The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-26
Bound to Lynch Him.

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Bound to Lynch Him.
This was granted, and the negro was
taken into the court house. After half
an hour or so the WORD went ont that
the court house doors were locked and
that the committee would try to pre-
vent a lynchiag. Immediately pande-
monium reigned- Stones were hurled
at the builaing till every window was
broken.
Then, with a telegraph polo for a
battering ram. the crowd broks in the
COorz add Wallace was taken out. May
or Fred a. Sabin made a speech to the
crowd c0unseling them to let the law
take its course. He was listened to,
but as soon as he finished the crowd
moved down the street, dragging the
negro by a rope.
A boy was sent up a telegraph pole
with the rope Il was thrown over the
cross arm and the end dropped into the
crowd. A hundred hands grasped il,
and in an instant the negro was in the
air. Hardly had the boy climbed down
out Of danger when scores Of pistols
were drawn, and before the negroes
body reached the top Of the pole il was
riddIed with bullets and the man was
dead.
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not been taken down. The coroner
lives at Rocky Ford.
Sheriff Farr said tonight that Wal
lace steadfastly maintained his inno-
cence. but the police declare that when
they arrested him in his ear there was
blood and gray hairs on his clothing
and other evidence which satisfied
them that he was the guilty man.
Victim Came From Missouri.
Wallace lived with his wife at 2157
Lawrence street, Denver. They have
no children. lie is said 10 have come
here from Sedalia. No, and had been
employed by the railroad company for
several years
The Denver police declare that he has
no police record so far as they know.
Il is believed that Wallace was the
same person Who committed the eight
assaults which nave occurred here
during the past few months.
Among the papers found in Mrs.
MiHer's possession was the. following
Los Angeles. Cal, March %. 1902
Received of Mrs. Henrietta II.
Miller. one gold watch and chain,
20 be held as security for a loan Of
S27.50 for railroad fare from Los
Angeles to Denver, and payable in
tsignedj T. J. STUART.
Secretary Association of Charities
of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Cal March 25.-SeCre-
tary Stewart OF the Associated Chart
ties said today that Mrs. Miller had
become stranded here and applied to
the association Tor q loan to enable her
to return to her old home at Denver.
The loan was made, and the assOcia-
ton purchased the ticket for her.
The address she gave was the Ar
lngton hotel. on South Flower street, /
and he said she had been here since
October. 1901 She did hOusewOrlE. and
toll the officers of the association that
il she could get back 20 Denver she
could find employment, despite her ad-
vanced age aad physical infirmities.
The old woman was very deaf and
also had an impeachment in her speech.
Mrs. Miller came to Les angeles from
San Francisco but had lived in Denver
and also in Pueblo. She was a native
of Canada
Washington. n. c.. March 25.-The
body of James Walker the 19-year-cld
negro who poiscEsd the whole family
Of DIT. David It. Taylor of the state
board Of medical examiners, was found
dangling from a limb of gum tree on
the GreenviIle road. just outside of the
town limits OF Washington. n. G.,
early this morning. A man coming to