The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
NEGRO MURDERERS
IL.YNCHED BY MOB
North Carolina Crowd Hang and Then
Riddle Three Black Mems Bodies
With Bullets.

Charlotte. y. O.. Aug. S.-A mob oc
1000 men shortly before II o'clock last
night forcibly entered the Rowan u
~ Jail at Salisbury. removed there
from three OF the i've negroes charged
with the murder OF the Lycrly family
at Barber Junction July IL. and
ynched them. Neacc u John Giles
pie and Jack Dillingham;. supposed to-
be- the principals In that crime. were
the victims OF mob vengeance. The re-
naming negroes. Henry Lee. George
Erwin and Rella Dillingham;. were not
molestcd. and later last night officers
hurried them on To Greensboro.
The mob began gathering ut sun
Town. Mayor Boyden promptly ordered
he saloons closed. and with other
prominent citizens. United States SEN
ltor Overman. Judge Long. who was
% try the negroes. n Solicitor Ham
ncr gathered on the jail steps and ad-
dressed the crowd which nj that time
numbered 1900. There were bowls and
Eat calls from the mob. but for a time
there was no move-thc mob lacked "A
,eader. While citizens were appealing
% the mob two men slipped through
he mob and attempted to break In
he jail with hammers. They were dis
severed and arrested. About ? o'clock
Mayor Royden called upon h local
militia company for aid. The men as
scmbled quickly. but were supplied
Dnly with blank cartridges. having no
orders To- shoot To kill. Fireman Me
Tendon. of Charlotte. n Southern rail-
way employe. was shot and fatally
wounded by n member OF the mob.
VIII Troutnan. "a negro drayman. was
also shot ana seriously wounded. Both
81 the shootings are claimed TO lave
been accidental.
At 10 o'clock the mob was aug
mentcd by fully 600 men who came. IL Is
said. from Whitney. IL vas but n few
minutes after their arrival when n
crowd Of nifty. forming n sort OF dying
wedge. made "A rush for the Jail doors.
,vcrpowered the officers and effected
m entrance. The great crowd outside
surged I'm behind the leaders n In a
few moments more emerged from the
ioor with their victims and marched
aorthwnrd.
A halt was made ut Henderson's ball
grounds on the edge OF town. There
the negroes were given time to confess
he crime. They refused either To deny
Or confess and We're 40 thoroughly
frightened ms almost to have lost the
power OF speech. John Gillespie wept
~pIteously and begged for his life.
Finally Mt midnight the three were
strung up to- limbs Of one tree and with
bowls and curses the mob r.idled tn.
iangllng bodies with bullets. The mob
hen dispersed.
George Erwin was taken from the
TAIL with his associates and closely
questioned. Then the mob led him
back To his cell.
Ed Barber. n relative OF the MUIR
Tered man. followed the mob with the
prisoners To- the scene OF the lynching
md pleaded with them To return the
negroes To the Jaii and let the law take
.ts course. but ms mob paid no attcn-
ion To- him.
The crime for which the three men
were lynchcd was committed IN the
aight of July -. near BARRIERS June
Ion. about forty miles from Green's
boro. Isaac I.ylcrly. a well known
farmer. h!a wife and two children were
Sllicd whilc asleep. "A third child was
fatally wounded. and the house set on
IRE. The next night Shcrin Julian. ~
Rowan county. arrested n brought
20 Charlotte for safe keeping the two
.;iiicspics. Dillingham; and wife. George
irwin and Henry Lee.