The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-21
There Hanged to a Telephone Pole by
Mob Consisting of Several Hun
dred Neighborhood Residents.
VAIN EFFORT TO GET TROOPS
GOVERNOR WAS NOTIFIED TOO LATE;
TO DO ANY GOOD.
Sheriff Dudley Forfeits His ONCE I'm
der the Law-Scenes at the Lynch
fng-An indianapolis Negro.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

cpecidl 10 the Indianapolis journal.
SULLIVAN. Ind. Nov 2O.-George Moore,
the negro who assaulted Mrs. Milton Davis,
OF Sullivan county. and Mrs. John Lemon.
living near Oaktown, Knox county,
was hanged this evening at o'clock.
The lynching took place between
Carlisle and Oaktown, the negro being
hanged to a telephone pole. About three
hundred residents of Carlisle. Oaktown and
the contiguous country participated in the
lynching and many hundreds more saw 1t.
Moore's crimes were committed on Tues
day. He was pursued across the Illinois
line and was captured near Lawrenceville
on "Wednesday. Sheriff Dudley went to
Lawrenceville to secure the prisoner. who
agreed to return without requisition. The
sheriff. with his deputies and the prisoner,
returned by way of Robinson. H.. and. in
a wagon. tried to enter Sullivan secretly.
A mob of forty men. armed with revolvers
and shotguns. met the party and compelled
the sheriff to relinquish his prisoner. The
neighboring farmers, then left for Carlisle
and Oaktown to complete the identification
|~of the prisoner. ----~----~--
The mob had been warned of the sheriff's
coming. and when the officer drove UP its
members ran from their hiding places and
overpowered the guards, after scant re-
sistance. Moore begged for mercy, but the
lynchers beat him over the head with their
weapons. and he soon desisted. He was
then dragged into the main street. thrown
into wagon. and the journey to Carlisle
fed him as her assailant. and later Mrs.
Lemon completed the evidence against him.
When the mob with the captive reached
the home of John Lemon. four miles north
of Oaktown. the negro was taken out of
the vehicle and led into the house. Mrs
Lemon and her children, who witnessed
the outrage. scanned him closely. and all
were positive that he was the man. Mrs.
Lemon said:
Gentlemen. this is the man."
The negro was then taken out In the
yard. An effort was made to get him to
confess. but the negro stoutly denied his
guilt. He was led down to the wagon road
was driven under a telephone pole. from
which a rope was already swinging. The
moose was placed over his neck. The negro
said: Men. know you mean to kill me,
| but for Gods sake. don't torture or mutt
late my body. for 1 want 1t to be shipped
to my home at Indianapolis. Send 1t to
sacie Farrell. Thirteenth street. between
Sc tie avenue and Capitol avenue"
He gave the name Of George Moore, and
stated that he was at different times en-
! ployed at the Columbia Club and at Ycung's
billiard parIor. He seemed familiar with
the higher officials of the indianapolis po-
lice department. He had also given the
say he was known there as Indianapolis
jim"
The crowd was orderly and the entire
| proceedings showed that the lynching had
been well planned and that the leaders
had spent some time in organizing. The
hanging occurred near Sandburr school,
house on the Oaktown and Carlisle state
road at o'clock and was witnessed by
fully 1.5Oo persons. many of them women
and children Several women clamored for
them TO burn the brute" but the leaders.
who had promised the victim tha: no harm
should be done to his body. would not con-
nent. The crowd gradually dispersed. Ieav-
pg the lifeless body dangling in the air.