Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-07-03
WHITE MAN LYNCnEO
. BY MOB At DALTON
Self Confessed Outrager Of His
/ Sep Daughter.
uuNc TO vIAoucr cRosssAR
Ne was Placed IN . Buggy Which was
Driven from Under Him and He
was Left Dangling to slowly Choke
70 Death.

was Lett Dangling to Slowly Choke
to Death.
Dalton, Ca, July about II
O'Clock on Sunday morning. IN
the presence OF JA:.cr sam Bi't''n,
Rev W. II. Bird AMI Policeman Jack
son. Dock Pp:ey, m!'d'e-as"i
white man Living a, Rocky Face. Ga. ,
dust > miles above the city. confessed
20 having raped lis 9-I"aI-oli step
daughter Saturday. tnus acknow.eds-
lnH himself as the tienj Who cnUn!it-
ted the most a'r"ci'us CRIME ever
brought ~ light in tLi, section OF tue
country.
At Ii o'clock Sunda! morning. Po-
eey cane ~ the CT! with ais young
victim and went TO the office OF Dr,
Wood. The physician was out OF his
Office, 30 the two Immediately went
20 III. ONCE of Dr.. J. S Rollins. who.
On making an examination ani >"''Hg
the G. .ticai condition Of MS patient. |
uV.G.'y summoned Dys. Mc\fee AMI
Erwin TIE girl was given all at
tent!on possible. but at present der
condition Is so serious that there Is
Si,t,e chance of her recovery.
Tried 70 Hide Crime.
OHicrrs were notified and PI'ey was :
taleu to the Whitfield county jail. |
where b" va, lJcA ] in ,ae l.ulder,r : |
Cc.I.
4; frs, n. i"A.c! rs gull, but on :
SnnuaN mp:ni'.s he n;. !" con- !!"t" .
couf SION. t"!IuI c\a,lI no" IN" :
deCi va, commit, 1 II" said that
SITE! accomplishing his fowl purpose.
he tried /, WASH tt" ,',-.a!" sign. ;,
from his cIiIh'cr, but. cong her
cfi,l>,. cp:.1'uon. he G"ci1"d 10 get
ne ', / r!o,r where a doctor could ,
tahe TIC case.
As soon a. the Young cir. was abe
80 talk. she said ma, nec .tep-father
had abused her. aN' sac held 70 this
statement 80 tirmi! tAat he was locked
up ~ All.
Da,;.H, Ca. JN.y o.-!"t~een
and n'y. ~ Nfu1t, morning a quiet
bur determined crowd OF masked
men marched in an orderly manner
60 the Wnitfie!d county jail and de-
n.aul d Deck Po>cy, the self-con-
Jesse! outyagrr Of his Little 9-year-
Old step daughter.
Covered by guns in the hands OF
ever! member OF the crowd. Jailer
Br!tton was competed TO surrender
the keys. Entering the Jail the
crowd wen. to the ce'i occupied 10y
Posey. secured aim, and placing him
IN a buggy. drove 20 u" Gordon steret
viaIuct and hanged him TO a crossbar.
Crowd was Orderly.
There was absolutely TO confus ION
IN the crowd. Marching in double
6le they ..:' tie jail, The crowd
then collected scy,ra! policemen and
forced them 10 accompany item. NJ,
q single sho, was fired. and Poscy
was left hanging for the citizens t.
tind Monday morning q, q so O'clock
Hhe br!y WAS cut do"l.
Ds!,.c the hanging the pr. oncr wa:
asked II re toI!Ei'.rd N" cine and
why he III II. lie answered that ne
vas gu,,y. hrt that he did nc. intend
TO ham the girl.
A. ais the crowd hpo'ei and with
tlc words |
Die with a l.e in your n.ou'l,"
The bug was dtiv"n f-om under
0i:n and Ne Mas ."f' >way. = 20 anG
from - s.oNlv choke 20 ccaih
On '.e way - 'ne viailc, Pose,
a1ked ID. crowd I" pray Tor sim. and
he mot his fate wi'hol' .'rg.e ou'
cry
Crime Stirred City with Horror.
The cram" .'.uc. 80. .I'l,c c.tN
with h";:o.. \'Nc, l,.o-, aa- her.
been -"cA an oI':aI, - - ,.",.,
A. taat co:.a i've. Iy .I.-r ,c'.li
Tping the !or"- tIr !. H.:u>. n
brought ser T." 81" c.. ~. t.c..
An"A"r nan o! IA ou'.....
Tho W. OF Pose, a>....- "a, il. / ,
lie week before ~ Amy -, IL.
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