The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-10
BRUTAL NEGRO
HANGED BY MOB
OXFORD MISS, JAIL BATTERED
DOWN BY CROWD or
ANGRY CITIZENS.
JUDGE SPEAKS FOR law
Ex-senator Incites Mob to Action by
Urging Lynching--Ncgro Cut
Woman's Throat and As.
saulted Daughter.

| oxford. Miss, Sept "a mob II
over 100 men and boys bai te+eI ii
the doors OF the Jail here tonight an |
dragged Neb Patton from his eel and
lmotbed him. At / O'Clock this aft "
noon Patton, a trtlsty at the jail, MIR.
Idered Mrs. McMullin. cutting Ter
throat from ear to ear, and then AZ
tempted to assault her daughter. Nc.
Mullin, the husband of the dead wcm.
an, was incarcerated in the jail at
! Oxford, and had sent the negro to
his home with a message TO his wife,
| 1t was on this mission that the negro
committed his heinous deed. The
tragedy occurred one mile east CT OK.
! ford, and Immediately afterwards the
mob which took Pattons life began
70 gathor
ludge w A. Roane in an earnest
effort, tried to persuade the mcb u
disperse and let the law take it's
course. but an address by ex Uaited
States Senator w v. Sullivan IN
famed the throng, and a rush VS.
made for the jail.
As the Jail here is one OF the
strongest In the state, the mob eN.
perienoed considerable difficulty n
getting the negro out After cors 4
cradle time the main door was at les.
forced and Patton was killed as ha
was being dragged from his eel H.
was then carried out and swung to
tree on the street near the jail
The story Of the tragedy fer viii h
Patton paid the penalty OF death was
most 'reyolting.
Story OF Murder.
Mrs, McMuilin's husband has been
lroHfined in the Lafayette county iaiI
here since the June term OF United
States court. He was convicted OF re.
'sisting an officer at Walden. Miss. and
was serving his sentence His wife
was living with her three children on
the farm OF j. X. Shinault. and Menu
lin had been In the habit of sending
her messages by the negro Patton,
wao was trusty prisoner In tn Jail
Patton has always been regarded as
a dangerous negro but has never been
impudent or disrespectful 10 w1i.e
people.
To-day McMullin sent the negro with
a message to his wife and when he
had delivered his message he stlll
hung around the place until Mrs. Nc.
Nullln ordered him away He was an
)are ntly drunk at the time and after
1e left her presence she remarked t.
lhr l7-ycar-old daughter that the ne.
gro had not yet gone. and that she
lai better get the gun aud run him
m Her daughter reminded her that
M Gun was not loaded and ab ut
ha' time the negro was heard a. the
'ack door and Mrs McMuliin went to
rider him away again Her daughter
leard struggle and ran to see what
be- trouble was and found her mother
'ith her throat cut from ear II ear.
The negro grabbed at Mi McMuI.
1. but she broke away from him and
he second time she thought sSe wai
aheht but again escaped Ms Nc.
lullin. with piece Of eth haIt
e' throat ran some 200 Yards al
pil dead.
Posse Pursues Negro.
The negro then fed but was soon
~ i.'Nff 70 w fhI i'AN Afl fiiffflA IDfn
,'tcrd. and was located in a short
ime In field near the scene Of the
illinE. Practically the entire NAL,
orulation formed the pursuing party.
M the posse. under the lead -
h'ri1 Harisfeld came IN Patton.
1l running fight eusued. In which
'm" hundreds of shots wc-e fired
h" negro was evidently struck sv.
~ times. but owing 10 the fact that
.e Officers ammuniiirn was ex
'usted. be was about 10 escape when
'nI" bows with shotguns held him M
Per hlling his hack full of bird sroi.
.d he held up his hands ami sur
nderei he was immedia oil
ought To town. under heavy grsrd.
d placed in Jail His cartors W.
rkF a. officers In not NEE ing the
sse Of citizens. or tho, would never
'e reached the Jail with him A.
lst Immediately the streets we're
rungel with men and bows an
mel and talk of ivuching vas