The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
Nose Dossett Insulted
 Mrs. Beeder.
FOUND IN WHISTLER HOME
Mobile County Citizens Took Black
 From Deputy.
Orderly Crowd Put Him To Death Within Few Feet of the Spot Where I've Were Lynched
 Last Year.

Mobile, Sept. 22--(special l--Mcss, Dossett, young negro. after an at- tempted assault on Mrs Beeder. an aged woman residing in Whistler. paiaj the penalty for his act after midnfRht this morning and was hung to an oak tree within fifty feet of the spot where the two negro criminals were lynched in September last year.
 Mrs. Beeder was sitting in her room, about o'clock last night, when shas Felt the presence of some one in the room with her. and turning around suddenly she saw young negro on tha noor behind the chair in which she waa seated. On discovering the negro she Jumped to her fest but was seized bM the negro, and after struggling with him. she finally freed herself from the brute and began to scream. at which the negro, becoming frightened. ram away from the scene of his dasta rsIlv, attempt
 The screams of Mrs. Reeder arouse0 the neighbors and Deputy Sheriff SmitFl was notified. In company with Hutch- isson Adams. whom he had sworn irf as deputy. they went to the home oA negro. Enoch Richardson. who had been acting suspiciousiy just before th9 attempted assault. but on taking him before Mrs. Beeder she declared posit-1 ively that he was not the man. After finding that Richardson was not thw one wanted. there was one other who was suspected and he was in the sama house with Richardson when Hichard- son was arrested. This was Nose Dos-i sett. he being found in Wragg Swamp.i On his being taken before Mrs. Reedars she said she was absolutely positive that Dossett was the negro whom she haA fr< kr.... claimed that he was innocent Of the charge at first. when confronted by the aged woman. and positively Identified he finally acknowledged that he had gone into the house. but 1t was only to get match.
 The Negro Comfenaea.
 After obtaining the confession from the negro, Deputy smith thinking that there was danger 10 ths prisoner as feeling ran very high among the white people. took the negro in wagon by the longest way, around by the old Telegraph Road. on the way to Mobile County Jail.
 When they had gotten about half a mile from Prichards. crowd of about twenty men, masked and wearing long coats. jumped out from the darkness and ordered the two deputies to throw up their hands. The men, being heay- fly armed. the deputies complied. Af- ter trying to persuade the lynchers to let the law take it's course. one who seemed to be the leader, finally made a motion with his hands as If to show, their impatience and at another signJ the. captive negro was taken from thel deputy sheriff and was led or by thet band of men as quickly as they had ap-s peared.
 The report was first hsard in A6obilo about 2:30 o'clock. when 1t was tele-, phoned in by the deputy sherin anal at once local newspaper men went tod the scene: there was no trace of thes avengers but one of the newspaper men, while riding along on a horse on thes road, almost bumped against the corpsas which was swinging from the tree.
 The lynching was carried out withi the utmost secrecy and the crowd was orderly Only one shot was fired and that evidently pierced his heart
 This makes the third lynching that has taken place in Mobile in the pastl year, the others being lynched lastl September year ago. The two victinEl wero hanged at the same time. and both for the same offense.