Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-03
GOV'MEVT MAY
INVESTIGATE II.
Lynchins and Burning q
Nego Rape Fend Near
Chickasha. Ind. Tes.
ATTACKED White GIRL
Then Mob Fined Hm--No Ose
Appoan 70 Know Mich
Ab0st he A1an.


Washington. n G.. July s.--Presi
denI Roosevelt Aas had his attention
called 10 me lsnchinx Ard burning u
th~ stake of The seeU near chsckA
shs. Indisn Territory. vho criminal,
assaulted iifle~n-yearold white chi
named Mary Robertsoa. Al ihe Incl
dent occurred In federal territory II /.
intimafed that The department u jns
lice win proceed 10 spprehead and
punish the members q the mob who
took the Law into their own hands.
The president'a posision On lynchins
II wsIl known. IN view u his recent
rebuke 70 Governor vardaman.
Msbsty krs~s AhsSs u
ekickasAa. !. r.. July s.--J. I. Dick
erson. United States federal Judge foi
this district. hss already served no
tice that ! special grand Jury Vim bs
empsnelled tomorrow 10 investigate
the case. and subpoenas VIII Be issueti
Tor every man thought 70 have had j
hand In the iynchinx. No one of the
members of The posse Who went from
here made any attempt n disguise on
concealment n sufficient evidence
can be had against them they will be
held 70 await the action of the court
90 far 4 has been found impossible IL
find ! man who was there and took
part In Il. or who remembers seeing
anyone whom he knew. This Il the
first iynchinE to take place In this
part of the territory since the old and
almost forsotlen days u borse thIev.
INK. Wild indians and cowboys.
Negro identified By Girl
The negro who met with a swift
vengeance IL the hands of infnriated
citiEens was positively identified by
Mary Robertson, the fifteen wear old
girl whom he outraged. and he. con.
fessed his crime. When captured he
was taken back 10 the scene Of the Is.
sault and hanged 70 nearby tree.
While still alive the body was taken
down and burned on an OIL soaked
pyre 81 brush and sticks. One Or two
groans were heard and the body was
seen.io writhe In agony as the flames
began envelopng their victim and
then All was still save The cracking
Of the fire.
Mary Robertson, the fifteen.year-olt
girl who was ravished by the negro.
Is the daughter Of Ira Robertson, liv.
Ing near the village of Womack. she
was walking along the road on her
way TO 4 neighbor's house when she
was attacked BY the black brute WIN
dragged her into a thicket.
Pesss orpsnixes
Tne girl made her way 10 the home
of 4 neighbor after the negro had ned
and told Of what had happened. I'M
mediately . posse was organized AMI
started In search Of the fiend. The
Rirl was able TO give good descrip.
'ion OF her assailant. She described
him rs wearing checked suit. being
Of rather light complexion and Of me.
dium height. Two other posses were
formed later and Joined ID the chase
Gave Two Names
Over 200 men were III the man hunf1
and they secured the surrounding q
country. The negro was finally locat.
ed BY one Of the possemen In a corn
field near the little town Of Bradley.
As soon as he saw he wae tIiscoverei ]
be threw up his hands and begged nor
TO be killed. Only one shot was fired
a him and 1t went wide OF the mark
The negro gave two different names.
To one person he said he was WIN
Davis of Marshall, Texas, ana 10 an
pther he claimed 10 be WIN Newbrishs1
of San Antonio.
Chickasha and Purcell officers want-
Cd the prisoner turned over tol
then but they were unable 10 get pos
sessiou Of him After the giri hal
him al her assailant Ne con
Eessed his crime and the mob. now
swelled TO over 500. prepared for the
ynching.
Womack negroes are said 10 bel
arming to wreak vengeance on the
whites and more trouble Is anticipat-
d before the affair is ended.