The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-07-28
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Militia Orlered ONT 10 Prevent II
Arrtyes Too Late.
Huntsville Ala, July 25s-Eliinh
Clark, d negro, who assaulted Susan.
Priest, 1s-year1old girl. was taken
from Jail in this city yesterday and
lynched near the spot where his,
crime was committed. His body was
riddled with bullets.
A crowd OF $50 men, principally enl-
Ployes OF the cotton millssat Dalllns, a
suburb of this city, searched the
woods all night for Clark. who was
identified at the time lie assaulted
Mas Priest by her little sister. No
success attended their efforts, and
early yesterday morning Sheriff .Fnlg-
ham started out with a posse, and be
fore 9 o'clock had captured Clark on
Beaver Dam creek, ten miles from
Huntsville. He was soon landed in
Jail, md by 4 o'clock the news of the
prisoners capture vas abroad. A
mob was 0 formed and marched to
the Jail.
Sheriff Fulgha1n, seeing That he had
q desperate crowd to combat, wired
Governor j. Johnston the facts in the
case. The governor responded to the
effect that he had ordered the militia
at Birmingham, Montgomery and De-
catur to proceed with all haste to the
scene. The sheriff then telephoned
Judge s.. NJ. Stewart and asked for
an Immediate trial of the negroa md
the judge replied o after that he
had arranged for a special session Of
court ut 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Hafo~n@1t,1or II G. C,anI.a E49hesHE=IE
The mob by this time had assumed
alarming proportions, and the sheriff,
thinking to quiet 1t, appeared at the
window and announced that a special
trial had been arranged for the pris-
.oner at 3 p. m. This was greeted with
jeers by the crowd, undsfhe cry IRE.
yenge," went up.
The outer door of the Jail, wooden
barrier, was then attacked and soon
battered down, the mob gaining en-
trance to the first floor. Here they en-
%countered the sheriff's wife, who
pleaded with them to refrain from
violence and let the law take its
course. Sheriff Fulgham, however,
fearing the door would be forced, re-
treated with his prisoner to the third
floor, where he locked himself in with
Clark. The mob then secured a large
amount Of tar and feathers and oil
and piled it up on the cement floor of
the jail and n match was applied. \
~suffocating smoke arose and spread
quickly throughout the Jail.
Chief of Police David Jyerton broke
through the crowd and ran mp the
stairs through the binding and suf-
locating smoke. Reaching the third
floor, he found Sheriff Fulghnm in a
semi-conscious condition. The sher-
if was dragged to a window, where
1.-the air partially revived him. Fulg-
ham refused to leave the Jail, saying:
81 will; stay here; I will die doing my
duty"
The chief of police dragged the half
| conscious man down the two flights
of stairs to the street. He was quick
! ly taken to the city hall and the doc
tors summoned.
The sheriff's departure was the sig
nal for the mob to proceed with its
work, andsit quickly took complete
possession of the Jail. Fully an hour
was consumed in breaking the lock
to the cell in which the negro was
confined, but as soon as this was ac-
complished two men secured Clark
and quickly appeared with him, on the
front steps Of the jail.
One of the mob then sprang up the
steps, and turning to the crowd
begged all persons to put up their pis-
tolls and handle their guns with car
In order to prevent any more blood.
shed. This suggestion was adopted by
| the crowd and9the negro was started
down the steps. A plow line was
placed around his neck, and, guarded
by twenty heavily armed men in
fours, he was dragged out Of the jail
yard. Down Clinton street the shout
ing and cheering mob led the victim.
followed by fully 1900 people. Clark
was hustled quickly to Dallas and then
to the home of his victim. Here he
was taken before the girl and posi-:
lively identified. The Identification
complete, Clark collapsed and had to
jsbe borne on the shoulders of his cap
tors.
Moore's grove was soon reached.
The rope around Clark's neck was
thrown over the limb of u tree by
| Miss Priests brother. The negro was
placed across the back OF, a horse,
which was led out from under him.
AS the body dangled in the mir a hun.
dred bullets were fired into it.
Just as the work was finished the
Decatur militia arrived at Huntsville,
Work at the mills in Dallas was sus.
pended for the day.
TWO YOUNG WEN MURDERED.
Bodies Found Heside the Railway