The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-24
CRUES0ME RELICS.
Continued from First Page.

he deplores the lynching of White and
its consequent reflection upon the good
name of Delaware. Judge Grub also
explained the action of the court in re-
fusing to call a special session of the
grand jury for the indictment of Miss
Bishops murderer He says the trial
would have been attended by such pub
lie clamor and prejudice that fair
trial would have been impossible, and
the court would have been compelled
to grant the motion of the prisoner S
counsel for a change of venue. once
the prisoner was moved to the insecure
Jail of Kent county or Sussex county,
he might have escaped.
At the county Workhouse to-day
everything was quiet. Warden Me
serve with his guards was on duty ana
had hundreds of callers, to whom they
refused admittance. The large douple
doors at the main entrance have peen
carried away entirely and not a vestige
remains.
CIergymen Outraged.
Nearly all the clergymen in the CITY
held a meeting to-day and passed res
olutions, saying:
row, indignation and shame at the law
lessness and anachistic demonstration
that has brought reproach upon our
commonwealth" and insisting upon
the sanctity of the law and the neces.
sity for confiding in the integrity OIL
our courts of justice. -
Whites confession just before the
torch was applied to the pile OF OIL
soaked wood that burned him, was an
admission of everything and more imam
that had been charged against hlm'
He is stated to have said:
story, of a Fiend.
"I was sent by Mr.. woodward to the
corn field to get some corn. saw
Mr.. Woodward's daughter and intend
ed to assault her, but a couple 81 men
came along in a wagon, and old poC
disturb her Then l saw the 6lsnop
girl. and l followed her. | seized heI,
and asked her if she had any money
she would give me to let her go. one
gave me 60 cents. Then selzeu ~
and she cried. please don't hurt me.
IT choked her and accomplished my
purpose. Then / asked her IL sne was
going to tell on me. She said sne W.tS.
/ gave her hack in the throat win
my knife, and asked again IL she was
going to inform on me. Sne salu onS
was. and then I cut her tnrodt WV
again, and left her. After tnat Me YEN
back to Mr.. Woodward and told MN
there was no good water to drink down
there. and he sent me somewhere eIse.
/ went hack once but soon leIt linen
I went hack to the house ana put Oh q
white hat instead of the cap thaI
wore You would not do this II were
q white man and did that
Mob Pushed Its Work On
The leader. was man who said his
name ySas Raker. and that he was
from Virginia. His face was tanlilar
10 most of the people and II Is pc
lieved that he is a resident Oh WI,
mington, although some say ne IA"
been imported for the purpose OIL ieau-
ing the mob. ...,a.a
The police department was adVise1
during the day of the contehip ILL.,
attack. and thirty policemen, ii Cn lli
of Chief Black and Captains SNalls
and Kane went TO the WORK house.
There were several thousand persons
al the prison az thai time, ana the OF :
ficers were pOwerless against hueh
large numbers, 20 they entefen HAe
building 10 Assist the guards ~ an
effort 20 protect the prisoner lhs
leaders Of the mob were cool ana
determined Warden MeRerYe 100
them White WAS IN cell ". in the thira
story. IN order - prevent unpeeenAai p
destruction Of the property ~ toIe
the leaders bow 70 diseonneet ~" cen
door.
White fought desperately FOR bis ilfe
in flo little irOu cage cell and kpofk-
- down fbe fraf man who apWpnch-
"a hl5n The leaders agaln shpNfe
their clear-heaiedness ahd "ne ~
them. powerful man, eifppfp ~"
Herd before aug oue could strike tsf