The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-27
WHO HAS CONFESSED DTo BRUTAL
CRIME ON MAYFiELD TELE.
PHONE OPERATOR.
MOB SURROUNDS JAIL
In Paducah Where Brute Was Taken
After Officials Had Eluded
Enraged Citizens of
Mayfieid.
Special TO the Bulletin.

lopeCldl 10 lIc Dullclii.
Padueah Ky, July Thousands
, Of enraged Kentgckians arc tonight
/ ciamoring for the life of Allen Siev-
ers, negro who has confessed to
brutally az assaulting Miss Ethel Nc
Clane, a pretty young telephone oper-
ator at Mayfeld, Ky, last evening.
Mayfield officials after eluding a
mob of 000 succeeded in bringing
the negro here ana locking him mp in
the county pail News of the ouragc
had reached here however. and the
citizens were already greatly excited
land tonight the streets around the
ia / were crowded and threats Of
Nnching the negro before day break
are being freely made
Several hundred Mayfield citizens
came to Paducah early tonight and
joined the mob
The jail is being carefully guarded
| by Sheriff Oglesbie and deputies and it
is thought that there is no possibility
Of the mob securing the negro as the
jail is strong enough to withstand all
a saults that may be made upon it,
Up to midnight no definite attempt
to get the prisoner had been made
but the mob was still growing In spite
# the efforts of the city and coUntv |
autohrities who have been busy ar
resting the ring leaders Of the MOB |
Over a score of arrests have been |
made and the jail and city hail is
crowded with agitaloCs,
The negro was secretly taken from |
the Mayfeld iail under a heavy guard |
OF deputies and driven down the rail- |
road track where an Illinois Central |
train was tagged and the negro
brought here
Story of the Crime.
Miss McClane was en- route home
from the office abou, sunduwn ycs'cr-
day evening and was more than half /
way to her dwelling when a negro
mar ran up behind her and demanded
to know if she had any money She
answered IN the negative
The black brute grabbed her aud at
TEMPTED TO kiss her
Miss McClauc fought bravoly to pre-
serve her honCrs and screamed aloud
for aid.
The scene of tho struggle was along;
side the railroad track about three
of a mile northwest of May
field and in an isolated district No
one heard her screams. and, struggling
In the arms of the black Gend. she
rolled down the embankment and into
, gravel pit
She fought until exhausted and un.il
Every article of her clothing was torn
nto shreds.
The black scoundrcl took advantage I,
If her unconscious condition 10 carr,
,ut his purpose and then ned. Isay
ng his victim bruised and bleeding ON
he ground
Her appeal. for help we're finally +,
answered by another coiprcd man.
answered by another negro mal. -
md saw the negro hurrying in a a.
direction -
Kelso Jet the negro pas. but rocog d.
llzcd him as "A man named Allen first
lame unknown who appeared al May
ield as hanger on of the circus ten .,
laws ago.
kelso went down into the gravel pit
nd found the brlliscT and half insane
irl She begged him 20 assist her 10
er home and en- route told her ter -
iblc ory between sobs and tears.
As soon a. possible Kelso sum :
loned assistance and notified The an "
1orities.
The news spread like Wild hrc and p
eforc 9 O'Clock a posse was iu pur- "
nit of the fleeing man.
herif Brand was 90 I'm bed and
ould not lead his men bat Chief Of
olice McNun acted in his stead. Cit
ems 80 the number of ~ or - joined ~
ie chief and deputy shcri6- az once "
nd every few minute ho crowd Of ~
alters grew larger. "
When ibo word was nashci io Nash ~
lle, The home of tho Cumberland "
telephone company. the management 'i'
nt instructions to Mas field auihori
p to spare no eyp1n-e in running
IWn the asslilant of its trusted cn-
oye.
All wires in thc tosu and county !"
ere placed 90 tbe disposal or the "l
8rChinr paris ana Tho company viii ~
~ Tor i'le Cs and hor cs used by an
e. fr8iiafs.
The town marshal st Winrn was
the alert an might and al daylight
rested a strange negro and hurried
in him 70 Mayfald He wa taken
fore Mis- McClaae. but she stated
that ne looked nothing Ike ~
tn
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