Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-16
A. Va, Charged With Numbering
| Policeman Leslie
,yOR APPEALS TO THE MOB
., vain Jail Battered Down
~ sulupins Him Up Released
,,,tory BilI,o chased Negroe"

,.,,, No.. April 15.---An Infatuated
,oos an unknown negro from the
al and hanged him to a telegraph
" =, A. :, the corner of Second and Wall
@ TWO blocks from the Jail
s negro was charged with having
..,3,red Policeman Leslie, who was
Asod last night In the Kansas
a.r ,ouway yard while endeavoring
:" 49,, several negroes suspected of
OFF. ...o, oo,,roos
N' Goa taken refuge In a box car to
wy 40 and when they failed to do
'D,'"e red several shots at the car.
SIog the shooting a negro slipped
.." The car, and coming up behind
" n'D uoBceman, shot him through the
li a., o'clock this afternoon Lee
r 49, aged 10, located the fugitive
daughter house just east OF Jop-
me- negro was armed with a rifle
" daded arrest Fullerton slipped IN
~ structure unobseryed and crept
IShjnd the negro. Suddenly he
- al the unsuspeeting fugitive
"a hsfore resistance could be made he
| IA ,be negro on his back with a knife
!, Ma throat The negro then sur
,,5sred his rifle, and pointing the
,sspon at him. Fullerton marched him
a Of the building.
Win the assistance OF another man
4, negro was brought to joplin and
.s,ss in iail News of the capture
,.,.ad rapidly and the jail was
s.sily surrounded by hundreds of
,.oole There we're cries of Lynch
,~a and City Atty Decker mount
! ,he iall steps and made a strong
VA IN behalf Of law and order This
sre to temporarily stay the mob,
d. dld not appease II.
4 short time after Decker's speech
4, mob started in to batter In the
IA the jail. Every effort was made
nrrsyent the entrance of the mob, but
yiAot avail, and within 10 minutes
"a inhlrated men had gained en-
i5sce to the Jail and secured the
rambling negro 49,
Nhe was dragged forth city Atty.
baker again interfered and urged that
h, negro be given a trial. For half
q hour he spoke and the mob listened
: hin with the negro in their GUS
n.y.
A one time II seemed that the city
uoney would win, as members OF the
ID began dispensing, but suddenly a
u,h was made for the spot where
n negro was being held, and he was
nggei two blocks from the Jail, a
Nd fastened around his neck, and
+ ris the rope had been thrown over
T q cross arm of telegraph pole
me Of men attempted TO pull the
aEo from the ground. AS many more
knd the negro and pulled TO prevent
ID being hanged.
Fof some moments it was a veritable
h q war, but endorsements on the
/ tN end Of the rope proved the
rNigest and the negro, despite his
Eisstatlons Of innocence, was finally
mug into the air and strangled to
iah, while shouts Of satisfaction
not up from the mob. The name OF
&, negro was Thomas Gilyard, aged
sgan a stranger In Joplin.
be first act OF the mob after hang
b he negro was to demand the re-
as from Jail Of local character
h'gn as Hickory Bill" who was un-
h arrest on the charge of assaulting
lago. In the hope that this would
tisase the mob the prisoner was set
" Blu, the mob did not dispense,
hNead a rush was made through
Aa street and every negro was
Nl,ltned Of the street and fled to the
hNh part Of the city, where the coli
m population resides. In this way
Y negroes were driven from all parts
NE city TO the negro section. Then
mob charged down on the section.
WAS were thrown. doors and win
Us Of negro houses were broken in,
y hhally several houses were fired,
apartment responded, but many
We houses were burned TO the
fgl1d' The mob made endeavors to
tHenl The fire department from ex-
.tlsnlhg the flames and were par
a.y successful.
A lhe officers OF the city, township
county were called out but the
~ swept them aside and proceeded
"a lhe rioting. Mayor Trigg ran
~ corner to corner and, mounting
" made earnest appeals to the
~ % cease but beyond cheering the
!. NJ 'oclferously the mob swept ON
ne Expectations continued. The
alI. ''' '''N ~ '"0
A'f The hundreds of frenzied men
lo'lng the mob had vented their
'.l 10 the north end Of the city,
'ushed to the southern end. where
d number Of negroes. Their
's were vacant and not a negro