The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-16
THREE MEN LYNCHfD.
J,l,a from ihe Marion County Jail and
Strung Up to o Bridge.
WIRE ACCUSED OF ASSAULT AND ROBBERY
~ stnIcup, n Prominent PbysicIan,
was Beaten into Insensibiiity and
Is in a Precautions Condition.

Isferson, Texas, November 15.-Thres
neeroes were taken from the Marion
county Jail last night and hanged to the
abroad bridge south of the town. There
vas rtrle excitement last night but con-
aasrable today.
The men who we're hanged were Elijan
MARKHAM, Freeman Turbine and jim
shaw. who had been arrested on charge
4 having some days ag rlurderously as
sulted and robbed Dr.. Stalcup, promi-
s,nt physician, an account of which ap-
scared in The Post at the time. They
ssre all raised and lived here and were
ss known in the city.
Dr.. stacup is still in precarious con-
aNion.
The negroes were arrested week ago
sunday night, and at once there were
threats of summary vengeance, and to
vert it Sheriff Haywood spirited his
prisoners into the country, where he kept
hem in hiding until Sunday night. Then
he brought them back to town and lodged
them in jar. The Jail is almost a mile
from town. 1t is isolated and secluded.
only the jailer living there; the sheriff's
residence is mile away.
Last night at 10 O'clock a mob of 1000
Hen, some of them on horses, but most
vf them on foot, surrounded the iail.
Their movements were so quiet that they
bad the jail surrounded before any one
knew Of their presence. Where they Or
Eanifed or whence they came no one
Knows. They appeared as silently as a
shadow. When the jailor saw them he
immediately ran to the telephone to COM
urnicate with the '-herff. The wire had
'eeD cut. and even had he been able to
otfy the sheriff there would have been
70 time, for the door was knocked in and
squad Of about fifty entered the iail.
inere were no prelminarles or parleying.
rive or six men seized the TAILOR with
Guy making demand for the negroes and,
pnloning his arms. took his KEYS from
MN Then deputation of twenty en-
sered the cage and got their victims.
iae negroes covered in the corners of
'neir eeiis ard begged piteously for
nercs .NAeir appeals awakened not even
4 respNse. The men. acting with as
much precision as if they had been
Siied' lassoed the negroes and marched
'lem out of the jail. Once outside. each
negro was led with rope around his
aevA ny man on horseback, the others
o'mlng crescent around them. In this
way tue march to the place of execution
s Oesun' The order was perfect. There
"ss no noise; only grim silence.
ile place chosen for the execution was
unread trestle across Cypress bayou,
uAie south of town. Arrived there,
'He moo halted. The walls of the re-
e.Oes We're the only sounds. A part OF
~ mop marched the three negroes to
~ middle of the trestle. Thc.pA three
'opes were tied to three alternate cross.
'es with slack sufficient to permit
long drop. M
ile leader of the mob recited the crima
"4'ca the negroes had committed and
mem the boon of few minutes
prayer One of them availed himself
!" 'ne others only moaned.
simultaneously their bodies vera
sl0'ea OIL into the darkness, there was
-ou' from the mob, then it evaporated,
Vn'y three swinging bodies we're evl,
ny OF Judge Lynch's vengeance
nc alleged crime for which the ne
ss were lynched was an assault on
. : H. stalcup Sunday night, October !
stalcup had entered his barn TO
~ up his horse. Scarcely had he enter
N snen ne was felled by blow on the >
au rendering him unconscious Moth
vas known of the crime until an
more afterward, when DR.. Stall
!" Ais mead covered with blood, crawled
40 mouse Officers were notified
''Ooahounds were Immediately put
Ae traii' They led the way to the
negro not far distant, and he
arrested. But he succeeded in es-
ins his innocence. 1t transpired,
that Jim Shaw, trifing negro. J
IT,, visited the house shortly after DR..
si'up had been assaulted.
was located next day in the coun- {
ana arrested. Shaw, as soon as ar
s'sa' confessed and implicated Terhune 7,
meyers. who on being arrested also Il
,essed' They said their motive was