Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-09

TRyRR BAUTB, IND Feb. 26- Punish.
mt mt swift OF d terrible wa melted out
90 day to George Ward, colored, who
1aprdtred Miss Ida Fiukelsteiu. the
school tescher, By shooting her with q
shotgun and cnttipg her throat yester.
day afternoon. A few hours after his
arrest On angry mob battered down
che doors OF the Jail ard, dragged the
prisoner to the Wabash bridge, sever
altquares away, ~ d hanged him TO
1Ae bridge draw. Not content with
the hanging, the crowd cut the corpse
dswD, ard LAYING it on sand bar I'M
der tie brisPe, findlG d . Gre and ere
mated the remains. It wss the 6rst
lyDebiDg that ever occurred in Terre
Hspte, arr the day Abounded in excit-
Ing incidents.
Wna WAS srJ cate d Of 10 O'Clock ut
the car works, where he was employ
ed - ]sboreF. ard after being fully
identified by two cit Gems, made con-
ftision. His Only excuse for the muir
der was that Mrs Pieks s'tin sailed
him dirty niger" ard sIspped him
IN the face.
Sheriff Fsiig etnmur picstrd with
Governor GuIbin, but the mob accom-
p)itfed its work before The militia
could be oidertd cut. BeiUg advised
Of the threatening situation, The Gov.
vhed Captain ] he mas, OF Company B,
topIsee his &C nps ny fully simGd in
petition 10 be in mt date y sesc y for
duty in response to cell fro M the
theiih. Before the cher Fl cCuid call
on the n ilitis, the prisoner wss ~ the
hsIds OF the n oh and was dead even
BEFORE beirg taken TO the lace ar
ranged fer hanging.
GATHERING OF THE NIB.
At roc the crowd outside the Jail,
Lsmt rir z several hundred, In cluo ing
men, women ard toys. battered down
the iron doors, but were driven back
by Isiler Lawrence O'Dt nnell, who
fired over the heads Of the mob.
Deputy sheriffs Cooper, Hessick, and
lie Forge were struck by scattering
shot, and slightly injured but nobod y
IN the crowd wss hurt. A detail Of no.
lice arrived at the Jail srd tried todis-
perfe the crowd, but with Poor tcc-
cess.
lie crowd kept cp growing srd the
excitement iDcreaEs6, and at IL: IS o.
elSck another crowd OF irresista bic
Fun beers attacked tie Jail, bate ring
dow n the outer doors, securing pos
session OF the keys ard entGrirg the
csnrcom. A piece Of timber IS fee t
ioHg ard 3 in. thick was used as bat
e ring ram. The side door was opened
~ the crowd inside srd the others
were admitted in that way.
The cell was quickly entered and
Ward was dragged forth. he realized
that no mercy could be expected from
the mob and he fought with the ces-
perste ferocity OF o beast at bay. he
was drsRged cut to the street, still
Debtipg with all his strength, but 9
blow FRI N heavy hammer felled him
20 the ground.
a moose was quickly adjusted to his
Eeck and the mob started with it's yic-
tim towards the Wsbash bridge. The
fet BILE resistance made by the wretch
cd creature after that blow with the
bsmmar wac soon quieted by the saw
age blows. Face downward he was
Tss dragged through the street to the
bridge and across the rough planking
OF he driveway to the draw bridge.
Many are If the opinion that Ward
Was dead before the scene OF the hang
ing was reached. However, the rope
was thrown over one OF the upper
besms and the body drawn up.
CUT DOWN AND cRRMATRD.
1t Asd been swinging in that posi-
tion but q enc TT time when some sug-
gested burning ct the stake as the I
nearest spproach to proper expiation |
OF the awful crime. TIE suggestion |
was adopted unanimously, ~ d o fire
vas quickly kindled on the bank of
1he river just south of the wet end OF
4he bridge. Into the fire the body,
hearing no sign CT life, was thrown and
asggots were piled upon it. The stake
WAS omitted. The body was in . hori-
1ontal position, the feet protxuding &C
one end and the head at the other.
The IRE had barely been started
when . man arrived with can OF tur.
gentine, which was fed to the eager
names. After that the eombustible
Cd seemed to iow spontaneously to- |
ward the fire and the Ramsa leaped |
high, while the body Of Ward wss rap