Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-24
NEGRO IS LYNCHED
BY MOB AT ANNAPOLIS
Masked Men Take Fiend From
Annapolis Jail.
sERFoRATEO aoOy VIZ sALLs
Had Committed FsIOnious Assault or
White Woman and cOnfssssd His
Crime, Stating that He Would Have
Done II Dead or Alive.

Crime, Stating that He Would Have
Done II Dead or Alive.
Annapolis. ND, Dec. %. Henry
Davis, alias Henry Chambers, ne
gro, who committed a felonious as
sauIt on Mrs. John Reid, OF Browns
Vile, 5 miles from Annapolis. last
Friday, and who had confessed his
crime, was taken from the jail Fri
day morning and lynched by a mob
OF about so masked men. He was
strung up aud his body riddled with
bullets.
The jail Is situated in Calvert street
in the western section OF. the city and
Is quite isolated. The mob had no
dihlculty In securing the prisoner.
Taking him from his cell they car
ried him along he road beading TO
the scene OF his crime. The plans
OF the lynchers were kept quiet as no
enc except those who participated in
II knew anything about what was to
take place Their movements were
carefully guarded.
In statement made after the man
was taken from the jail Deputy
Sherlff smAllwood, said that about 2
O'Clock a man appeared outside the
jail and rang. He said he had a
prisoner Deputy Reuben |. Small
wood saw that he had no prisoner
and refused TO 'utpit him. whereupon
he left. Soon afterward a mob OF
about 60 men appeared before the Jail
with a whipping post and endeavored
to batter down the door, Unsuc-
oessful with that means they pro-
cured a sledge and pick, and msfag-
cd to break a hole through the Door
In whtch one Of them crawled and I'M
locked the door. Then Ave on six
men entered the building and pro-
ceeded to the warden's room, where
they encountered Warden Taylor.
Deputies Smallwood and james c.
Grouse, and Night Waterman Mar
oellus AT the point OF a pistol the
warden surrendered the keys. In
few moments more Davis was se-
cured and carried out bodily He
made no reastance. His sappear-
ance outside che jail was greeted with
yells he was kicked aud beaten by
members OF the lynohing party and In
few inmates was taken TO Brickyard
Hill on the Annapolis, Baltimore and
Washington railroad line.
Here Davis was closely questioned
and again admitted THAI he had as
saulted his victim. and repeated that
he would have done Il living or dead.
As be made this assertion. kiose
who heard him raised cry. rope
Was quickly knotted and che moose
slipped over HE head.
BY this time Davis was nearly un-
conscious frJm frislt and the blows
which had beeu ralned upon him.
While IN this condition Davis was
hOiaed 40 20 the limb % tree.
Almoet bet0re bis feet had lest The
ground. revolver cracked and a bui-
iet cut a Fssh through hia scaip. r
was the signal tor general hrihg. and
81 ieas, 100 bullets mus havO riddssa
Ms body.
After fsW minutes ne body was
ca, down and pieces Of the rope and
elothing were tskUa By many as sou
venirs. The mob then dlspersod
me persoane ~ the mob Il nct
knowu. but reliable Witnesses 10 the
occurrences seate that az % those
Who composed Il wsFe young IN ap-
poaranoa Tney al wore masks.
had their faccs hlacheaed ard each
one vas armed with revolver.
rne negro Nss carried tsfough ne
aero ncction % ne city. but - one
inierfcred. When people appoared
81 ~ toors oT sinaesr shey wefs
warae1 10 feU1is where thry uere "
shty asa nor vant harm 30 eons 20
ahem
Toe p2ite acruatle3 - mo- b
have Oh Ntg. none o. the oIccs
anparenliy 9cleffcrlsF.