The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-09-10

Gcmo one raisod tho cry Of "Lynch
him" like flash tho cry was taken
up and the whole crowd, rs if iy-
nited by the single match thus up.
piled, reechoed tho cry,
"LyNCn HIM. "nANG HIM."
closer the crowd surged forward.
Denser the throng became as now
arrivals swcllod each moment the
swaying multitude. Tho situation
WAS bccomirg critical when suddenly
the big doors wrre flung open aud a
squad Of reserves arrived with solid
front, drovo no crowd back from the
curb, then across the street and then
gradually succeeded in dispensing
them GrOri shout the entrance to the
station.
BY this t,0'e there was probably 5O,-
600 peopI" assembled in the vicinity
Of Pearl, S"Hrca, Erie streets and tho
terrace Tho crowd was 80 great
that it became necessary to ropo Off
tho entire street in front of police
headquarters and at late hour to-
night tho police were still putrolllng
i'll tho streets in tho neighborhood in
squads Of three or four.
Inside ti" station house were rs.
scmblrd District Attorney Ponny,
Suporintc:: lent of Polico Bull, Capt.
Reagan OF the first precinct and
other officials. The prisoner at first
proved quite communicative, 30 much
SO in fact that little dependence
could bo placed on what he said.
He first save his nnme as Fred Nei.
man, said his home was in Detroit,
and that he had been in l>niialo
about week. Ho said he had been
boarding n. place in Broadway.
Later ttis liuce WAS located as John
NowHks saloon Il Raines law hotul,
No. lUIS Broadway. Hero tho pli5.
oner occupied Room S. Nowak, tho
proprietor said ho knew worry little
about his guest.
TELLING MRS. M'KINLEY.
immediately after tho president
WIS cared for at the exposition
grounds, Direc'or General w. |.
buchanan started for ti.o MiIburn
residence to forstall any information
Tho Niagara Falls trip had tired
Mrs. Mckinley and on returning TO
the Milburn residence she took leave
Of her nieces, the Misses Barber, and
tho presidents niece, Miss Duncan,
as well as thoir hostess, Mrs. Mil
burn, and went to her room to rest.
MIR. Buchanan broke the news ne
gently as possible to the nieces and
consulted with them and Mrs. Mil
buan AZ to HE best course to pursue
in broaking tho news to Mrs Nc.
kinley. Il was finally decided that
on her awakening or shortly there
after, Mr.. i:uchanan should break
tho news f. iicr, if, in the meantime,
her hysician, DR.. Rixey, had not ar
rived.
Mrs. Mckinley awoke from her
sleep st about $50 o'clock. She was
feeling splondidly, sho said, at onco
took up her c:ohoting, which, as is
well known. is ono Of her ffavorito
diversions.
Immediately on Mr.. Buchanan's
arrival at tho WilLurn home he had
telephone communication therewIth
cut off, for alroady thero had been
several calls and he decided on this
rs the wiscst course to pursue, lest
Mrs. Mckinley, hearing tho continu-
cd ringing OF the phone bell might
inquire what it meant.
While the light Of day remained,
Mrs. Mckinley continued with her
crochetiug, keeping to her room.
When it became dusk and the presi-
dent had not arrived sho began feel
ing anxious concerning him.
81 wonder why he does not come"
she asked ono Of her niccca.
There was no clock in Mrs. Nc
Kinley's room and whom it was 7
o'clock she had no idea it was 50 late
and this is whom sho began to feel
anxious concerning her husband, for
he was duo to return to Mr.. MiIburn's
house about o'clock.
| At I O'Clock DR.. Rixey arrived at
the Milburn residence. He had been
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