Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-02
LYNoHING OF NEGRO FINDS PUBLIC
APPROVAL.
NO ARRESTS TO BE MADE
ENoRMITY OF CRIME HELD To JUS
THY AIT.
number of Men bent on Vengeance Too
Great for tn Officers to Cope with
A Boy in the Crowd 1. Very
BADLY Injured.

Wilmington, Del, June 2i.-All Is
quiet III this community today, fol-.
owing the horrible lvnchlng of
George White, Helen Bishops con-
rcssed slayer, at an early hour this
morui 2.
q! the mob Of ueaIly 5000 that
Ovetpowered the authorities stormed,
The Newcastle county workhousc and
dragged from his cell the Il, mbing
wretch, aud burned him at the stake
The name of only one is publicly
known. That person is little Peter
smith, twelve years old who fell when
the workhouse guards fired volley
into the ranks of the attacking mob.
The lad was struck by bullet
which entered his back, and Is
tho gbt to have penetrated his kid
nnyS AT the Homeopathic hospital,
where the Injured boy was taken, 1t
was slated at o'clock this morning
that he - in serious condition.
After the mob had completed its
awful work OF vengeance the body of
the negro ravisher and murderer was
left chained to the stake with the
fire burning all around it, and the
members of the lynching party went
home.
A rain which began falling later
extingulshed the fire and at daylight
the charrcd body still hung limp in
In plain sight OF passersby.
Public sentiment here, so far as ex-
pressed, appears to approve the lynch
lrg Of White, and 1t is not believed
there will be any arrests.
Whites confession, made Just be-
fore the torch was applied to the oil
Soaked bushes around him, was an
admission of everything and more
than had been charged against him.
He is stated to have said;
i was sent by Mr.. Woodward 20
the cornfeld to hoe some corn. l
saw Mr., Woodwarq's daughter aud
intended to assault her, but couple
Of men came along and | did not dis
tu b her. Then / saw the Bishop girl
ana followed her. / seized her and
asked her if she had any money she
would give me tn let her 60. She
e I'VE me sixty cents. Then l again
seized her and she cried: please
don't Kurt me-. / choked her and
accomplished my purpose. Then l
asked her If she was going to tell on
me She said she was. | gave her
Il hack in tie throat with my knife
and asked again if she "aS going to
inform on me. She said she was,
u I'd then / cut her throat twice again
and left her.. After that | went,
back to Mr. Woodward and told him
there was no good water TO drink
down there, and he sent me some
where else. / went back once, but
so left. then l went back to the
house and put on white hat in
stead Of the cap wore. You would
! not DO this if | was a white man and
did that.
The negro's confession rendered
the already incensed crowd even
more desperate and some wanted to
,ear HIM limb from limb before they
;eached the scene Of execution. The
AegtO begged piteOusly not to be
5urned, but NJ mercy was shown the
| !1lprlt. and although his sufIerlngs
we're terrible, White remained con
inious and rational to the last.
While at times during the night
rhere were at least 5000 people around
| .he WJrkhOuse, the men who actualJ
y took part in the lynchlng did not
| number over 500 The leader was
nan who said ne was from Virginia.
Ills face was familiar to most people
tnd 1t is Believed he is a resident of
! Wilmington, although some say he
sad been imported for the purpose Of
! hadng the mob.
The lynChlng is believed To have
5een the result Of plot which was
!oncocted several days ago and was
20 have been put into execution Sat
arday night, but on that occasion
there was understanding and
he attempt failed.
Cotton Again on the Up Turn.
New York, June 24.-One of the