The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-26


and he drew a revolver, firing into the
crowd.
Fell MOrtsTy Wounded. >
Henry Getterman, a young butcher,
fell mortally wounded and expired
Within few minutes The negro fed
but was caught by officers within a
block OF the scene and hurried to the
police station. with the mob in hot
pursuit, temporarily diverted from their
march to the county Jail
The officers with their prisoner took
refuge in the city building, barricading
themselves behind the doors of one OF
the offices. They could not check the
mob, however for IL secured a long
pole and battered down section of
the wall and, the door, both of which
were fraiL On account of the over
whelming- numbers of the mob it was
useless for the officers to resist The
negro. was seized and rushed to the
spot where he had shot down Getter-
mau. IL Was the work of an instant
to throw a rope around his neck and
swing him up TO a telephone pole,
Wild Work of Mob.
After his life had been slowly
Slfangled out. he was left hanging while
HE mob proceeded to the county iail.
-ltter going a short distance. how
ever the mob changed its mind, faced
about and returning 10 the scene of
the lynching cut Mayfeld's body down.
Ihey rushed IL TO the principal square,
built q bonfire and, hacking the body
q pieces with knives, pitched il in
tnc midst of the flames. For a while
they watched II burn and then, coming
to q realizati on of their first mission.
u iynch Wilson. they once more re-
sumed their march 10 the county Jail.
-, sheriR Was Prepared.
The sheriff and his deputies h,s ex-
peCted an attack and made a strong
sand. The Sheriff refused the demands
Tor Wilson and threatened to shoot If
the mob committed an overt act The
mob, now worked up to an intense state
vi excitement. became frenzied in its
determination to reach Wilson. and in
IFS fury threatened TO lynch the sheriff,
his deputies and a negro turnkey
Finally they charged the jail and the
sheriff and his 1deputies fired. wOunding
THREE members OF the mob. one fatally
The. mob, being repulsed, sent TO a
neighb0rinsi mining camp for dynamite
ana threatened to again attack the
Wilson's Crime.
WILSON, il is charged. went to the
Burgess farmhouse while Mrs. Burgess
was alone and begged food. While she
was getting him something TO eat he
seized her He fed. leaving her half
dead she managed 20 crawl TO
neighboring farmhouse and gave the
alarm,
A posse OF officers started in pursuit
of the negro. and when Wilson was
captured he was hurried 10 the county
jail 70 prevent lynching. There the ne
gro confessed
Three other negroes have been at
tackled by members of the mob and Sc
verely beaten.
During the height of the excitement
woman mounted . drygoods box in
the street and shouted
XIII the sheriff! He has shot more
than one white man on account of
negro"
Sent For Dynamite.
After the fusillade the mob recoiled
FOR few minutes. but immediate prep
arations were made for another at
tack. A message was sent to a mining
camp at Westdeld, H.. 90 bring over
dynamite TO blow up the jail. and the
mob leaders were notified that two min
ers had started for the explosive They
were heavily armed and riding swift
horses.
Company K, a colored troop. has its
headquarters here, and the officials
have prepared to call it out Leaders
Of the mob declare they will try to
kill the entire company if st comes out
on the edges Of the square at mid
night two unknown negroes lay i'm the
gutter. They were beaten into insensi-
bility with clubs in the hands of white
citizens.
Wild With Excitement
Nearly 200 men and women from Al