Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-03-28
La JJNTA'S LYNcHINd
Vengeance for the Rape 0utrages
II Has Suffered.
a Negro Car Porter Hung to IN
Electric Light Pole and
Rlddled with Bullets.

county last Tuesday over the outragini
Of woman In the railroad yards at II
Juuta aud the arrest OF negro pOrteI
Of the Santa Fe road on the suspicion
OF having committed the crime.
The town Of La Junta has suffered
repeatedly within the past few month,
from assaults and attempted assault.
npon its women residents, and it In,
been impossible to apprehend the assail
ants. This has produced u condition oi
irritation approaching tho explosive
point. aud when circumstances pointed
to the catching OF u pefpetrator of sucl
crimes the excitement broke all bounds
and developed u mob that WAS ready td
wreak vengeance without much invest
CATION.
The crime was pcrpetrated upon u
woman passenger who arrived ~ La
Junta Vn the Los Angeles express Mon.
day night, Airs. H.nr,.ita Miller. Sh.
WAS poor and aged nnd dependent. n
woman of " years. who hni put her
watch In pawn IN Los Angeles to 70,
th. money to Tcach Lcr nicce's home
in Denver, aud was therefor. most pit.
,abls object for ih. vii- ouiras. Of tia.
brute ia human form that abused her.
II nppvars ,hst she asked u porter she
met on tho platform so show her Ia tho
si~~psr of I'll. outgoing Denver train.
which did net leave tall SON. hulrs after
the ARRIVAL of her California train. Her
statement 10 TINT this porter mislcl her
through the yafls To the n~,.bborho,i
Of tho iarsc iccbousrs of tl. Saaia fv
aud When shc susI,~cicsi him i,- knocked
her ins.'osibi. and ti-n ontrasci her
person. leaving hcs in an unconscious
condilion. Wbva sii~ r-rovvrsl cs,,i.
s,,oasu~ss shs dragsci herself back Ia
il,s station sud rvpost-i her cop,lisioa.
'tbe sffcst u tho p,,ftvf of tho beaver
sl-spiug car sas tiumssliaicly made. aud
sv,ueacv,s such - bluSl ssAins we're tuupd
oa the fellow aud about tho cas that SUI.
l~iss,i the old woman. story. The porter.
uisas-s ususe - Wa.tsius;tsn II. Wailsc~.
uas tsk-6 direct Ia III. coansy jul. bat
saunoss of What had hspp psaci spsesL
lisVash the tovu sod u uas quickly ap.
pssvas To the ssscnf that = ~ b suaid
lvsvlop aud call toe SvogsanccL
In oslSs u lhwsst this aud givc the
fsliov due tstsl. Sbesi6 BaFr hasstr,l bis
psssuoes into = vshtcls aisl asay frpm
lovu. plsnusns 10 drive to RScky fooi
sod catch the early tnosutsx train ioe
fusb,o ~ psshsps csaoo City. hat oa
uuci fosa Undss Sisesi6 Steward lhsi =
ssob uss preparing IA foliov him h.ss
su.ud lissr VII lt,cky Ford asssn With
tss us.a ssd irei 10 svsch the line Il
lls. Ssuls " sss,a At nmpss Station os
~ Nanastols. hut the pussasss Svss
too nunsssVsss ssJ cpsnius In turp usssy
JtfpcSsoas toe hun Ia Iotss vla,ls Slsssn.
ssd slsoat IN slsc afssfpsr,a they osys.
ls-sk him ~ fsilesesa 1lollos sal ds.
usssjr.i ils sussve.ivs IT bt. psie.s~f.
Aisssx si-,as q y. IN. tiss sLc1d. the
ns"o ssl The pssssssf pascal ihfoasb
Rocky fotd. s,-ss Ia La Juuta. In.
nsriisiely = cfvud II SEVERAL hasdfs,i
fsll ists The itai. ia carriages. 90 bsfse.
lssck aud 90 Lscscies. Such II the
crowd ~ could eps tssvc; IN any Il tlese
ways ssd ssiIl usslei 10 scs ilsse Iook
lb. y p. M lssia-
AZ The cessiy tsua tho prisoner Was
hatsse.i tut. the cears b.a-s ss.i 10 the
suom u the csasty ri.sk. where an
sitempt uss uas.is Ia sss. him II Ie..t
an istofmsi tfs-l. of -psas investigators
as lo he guilt. Dat the SfosiB. csou,l
ouisstIe steu loo ciasusfsus. Tie ptst-,
ssis.s u have the ~smss i,ics,ify the
cuIpsii before is;!sesis.: punishment ~ss
eptSsed. Masps Ssbss sljf.ssri the
cfvud. c.asspIis. c-lmas-e aud The
chance fps = beerns of pvIsisgccs p:hsf
pfominsat citSsssss stspks iu like seauf.
hut there wpse uslsess wlio spoke Ia fssuf
pf immediate pun isanient. aud siih these
The mob was tcry ready tc a-rvcs 10
could tsgs he bclJ IN cisecs. Bricks wesc
hurled through the cvurt house windows
aud bsslIy The joufs vsfe burs, in. shs
ctu-J sutssus ;osatd the obj-ci II ,lsir
fary and toiluWin- him fru5u g8s fVusn
pf the building ts another untiI the
leaders Eus lin IN sh.if possession.
Ropes v.te thrown at,il one uas stcsssss-
fully JrvppsNi aruunsi his neck aud then
he was dragged uut urpu The court
ltpl1se srvuusss anJ under an electric
light poss. A lad was cent aIo.i To put
the rope over an atm ~ 'hs poe. aud hr
had scarseIy reached the .roaui when
tie ns9rSs lsp,iy ,IsnsIe.I ~ the air aud
The iiFlBs ~ buIIets iBto his bply began.
The fslIov continuously dsBieI his guilt
aud uIa,ic n tleIsrrate rssss;aucs. but was
psvtpgvrteJ readily 10y the leaders u
the mob aud ssppa tie Ilsless body hung
limp from tile rude gssIIuvs aa,I tie salts.
iiesI ctyvJ melted away. leaving 1t ty he
removed in the ussf8s8s 10y an uf,lef II
tue mayer. CSfUser Green went down
from i;ucky ford aud held au iBgues.
vB Wednesday.
hebUe'ts MllieTs tue aEeI woman VINO
was the victim of the negro WalIacs's
Outrageous lust. vas a; one time fest.
dent " this locality. During tue winter
uf SIS she was employed as domestic
Uu the Wheeler raIlsb. jus; wes, II tUvu,
now known as shs L4ckey rsBch. slss is
now % yeats ~ age. aud Is said 10 have
lseeu tue mother of the fist white sifi
baby lsuSu in Colorado. tile child benz
tsoTu 10 the nysinisIsss somewhere usar
BreckimritIs,ss Ihc unfortunate woman
was Industrious assd was Un her way to
Destvr To- employ ment uIisu lhts assault
was iUstie uss'sI Issr. She had iyWrgWej
tiS- ia'ulry IUf bef iouruey from the
I,ssTJ ~ ssisugies u las Angeles. JaiIf 4.
aud naI given hef watch as sccunty Tor
lis pay nIesii. OHe ~ the stores current
Is that grey hsIrs, supposedly irUm the
Wvinan's head. were found on WaIIsces
ci,'tuimg. aud ttIs was cIie,l as part of
tIst., ,cIfctiHstAniIai svilsflce that tue in
turrat.4f twsftatlaf-.4 ssz.Al H. fustdfV tEsasr