Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
MAD FIFTEEN-HoUR CARNIVAL
OF BLOOD AND FIRE IN A BIG
MISSOURI TOWN.
THE REAL CULPRIT ESCAPED
And the Blacks Who Suffered at the
Hand. of the Infatuated Mob Were
a,ailtIess-state Armory Broker
omen and Guns stolen-Al1 Blacks
MIST Go.

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rsarIy fifteen hours ending at noon to-
Isv this town of nearly three thousand
rsoDle. has been in the hands OF an
aimed mob of whites who attempted to
+-ye every negro from its precincts.
Ia addition to the lynehing last night
o.. VIM. Cooley, accused Of the wanton
murder of Miss Gazelle Wild, and the
.e,otlng TO death of his grandfather
French Cooley, the mob cremated
Peter Hampton, an aged negro, in his
me. set the torch to the houses OF
five blacks. and with the aid OF State
rtia rifles, stolen from the local
,npany's arsenal, drove dozens of
negroes from town.
After noon the excitement died down.
The mob gradually dispensing, more
from lack of negroes upon whom to
weak their hatred than from any other
cause.
Many of the negroes who fed the city
are hiding in the surrounding woods,
while others have gone greater dis
tances in seeking safety.
Every negro has left the town except
few railway porters known to be
rapectable, but these must also leave.
The citizens of Pierce City say that
a. negroes have committed several
crimes in the last ten years, none shall
live there in the future. The same
feeling already exists at Monnett. four
niles east of Pierce City, at the end
of the Frisco passenger division. ana
II may be necessary for the road to
.saage all porters in Springfield here
a.ter.
1t is now believed that William God
ley the man lynched,
Was Not the Real Culprit.
A negro named Starks, under arrest at
Tulsa. I. T., across the border from
here. TALES exactly with the descrip-
ton of the assailant He is held there
awaiting identification. Unless the
man is brought back here, it if believed
returned here, he will surely be lynch
81. Another suspect, Joe Lark, is I'M
der arrest in Springfield. Mo.
Eugene Barrett, also known as Car
ter in a confession, while a rope was
around his neck to-day. accused Joe
Lark. a Frisco railroad porter, of be-
Ing implicated in the crime and Lark
Vas arrested to-day at Springfield.
his afternoon Lark gave a detailed
statement as to his whereabouts Sum
day, and he is not believed to be guilty.
Il is not likely that either suspect will
be taken to Pierce City while the ex-
element runs high. Some persons here
think Barrett told any story in order
to save his life
The funeral of Miss Wild took place
today and was witnessed by several
thousand people.
Pierce City is near the junction of
Our railroads, and trains from all
directions brought in large numbers OF
armed men to-day, bent ON b,oodshed
When the mob went to the section OF
'le city occupied by the negroes, some
one in the cabins opened fire, but no
one was hit. The mob then
Destroyed the Five Houses,
ont the financial loss is small.
Reckless firing broke several plate
gas5 windows and a train was fired
Into None of the passengers were hurt.
The rifles taken from the Pierce City
military company, it is expected, will
be returned. Members of the company
themselves were out hunting for the
es aping negroes with rifles. and this
suggested the idea of taking all the
guns
The local hardware stores sold out
her arms early but several applica-
ions from negroes were refused. The
Aoo was composed of a thousand or
more and no masks were worn. Thirty
negro families were driven from theo
houses.
New elements in the killing on Sun
oay afternoon of Miss Wild developed
Today 1t appears that she started
nome from church alone. her brother
lingering behind. About one mile from
Town the brother found her
With Her Throat Cut.
wing lifeless near a culvert, under
winch her assailant had attempted to
urag her Evidence of terrible strug-
&c vas shown A copper colored negro
was seen sitting on the bridge short
nhe before the tragedy occurred. 1t
IS supposed that the negro sprang upon
hef when she was passing and at
tempted to force her beneath the
.Ilage She probably fought with such
operation that he could not accom-
push his purpose and cut her throat in
me struggle
!, Monday bloodhounds were taken to
I.e scene and the girls bloody hand
iheichlef was laid before them. They
.illne diately caught the trail and ran
a. nun speed to the home of Joe Lark.
,Mnere on being admitted, they rushed
,nto mis- bed room and sprang upon the
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