The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03

M0blle, Ala, OCT. Z.-Roy Hoyle, q
special officer Of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad and one Of the most widely
known and best liked men in this
vicinity was painfully wounded and
Alderman Sidney Lyons. chairman of
the City Council Of Mobile. was slight
lv wounded in the hand tonight during
a fight at the county Jail between depu-
ty sheriffs and a crowd of men deter
mined to capture Dick Robinson. q
young negro. The mob Is still hunt
ing the negro and will lynch him II
possible.
The negro who is only seventeen
years Of age and was said to be wear
ing his first pair Of long trousers. to-
day attacked Ruth. tho IL year old
daughter Of Blount sossaman. who
lives about three miles from here. The
girl was passing Q secluded spot not far
from her homo when she was attack
ed. Later she was found lying un-
conscious by the roadside and was TAX
en- to her home.
Detectives were placed on the track
NJ The negro and within three hours
he was captured. When found. ne
had substituted his short pants for the
trousers he had had on earlier in the
day. He was taken before tho Sossa-
man girl who at once Identified him.
Deputy, steriff Fatch. knowing that the
life NJ the negro would be taken by
a mob II he brought him into this city
caused him to be conveyed to q station
.evera, miles up the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad He was not taken to the
TAIL at all and was at least eight miles
...,, ,,s c,tv when the mob which was
,o...,,,rsd TO have him approached the
building. ...
..v~r.l Assaults Recently.
rn.v. been several assaults OF
|,..s sroroen near Mobile WITHIN tne
S.eAks and the news OK tnif
;assst outrage caused. intense exc.re,
mant AZ early as O'CLOCK IN ' ,o
aveninr crowds Of men comIIie
Gather in the downtown s.l 80 the
nv $50 500 men had ioI Daunhin
rtreats The crowd was harangueu ~ ~
sareraI sneakers who urged tnem ~
go tho life Of the negro II ne o'u,u
49, tound and in a short tune the ~.
tire crowd was on the march io'
jail. ~. leaders of the
n,oh and Informed them ina. 'mo ,ai,
thew were seeking was not III He
and had never been brought tnere ~
AM a % let anybody whom he per,
snnallv knew pass through the jan ~
sotisfy the crowd Of the truth OF me-
statemert. About forty men -,
.Laomah the corridors and some OF then,
returI.ed and assured the members VI
the mob the negro was not ,neie
lrnknovr Man started Riot:
,,.;,n saveraI men. Including Hoyle
~ lens were still in the jail.
nnrtion of the crowd, led by tall raw
honed man whose name Is not known
seized a telephone pole which nao oeei,
hIown down in the recent STORM anu
dashed II against the closed part Oh .
double door, one-half or "hicn we
omen. The door fell with crash anu
almost instantly shot came run
revolver in the hands OF man 49,.
ino In the gate. At once the meH'per :
- tho mob commenced a fusilade ano
about a dozen revolver shots were nreo
and then came several SHOTS from
rife held in the hands OF a man VINO
Elevated II above his head and worked
Is vigorously while holding IL IN tha'
nosition. Not moro than a dozen men
took part In the firing ana as the sho.s
rang out there was stampede ON the
nort ~ the crowd for shelter.
The mob was widely scattered ana
In a few seconds Alderman Lyons. VINO
had been on the inside OF the jail. came
out, and holding up his hama win TN,
blood streaming. announced that ne hao
been shot and that Roy Hoyle mad re-
ceiyed bullet through the ie1t iuhs'
There were loud calls for physician.
and one who was in the crowd has'eneu
ia the iail, and. coming out inside OF 4
few minutes. Informed the crowd that
HOWE could live but very snort
time.
:. HoyIe Was Popular.
Movie has been exceptionally popu-
,er and the fact that he had been shot
While looking through the jail In order
RI ascertain II the negro was there.
took all the fight out of the mop anu
tor tho most part 1t dispersed quietly
rha bie man who had led the gang
win the telephone pole. however was
anxious for further vengeance on the
negroes and passionately urged the
nrowd 70 follow him to the coloreh
saotior ~ the city declaring that We
viii give them what they got In Al
,,nta He stalked away. followed ny
faw men, who deserted him before
he had gone three squares.
The crowd later received informa-
,ion that Robinson had been taken from
the city to Eight Mile Point on the
Mobile and Ohio Road. where ne was
tc be placed upon the train ana car
Rcd still further. AS soon us this was
trown fully 400 men boarded the Mo-
biIc and. Ohio passenger train leaving
here at SEA p. m. with the expressed
tntcption OF lynching the negro IL they
could get hold of him.
Calls for Troops.
coyer,or felix's in the city tonight
Immediately took active steps TO pre-
vent any further disorder. and ordered
that three companies of militia be
hrought TO the city as quickly as pos
sth,e He called upon the Louisvill }
and Nashville Railroad for a special
train and directed that the companies
from Brewton. Evergreen and Fort
Deposit be brought mere.
Second Mob Gathers.
Shortly after 10 o'clock tonight, q
second mob gathered in the business
section of the city and went to the
1ail, convinced that Robinson was In
there, and expressing themselves as