The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-25
CRUEL, COWARDLY
AND COLDBLOODED
Hill Recital Still Further Incensed
the Mighty Multitude.
.gTACK ON WORKHOUsE
THRILLING AFFAIR
sster Was Thrown Upon the Men as
they Stormed the Institution,
bnS the Cell of the Crimi-
nal Was Reached.


~ applied to the Pile of oil-soaked
bushes around him, was an admission
Il Everything and more than had been
saarged against him. He is stated to
nave said: II was sent by MIR. Wood
ssrd to cornfield to try some corn.
saw Mr. Woodward's daughter and
intended to assault her, but couple
II men came along aid did not dis
A,fb her. Then I saw the Bishop girl
ma / followed her. I seized her and
liked her IL she had any money; If she
vpuld give 1t to me / would let her go.
die gave me so cents. Then I again
tslzed her and she cried, Please don't
kart me-. I ehoked her and accom-
pished my purpose. Then I asked her
i she was going to tell on me. and she
aid she was. / gave her hack in the
throat with my knife and asked again
she was going to inform on me. She
s1ies again and left her. After that
Event back to Mr.. Woodward and told
blm there was no good water to drink
doWn there, and he sent me somewhere
sse. ] went back once, but soon left.
4hen | went to the house and put on
white hat instead Of the cap wore.
Foi would not do this IL / was white
nd did that
The negro's confession rendered the
1lfeady incensed crowd even more des-
6erate and some wanted to tear him
1inb from limb before they reached the
8ene of execution. The negro begged
fiteonsly to not be burned, but no mer-
III was shown the cu1prit, and although
Als sufferings were terrible, White re-
mained conscious and rational to the
While at times during the night there
&ef4 af least 5000 people around the
#1ykhonsee, the men who actually took
&Atf iii the lynching did not number
Ueer TOO. The leader was q man who
1sid His name was Baker and that he
MI from Virginia. His face was ia
hilIAf 10 most people and II ss believed
y Ii resident OF Wilmington. al
zor the purpose of leading the mob.
T1e lynching is believed to have been
~ result Of a plot which Was concerted
evesal days ago and was to have been
6af into execution Saturday night. but
nj that occasion there was misunder-
tAndink and the attempt failed. Early
&0nday morning word was passed
4fontfa that an attack was to be made
M the prison at 10 o'clock that night
xa1 Tile men who were to participate
III we're to meet at Prices Corner half
"A hour before that time. The report
fEined wide circulation, but most OF
IN beopfe who were not actually con-
tfned ID the plot were Of the opinion
kAt the plan would not be carried out.
IL result of the reports. however,
411pie Hooked toward the workhouse
1I11y IN the evening, but majority of
lhese went out of curiosity, although
#l(ef they reached the prison many
Asd the attacking party. The police
2lnarfment was advised during the
of the contemplated attack and
ftv policemen in charge Of Chief
a|6nk and Captains Evans and Kane
&4Ez{ tp the workhouse. This was at
4<loek Monday night. There were sew
01 thousand persons at the. prison at
aAs time and the officers were power
s against such large numbers, so
sz<x entered the building to assist the
1afds In an effort to protect the pris-
sef During one of the PUSHES made
The crowd several shots were ex-
ased and Peter Smith. boy OF
e'He years. of Wilmington, was shot
PIE back and seriously injured. he
now III q hospital In this city. The
e0llnE did not have any effect on the
md ether than to frighten few of
lawns surrounding the wprkhouse,
they returned with endorsements
aided those who were striving to
M the negro's cell.
nm arriving at the workhouse the
lost no time In preliminary prep
A&4Qn Crowds advanced in FROM OF
FL eeStfbule Of reception hall and de-
Med admittance TO the Jail Their
n4lld was refused by the guards
they were deluged by stream OF
<s* from @ FIRE fighting equipment
AZ Institution. This did not lessen
eaeerness of the Desiegers, who inn
l1fely began an assault upon the
doors. Chief OF Police Black
MED to the crowd The first man
comes In this corridor will be
man said to be from the south
me- one of the heavy sledge ha1f-
and as he attacked the steel
|s1s, cried. Then you had better
ne for the first one. Z
addition to Peter Smith. youth
nasne is not known was wounded
the shooting.
lssle about 900 men and boys were
atl1g the front of the Jail several
asld sympa thizers lined up out
put took no part in the attack.
plainly IN favor Of Iynehfr1s
leaders told Chief Black ana
Meserve they intended to SET
ssi'o II they had 10 break every
sx1s IL the place and argu ed that
useless expense Ii the county