Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-04-03
TWO NEGRO FlENDS.
A Colored Butler Shoots His En-
ployer and Her Daughters.
a NEGRO LYECHED At ROME, ca.
The Victim, Charged with Assaulting .
Girl, IL Taken from jail and Hanged
In the Vicinity, After Declaring
He Was InnOcent

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that he would be arrested for theft,
William II. Lane, a colored butler,
shot and killed his employer, Mrs.
Ella J. Furbush, her 12-year-old
daughter, Madeline, and probably
MORALLY wounded another daughter,
Eloise, aged seven years, at their
home, No. 652 North Fifteenth street,
shortly before noon yesterday. Lane.
who Is rs years Of age, escaped from
the house and four hours later was
captured by Philadelphia detectives
while waiting in Camden, N. j., to
board train for Bridgeport, N. J.
He was Immediately brought to this
city, was identified by little Eloise
and confessed his crime. The MUIR
der was one Of the most cold.blooded
that has been committed In this city
for some time. Mrs. Furbush lived
with her two daughters in q fine four
story house, which was furnished
with all the comfort that an ample
purse could provide. Lane had been
her butler since Christmas, and be-
sides him she had another colored
servant, o woman named Agnes. Re-
Gently Mrs. Furbush had been miss
Ing small amounts Of money and
finally she informed the police, who
began an investigation, which was
still in progress when yesterdays
tragedy was enacted. Suspicion fell
ON Lane and a warrant was sworn
out for his arrest. According to
Lanes confession he saw Mrs. Fur
bush on Monday night counting
large roll Of bills. knowing where
she kept the money, he bided his
time and at IAN opportune moment
late in the evening he stole $40.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Furbush
missed the money and questioned the
colored man, but he denied all knowl-
edge Of having seen it. Expecting
that the theft would be placed on
him and that Mrs. Furbush would
have him arrested Lane planned to
murder the mother and her children,
rob the house and disappear. At II
o'clock he went to the third floor
and found Mrs, Furbush in one of
the middle rooms. He instantly shot
her twice, once in the breast and
then through the heart, She died
instantly. Eloise, who was in an
other room, hearing the noise, ran
In to see what was the matter and
as she entered Lane shot her in the
abdomen. She fell and he thought
he had killed her. Without even
attracting the attention Of the other
servant, who was ironing in the out
! kitchen, Lane went to the front door
and called in Madeline, who was
skating ON roller skates on the side
walk. He told her that her mother
wanted her on the third floor, and
without the slightest suspicion of the
Tragedy that was being enacted and
that She was going to her death,
Madeline climbed thc stairs without
removing the skates. She went into
room adjoining that in which her
mother lay dead Lane followed her
and as She cheerly called her mother
the negro shot her through the heart,
killing her instantly,
A Negro Fiend Lynched.
Rome, Ga, April 2.--Walter Allen,
negro, charged with attempting to
criminally assault Miss Adamson, u
15-year-old girl, in this city Monday
afternoon. was taken from the iail
last night by 1000 men, who battered
down the prison doors and hanged
him to an electric light pole in the
principal portion Of the city, A vol
ley was fired aftei'ward and fully
1000 bullets entered the negro's body.
Miss Adamson was on her way TO u
dressmaker's late Monday afternoon
when she was met by Allen, who told
her that dressmakcr at desig-
mated residence was waiting to see
her. The young girl went to the
house mentioned by the negro, who
followed her into the house, which
Miss Adanlson found was vacant. A
lady on u nearby porch, attracted by
the noise of the struggle, succeeded
in frightening Allen away and he es-
capped. Late yesterday afternoon he
was captured and brought to THIS
city and placed in Jail.
As soon as the news Of his cap
ture was learned a mob formed and
marched to the Jail, demanding the
negro. The sheriff refused to de.
liver the keys and pleaded that the
law should be allowed to take its
course. Upon the sheriif's refusal
u the keys the Jail door was forced
open with sledge hammers and the
steel cage Of Aliens cell was broken
in. The negro was carried a square
and a half away and allowed to make
a statement. Allen declared that he
was innocent and prayed that the
guilty party would be found. All
the men who took part in the hang
ing were unmasked.
Boer Leaders Conference on Peace Terms.
Pretoria, April 2.-president Steyn