The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-12
GOOD MAN KILLED.
BFFoRr TO LYNUa NEGRO FOR
USUAL CRIME.
Special ge Of the Southern Rail
way Fatally and an Alder.
man Slightly Wounded

a dispatch from Mobile, Ala:, says
E>y Hoyle a special tmoer of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad and one of
tho most widely known and best lik
ed mon In this vicinity, was fatally
shot and Alderman Sidney Lyons,
chairman OF the CITY council OF Mo,
bile, was slightly wounded In the
hand Tuesdaynight during q fight Mt
tne county Jail between deputy shcr-
MS ana Q crowd OF men, Determined
70 capture Dick Robinson, q YOUNG
negro. The mob Is still hunting the
negro and will lynch him IL possible
negro, who Is only II years old, Tues.
TUESDAY attacked Ruth the IL year old
daughter OF Biount Sossaman, who
lives about three miles from here.
The girl was pa sing a secluded
spot not ar from her home when abs
was attacked. Later she was ( uud
lyirg unconscious by the roadsid,
and taken to hsr home. Deteotiyss
were placed on the track of the negro
u within three hours he was car 5nr.
ed. He a taken before the Sossa
man girl who at once idontiflod him
Deputy Sheriff Fatch, knowing that
tue life Of the negro would he n Yer
ny D moo II he brought him into this
Guy, caused him to be conveyed to a
station several miles up the Mobile
and Ohio railroad. He was not Is ken
70 the jdl at all and was at least
eight Miles from the city when the
mob, determined to have him. an.
preached the building.
Idere have baen several assault.
upon white women within the las,
lew weeks, and the Jews OF thi,
latest outrage caused intenss wrath
excitement. : As early as 6 o'clocl
III the evening crowds CT men com
ineicod to gather In the downtown
street and by $50 500 men had form
"a at the intersection of Royal anc
Dauphin streets. The crowd wa.
herranguad by several speakers WIN,
urged them tn taxa the life OF tn,
negro IL BIO could be found, and in q
shor5 time the entire crowd waa nm
the march for the jill.
SueriH 70 ~ers met the leaders OF
Ghe mtb II Informed them that tn.
man they were seeking was not /,
lie jail &nd had never been broupb.
ahefe. He offered to let anybod,
~hom he personally knew pa
Hhfough the ISL to satisfy the CROWD
II II truth OF his statement. Aboy
40 walked through The cosridors an,
some OF them returned and asaur,d
ahe members Of the mtb that IN.
man was not there. While s~eyera,
nan, including Hoyla and Ions
we're still In tho j ii, q portion or III,
crowd led by a Vall, rawboned mar
who's narna ia not known, seized
~tsiopncno pole which had been hlown
down In the recent Storm and dashor
~ FBalhS1 tbe ol0Std part OF q doubls
ocor' one'half of which was open.
Ihe door fell With o crash and al
most INSTANTLY q shot cGue from 3
teVoi' er N the hands Of q mAn statd
ing In tne cato. at once the men
oefs OF The no ID commenced q fusl
lace anu abou6 q OCEAN revolver shot,
we're hred, and then Ca. 40 I'VE
nous from 8 rife, held In the ba,,ds
OF q man who leveled 1t O his
mead and worked IL vigorously whil,
holding IL 10 that position. Not
moro tfAn a dozsn men took part 1,
6he firing and IS the shota rang on,
1ncro was q stampede on the part OF
tie crt va for shelter. The mob wal,
WIDELY scattered in q few seconds,
Alderman L. ons who had been or
Ihe inside Of The Ill can,e out and
noiding up his hand. from which the
olood was Streaming, ANNOUNCING
ynau ne hao peer SHOT and that Roy
hoYie nau feceiv9d 3 bullet through
II left luDg Tho crowd later receiv
that Robinson had haer
1Sken flom the city tc Eight Mic
Polnb on The Mobile and Ohio rail.
r"au' wn6 70 he was to be placed upor
.ue tra'n and carried still further
az s9oh SIS this was known fully 800
men boarded the Mlb!le and o 30
passenger train leaving here at 1925
p M with the expressed intention O,
iynching tie negro If they could gel,
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