The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-16

be Iynehed. Back toward the jail
streamed the mob of 200.
When the mob left the jail with
Cocker and Duncan ten prisoners es-
capped in the excitement. Among
them was Bus Cain, accused of the
murder of Ruark. But VIII Allen was
there yet and the second mob found
him hidden under a cot. He was
dragged out, his hands we're tied be-
hind his back. rope was put around
his neck, and he was marched down
the street to the tower-in the. square.
It was 2 o'clock when the mob reach
ed there,
Two men climbed UP the iron stair
way and stood upon the platform with
Allen between them and one Of these
men, a fellow with red hair, hand a
lantern in his hand. He faced the
crowd below. After brief pause he
waved his hand toward the negro and
said:
Ladies and gentlemen. this is win
Allen, the man who murdered old man
Ruark on the corner of Benton avenue
and Center street. What will we do
with him ?"
Hang him. cried the crowd.
Throw him overheard"
Can anyone identify this niger p
asked the orator.
Hold up the lantern" some one
shouted. The man put the lantern up
so it shone into the face of the negro
and some one IN the crowd said: Yes,
/ identify him. Hang him.
A Place to Laugh.
At this the crowd laughed.
Are you VIII Allen p asked the
Yes. but didn't kill Raurk, he an
swered.
well, who did? p
L only know what heard, that Bus
Cain killed him, the negro answered.
Make him spit it out. Make him
confess the crowd shouted
With the lantern, standing beside the
bareheaded negro, he shouted again:
rs this niger guilty? Yes, or no.
Some one in crowd shouted yes, .
others cried no" One determined man
then could have saved the negro and
the shame of his killing. But there
was not policeman in sight, nor any
officer of the law The mob was I'M
decided. The fate of the negro was all
in the hands of the two men upon the
| platform. The one with the lantern
said Men. take a good look at this
niger. for his neck is sure going to
come Off"
The other man was tying the rope to
the iron railing. He said: I'm going
to give him a four-foot fall"
The negro stood directly above the
smoldering ash heap. But he stood
erect while the man with the lantern
1 still a master of ceremonies, was talk
ing to the crowd below The crowd
I jeered back at him and the negro.
WHY 0O4A yOU J4BAR Oil anu llc11&E
yourself, you sucker2' shouted some
/ one.
At this point while the man with
/ the lantern was still talking about
''nigger uppishness'' another man
/ stopped and catching the negro by tbs
ankles lifted him and threw him for
ward over the railing. He turned g
! somersault in the air and as the rope
came taut his neck was heard to crack
/ The rope broke and he fell IN the bed
of Goals on top of the other two negros.
There he kicked and foundered
/ around. scattering live Goals in all d.
rect5ons.
Hanged Second Time.
Here, bring another rope" was
shouted.
IN a frice it was 1ooped around the neck,
the other end Of the rope was thrown
over the iron railing and again he was
pulled UP out of the ashes and hung in the
4 air More boxes were brought, another big
I fire was kindled and soon the sWaying
figure fell into it, sending up an arrowy
1 spray of live sparks. After that most 81
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