The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-27

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Susan Priest, a 10 year-old girl. was
taken from the Jail in this city last
night and lynched near the spot where
his cr,ine was committed. His body
was ridalcd with bullets. Sheriff Full
CHAM defended his prisoner Ia the last.
but dense smoke from a combination
of tar. feathers ara oil fired by the
csaxct mob. was too much for him
Dang~rou.Iy shot.
William Nining. who attempted To
rush through the crowd and up the
jail steps, was shot and dangerously
wvnnlca.
The Fugitive Landed In Jail.
A crowd of $50 men. principally en-
lloyes OF the cotton mi>S az Dallas. a
suburb of this City. searched the woods
all Sunday night for Clark, who Was
idcatticd al the time he assaulted Miss
Priest by her sister. No success at
tended their efforts. and early yester-
day morning sheriff Fulgham started
out with "A posse. and before nine
O'Clock had captured Clark on Beaver
Dam creek. ten miles from Huntsville.
lie was soon landed in Jail. and by one
O'Clock the news of the prisoners cap
tn was abroad
shcrir's Efforts Ia Save the Prisoner.
\ mob Was soon formed and marched
to The .iail sheriff Fnlgham. seeing
that he had desperate crowd 10 COM
bat, wired GOV. Johnston the facts in
the ease. The governor responded TO
4. r.. h.. I..1 .,r.l.ar.H Ia.
militia az Birmingham. Montgomery
and Decatur TO proceed with all haste
L. the scene.
The sheriff then telephoned Judge
:. i. Stewart and asked for an imme-
dia'e ti,al of the negro. and the Judge
replied soon after that he had ar
ranged for a special session of court at
three O'clock yesterday afternoon. be-
fore Judge II. ;. Speake.
The mob by this time had assumed
charming proportions. and the sheriff.
thinking to quiet il, appeared at a
window and announced that special
trial haG been arranged for the pris-
crer for ; p. IN. This was greeted with
j,crs by the crowd. and the cry Re
,enge" went up.
Womnn-s Plea for Inv
The outer door 10 the Jail. wooden
ban rier. was then attacked. and soon
battered down. the mob gaining en-
franc, tn the first floor. Here they en-
toantered the sheriff's wife. who plead
ed with them 10 refrain from violence
ana let hc law take its course.
Retrented 10 the Third Floor.
Sheriff Fulgham. however on hear
ing the door being forced. retreated
with hs prisoner 10 the third floor.
where he locked himself in with Clark.
The moi then stopped 10 devise ways
aud means of securing the prisoner
-,ithout doing him harm.
The Mob Chose strategy.
\ dozen times the sheriff. a. he ap-
l.ared at the window waving his
lands 10 the mob to 70 away. could
have beer shot. but the lynchers
chose strategy as the most effective
way ont of the difficulty. \ large
rmoInt OF tar. feathers 3nd oil was
secured and piled up on the cemen.
floor of the Jail. and a match applied.
a seffocating smoke arose and spread
quickly throughout the Jail.
>herin Almost sufoentcd.
The sheriff again retreated TO the
cciner farthest from the burning
Pile. taking his prisoner with him.
More tar and feathers were brought in
end ign;ted The sheriff was seen TO
disappear from the window. and when
lie did not reappear. ohief-of-police
Uverton broke through the crowd and
ran UP the stairs through the blind
ing and suffocating smoke. Reaching
the thru floor he found sheriff Full
CHAM ia a semi-conscioEs condition.
Rescued from Certain Death.
The chief dragged the half-conscious
can down the TWO flights OF stairs
INTO the street. IL was quickly taken
- the city hall, and doctors sum
moned.
Mob Took Possession OF Jail.
The sheriff's departure was the sig |
mai for the mob TO proceed with its |
work. and it quickly took possession |
o. tie Jail. Fully an hour was con-
suned ia breaking the lock 10 the cell |
ia which the negro was confined. but /
as soon az this was accomplished. two
:ien sec ured Clark and quickly APP
reLred with him on the front steps of /
the Jail
Prisoner Dragged out.
= rope was placed around his neck
and. guarded by 20 heavily-armcd men.
he WAS dragged out of the Jail yard. 1
Down Clinton street. jeer.ng. the mob /
.cd the victim. followed by fully fif-
teen hundred people.
Clark was hustled quickly to Dallas
and tier To the home of his victim.
Here he was taken before his victim
ami pcritisely identified. Clark col
lapsed. and had to be borne on the
shoulders Of his captors 10 Moore's
grove. where the rope around his neck
vas thrown over the limb Of tree
by Miss Priests brother. The negro
VAL il.ced across the back of horse
which was led out from beneath him.