The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-01

returned verdict or guilty ana hXed
his punishment at dearh. Judge Buge
then pronounced se@:ence upon him
ana the negro was taken in charge by
deputy sheriffs who with the soldiers
still forming guard around him com
menced tha march TO the galIoWs.
Barricade Broken Down.
! While the trial had been in pro
gress members of the mob, armed
rams, broke dow nthe high wooden
barricade that had been erected
around the scaffold by order of the
authorities.
The mob had been kept from the
court room by the soldiers but when
the door opened and the d0mmed ne
gro and the troops began to march
to the scaffold the crowd sent ug
great shout as II IN appreciation for
the speedy trial and conviction.
The seaffold was built yesterday be
fore the grand jury had returned an
indictment against Mathis All prep
arations for his execution had been
made and rope dangled from the
cross beam, already tied into a hang
mans moose.
This morning relatives of the ne
gro victim went to the negro GENE
terry and dug the grave which is to re-
celve his body.
Rope Was Too Long.
The negro was marched with little
to the scaffold lie was half
carried and half dragged up the steps
and Deputy Sheriff Oscar Elnoe All
iUsted the moose and asked him if he
had anything to say. The mob was
quiet and the negro replied
IN low tones that he cared to make no
statement
The negro's hands were tied behind
his back and Elmore stepped back
md sprung the trap, The negro's
body shot downward.
The rope was too long. however,
md his feet touched the ground. The
rap was sprung and this timethe
mob shouted its disapproval and the
legro was lifted back on the scaffold
nd the rope shortened Again the
rap was sprung and this time the
legro's neck was broken by the fall.
Mob Cuts Down Body.
As soon as he was pronounced dead
Bardwell man broke through the
mes and slashed the rope. Soldiers ,
lterfered and kept the mob back =
'hile the conorer lifted the body into !,
coffin and placed il into a wagon >
nd started for the court house. Again -
he mob overpowered the troops and >
ne coffin was jerked from the wagon +.
ne lid town off and thrown away. q
The eoldiers were powerless IN -
leir efforts to stop the wild mob and
illing hands grasped the hand holds y
n the black box and commenced q 2
larch through the principal streets. ~
brass band had been secured and -
aaded the gr5tesque procession, play -
g There viii BE a Hot Time in ~
e Old Town Tonight" III
The excitement was great Men -
Id BOYS shouted until hoarse and a..
rev their hats into the air and y
aved their arms and acted as in mad %
Ith joy We
BODY on Exhibition.
The procession lasted several hours
Il slowly the crowd dispersed al u
ough at midnight there are several ~
ndred people around the public ~
usre where the body. living in the %
en- coffin is on exhibition. with a pi
)wd Of men on guard and the scene p"
animated with a bic bonfire.
The negro will probably he turned ~
er 70 relatives and friends in the y
5ruiug and win be allowed a decent ~
rial a
The Neero's Crime. "a
The crime for which Mathis tonight "'
ii the frl penalty was one Of the eis
,s- revolving in the = tory Of Wet
Last "Wednesday evening bI
ss Ethel McClaia. a pretty young %
man. 2 years old vas OF her way NJ
ne from Mayfeld where she was Oei
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