The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-06-24
This Was All the Coroner Found Of
Negro Rayisher.
LYNCHING DETAILED.
White, Who Outraged aad Took the
Life of Mss Bishop, Suffered an
Awful Death Of Hands Of
an Angry Crowd.

found little else than a pile OF ashes
Seekers after grewsoms relics OF the
tragedy had carried away practically
all the small fragments Of bones left
unconsumed.
Resolutions denouncing the actions
OF the moo and calling for the pun
ishment Of the leaders were adopted
by Wilmington minlpters
Peter Smith. the boy who was shot
during the rush on the wcrkhouss. Is
suffering greatly from his wound. The
physicians say his condition is critical
No trace o. the other men reported 10
have been wounded during the attack
has been found.
The Judges Who pos poned action
upon the csse of the confessed assaIi-
ant of Miss bishop state that popular
prejudice and Indignation would have
preciuded tne possibility Of fair trial
Governor HUM says he viii confer
vtth Attorney General Ward. The lat
Ter mad" % statement in which he says
the state viii avail, the result Of the
coroner and every effort win be mad.
TO ascertain the names 81 the leaders
Coroner Mccormick has not Fixed the
date for me Inquest one arrest ws.
made by state Detective Francis. The
prisoners name was not dIsuIgsd BY
the police
Ars Bls1op ro'he~ Of the murdered
E'tt - IN a state q extreme nervous
hess, White Nas pat TO tea IN within
a Few feet 90 Jhe Bishop home. ami
the sire ST n" nrs could he PLAINLY
ss"n from the house
Al arrangement for n" horrible sx-
e'a'iou e Whtts acre complete. Rau~
dies Of 2tgaW @ero secured from a near-
by tsarr. and yton these we're piled dry
undeFbrash. Fence rails we're split and
added "a the pile hieh vas thorough
~ soaked Win kvtossue The negro
= a. bound from should~r 70 foot with
heavy rope ard tarovn upon the blaz.
inT pile
Before The tor b vas applied White
confessed hls guiit. and prayed for
| mercy.
The name ~ the mar taken into Gus
sody IL said 20 - Arthur Corwell. and
+, II said h. came from Baltimore lie
Is held on the charge Of murder
Colonel james McCou,b. wealthy
retired capitalist 81 Clsymont. near
| here. callad or the police authorities
| ard told them be would so ball for all
p rsoUs arrested ~ connection with
| the jyuehiug when he heard ~ Tues
4 ii -
the police station and offered 10 70 tn q
for The prlson@r- bat his the authori-
| ties would Not al'oN
Attorney Gerrrsl Ward said tia, he
expected more arrests that there were
twelve Leaders -u the mob. and that
| they Mould - arrested az soon as the
police could io--afe them.
| Rev Lr =. a Hishop father 81 The
| murdered EfTA % an interview d~p5oT
! ID tte uob ]aw ah{rh had terminated
| ths life ~ h.v 4a4Ehtsr's asssliaut He
| said. however that = Vas the imprDr-
sion a. the g.tE~rs iNat hal speedy
| trla' hssr promised the tragedy could
/ have been atsrts3 Mr bishop stated
| that PTS "lf" "aT in leilsat" health
but since hearing - the lyn,hsrg and
knosi ~ Whites confession she
/ 'h''H fffHf 20 POO.
re haa beer aware FOR several DAYS.
| he said. Of ths p8:pose ~ the giii-
zetss. ard had sn notified the police ~
| Wilmington ard Warden MeZ~rvs oG
| the <rw Castle county jail
Mr. Bishop sat ~ wfth his sick wlfa
| Sunday night ard when the mob ar
| rived with she N4sitm shouts could he
| heard az the house. the bedroom win
| fows % which command view of the
| spot where The negro was executed.
/ Mr. bishop. hearing the ss0uts ard
| The pistol shots became extremely nsr-
| vous and asked = the murderer was
] ir TIE hands - the mob. In order 90
/ quiet her. Mr. Bishop replied that The
| crowd was only celebrating No mem
| Der or ms tamIy was present al the
lynrhing
| while White VAS praying and con-
fesiRE the crowd vas struggling to
form a circle. Three or four men e~gsn
splitting rails ~ith which TO burn the
wretch u took so long TO get the fuel
ready that the crowd impatienuy cried
10 the leaders 20 proceed With the exc
cution-
When everything seemed abSut ready
q man, whose home Is said 70 be IN
Kentucky ROD" on "a horse To a near