The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-06-27
SERMON FAVORED LYNCHING
DELAWARE MINISTER QUOTED
FROM SCRIPTURE.
Said the Law Was Too sIow-Judges
to siame-oeorge White. a Con.
fesssd Slayer, Was Burned at the
stake-Soo People Present at the
Lynehing.

Presbyterian church. preached a sen
sationai sermon on the probable lynch.
ing OF White. He took his text from
Corinthians ana: Therefore, put
away from among ourselves that wick.
ed person"
In referring TO a speedy trial for
the negro. Rev. Elwood said:
Il call your especial attention TO that
part Of the text found in the eonstitn.
ton In which II says: I'm all criminal
prosecutions the accused shall enjoy
the right TO a speedy and public trial. +"
| "On the day Of this terrible crime
The officers arrested q man supposed
TO be guilty. He was taken before a
magistrate and held without bail He
is in jail and armed guards parading
about for his protection. waiting until
the middle Of September. Is that
speedy? Is IL even constitutional? Oh
honorable judges. call the court, estab-
fish precedent and the girls OF this
state. the wives OF the homes and the
mothers Of our Preside and our beloved
sisters will not be sorry and neither
viii you
And honorable judges" he con
iinued. III you do not hear and heed
these appeals and that prisoner should
be taken out and lynched. then let me
say 10 you with a full realization Of
the responsibility OF my words. even
as Nathan said TO King David OF old.
.fisr his soldiers had killed Uriah.
Thou are the man. so / would say
10 you; The responsibility for lynch.
Ing would be yours for delaying the
execution Of the law.
Should the murderer OF Miss Bishop
be iynehed' Yes. but only under one
condition. and that is this-if his trial
shall be delayed until September and
then. though he be proven guilty.
through some technically Of the law
or any undue influence upon either
judges or jury. he be not given capital
punishment then the citizens Of the
state should arise in their might and
execute the criminal and thus uphold
the majesty Of the law"
The LynehIna.
All is quiet in this community fol.
lowing the horrible iynching OF George
White. Helen Bishops confessed slay.
er. of the large moi that o.erpowered
The authorities. stormcd the New Cas-
tie county workhouse and dragged
from a cell the trembling wretch and
burned him al the stake. the identity
II only one Is publicly known. That
person IL Peter Smith a boy of 70
years. who fell when the workhouse
guards fired = volley into the ranks |
- the attacking mob The lad. who
was shot in the back. s. seriously /
wounded and will probably die.
After tho mob had completed its
work 81 vengeance the body OF the
negro raviSher and murderer was left
chained 10 the stake with the Ere
burning all around ~ and the members
u the iynching party went home.
rain which began falling later ex.
iinguished the Gre. and at daylight the
charrod body E;iIl hung limp in plain
sight Of passcTRby.
Public sentiment here. 30 far as ex.
presRed appears TO approve the lynch.
ng Of White. and Il is not believed
here will be any arrests.
Negro confesseS.
Whites confession was made lust ,
before tho torch was applied TO the ,
lille OF oil soaked bushes around him. :
te r. stated 10 have said:
I was sent by Mr.. Woodward to the !
'ornAcld. ! saw Mr.. woodward'R ,
laughter and intended to assault her. !
'ut couple of men came along. and /
did not disturb her Then saw the :
bishop girl, and followed her. Ilh
eiEcd her and asked her II she had any /,
money she would give me TO let her .
%. She gave me 60 cents. Then I
gain seized her and she cried, Please
ont hurt me- ! choked her and &C.
omplishcd my purpose. Then | ask.
her IL she was going to tell on me. =,
he said she was. I gave her a hack q
the throat with my knife and asked p
gain II she was going 10 inform on !,
'e. She said she was. and then | cut =
or throat twice again and left her. r
tier that ! went back to Mr.. Wood =
ard and told him there was no water :,
drink down there. and he sent me :,
ut soon LETT. Then I went back TO
he house and put on a white hat in.
cad Of the cap wore. You would =,
Of do this II | was a white man and :,
ID that" =,
The negros confession rendered the -
ready incensed crowd even more :,
Sperate. and some wanted 10 tear :,
IN limb from limb before they reach. y,
the scene Of his execution. The u
egro begged piteously not to be
irned. Although his sutferlngs were
rrible, White remained conscious and .,
Itional to the last. ~
While at times during the night -
ere were at least 5000 people around -
e workhouse the men who actually
ok part In the lynching did not mum.
n over 500. The leader was a man
ho said his name was Baker. and @,
at he was from Virginia. ~