The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-23

from here. They came from every
where including Wilmington and the
small towns TO the south of Prices
corner.
Virginian Led Mob.
Last nights lack of a leader was
supplied by a Virginian, whose iden-
tity IL the confusion and excitement
could not be learned. The police Of
Wilmington and the cOnsta bles tried
to. diSperse the growing crowd but
without avail 1t was evident that
hundreds came for mere curiosity but
with the spirit pervading the thronS
and then actively Joined it. The real
leaders were few in number. but they
did their work We'll
Warden Was Prepared.
It was after 10 o'clock when the
march to the work house. a mile away,
was taken u.
The chief warden Of the work house
and his guards. who have been almost
constantly on duty since the negro was
landed in the prison. had been warned
Of the coming Of the mob. and pre-
pared to defend the man at all cost
Armed with pistols, shOtguns and
other weapons, the mob soon reached
the building. A battery Of railroad
ties soon carried away the great outer
doors of the work house. What was
going on outside the lookup was not
known to the mob, nor did it seem to
care.
Doors Battered Down.
The second. third and fourth doors
were battered down by the forward
leaders Of the attacking party. amid
the calls and cheers Of those who were
pressing forward from the rear.
Then the wOuld-be lynchers were
momentarily halted by a hail of bull
lets from the defenders. but they were
pressed forward by those in the rear.
More shooting was heard and there
WAS scramble 20 get out. but the
drawer ones in the attacking party
stood their ground In the fusillade
that followed four persons fell all
members Of the mob.
Wounded to the Heart.
They were quickly carried to the rear
and attended by those who were not
brave enough 10 be at the front. Three
Of the wounded were men and one a
boy. None of them in the confusion
could be identified except the boy, who
is said TO be Peter Smith. aged II
years
The warden did not wish to slaughter
the mob in the prison corridor and he
directed that the fire hose be turned
On the crowd This held them for
time. Then Il rush was made and the
guards were brushed aside.
Dragged From His Cell.
There were many negroes confined in
the prison, but, with the aid of a man
who knew White he was quickly found.
His cell door was battered open AMI the
covering and accused man. begging for
mercy, was dragged from the cell and
the prison.
When the crowd outside heard that
success had crowned the efforts Of the
lynchers a great cheer went mp.
Attempts were made to shoot White
on the spot, but the leaders of the
crowd would have nothing but his life
at tho stake Resistance on the part
of the negro was useless. for his hands
were tied behind him.
Marched to His Doom.
Then the march to. the place of execu-
ton. just as though II was a march
to the gallows in a prison. was taken
up
1t then became evident that a plan of
execution had been prepared previously.
but who the planners were is not known
at this writing.
With toches to lead the way and with
1000 persons following the negro. he was
led to the road and TO almost the, ver.-
spot where the assault took place
White was given a last chance to speak
and he confessed the murder of the
girl
Chained to the Stake.
A stake had been arranged by an ad-
vance guard White was quickly chained
to the post and the dry underbrush
soaked with oil was ignited. and the hor-
rlble execution was on.
White. suffering intense agony. faint
ed, land his body hung limp. Shots were