The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-19
PADUCAH'S NARROW ESCAPE
FROM SPRINCFIELD'S FATE
BECAUSE OF NEGROES CRIME
Brute Assaults Child Twelve Years 0Id--Enraqed
People Overcome Jailer But Prisoner
Had Been Spirited Away

ing the negro. They had by no means
ceived by Mrs. George Watson. of
Tenth and Jones streets, who was bat
tered on the head by negro burglar
lseveral weeks ago, whom she caught
| in her bedroom.
While Paducah possibly never en-.
! joyed as quiet a Sabbath as she did
| that day. yet in the stiffness men who
knew the nature of men when aroused
knew that something would happen.
Mob Forms.
In the southern end of the city mel
began to gather in groups ana by mid
night tAe mob was well organized. 1t
was not composed of loiters or ntoXi
Gated youngsters either. With bus
mess like air il first walked To the
| Powell home. When they had been
assured that Hornsby was the negro
a leader queried as TO whether it
would be appropriate to hang the ne
gro in front Of the house or not.
When Mrs Powell suggested that she
ibid not believe that she could stand
the sight of him again the band
agreed to select another spot
The mob iourneyed TO the city hall
Lieutenant Potter, Sergeant GourieuN
and Pauolmen Terrell were at police
headquarters. Before they were
aware of the approach the mob gree.
ed them with smile. Now don't
start nothing and kindly give us the
keys 70 the negro cells" was the
demand drawled out by one of the
leaders,
1t was quickly explained that Jaller
Wade Brown had he keys.
JaiIer Overpowered.
While the mob spread ont to catch
the breeze. three of its members went
to the Brown home adjoining aud
knocked, Jailer Brown answered aud
was told that "fhad Terrell wanted
the keys. In his slippers Mr.. Brown
came down and started for the police
station. The trio went with him. As
he neared the side door the iaiier no.
tfced two or three men sitting on the
steps, bur did not become suspicious.
He had his hand in his pocket on the
keys. Suddenly some of the crowd
figuring that he had a gun seized Mr.
Brown from behind. Then ne realized
that the mob was on him. The KEYS
were gently taken from him and into
thA haafiT.4 10. Ia AnnrAl tr.laptXr
and quiet. Getting to the negro male
section one Of the men picked up
set OF shackles and started to batter
off the locks. Begging them TO desis
Mr.. Brown pointed out the right key
and the mob stepped in.
After taking a look into every cor
ner and inspecting every bunk the
mob filed out. They knew the negro
was gone, because some Of the ban
as sight seers had been shown through
the Jail during the day and had a look
at Hornsby
Rush for County Jail.
minute later the mob was hiking
for the county prison. BY that time
Turkeys Joe Purchase and Harvey
Martin had been given a tip. As a
result preparations had been made to
receive the visitors. All lights were
burning. keys were ready and bolts
were opened on demand A good look
into every tier of the county prison
convinced the band that the negro
was gone.
Just as they had behaved at TIE
city Jail members of the mob pattcd
the turkeys on the back and shook
hands with them. Thanking Pur
chase and Martin for the Kindness
shown thcy departed.
Locked in a cell at the city Jail At
1 a. IN. Sunday it was known that
Hornsby was kept there until after ;
O'Clock that afternoon. Then he was
hurried out and raced away either IN
a buggy or an automobile All sorts
OF reports as TO where he was taken
have flashed over the city. He is said
TO be in the Eddyville prison. Wick
life or at the home Of a constable
few miles from Paducah on the Cairo
gravel road. One of the latter is the
most likely.