The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-17
WITH A BLOODHOUND
ctuT WAS FASTENED Upon TN
NEGRO MIHDERERs.
LYNCHED BY A FRENzIED MOB
poc<PoRT. IND, WAS THE SCENE
or SWIFT VENGEANCE.

inns Almost iNnchth th"thFF Nf-
aro. hut He Proved nn AIIhi-The
Nrurocs HAD Murdered and Robbed
a waite BRrbcr.
1~larapolls. Ind. Dec. is-A special 20
o.. sentinel from Rockpori. Ind. says
negroes Jim Henderson and Bud
rsr lnd- who waylad brutaIly muir
. ana robbed Holie simons. a white
b.rss-. early this morning were lyncncd
.e aiIvard by a MOB of i.o0o frensicd
O. .r. tonight
reeroes were arrested early. ari
.-h Rowlands clothing had blood-
STAIN. on 81. the men claimed they wee
.ri of the crime. ln the meantime.
sheriff Clemens OF Union county. Ken
.. arrived with "A trained blooihouni
i, -ssrouse 20 q telegraph summons.
vrer ,ho dog was placed on the trail
10 owed 81 until he reached the house
whore Rowlands lived. SIX blocks from
.r scene of the murder ana went bayins
% 600 bed the uesro had occupied.
rss was enough lor the excited citi-
sa within a few minutes mob OF
,H.sand bowling. biood-thirsty citizens.
with sledeehammers. ropes and guns were
running 10 the jail Sheriff Anderson ana
r. two deputies mode o stand and at
tempted 20 protect the prisoners.
Tie officers were seized by the leaders
q ,as mob. who disarmcd them. The
sheriff was then locked Ga room and
pIaesd under guard. but he stouty re-
Isl to give up the keys or ZEN whore
tre prisoners were hidden.
Flg.ng 20 get the keys. the mob made
q a-t,rmined bat unsuccessful attempt to
t5ak Boo the jail door By this ume the
voa.i-be lyuchers were in perfc.g
frenzy ard. securing a telegraph pole they
used li as "a battering ram and oaNed IN
u side wall OF ihe jail
Th. door OF Rovlands' cell was then
eH.sy broken % with sledges and DE
vas dragged from the Jail TO the east side
Of tae courtyard. where a moose was
racei around his neck.
Mob Knew ~ Mercy.
as was siven tTme "a make statsment
81 Nalea be implicated Jim Henderson
ora auother negro. Rowlands then beggcd
fItsalsy fer mercy. but the mob swiftly
tauug the confessed murderer TO tree
ora uId,ed his body with bullets
leaving tho body of Rowlauds dangling
fam tae limb OF the tree the mob rush-
% 0lck TO the jail and attempted to burst
o.en the cen occupied hy Henderson. nut
before tho steel bars WELDED 10 the blows
Of fHe sledges. someone in the crowd hred
t.a the terrified negro as hc crouched
iu Tho corner OF his cell
few moments more and the door Of
tae tsn was broken in. The negro. more
dead than alive was dragged at a rope
,ad 90 abe court House yard and swung
an thc tree beside tne body Of Rowland
Firing a parting voiley az the swinging
ioiics the mob. saser for another vice
tim. hurried away 10 catch the other rcsro
Implicated by Rowlands in his confession.
II. was found a, a hotel where be was
employed a. a porter Tho negro escaped
% tae roof OF the building and Manager
uforuler succeeded In convincing the moo
that the porter had nothing to DO with the
crime proving an anbi for him The mob
ta,u dispersed. apparently satisfied with
i.s awful work OF vengeance.
crime OF the Negroes.
Tho negroes victim simons. was way
lsd and murdered in the most brutal
manner one square from the main street
,ae city. as he was going 10 his home
f.am his barbershop at . o'clock tHis
ram.ng As was customary with him
ae carried the receipts OF TIE day az hi-
ftge OF business. The negroes Were
aware Of this. and evidently laid their
rsus accordingly. Crouching behind
fnco they awaited their victim and
mped from their place Of concealmcnt
sld attacked him from behind striking
in over the head with a heavy club VITA
large nail driven into the end Of g.
Although terribly beaten simons made
desperate fight and his cries aud strus-
eos soon attracted two boys. VINO went
% his assistance. but they were a mo-
mont 700 late. the victim Of the two ne
froes having succumbed 20 the terrible
1'ug. lying dead at their feet.
The murdcrers then drove the would-be
'.-eucrs away and accomplished their or
'-'nal design-that OF robbery-sccW
Ing containing something over 50 from
goo prostrate form or their victim ana
made their escape
Smons was terribly beaten; his skull
crushed in: his head and face beaten into
pulp Four gaping wounds showed
where the spike on the club had pene-
trlted the dead mans skull and pene-
i7tiod his brain.
Evans Became n ManiRc.
Walter Evans. one Of the young men
who attempted TO save simons' life and
Who afterward assisted In the removing
a. iho dead mans remains TO his home
Vas greauy/anected and almost suffered
nervous collapse. After witnessing the
tragedy tonight he lost his reason
The dead mans widow IS prostrated'
and Il Is believed she will die from tho
shock. Hollie Simons came here from
Winsiow, Ind. three years ago, and was
a popular young man.