Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-10-10

tuVutle, dfd., zOltcCldt.- he SSNE1SS
committed upon Ela May Fowler,
Lillian May Serell, Ruth Sossamar,
and attempts on others whose names
are not given, were revenged by a
party of 45 men Saturday afternoon
at 1895 O'Clock in lonely place
just off the Holt road, in the neigh
borhood Of Priehard's IS Staten. The
leaders ordered the men, who were all
armed with revolvers, shotguns and
rifles, not to Are shot and the orders
were carried out. Thompson, the
negro youth who committed the first
crimes that startled the people of
Mobile and worked them up into
fury, was hanged first. Robinson,
the other negro, was executed imme-
aiately afterwards. A long half-inch
rope was thrown. over the limb Of
siive-oak tree and Robinson was
drawn up about Is feet and the rope
was fastened. He slowly. strangled
to DEATH, According to one of the
leaders Of the mob, Robinson con-.
fessed, The Associated Press repre-
sentative was called over to hear the
confession, but Robinson looked
Z frightened and said that he was not
the man. Robinson was hanged at
1888 p. m. Thompson was hanged
before the body of Robinson was cut
down. -
. The hanging of the neg,ecs was
conducted in very quiet manner and
during the time that the work was
goans on hardly word was spoken.
The negro Thompson Was Very sui
len from the tlne he was taken
spit the train eAtil the rope was plac-z
ed aTottad his neck. Robinson main.
fainsa that he was going to heaven.
When Mount Vernon was: reached
$Dn the trip from Birmingham, eight
mon wearing white masks bearded
the train. Five of them leveling pis-
lttolss at Sheriff Powers and his deputy
a6d ztss men had come for the.
prisoners, fhess Ievoly lyers of the sher-
Ut and Equity vert, r s.aa ken from them.
tghsg geonduef tor off the TIA iss- WAS ask.
ssstSfo move al the people :iin the, frst-i
se1ass coach to The rearsseats, as ntkers
@2f the crowd were going sto get on. rl.
slhes tram at PlateaI. The, conductor
complied with the request and some
sof the passengers were also placed in
the sleeper.
One ofEthe mob leaders who stood
on the platform Of the train. heavily
masked; said that the crowd which
mad just boarded the train were all
business men of Mobile and that their
aeG1on had been decided upon only
after careful consideration. He said
tlat 1T the negroes were taken into
Mobile by the sheriff and tried under
military protection there would Ger.
family be bloodshed and their method
Bas the best.
When tae train reached Creole. Is
miles from Mobile, large number of
men wearing masks and one of them
carrying a Dag which contained
straps AID ropes, came on board and
were given their orders. At Prich.
ards Station the masked mob, with
the prisoners closely guarded, got off
the train and started down the road.
Afout 100 yards from the tree on
which thu. hanging took place the cry
was given to hurry" and the mob
aud prisoners broke into run. After
running 25 yards big oak, tree was
reached, and the mob stopped and
ropes were produced Fearing trouble
alth tbs neighborhood negroes, scouts
arHaed with rifles, guarded the main
raad, The negroes were then strung
up. Nearly everybody in the ,exowd
took part Of the rope. While tue Ne-'
groes were being hanged strict orders
from the leader rang out: Boys, do
not IRE shot; we are carrying ont
the will Of the people. y