Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-03
HEMP AND BULLETS
FOR NJ GRO ASSAILA ANT
Would-He Rapist Is Lynched
In Heart of Rome.
HousANDs LEND THEIR All

Great Mob, Unmasked, Take Walter
Allen From Jail and String Him To
Electric Light PoIe-He Swore That
He Was Innocent but Was Identified
| Rome. Ga. April 2-For attempting
| to criminally assault Miss Blossom Ad-
amson. a Shorter college student. Wal.
ter Allen, young negro was taken
from the Jail here about o'clock last
night by mob, dragged several blocks
through the streets and hanged to the
cross-bar OF an electric light pole in
| front of the Central hotel, in the very
heart Of the city.
Nearly all Rome witnessed the
| lynching, and as the negro was strung
up to the pole fusilade of bullets
was ured into his writhing body. He
was literally torn into shreds by the
storm of bullets.
One of the most exciting affairs of
the whole crime was the firing at the
negro by Captain A. B. s. Moseley
While he was being helo in the police
station awaiting further Identification
AS soon as he was partially identified
Captain Moseley, an uncle of Miss Ad-
amson, drew his revolver and fired
three shots at the negro, only one of
the shots doing any damage, however
The negro broke away from the men
who were holding him. sprang through
window and made for the river
where he concealed himself in the wa.
ter until he was dragged out aud again
taken to the prison.
Story Of the Crime.
The crime for which the negro was
lynched was attempted in the heart of
Rome at o'clock last Monday even.
ing.
Miss Blossom Adamson is the daugh-
ter of N, E. Adamson, a we'll known
Rome man, who travels for a Boston
shoe house. She is the niece of Hon.
Seaborn Wright, a member of the leg.
islature from Floyd county. Miss Ad-
amson who is the youngest of Ave
daughters, is Is years of age and is a
student in the freshman class of ShOr-
ter college, The Adamson family is
one OF the most prominent in this sec
ton of the state, and all the girls are
remarkably pretty.
About O'Clock Monday afternoon
Miss AdamsOn was walking on East
First street about a block and a half
from her house. She was accosted by
Allen, who told her that a dressmaker
In nearby house wished to see her.
The negro pointed out the house, and
the young lady, suspecting nothing,
Immediately entered, not knowing the
negro was following her. She saw
that the first room of the house was
vacant and started to leaV. The ne
gro told her that the lady MO wished
to see her was in the back of the house
and thither the young lady went, fol
lowed by the negro.
Seized Her About Throat.
She saw that there was no one in
the house, became frightened and tried
to leave, but the negro seized her
about the throat and choked her.
The blood rushed from the young
lady's throat and ears. but she fought
desperately to protect herself from the
clutches of the brute.
She fought and screamed until her
strength gave way and She became in
sensible.
Mrs. Burns, who lives nearby, heard
the girls screams and started to the
house. Allen heard her approaching
and seized Miss Adamson's purse and
fed. He was seen by Mrs. Burns and
recognized.
AS soon as she was able Miss Ad.
amson went to the home of her uncle
Captain A. B. S. Moseley, and told him
of the attempted assault. He summon.
ed few of his close friends. 1t was
decided that nothing could be done If
the affair was made public, and SO
only few of the city detectives were
told. They and Captain Moseley and
his friends began a search, which re.
suited in the capture of the negro at
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
He was taken to the county Jail and
Mrs. Burns Immediately identified him
as the negro she had seen running
away from the scene of the crime.
Allen strenuuously denied his guilt
and claimed that he knew nothing of
the crime.
Lynching Party Formed.
The news of the capture of the ne.
gro and his crime spread like wild fire
and word was passed around that he
was to be lynched. BY the time the ne.
gro reached the Jail there were already
several hundred people there and more
were coming up at every moment
Every gun and pistol In Rome was
pressed into service, and at least a