The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-27
THE DEAD.


white, shot dea by Mayfield.
FATALLY WOUNDED.
Adam Merry, white, shot through
head by volley from Jail.
h Hines, white, shot in neck and
shoulders by volley from Jail.
The Injured.
ohm Devore. right thigh mangled by
load of bucksh0t.
Adam Murray, shot In forehead: Will
recover
= RicInell buckshot in right leg.
Clement Mobaker, buckshot in right leg
and arm.
Edward Hart shot in right hand.
a Swafford. injured internally.
Fred Lorenz bucksot in both legs.
William Latin. buckshot in both arms.
Harry Reddick, OF Taplin, HIS, buck
shot in left foot and leg.
Two unknown men wounded in the arms
and hands with buckshot. refused to give
names.
Henry Slade of Pavilion Heights. buck
shot In left side
Two unkno7n men. one shot in left
arm and the other in the hand; refused 10
give names.
Unknown young man. wound In head.
Four negroes. beaten into insensibility.
Unknown woman, carried away in Il
buggy.
DoilNititf ltlS-s JuiS ms ~ - ia
the throes of race war One negro. ].
r. MayfeId. from Evansville. Ind. who
tonight shot and killed Henry Cater
man, white, has already been lynched
by mob Of 900 men, who were later
fired upon by the sheriff and several
men wounded
The mob Is after James Wilson, a
negro who has confessed to brutal
assault on Mrs Thomas Burgess.
wife of a farmer at Alvin. Ills, just
north OF here The Mayfeld negro
met his fate while the mob was on the
wav to lynch Wilson. The angry throns
vas passing down East Main street when
the negro became involved in an alterca-
ton with some or IT'S members They
started after him and ne pulled gun,
firing into the crowd.
One White Man Shot.
Henry Gatterman, young butcher
who has recently returned from Fortress
Monroe, fell MORALLY wounded and ex-
pired in a few seconds. The negro
turned and fed, but was caught by the
officers within a block of the scene of
me Tragedy anu hui iCN ~ eAiS PS-AN~
station with the mob in hot pursuit
Temporarily diverted from their march
10 the county Jail, the officers with their
prisoner took refuge in the city build
ing, barricading themselves behind the
door of one of the offices.
They could not check the MOB. how
ever. for it secured a long pole and
proceeded TO batter down section of
the wall and the door. both OF which
were very thin. On account Of the over
whelming numbers Of the mob it was
useless Tor the officers to resist.
The negro was hurriedly seized and
rushed to the spot where he had shot
Gown Gatterman.
Negro Hanged on Telephone Pole.
Ia was the work OF an instant to throw
rope around his neck ana swing him
up to the nearest telephont pole. The
mob did not delay long, but waited To
see that their victim was dead. His life
was slowly strangled out and he was
left hanging while the mob proceeded
70 the county Jail, where it Is now pre-
pairing to storm the Jail and capture
Wilson. 1t does not seem that the officers
can successfully resist long, and the only
hope Is that they may be able to save
the second negro by some ruse.
Wilson it is charged. went to the Bur
CESS farm house while Mrs Burgess
alone. and told her he was hungry. While
she was getting something TO eat he
entered the kitchen and seized her II
fed. leaving her half dead. Afterwards
she managed to crawl to the nearest
farm house, where she told her story.
4 posse of officers started in pursuit Of
the negro, and when Wilson was cap
tured he was hurried to the county jail
to prevent lynching. Aere the negro
confessed.
Three other negroes have been attacked
by members of the mob and severely
beaten. One of them is Ben Rich and
the other two are said to be from Evans
vile, Ind
Just as the mob was preparing to storm
the jail some one suggested that they go
hack and cut down the dead negro. The
suggestion was Immediately acted upon.
Rushing back TO the scene of the lynch
ing the mob cut down the victim and
carried the body on run back to the
public square in front of the jail Hay,
store boxes and barrels were collected
and the corpse was thrown upon the pile.
A torch was applied and the flames snot
up.
While the mob's victim burning
several men fired bullets into the flames.
Several knives were drawn, with which
they hacked the burning corpse. The
cars were chopped off and the feet which
rrotruded from the flames were hacked
To pieces
Attack on the Jail.
When the mob had done everything ITS
fury could suggest it turned again TO the
iafl. in front of which was still shoulder
ing the human bonfire. y fence rail was
procured as A batterng ram and the mob
charged the Jail door. Inside. guarding
the prisoners. were Sheriff r. d. Whit