The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-06
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took his two reviewers away, put an old
hat on his head and told him to clear out.
Orange did as advised.
The next step was to take the man 20
the house; of T. NJ. Simpson. husband OF
the outraged woman. This house Is at
the corner of Warwick avenue and
Twenty-ninth street. What happened
here was elected with much difficulty
from Mr.. Simpson, who at first den1ed
that he knew anything about the affair
until about 5 o'clock this morning. When
he went to Officer Booker's house and
asked him what time the preliminary
trial would be held Officer Booker told
him the man was dead. and Mr.. Simpson,
according to his first story, thought the
officer was joking.
MIR, SIMPSONS STORY
This was the version of Mr.. Simpson.
when asked by a newspaper man this
| morning what he knew about it:
Yes, I heard the man was lynched-
| he said, but did not know anything
| about it until Mr.. Booker told me. wish
! had. for would like to have taken q
! hand in it. You have got no idea how. 4
! man feels. My wife is in there now read
| ing an account OF tho assault. She IS up.
, , but very sore. The blue place on her
! neck left by his fingers is still there.
| what time did they bring the man
! to this house? Mr.. Simpson was asked
Well" replied Mr.. Simpson, after some
| reluctance. they did bring him here.
| They knocked at the door and answered.
! They said they wanted my wife to come
| down and identify the man again. I
| went and called her and she came and
| identified him. They told me to go up
| stairs and stay. J went back up and
| that IS the last knew of it until this
! morning, when I saw Mr.. Booker"
Well. at any rate, the man was itlenti-
| fed by Mrs. Simpson. and the crowd.
F! growing in size all the time. it is said.
| started with the wretch toward the
woods which skirt the railway track go
| ing to Old Point. Just east OF the juno
| ton, the crowd entered the woods. CO.
! Ing back some two or three hundred yards
| into the woods. they came TO a. space
| That was somewhat OPEN
| NO EYEWITNESS
| There is to be found no eyewitness
| OF the tragedy to give a statement of
what occurred, but the scene needs no
| words to interpret it. The man was
| bound around the wrists with q stout
| rope He was taken to a sapplinS stand
| ing in the middle of the open space and
! his hands were tied TO the tree. His feet
were left free. There was evidence IN
| the posture in which the body was found
! himself. He had pulled the rope down to
! within three or four feet of the ground,
| and his body, half-supported by the rope,
| was half doubled up, the feet lying out
| on the ground.
! Whether there was given time Tor n
| prayer. whether there was a confession.
| is not known. The lips that could tell are
| sealed. That the man committed the
deed, there is no doubt. He was not only
| identified, but himself stated the fact to
| the house sergeant. claiming, however.
| that 1t was not a case of criminal assault.
There is no telling what woman
| will do for love and jealousy" were the
words with which he had dismissed the
subject, when talking to the officer at
| the statIon-house.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
| Their victim tied secure to the tree,
| the crowd drew their revoIvers and began
! to empty them into the unhappy man.
! Who fired the shots? were they fired in
| volleys. or Individually? how many of
! them struck the hapless wretch? are ques-
tons that cannot be answered City Coro-
| ner Gary, who held the inquest, made a
! superficial examination of the bedy. He
| expresses the belief that there We're from
| twenty to twenty-five shots in the BODY,
| from weapons of various calibres. There
| were a number of shots in the head.
| Those in the body were still more nu-
merous.
! One large bullet, probably a $S-calibre.
| went clear through his breast and came
out of a ragged hole in the back of the
| shoulder. The mans legs were simply
| peppered will! bullets. There is reason TO
| infer that the first shots We're fred into
his. legs, and that the more merciful bull
| lets were not fired until the last.
| However that may be- their victim dead,
| leaving his body tied to the sapplins the
| crowd dispersed. Shortly after that, the
! officers. trailing the crowd and. looking
! for whatever they might find, passed
within twenty yards of the body, and did
not see 1t.
BODY DISCOVERED.
| But the silent wood and the gray mists
of the morning, were not long to conceal
! the deed which man had done. The body
| was soon discovered and the .ruesome
| find was reported to the police. Several
| officers were sent out TO guard the body
until the proper authorities should take
care of 1t.
| Then the curious and the morbid began
| to flock to the scene. They came IN
! punches of ten and a dozen. They came
| sincly and in pairs. Along the streets
| leading in the direction of the fatal SPOT,
| it was as though PROFESSIONS were wend-
| ing their way. All kinds. classes and con-
| ditions of people came. Women and chill
| dren were sprirlsied in the crowds. There
was one Meccsl-lEe place "Aehe VIC uS'1o
| man lay.
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
There were enacted curious and IN
! wonted scenes. The officers pressed the
crowds back. An oath was heard here ana
! there. quiet expression OF approval OF
| result and dsapprovil OF method
| Served him right sait. one; but they
| should have let the law take its course,
! replied another. 1T Will be Z long time
| before another man assaults one OF QUE
| women" declared 4 third. Clear away
! there, d--n it, and let the lady see.
F. cried some one. as q woman with two
| children came up and tried TO force her
| way into the close circle around the tree.
There. children, look at that she said,
I and they looked with curious and uneom-
| pretending eyes. Two preachers came.
Poor fellow; it is bad. The law ought
| TO have been allowed TO take its course,
| EIe should have received better 2rotec-
J tion," said one. ut should not have hap
| pered," said the other, mo matter how
| great the provocatiou- The law would
| have dealt with him. Then, only one sida
| OF the story has been told
| LYNCHEFcS UNKNOWN.
| After perhaps i've hours, when the body
l nv NJ