The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-17
NEGRO BRUTE QUICKLY
SENT TO HIS DOOM
Governor of South Carolina Ap-
peals in Vain to Let Law
Take Course.

GREENWOOD, S. c., Aug. 16.-Bob
Davis, the negro who assaulted Miss
Jennie Brooks near here Monday, was
| lynched here at clock tonight. Gov.
| Hayward made a strong appeal to save
! the negro, but the mob was determined
and shot the negro to death.
The negro, who was captured this
afternoon near Ninety Six was posi-
| lively identified by Miss Brooks He
| was led TO within a hundred yards of
the Brooks home and lynched, a negro
| woman firing the first shot.
The assault By Davis On Miss Brooks
was made In her fathers store. where
she was temporarily in charge. After
making some purchase the negro grasped
meat knife. shouting. You are what L
want" and sprang toward the girl. Miss
Brooks attempted 10 defend herself with
an iron. bar. but the negro slashed her
across the throat and almost severed two
OF her fingers. Afterward he went TO q
farm and outraged 14year-o old negress.
posse OF a thousand men started In
pursuit OF The negro and captured him
this afternoon near Ninety-Six. nine miles
from here,
The negro was found in a creek bed.
He was tied hand and foot and brought
TO the home Of his victim for identifi-
cation.
The young woman, lying on her bed
with deep cash in her throat, turned
toward the negro as he stood between
his captors.
THAT s the scoundrel,' she said. 81
know him by his eyes"
The negro was removed outside the
house,
Hear the Governor, said some
one, and the executive began an i'm
passloned appeal.
KNOW he said, "that nothing
could take place that could keep you
from hearing the Governor of South
Carolina. L come here alone, not bring
ing any troops. Only two newspaper
men came with me, and they as well as
L are South Carolinians, just as you are,
with like feelings,
Would Enforce the Law.
But it is my duty to enforce thu
laws of South Carolina Dom cheer,
men; this is solemn occasion, and |
am very much in earnest. / come to
appeal to your manhood. The ques-
be ruled by their passions or shall the
majesty of the law be upheld' L prom
rs you on my honor that as speedy
trial as the law allows shall be held. I /
would not object to cutting the rope
to hang that scoundrel provided the
law says so. -
A few yards away stood the dazod
prisoner, and men stood close about |
him with niles and shotguns in their
hands.
81 am here alone,' went ON the
Governor, "but l represent the majesty |
Of the law; / represent the State Of
South Carolina, your State and mine,
and ! say to YOU, l beg you. implore
'ou In Gods name not to put another
stain upon our fair State You have
IN opportunity here-a splendid oppor
,unity-to let it be said that South
Carolina leads in this matter. Let us
.eason together. / feel just as you do.
have lived in the country and realize
he dangers to which our women are
exnosed, but there is some.
hing higher than the wreaking of ven
,ennce on that black devil and fiend of
lell You won t enjoy it tomorrow
when you look back upon it ALL -
Here some men came up to the stand
md said
I'VE appreciate what you say, but
Te are not going to do it. We have
TODD this thing long enough. -
Many shouted for the Governor to
% on, and he concluded his fruitless
ppeal to prevent the lynching.