Richmond planet., 1906-09-01
IYNCHER NOT
CONVICTED.
The LynChing in Missouri.
y AFAHAOAOO 4
STARTLING TESTIMONY
NOCENT COLORED MEN NOT ASSAULT
ED-THE WRECKING SPRINGFIELD JAII,-MANY
WITNESSES TESTIFY

SPRINGFIELD. MO-, Aug. 90
After considerable delay, the first
OF the lynching cases, that OF Daniel
ID. Galbraith. on a charge of second
degree murder, instead OF first de
gree murder, as charged in the In
dictment returned by the special
grand jury. went 20 trial in the
criminal court today. Attorney
General Hadley and Assistant Attor
ney General Kennish are here to aid
Prosecuting Attorney Patterson and
his two assistants. The state has
forty SIX witnesses and the defense
eighty four.
The forenoon session OF the court
was occupied by the statements OF
counsel, the defense indicating an
intention 20 attempt to establish an
alibi Prosecuting Attorney Patter
son stated briefly what the state
expected 10 prove. lie said the
testimony would show that Horace
Duncan, one OF the colored mon
hanged by the mob, was arrested on
n charge OF having attacked Mrs.
Nina Edwards, the preceding night.
When the woman failed to identify
him he was released by the police.
and later taken into custody on n
charge OF highway robbery, and was
awaiting a hearing az the time he
was hanged.
CLAIM AGAINST GALBRAITH.
''The evidence will show" contin
ued Mr.. Patterson, that Galbraith
was the second man to enter the
jail after the mob had succeeded In
battering down the doors lie was
in the residence part of the iail
when Sheriff Horner's Wife was
driven out. When ne entered the
Jail he had a hammer in his hands.
The colored men resisted the mob.
and the testimony will show that
Galbraith struck Coker in the back
with the hammer.
"On the public square. where the
colored men were hanged and burn
ed, Galbraith was seen with a rope
on his arm. He said to several
persons in the crowd, We nave run
out of niggers. but we have plenty
of rope After two of the blacks
had been hanged, the testimony will
show Galbraith said: Come on.
boys; let's go back and get some
more niggers.' When a citizen of
Springfield protested against the
hanging of the colored men Cal
braith attempted to incite the mob
against him. When none would fol
low him Galbraith stepped up
TO the citizen and said: 4 can
put my fist in your face After the
mob had hanged the colored men
they returned to the county Jail and
liberated fourteen cOnvicts. eight OF
whom had been sentenced to states
prison"
DEFENSE CoUNsEL's CLAIM.
Nal Mason, chief counsel for Gal
braith, followed Prosecuting Attor
ney Patterson In a brief statement,
saying that his client did not par
ticipate in the lynching of the col
ored men.
"Galbraith did go to the county
jail said Mr.. Mason, land when he
arrived there he made an appeal to
the mob. Saying: Gentlemen, for
Gods sake. get out of here. You
can't afford to tear up the JAIL
Somebody said. we are only look
ing for niggers.' and Galbraith re-
piled, You won't find them here in
the sheriff's house under the carpet.
The testimony will show that Gal
braith entered the jail under orders
from a deputy sheriff and there
saw a man with his hammer. He
then said that he was going home
to see If the mob had entered his
blacksmith shop. He then went
home. but returned later to the
public square to watch the mob in
its work. While on the square the
testimony will show that some man
remarked that the men who hanged
the negroes were no better than the
blacks. Galbraith told him that ii
was dangerous to give utterance 10
such language there. The man re-
peated the remark. and Galbraith
did say to him. III you say that again
I'll bust you In your mouth.
THE JURY.
The jury selected to try the case
Is composed of four democrats AMI
eight republicans, as follows: Geo
Flannery, farmer: ], p. Snead. farm
er: c. ]. Diemer, farmer; George
Smith, farmer; NJ. p. Rogers, re-