The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-07
RAPIST IS LYNCHED
AssAULTED WHITE WOMAN AT
BASIN. MISS
VIZ. Followed by Posse Until Fifty
Miles '-st of Mobile Where He
Yves Lynchcd by Mob.

Wa. Followed by Posse Until Fifty
| Miles Est of Mobile Where He
Was Lynchcd by Mob.
! Mobile. Oct, G.-(Special)-C. J.
Long. Va native of Mobile, twenty-eight
years of age. son of Mrs Thomas J.
Long died at his home cere today
| after a brief illness.
Mr.. Long was for q time a member
OF the police department and later was
| the conductor of the Mobile. Jackson
| and Kansas City Railroad. Besides his
| mother he is survived by four brothers,
I. j.. J. W.. +. l.. and G. II. Long and
two sisters. Mrs q. a. Toussel and Mrs.
| n. I. Cunningham. all of this city.
Joseph ID. Hughes and Co today re-
| ceived by wire a contribution of 500,
from the Odelf Stock and Grain Co, of
| Cincinnati for the relief OF sufferers
| from the recent storm
The City. Court Grand Jury, con-
! trary to expectations took Il recess
| today until Monday when they will re-
| sumo their delibera tons 1t was tonight
| thought by some they would be dis
! solved by Judge Semnes. because of
the proposed hearing of the cases
| against Thompson and Robinson, the
negro rapists the only the report OF
the jury was the finding of indict-
ments against the negroes named The
Il
coming week.
| Mayor Lyons this afternoon issued
a dictum to the Chief Police Rondeau
to the effect that all saloons should
be closed on Sunday during his admin
istration and every person found sell
ing liquor on that day must be arrest
| ed. Chief Rondeau stated that the or
der would be rigidly enforced:
| At Basin, Miss. near Lucedale. on
| the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
| Railroad yesterday, Mrs. Kitchen an
| estimable woman had desperate en-
counter with q negro. The negro know
ing the man of the house was absent
entered the premises and assailed Mrs.
Kitchen. She succeeded in escaping from
the brute and gave an alarm. A posse
chased the negro and this morning
caught him in Merrils Swamp, fifty
miles east of Mobile. The negro, after
being fully identified was subsequent
| ly iynched.
The tornado which passed across the
M. & o. railroad yesterday afternoon
twelve miles north of Mobile did con-
adorable damage at Lucedale, MISS.
on the M. ]. & X. c. railroad west OF
Mobile.
several houses were unroofed ana
three blown down. No personal injuries
were reported at that place.
SOGIaI
with the telephones a silent monu-
| ment to the storm, and the trains only
regular in their irregularity. the NE
of those who seek to dish up sociai
tid-bits Is far from being a bed OF
roses Just now. Fortunately, the sea
son has not yet opened and the pubic
| IL not being deprived OF anything very
important. Mobile dealing IN vastly
bigger things these days-being con-
| xx,ff rtnfS and the ru
mors thereof. Woman has, for the
nonce taken a back seat. and man holds
the centre of the stage. May he soon
evoke law and order from the seeth
ing passions that have metamorphosed
our once peaceful city in the pas!
week!
Mr.. W. q. Horn returned THURSDAY
from New York. where he spen. his
holiday and incidentally purchased
| new auto.
Miss Aline Wilson. the popular Ken.
lucky girl. who was one of the reignlng
| bellies Of last winter. has returned 10
spend another season here, and Is be-
ing warmly welcomed.
Mrs Imogene Little and daughter
are due home Monday from their sum-
spent at Virginia resorts.
| Mrs, Frank Ruse returned home Oh
the l. and N this morning. Mr.. Rus
has been i'll for several days.
| Hon. Gregory L. Smith has returned
from his summer vacation. His wife
and daughters are in New York.
DR.. and Mrs. Cawthon and Mr.. E. J.
Buck returned home today. They spent
several weeks in Colorado and on their
return visited French Lick and st
Louis.
Mr.. Marion Inge, son OF DR.. and Mrs.
H. T. Inge, left Wednesday to enter
the University of Pennsylvania.
The officers of the Mobile Chapter
D. A. R., held a special meeting this
afternoon at the home Of MIR. Joseph
Tucker.
Mrs. w. p. Hutchinson left yesterday
for Birmingham, called there by this
Illness Of her sister, Mrs. J. o. Thomp.
son.
Mr.. Hammond Gaylor and his mother,
Mrs. G. ]. Gaylor reached home We'd
ne sday from a visit to Stafford Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holcombe Quill left
Thursday night to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
E. e. Wagar, who have taken house
in Washington for the fall months.
Mrs. A. A. Clisby and little sons,
left today for Birmingham
Mr.. W. J. L'Engle has returned
from an Eastern trip.
Mrs. waring Harrison and daugh-
tiers are at home again liter visit
to relatives in Talladega. Mrs. Har-
rison also made a visit to Annapolis.
Mr.. Brooks West leaves tomorrow
for Seattle, in response to a telegram
from Mr.. w. w. Heron. 1t is prob
able that he will be located there
hereafter.
Mrs W. H. Monk. Jr., is now in
Louisville visiting her father.
day for Chicago, via Louisville. In
Chicago she will visit ner parents.
Miss Mollie Irwin left at noon to-
day for New York to join Mr.. Robert
Crawford's party for Japan. 1ney
will sail from Seattle and be gone
three months. BON voyage.
Mrs d. r. Burgess and Miss Ethel
| puraasS and Mrs Albert Rush are