Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-10
THREE NEGROES HANGED.
NopTH CAROLINA MOB DEFIES Bull
LET'S TO AvENGE THE FIVE
LYERLY MURDERS.
TWO LEFT TO LIVE.
United States Senator Pleads IN VAIN
One of Flying Wedge That Storms
Jail Is Fatally Shot.

GREENSBORO, n. c., Aug. e.
Rumors that a plan has been formed 10
lynch one or more of three negroes III
iaiI here for the alleged murder OF South-
ern Railway Foreman Beacham, last
week are making the authorities mere
uneasy, especially after the lynchlng at
Salisbury last night. 1t is reported that
railway employees III several outside cities
may come here for another lynchlng.
Gov. Glenn was consulted over the
telephone and the sheriff was authorized
to call out the military company with
orders to use loaded cartridges should oc-
caSiOn arise.
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. This after
noon Gov. Glenn received telegram
from Judge B. +. Long OF Sal!sbury
stating that one person had been ldentl,
fed as a member of the mob that iyncheu
the alleged murderers of the Lyerly fam
lily last night and that he had been placed
in Jail; that evidence was in hand
against others and that the investigation
is being pushed as rapidly and thorough
ly as possible.
Gov. Glenn received this message from
Sheriff Julian of Rowan county: 'Send
1UU armed men mere at OuCe W deSial LIZ
in maintaining order"
The governor wired the militia COM
panies at Charlotte and StatesVille to
proceed at once to Salisbury by special
train and guard the Jail to prevent the
liberia ton of any alleged lynchers ar
rest.
SALISBURY, n. c., Aug. Five
negroes, charged with the murder OF
the Lyerly family, were taken from the
Jail last night, after a battle with the
militia. in which one member of the
mob was fatally shot.
Three of the negroes, James Neace,
John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham;,
were strung up to a tree short ais
lance from the town and their bolles
riddled with bullets. The remaining ne
groes. Henry Lee, George Erwin ana
Bella Dillingham;, were not molested ana
later officers hurried them Oft to Greens
boro.
Gov Glenn today said the lynching
is a blot on the state and he Will bring
to justice the guilty ones.
The mob began gathering at sundoWn.
Mayor Boyden ordered the saloons
closed and with other citizens, United
States Senator Overman, who was hold
ing the special term of court to try the
negroes, and Solicitor Hammer, gathered
Oh the jail steps and addressed the
crowd, which at that time numbered
1000. There were how1s and cat calls
from the mob.
About 9 o'clock Mayor Boyden called
upon the local military company, the
Rowan Rifles, for aid. They assembled
quickly, but were supplied only with
blank cartridges, having no orders TO
shoot to kill.
Fireman McLendon of Charlotte, a
O. ~
the stomach by a bullet said to nave
been fired by member of the mob. He
was fatally wounded. Will Troutman,
negro drayman, was also seriously
shot.
Flying Wedge Storms Jail.
At 10 o'clock the mob was augmented
by fully 500 men. Then crowd OF
fifty, forming sort of flying wedge,
made a break for the jail doors, over
powered the officers and effected an en-
trance. The great crowd surged III be-
hind the leaders and in a few moments
emerged from the door with their vic
TINS.
The negroes were quickly marched
toward Spencer, but a halt was made
at the Henderson ball grounds on the
edge of town. The negroes were given
time to confess John Gillespie piteously
begged for his life. firing of their eI-
forts to secure statements from the
negroes, the ropes were quickly brought
forward and adjusted and the three
were strung up to the limbs of one tree,
and with bowls and curses the crowd
riddled the dangling bodies with bullets.
Edward Barber, relative of the muir
dered men. followed the mob with the
prisoners to the scene of the lynching
and pleaded with them to return the
negroes to the Jail and let the law take
its course.
The crime for which the three men
were lynched was committed on the
night of July IS near BARRIERS June
ton. about forty miles from Greensboro.
Isaac Lyerly, a well-known farmer, his
wife and two children, were killed while
asleep, third child was fatally wound
ed and the house set on fire. The dis
covery Of the crime was made by two
elder daughters who were sleeping up
stairs and who were awakened by the
smoke and flames. The next night Sher-
iff Julian of Rowan county arrested and
brought to Charlotte for safe keeping
the two Gillespies, Dillingham; and wife.
George Erwin and Henry Lee. The trial
of these six, including the three lynched,
began Monday at a special term of court
at Salisbury, presided over by Judge
Long.
Professors Chase Negro.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 2.-Hyde Park
and the academic atmosphere of the Uni
versity of Chicago were superheated yes
terday afternoon as a result of the chase
of G. Marbel, negro, who attacked a
janitress at the Windermere hotel, resist
ed arrest, shot Il detective and banana
peddler, and finally escaped across the
university campus.
Automobiles, three patrol wagons, thir-
ty policemen, several professors, scores
of students and merchants took part in
the chase. Several classes were broken
up.
Shouts Of String him upr' and "Hang
him!' mingled with Stop thief!'' sound
ed by the employees and residents of the
hotel, were taken up by pedestrians.
Chicago Teamster Riot Fatal.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. IA woman
dead, one man seriously injured and an
other in prison awaiting the action of a
coroner's jury-that is the result of
riot caused yesterday by dispute be-
tween two teamsters. Each of the two