The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-12-04
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Y NEGRO CHURCH
three Blacks Hanged in Front
Of Pulpit by Tennes-
see Mob.

Tiptcnville, Tenn, Nov. 25.-Tbree
dead bodies dangling from a improvise
scaffold erected in front of the pulpit
OF negro church in District No. 4, this
,(IAke) county, five miles from this
city, was tie awful spectacle which
greeted tie crowd Ct curious people
who ga.heled about tile outrSn this
Rmorning 10 view tire work Of the
} mob which took fromS1e TiLtonville
Jail last nig't ArrsLall, Ed and jim
Stcneback the three negroes VINO shot
and fatally wounded Two Deputy Ser
ifs In front of this came olurch last
Saturday night.
The lynching Of theee negroes WAS
planned with deliberation and ,execut-
ed with a gruesome GOODNESS that has
rarely been witnessed in the work of
mobs. AS a rule mobs act from the
heat of passion aroused by the crime
= Of the victims, but this mob went about
its work win a cool deliberation unu-
sual for its delail of plan, but never
theless effective in its execution. All
day yesterday this little city filled
with an excited mob numbering any
where from 150 TO 500 men. THIS mob
unlike others, however, seemed will
ling to listen TO reason, and for some
hours it was thought that the leaders,
had agreed to allow the law TO take
It's course, and late IN the afternoon
the mob dispersed and the town assum
ed it's usual quietness.
The negroes were arrested early in
the morning and near Rocgeley and
taken 10 Tiptonville and committed
to jail. No sooner mad this been &C.
complished than a mob of determined
men began 10 gatner and wirri n an
hour preparations to carry into exc
cution tire work of vengeance deter
mined upon We're well under way and
the leaders began To gather their
forces about tnem 10 make the as
sauit on the jail.
The crowds, made up OF determined
and angry men. slowly surrounded the
Jail, but mere II was met by one of
the county's most prominent lowyers,
Mr.. ]. T. Burnett, VINO made an i'm
passioned address urging tie mob to-
desist from any act OF violence ana
promising to use mis- influence III seeing
that the negroes got aspeedy trial.
yhis did nor appeal 10 the mob and
finally Ma. S. j. Caldwell, anOtner law
yer proposed thAt if the mob was de-
termined 10 lynch the negroes to al
least wait unil even the semblance oil
a trial could be held, and ne suggested
that Justice Davis be authorized to-
summons a jury and let tie negroes
be duly sentenced to death, and teen
the mob could execute the sentence.
This was agreed TO and the mob, ex-
cept Just enough 10 watch the jail
and see that Soeriff Haines did not
attempt 10 slip ne negroes out and
carry them TO A. place of safety, left
the Jail building to await the trial
set for O'Clock in the afternoon. In
the meantime after tie story OF tfGI
proposed lynohing rad been sent out
and thus became known IN Nashville.
Mr.. Haines and others received tele-
grams from Gov. Patterson pleading
with them, For God sake to prevent
the proposed lynching as it would be
a disgrace 10 toe State" He also
agreed to order a special term of the
Criminal Court TO try the negroes.
Sheriff Haines also communicated
with Attorney General Caldwell, at
Union City. and he in turn called up
a number Of men here including Cheek
HTrrus, father Of Richard Rarrus,. the
special deputy killed by the negroes.
and Mrs. Rarrus. After talking with
Gen. Caldwell he eaid he was willing
for the law to take it's course, and
he advised leaders OF the mob to-
go home and let the negroes be tried
In the regular way.
The men were finally taken from the
Jail by the mob, placed In a wagon I'D 1
driven to the church where the negroes
had committed their crime. Here the
mob following out cold. calculating de
termination which had characterized
ap Of It's previous plans and proceed
fRks erected within the church q scat
fftV Just fnfront a -sAe pulpit, 1suni
~ Sch the three negroes were hanged,
NArshall stnneback the largest OF the
three brothers, being swung IN tie |
center q the team. with Ed and Jim
etonebsck on either end.
AFTER the negroes had been swung up
q member Of the mob stepped forward
and fired shot into the body of
Marshall Stoneback. aiming at the ex-
act spot In which the negroe bad shot
Deputys6heriff John Hall
The mob then quitely diepered.
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