF the mob. who disarmed
them. The sheriff was then locked In n
room and placed under guard. but he
stoutly refused to give up the keys or
tell where the prisoners were hidden.
Failing to get the keys the mob made
determined but unsuccessful attempt to
break In the jail door. By this time the
would-bc lynchers were In perfect
frenzy and seeing telegraph pole.
used 1t as q battering ram and broke
in the side wall of the jail. Rowlands
cell was quickly broken in with siedges
and he vas dragged from the jail to the
east side OF the court yard, where q
moose was placed about his neck. He
was g!vsn time to make statement, in
which he implicated Jim Henderson
and ano thsr negro. Rowlands then beg
ged piteouI.y for mercy. but the mob
swiftly swung the confessed murdere.
to a tree and riddled his body with
bullets.
Rushed Back to Jail.
Leaving the body of Rowlands dang
ling from the limb of the tree, the mob
rushed back to the jail and attempted
to burst open the cell occupied by Hen
derson, but before the steel bars yield
ed 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 drag
ged at ropes end. to the court house
yard and swung on the tree beside the
body Of Rowlands. Firing n parting
volley at the swinging bodies, the mob.
eager for another victim, hurried away
to catch the other negro implicated by
Rowlands in his confession. He was
found at hotel. where he was en-
ployed as 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 appar-
emily satisfied with its awful work Of
vengeance.
Murdered in Brutal Manner.
The negroes victim. Slmons. was way
laid and murdered in the most brutal
manner. one square from the Main
street OF the city. as he was going to
his home from his barber shop at .
o'clock this morning. AS was custo-
mary with him. he carried the receipts
OF the day at his place of business. The
negroes were aware OF this and evident
ly laid the plans accordingly. Crouch
Ing behind fence they awaited their
victim and jumped from their place Of
concealment and attacked him from
behind, striking him over the head with
heavy club. with large nail driven
into the end OF It. Although terribly
beaten, Simons made n desperate fight
and his cries and struggles soon at
tracted two boys, who went to his as
distance, but they were n moment too
late. the Victim Of the two negroes hav-
Ing succumbed to the terrible beating,
lying dead Mt their feet. The murder
crs then drove the would-bc rescuers
away and accomplished their original
dcsign-that OF robbery-securins a
bag containing something over $40 from
the PROSTATE form OF their victim, and
made their escape.
Was Terribly Lacerated.
simons was terribly beaten; HIS skull
crushed in; his head and face beaten
into n pulp. -Four gaping wounds
showed where the spike on the club
had puncturcd the dead mans skull and
penetrated his brain.
Walter Evans. one OF the young men
who attempted TO gave slmons life,
md who afterwnrd assisted in rcmov-
Ing tie Irld mnn's remains to his homo
was greatly affected and almost suffer-
cd nervous collapse.
Tonight he witnessed the lynching
and ID now ravlng maniac.
The dead mans wife Is prostrated.
and It is believed that she viii die from
Tho shock. Ilollic slmons came here
from Iytp,In,p r,d ,k.no ,,o,ra avn