The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-11
illinois NEGRO LYNCH[D.
Mob Takes a Colored Man from jail
at Belleville and Hangs and
Burns Him.
BODY DRAGGED THROUGH The STREETS.
uis Crime Was Shooting of Superin-
tendcnt of Schools for Refusing to
Renew His Certificate ms Il Feacher
-Lynchers Make No Attempt 10
Conceal Identity.

Belleville, H., June Sc. H..
Wyatt, negro who Saturday after
noon shot Superintendent OF Schools
Uertel because the latter had refused
to renew his certificate as teacher,
| was taken from the Jail at 1880
o'clock Saturday night by mob OF
more than 1000 furious men and
lynched. Wyatt was probably beaten
to death in the fight at the Jail, but
the limp body, terribly disfigured,
was dragged through the streets, the
recipient of kicks and blows, to the
public square, where 1t was strung up
to telegraph pole.
Burn the Body.
Meanwhile some one in the party
suggested burning the body, and oil
was hastily brought. The corpse was
cut down, placed on a pile Of inflam-
mable material, thoroughly saturated
with OIL and set on fire. When it had
burned to an unacceptable crisp the
mob quietly dispersed.
Earlier in the evening mob Of
Bellcville people made an attack on
the Jail, but were repulsed. This en-
couraged the authorities to believe
that danger of a lynching had been
averted. However. the residents OF
Freeburg, the home town OF Prof.
Hertel, had been arming themselves
and organizing. Shortly after II
o'clock they began to arrive in Belle
vile in small groups. attracting no
attention.
Jail Surrounded.
Joining with the Belevlle people,
they surrounded the Jail, and while
one party made n demonstration IN
front to divert the attention Of the
guards the main body made a swift
descent upon the unprotected rear
and battered down the doors. The
jailer and his deputies were speedily
overcome and the mob swarmed
eel! containing the negro was broken
down and he was dragged forth, limp
and trembling with fear. The ours
ing, bowling mob struggled and
fought for an opportunity to admin
lister kicks and blows to the victim.
just as he was being dragged from
the building some one struck him a
| terrible blow on the head with a
sledge hammer that had been used
to batter down the doors.
Victim Knocked senseIess.
This probably caused his death, or
at least rendered him insensible to
the further tortures the mob had In
mind for him. Dragging the sense
less body block to the square, 1t
was speedily hanged to telegraph
pole. At first fire was built under
the swaying corpse, but this was not
satisfactory to majority of the ex-
ecutioners, who demanded n bonfire,
and the body was then cut down and
moderated. The members of the
lynching party made no attempt al
concealment.
Failed to Identify.
Belleville, H., June 9.-At the IN
quest yesterday over the remains of
Dave Wyatt, the negro lynched here
Saturday night, no testimony which
would tend to impicate anyone In the
lynching could be elected from the ten
witnesses examined The coroner's
jury declined to wait for the arrival OF
all witnesses, and after hearing ten
men, including Mayor Kern, verdict
that Wyatt met his death at the hands
Of parties unknown was returned.
LynchInR In the south.
Macon, Ga, June 9.-W. Copeland
Winslow, Jr., whose father was one OF
the leading members Of the Georgia
bar, was instantly killed by n negro
named Banjo" Peavy on the formers
farm near Fort Valley yesterday after
noon. The negro was captured and
hanged by mob.