The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
GEORGIA MOB LYNCHES EIGHT.
MASKED MEN TAKE PRISONERS
FROM WATKINSVILLE JAIL.

Tic Them to Fence and Shoot to Death
All but One-White Man shares Ne
Eroes' Fate-Gov. Terrell Says It's Too
Late to Take Action in the Case Now.
WATKINsvILLE, Ca June "a hundred
white men, armed and masked, early this
morning robbed the county Jail at this
place OF nine prisoners and shot eight OF
them to death within two hundred yards OF
the center Of the town.
Seven Of the victims were negroes and
one was q white man. The ninth prisoner
escaped death by dropping as II killed at
the first volley. The mob supposed him
dead and left him wounded upon the ground,
where he was found later by the authorities
prison escaped being butchered because the
mob overlooked him. The victims OF the
mob were John Aycock, white; Richard
Allen, Lewis Robinson, Richard Robinson,
Sandy Price, Eugene VERIFY. Claude Elder
and Bob Harris, negroes Joe Patterson
was the negro wounded. He will recover
from his injuries
The cause OF the lynohing was the alleged
attempt of Sandy Price. one Of the negroes,
to assault Mrs. Weldon Dooley last tuesday
evening at her home near Watkinsville.
be was shot at several times by the crowd
which later captured him. There Is some
doubt az to the negroes intentions when he
entered the Dooley house. 1t may only have
been for robbery.
The recent murder OF II. l.. Holbrook
and his aged wife at their home four miles
violence visited upon the prisoners, az
four OF them were in jail awaiting trial on
charges Of completely in the Holbrook
tragedy. The white man, Aycock, was
among the number implicated in the kill
ing Of the aged couple Richard Robin
were his alleged companions in the crime.
Richard Allen was under sentence Of death
for murder, Sandy Price was charged with
attempted assault. Eugene VERIFY was
charged with burglary and Bob Harris
was charged with shooting two negroes.
1t was about midnight that the mob
marched to the Jail. Where the jailor was
called out and at the point Of q number OF
Ehhns s was fore zee, to surrender his keys
get inside The prison. Every cell was
opened and the trembling prisoner which
each contained was ordered ont. The
nine prisoners in single file were marched
to a spot about 200 yards from the jail
On the way to the place Of execution Aycock
vehemently protested his innocence and
begged the mob to spare his life He was
driven forward with the negroes, Most Of
the blacks went to their death without a
word.
When the prisoners and their captors
had arrived at a spot which seemed hest
suited to the desire OF the mob the nine
men were ranged in a row against fence
and each was bound to post. Then the
lynchers lined up and discharged volley.
Shotguns, pistols and rifles were used by
the ynchers, and their work was quickly
done. They dispersed quietly.
An examination by the jailer who had
been forced by the mob to accompany the
party to the scene OF the execution showed
that eight Of the men had been riddled with
bullets and were dead The ninth, a negro,
was found to be only slightly wounded
The post to which he had been bound was
torn and splintered by the bullets. He had
the presence Of mind 10 fall over as if dead
The rattle Of the volley awakened nearly
every one in the vicinity and half clad men
and women hurriedly left their homes to
learn the cause of tho firing
ATLANTA, Ga, juno 2o.-Regarding the
day at Watknsville, Gov Terrell
said
Il cannot too deeply deplore this horrible |
affair The people Of Georgia are abso-
lutoly opposed to mob violence and the best
citizens will join me in condemning the !
sh locking occurrence at Watkinsville. This
affair will be deplored by the entire coun-
try and none will be more sorry than the I!
law abiding citizens Of this State. Mobs
do not administer justice. They terrorize |
communities and prevent justice from be- |
ing done. 1t is OF course too late to take
any action in the matter now, as the men
are already dead. II an inkling Of this |
affair had reached the executive department |
In advance vigorous measures would have
have been ia ken to prevent II