Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-08
|MURDERERS LYNCHED- mill ITARY GUARD.
Neasc and John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham; Taken from th
Jail and all Hanged to Limb. Iynchng being nvesti
gated. Little Preparation Made to Combat Mob.

Sheriff Julian, accompanied by
several deputies went to Char
.lotte Sunday afternoon to bring
to this city the negroes who have
been 10 jail there charged with
being the Lyerly murderers. The
men were brought to this city
early Monday morning, together
with the two negroes to whom it
is alleged that Jack Dillingham;
made a confession The men
were first taken to Harper Bros.
stables, whsre the party was join
ed by Solicitor Hammer, and la
ter they were placed in Jail. A
small crowd was gathered near the
square as the men were taken
down town, but there was no
demonstration made.
Many people came into town
Sunday night and on the earl y
trains Monday morning, and by
the time coart convened there was
not even standing room in the
court room for a third of them,
Court convened at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning, Judge B. F.
Long presiding. Solicitor Ham
mer, Messrs. Theo. F. Kluttz and
I. G. Linn representing the State,
and Jake F. Newell, of Charlotte,
and B. Williams, of Concord, ap-
pearing for the prisoners. The
following grand jurors were Sc
lected: Wesley A Frick, J W
Rideoutte, W NJ L Fesperman,
w M Erwin, J T Barber, D A
Hodge, Jno. R. Nussman, w A
Benson, Jas, P Trexler, Jno. D
Ketchie, G A Boyd, J c Correll,
J NJ Monroe, Jr., R L Wedding
ton, Maxwell Holshouser, R A
Moose, M P Plummer.
Judge Long asked Sheriff Ju-
lian to appoint five special depu-
ties to assist in maintaining Or
der in the court room. The ones
selected were, H. G. Lentz, Shoaf
Poteet, J. D. Shoe, W. P. Sloop
and W. A. Steele. The usual oath
was administered to the grand
jury and Judge Long delivered the
charge, which took about an hour.
The court then appointed J. S.
Hall foreman of the grand jury.
Judge Long stated to the jury the
cause for this special term of
court and instructed them to care
fully investigate such evidence as
the solicitor placed before them,
adding: "Should the evidence
laid before you be such that you
believe the petit jury could return
a verdict of guilty, you should re.
port true bill. Should the evi'
dence which yon will investigate
satisfy you that the jury to try
the case could not bring in a YER
dict against those accused, yor
will ignore the bill" The Judge
took occasion here to refer to re-
ports reaching him, as to possl
BILE lynehing, and made some very
strong remarks along this line
He stated that in North Carroll
ma a man could not fight due
and kill his antagonist withou
being guilty of murder, neithe
could he deliberately take a per
son out of jail and hang him, ant
not be murderer.
IT now charge you particular
ly to keep your eyes and ears opeI
and should any plot or attemp
at violence come to your atten
tion, investigate the same and W
| will set aside this case for tn
J present and dispose Of any sue
3 attempt if it takes all summer
Should any person interfere 0
attempt interference with you
duties, or show any hostility tc
ward witnesses which may appea
before you, such person should b
rnnorted and will be summarll