The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
HE SHOWED GREAT NERVE
Al Given Signal He Jumped
 to His Death.
He Admitted His Identity but Denied He Intended to Do Any
 Harm to Miss Ada McMillan.

Georgiana. May so.-(Special.)-- Frank Reeves, the negro who attempt ed to commit d criminal assault upon Miss Ada McMillan of Durham, on the outskirts of Gecrgiana yesterday after- noon. was lynehed here this afternoon about ? o'clock. A rope was placed around his neck and when ordered to 10 so, he jumped from the bridge over the railroad. The fall was about ten feet and death was by stransulation. The negro's identification was com plete, and in fact, he did not deny that he accosted Miss McMillan. but claimed that his object was only to secure a ride to Dunham. wither he was going.
 Captured at Mckenzie.
 Frank Reeves was captured at Mo- Kenzie, about nine miles southeast of here. on the Alabama and Florida, Rail- foad, at 9:3o o'clock this morning. The posse had him surrounded in a swamp hear Georgiana last night. but during the hours of darkness he succeeded fin making his escape. Dogs were tele- graphed for yesterday afternoon, and they arrived at TAO this morning from River Falls. They were immediately placed on the negro's trail, and follow ed it for some distance, but finally lost the scent. It was feared that the negro had outwitted his pursuers, and hope of catching him had been aban- announced that Reeves had been ap- prehended at Mckenzie. A posse left immediately for that place to ascertain If the negro captured was the right one, and. if so, to bring him to Geor- giana.
 The Negro Brought Back.
 At 1:3o o'clock this afternoon the party returned with the negro. He had confessed that he was the man for whom they were searching, but aA- -- nied that he had attempted or contem- plated an assault on Miss McMillan He said that he merely wanted to ride to Dunham with the young woman, and intended to do no harm to her.
 Although he readily acknowledged his identity. the crowd was determined that no mistake should be made, and carried him before Miss McMillan. Without hesitation Miss McMillan pos itively identified the negro as the one who had attempted to assault her.
 The negro was then placed in a ve- hicle and the line of march was taken up for the centre of the town. Before reaching there, however, the crowd stopped at the bridge across the rail- road cut. A rope was placed around the negro neck and he was carried to the centre ot the bridge.
 Goodness Remarkable.
 lis coolness was remarkable. With steady step and head erect he marched wita his captors. Arriving at the high est point or the bridge the rope was mace last to sL6nchion.
 de was told that he was expected- to jump when three" was counted. He nodded his head to show that he understood, and when the fatal num- be- was reached he sprang from the bridge withcut moments 5 hesitation. The tali was about ten feet, but the rope stood ths strain.
 W hen 1t was seen by the crowd that all was over. it silently dispersed. Not once had there been shout. not d plstoi had been displayed, nor h&d th4re been heard proflne word. The cilIzens had been bent upon tpe death ol the negro, and lney went about IL in Lac most orderly and quleC way.
 inc boay was left dangling in the air. There it hung tor pernaps haif an hour when relatives and Irienos cIl down the body and prepared it Tor