Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-16
4, Va, Charged With Numbering
Policeman Leslie
,,yOR APPEALS TO THE MOB
!. ya,n-Jail Battered Down
go, Swinging Him Up Released
.u,ekory Bili," chased Negroe"

,.,in No.. April 15-An Infatuated
max an unknown negro from the
,n.and hanged him to a telegraph
" :, tbe corner OF Second and Wall
~ two blocks from the Jail
WV. '. negro was charged with having
,,rsd Policeman Leslie, who was
y. ANA last night in the Kansas
N.r railway yard while endeavoring
.,,o,t several negroes suspected of
ash -, .,.,.,..
psd taken refuge In u box car 10
.nder and when they failed TO do
y AIRED several shots at the car.
ming the shooting a negro shpped
s.a me car, and coming up behind
W ,~ roUceman, shot him through the
l' sgont o'clock this afternoon Lee
vsNorton aged 10, located the fugitive
slanqhter-house just east Of Jop-
me negro was armed with a rlile
"a dsded arrest. Fullerton slipped In
nv structure unobserved and crept
' hind the negro. Suddenly he
&c nj the unsuspecting fugitive
.shsfore resistance could be made he
"a the negro on his back with knife
4 Me- throat. The negro then sur
.,5ered his rifle, and pointing the
wapon at him, Fullerton marched him
al Of the building,
Win the assistance OF another man
4, negro was brought to Joplin ana
,,esd in fail. News of the capture
r,,a1 RAPIDLY and the Jail was
rssily surrounded by hundreds Of
,.oOle There were cries of Lynch
,n' and City Atty. Decker mount
I me fall steps and made a strong
VA IN behalf Of law and order. This
rnej to temporarily stay the mob,
Nj ala not appease 1t.
4 short time after Deckers speech
d. mob started in TO batter In the
ls Of the Jail. Every effort was made
pugent the entrance Of the mob, but
yhou, avail and within Is minutes
b hfurIated men had gained en-
tsncs to the jail and secured the
rnblng negro.
d he was dragged forth City Atty.
Isker again interfered and urged that |
b. nego be given a trial For half
a hour he spoke and the mob listened
b bin with the negro In their Gus
tly.
Al one time II seemed that the city
toney would win, as members OF the
40 began dispensing, but suddenly a
rush was made for the spot where
q negro was being held, and he was |
Aagged two blocks from the Jail, a |
ne fastened around his neck, and |
Ita the rope had been thrown over
h cross arm Of a telegraph pole a
Ese Of men attempted to pull the
no from the ground. As many more |
aied the negro and pulled TO prevent
IN being hanged.
Tor some moments II was a veritable |
II Of war, but reinforcements on the
NJ end Of the rope proved the |
srlgest and the negro, despite his (
R,estatlons Of innocence, was finally
mfg into the air and strangled to
Ah while shouts Of satisfaction
vat up from the mob. The name of
. negro was Thomas Giyard, aged
aFars. a stranger In Joplin.
lae first act Of the mob after hang
Z he negro was TO demand the re-
Ne from jail Of a local character
hWn as Hickory Bill" who was un-
u arrest on the charge Of assaulting
isgfo. In the hope that this would
risase the mob the prisoner was set
hs But the mob did not dispense.
instead a rush was made through
Mh street and every negro was
fsnltned of the street and fled to the
Ali part Of the city. where the col
" population resides. In this way
Degrees were driven from all parts
8 Ne city to the negro section. Then
y mob charged down on the section.
,als were thrown, doors and win
- Of negro houses were broken In,
y hnaly several houses were fred.
y apartment responded but many
. he houses were burned TO the
tV4ul The mob made endeavors to
tIshl the fire department from ex-
.sts.Snins the flames and were par
w Successful.
=. N lne officers OF the city, township
~ county were called out, but the
=. ~ swept them aside and proceeded
~ lne rloting, Mayor Trigg ran
~ ~. corner to corner and, mounting
y made earnest appeals to the
~ % cease but beyond cheering the
!, ~ voclferously the mob swept on
!, le Expectations continued. The
~, ~ We're hurriedly closed by the
+. wv The hundreds OF frenzled men
~, ,,soslhg The mob had vented their
\, - the north end OF the city,
IA '.Fhed TO the southern end where
~. number OF negroes. Their
wy were vacant and not negro