The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-11-27

to lend assistance to the work of the |
mob. This was done in order to as
certain whether any of the town folks |
were parties to the lynching.
SOLDIERS TOO LATE.
The detachment of soldiers ordered
from Union City by Gov. Patterson ar
rived here 1890 o'clock a. M, and as
soon as they had been served break
fast they went with Sheriff Haines to
District No. 4, the scene Of the lynch
ing, and it is announced that they will
arrest every man suspected of partici-
~ating in the crime. list of the
names of every man from the Fourth
District who registered at the hotel
here yesterday for dinner was secured
and this will be used in ferreting out
those who were connected with the
mob.
Cheek Burrus, father of Richard
Hall, brother of John Hall, the wound.
d deputy, were not in the mob. The
former went to his home soon after
talking with Gen. Caldwell, and the
| later was standing on the main street
! talking to a number of other men at
The time the mob went to the Jail and
took possession of the negroes.
AT THE CHURCH
A detachment of ten soldiers, under
lieut.. Duvall and accompanied by
Sheriff Haines, left here shortly after
o'clock this morning and went direct
. the church where the negroes were
found still hanging from the impro-
yised gallows.
There were few white people about
he church, but about $50 negroes
we're there, yet little excitement pre-
allied, just that caused by morbid
uriosity over such grewsome crimes
as this
The officers and soldiers got very
little information from the bystanders,
in fact everyone seems averse to dis
cussing the awful affair, but thor
1ugh investigation will be made dur
ing the day, and while no arrests may
he made to-day, it is expected that
much evidence will be accumulated.
The negroes lynched made state
! Nents before they were hanged and
, tated that they were drunk at the
: time they did the shooting or would
| rot have resisted the officers. They
: said after they had shot the officers
r they realized that death was inevitable
t nd were willing to give up at any
? ime had the opportunity been afford
i d.
One of the negroes had bullet hol
II one of his hands, the ball passin;
through the little finger and COMING
out of the palm. He said this wount
Il vas inflicted by Richard Burrus, tn
uecial deputy killed by the negroe
). aturday night.
d John Hall, the wounded deputy, i
Z till alive to-day, but little hope @
10 is recovery is entertained.
" OvERNoR NOTIFIED-AT ONCE TAKE
81 STEPS TO THwART MoB-soLDIERs
ri SENT.
is AS soon as the story of the propose
at ynching a reporter called up the Co
al "nor's Office and gave him the fact
o. his was the first news Governor Pa
as erson had of the affair, and he {
y. nee tried to get in communicate
or 18th Sheriff Haines by long distant
lephone, but this proved unsatisfa
cry. The telegraph wires were I
a, 0rted to, and a number Of Telegram
7" nnt urging the Sheriff and prominel
itizens to do all in their power
u vert the pending tragedy.
he The Governor promised to ask judi
up ones to call a special term of Il
In 'ourt to try the negroes if the M
lc- you'd desist in it's determination
he lang them. One of the messages W
is s follows:
sic prevent lynching by all mean
adj { will bring additional disgrace a
he "otoriety on our state. AS Govern
he implore that law take it's cour
raS DPqd This to the neon1e ~"