Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-28

cans body. with the flesh burned TO
crisp, rolled out of the FIRE.
IN bet I can hit it first" wagered
boy about IA years old. picking up
stone
"All right. here goes" said anotn-
er about the same age.
Picking mp a stone. both threw
and missed. They could not throw
very well, and made several trials
before one of them finally succeeded
in hitting the skull.
Il hit him in the eye," the sue
cessful one shouted.
"All right, let's push il in so IL
will get cooked done" said the other
and together they rolled the skull
into the fire with their slaves. Not
la man in the crowd reproyed. In
fact, these boys seemed TO be there
10y consent of their parents. who
were possibly members Of the mob.
They seemed TO have no doubt that
they were doing the proper thing.
ALLEN GAVE TROUBLE. PAID
PENALTY.
The men who went back after VIII
Allen and Bus Cain, the men who
go, found some difficulty. They had
TO break two steel doors open be
fore they got Allen. and found that
in the confusion of getting the Other
two colored men out, Bus Cain had
gotten out literally between their
legs and escaped in the darkness.
through the mob. several shots be
ing fired at him. They located Will
Allen in one cell, and before they
got the door open into that one. he
had escaped across into q water
closet and locked himself in. When
finally located, Allen denied that he
was the man. The lynchers brought
a lantern and identified him. He
then seized club ne had gotten pos
session of and fought like a demon
for his life. He was overpowered
however, and dragged out. being
handled much more roughly than the
other two men were.
When he found that resistance
was useless, Allen declared tAat he
would walk. This he did, with head
up and defiance of fate depicted in
mis- coal black face. He was escort
ed 10 the square by a smaller but
Just as disorderly a crowd as had
carried the other two victims. He
did not reach the place OF death un-
til o'clock A. NJ.
The mob at first thought Of hang
ing him on the campus of Drury col
lege, where the crime was commit
ted. There were some college BOYS
on the outskirts of the crowd at the
Jail, watching the workings of the
mob. When they heard the propo-
sal TO hang the colored man on the
campus OF their alma mater, they nit
upon scheme TO prevent il. With
a wild yell they started for Boon
Vile street. The mob followed like
sheep. The college boys dropped
out. but the march to the square be-
gan and the campus was spared the
Dissertation.
The crowd had decreased greatly
when Allen was brought over. but
when he was brought in with whoops
yelis and shots the square filed a.
gain from somewhere. That as
more OF a purely lyncnihg crowd
now, and was considerably drunken.
Allen was given a semblance OF a
trial, or rather the process of the
law in granting trials was moc1ed.
With sarcastic seriousness. his fate
was put into the hands of the mob.
lie walked up the stairs OF the band
stand unaided and was placed upon
the top rail. He stood directly a.
bove the smoldering remains of the
predecessors in death. The current
was of again and the only liglt was
from the smoldering funeral fire.
FATE SUBMITTED TO MOB.
The leader mounted the rail be-
side Allen and, holding a lantern in
his face. said:
Ladies and gentlemen, here isl
Bill Allen, the man who murdered
old man Rouark on the corner oil
Benton avenue and Center street.
What will you do with him?"
Hang himi" the mob yelled, as
though its intelligence was being in-I
suited by the idea that It would dol
else with a colored man.
Are you VIII Allen?' asked the
leader.
81 am" said Allen.
Have you anything to say?"
"Only that I did not kill Rouark Il
Make him tell who did," shout
ed a chorous of voices.