Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-26

hollow, midway between Rocky Ford
and Manzanola,
Sheriff Far made no resistance ana
Wallace did not ask for mercy
The carriage was turned back
towards La Junta Passing through
Rocky Ford the mob was joined by 800
men OF that town La Junta was
reached about o'clock this evening,
whore thousands Of men, women anu
children many from the surrounding
COUNTRY, awaited hem
The peace element ondeayored TO
stop the possible lynchmg, and a COM
mittee consisting Of Robert Patterson,
banker, DR., Fleming, Charles Dear"
born, county treasurer and other
prominent citizens asked the privilege
Of trying TO get from Wollce a con-
fession
This was granted and the negro was
taken into the courthouse. After hall
an hour or 80 the word went out that
the courthouse doors Wero locked and
that the committee would try 20 pre-
vent Il lynching. Immediately pande'
monIum reigned Stones were hurled
az the building TIL every window was
broken
Then, with a telegraph pole for a
gathering ram, the crowd broke In the
doors and Wallace was taken out May
or Fred A. Sabin made a speech to the
crowd, counseling them 20 let the law
take itg course. He was listened TO-
but as soon as H. finished the crowd
moved down the street, dragging the
negro by a rope.
A boy was sent up n telegraph pole
with the rope. 1t was thrown over the
cross arm and the end dropped into the
crowd. A hundred hands grasped IT,,
and i'm an instant the negro was In the
air. Hardly had the boy climbed down
out OF danger when scores Of pistols
we're drawn, and before the negroes
hody reached the top Of the pole 1t was
riddled with bullets and the man was
dead,
AT a late houl tonight the body had
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 car there was
blood and gray hairs on his clothing
and other evidence which satisfied
IntHl lldl n' was Nilt bullNA Ultili
Wallace lived with his Wife at 2l51
Lawrence street Denver They have
no children. He Is said to have come
here from Sedalia, Mo-, 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
1t Is believed that Wallace was the
same person who committed the eight
assaults which have occurred here
during the past few months.
Among the papers found in Mrs,
Milers possession was the following.
Los Angeles, Cal, March 20, 1902.
Received Of Mrs. Henrietta II Miller
one gold watch and chain, to be held
as security for a loan of S2750 for rail-
road fare from Los Angeles to Denver
and payable In 90 days,
(Signed) 7. j. STUAk KIT.
Secretary Association Of Charities OF
Los Angeles,
STRANDED IN LOS ANGELES.
Los Angeles CAL, March 25.--secy
Stewart Of the Associated Charities said
today that Mrs. Miller had become
stranded here and applied to the as
ISOLATION for q loan to enable her to re-
turn to her old home at Denver. The
loan was made, and the association
purchased the ticket for her
The address she gave was the Ar
llngton hotel on South Flower street
and he said she had been here since
October, 1901, She did housework and
told the officers Of the association that
IL she could get back to Denver she
could find employment despite her adj
vanced age and physical inhrmities.
The old woman was very dear and
also had an impediment in her speech
| Mrs. Miller came 20 Los Angeles from
san Francisco. but had lived In Denver
and also in Pueblo. She was a native
| of Canada,