The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-15

and she and Green went out together
Cynthia went to bed aud there was ro
one else In the house who knew that
Luella and Green had gone out to.
| gether
That was the last seen Of Lrclla
Mabbit alive. When she did not rc.
turn home n search was made for her
but no trace could be found Green
was arrested on the charge of murder
and placed ia jail at Delphia. Almost
six months afterwnrd, on February ).
1887, the body of woman was
fished out OF the rive. some i1iles be-
low Lafayette, and come of the rela.
tlves of the girl recognized the corpse
40 that of I.uella There were doubts
then, and always have been since, a.
t) the value OF the Identification. When
the Coroner's jury held an inquest on
the body picked cut of the river the
verdict was that it was the BODY of
Luella Babbit and that she came t.
her md at the hands Of Green lie was
held for the crime, but the State of
tracing bis movements the night he
had gone ont with Luella that the trial
was put of time and again in order
that they might make out case
against him.
This delay was not understood or an.
preclated by tic community, which
was terribly aroused over the disap-
pearance of the girl, and was fearful
that her abductor and murderer, as
they Judged Green to be. might es.
cape punishment on some technlcality.
1t was resolved that Green must die.
About 10 o'clock on the night of
October 81, 1887. a mob surrounded
the Jail at Delphia and called on the
sheriff for the keys When he refused
to give them up the mob attacked the
! jail with cold chises and ssdge ham.
mers, Gnd soCn forced an entrance.
Green was taken out. placed in a wag-
on with guard. and then the mob
/ climbed in to their vehicles, which
We're standing around, and the process
sion came up its route to. Walnut
Grove.
When they got there Green was con-
| fronted with Mr.. Mabbit. and to the
latter's question as to what he had
/ done with Luella swore that the girl
was alive and well and was then liv-
ing at Fort Wayne, Tex. Mr.. Mabbit
and the mob were OF the opinion that
this was lie and was told for the
! purpose of gaining time. so without
any more parley the rope that had
been brought along was placed around
| Green's neck and the other end thrown
around the limb of II tree. and in few
moments Green was a corpse. He pro
tested his innocence to the last mo-
ment and at no time exhibited the
least trace of fear except at the ex.
preston of wish on the part of some
of the mob to burn him. and then he
begged them to Kill him like man."
and not to torture him.
In explanation of his movements
with Luella .dabbit en- the night they
went away together Green said that
he and the girl had planned to elope
and had gone from the Mabbit house
to Frankfort. where they separated,
Luella going to Indianapolis. while
Green went to Kokomo for money and
they met in indianapolis the day fol-
lowing. From there Luella had gone
TO Texas, while he had returned home
TO settle up some affairs preparatory
to joining her. a
In the meantime the people Of Wal
nut Grove are satisfied that Green's
spirit is walking the earth, and that 1t
viii never rest until the mystery of
Luella Mabbit's fate is effectually
cleared up But he has driven them
out of their schoolhousc and forced
the board to build them new one.
and this is Undoubtedly the first time
in the history of Indiana or any other
State where a ghost has had that
/ measure of official recognition.