Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-23
NEGRO IS LYNCHED
BY MOB AT ANNAPOLIS
Masked Men Take Firnd From
Annapolis Jail.
PERFORATED BODY WITH BALLS
Had Committed FeIonIous Assault, on
White Woman and Confessed His
Crime, Stating that He Would Have
Done Il Dead or Alive.


Done Il Dead or Alive.
Annapolis, Nd, Dec. 22.-Henry
Davis. alias Henry Chambers. ne
gro, who committed felonious as
sault on Mrs. John Reid. Of Browns
VILE, miles from Annapolis, last
Friday, and who had confessed his
crime, was taken from tie jail Fri
day morning and lynched by a mob
Of about 60 masked men. He was
strung up and his body, riddled with
bullets.
The jail Is situated In Calvert street
in the western section OF the city aud
Is quite isolated, The mob had no
difficulty In securing the prisoner.
Taking him from his cell they car
ried him along The road leading 10
the scene Of his crime. The plans
OF the lynehers were kept quiet as no
one except those who participated in
Il knew anything about what was TO
take place. Their movements were
carefully guarded.
In q statement made after the man
was taken from bls jail. Deputy
Sheriff Snlallwood, said that about 2
o'clock a man appeared outside the
jail and rang. He said he had a
prisoner. Deputy Reuben I. Small
wood saw that he had no prisoner
and refused 10 admit him. whereupoa
he left. Soon Rfterward a mob OF
about 60 men appeared before the jail
with a whipping post and endeayOred
TO batter down tho door. Unsuc-
cessful with that means they pro-
cured a sledge and pick, and mafas
cd to break a hole through the door
In which one Of them erawled aud un-
locked the door. Then Ave or Elk
men entered the building and pro-
ceeded to the wardm's room, where
they encountered Warden Taylor.
Deputies SmalIwood ana James G.
Grouse, and Night Watchman Mar
cellus. AZ the point OF a pistol the
warden surrendered the keys. In
few mOments more Davis was Sc
cured and carried out bodily. lie
made no resistance. His appear
ance outside the Jail was greeted with
yells. Tie was kicked and beaten BY
members OF the lynehing party and 10
tow miDues was taken 10 Brickyard
Hlll on the Annapolis, Baltimore and
Washington railroad line.
Here Davis was closely questioned
and again admitted THAI be had as
sanlted hts victim. and repeated that
be would have done Il living or dead.
Az be made this assertion. those
who heard him raised cry, q rope
waa quickly knotted and che moose
slipped over HIS head.
By thia time Davis was nearly un-
conscious frOm frleht and the Blows
which bad been rAincd upon him.
Z whlle IN this condition Davis vas
AOlriod up 70 the limb a q tree.
Alhosi before hls feet had Jeff TIE
ground !, = revolver cracked and q bull
let cut a gasa through his scalp. 4
vas the sienA FOR gvneral nrIEg. and
a. least ioo balloss mus have ridaiai
Ms body.
AMER q tev minutes ths body vas
cat down. and pieces q m rope and
elothin9 wcrV taken ~ many a. soa-
veDlra. The mob then dlipersed
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known. bat reliable witnesses 10 the
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Nho composed h were young o. sp-
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