Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-03
2KILLED, 70 WOUNDED
Bloody Price Paid by Pensacola
Mob to Lynch NegrO.
AN ATTACK WAS MADE ON JAIL

Sheriff and Deputies Made Valiant a..
tempt to Defend Prisoner, but AZ.
ter Two Hours Fight the Mob Was
VIetoriovs--Negro Lynehed.
Pensacola, Fla, July IA mob OF
over 1000 persons stormed the Pensa-
cola jail Wednesday night and lynch
ed a negro, but at fearful cost. two
men being killed and over twenty
wounded, some of them fatally.
Among those wounded are several
deputies.
Battle Ragged for Hours.
For several hours the fight ragged
about the jail, the sheriff and deputies
pouring volleys into the mob. but the
mob finally triumphed, winning It's way
into the jail, securing the negro, and
dragging him to the public square, he
was lynehed.
The negro Iynched was Leander
Shaw, who assaulted and nearly killed
Mrs. Lillian Davis in her home In
the suburbs.
First Attack on Jail.
The mob numbered probably a thou
sand persons, and gathered early,
but there was no apparent indication
that the crowd, whicn completely sur.
rounded the jail. contemplated making
rush until nearly two hours later.
The first indication was when a rail-
road iron was brought into play by
about a dozen men upon the iron gate
OF the jail yard. AT the same mo
ment the entire mob seemed 10 catch
the spirit, and with yeIls and curses
dashed for the jail entrance. some
climbed over the tall Iron fence. while
others hammered upon the gate.
The sheriff with half dozen depu.
ties stood IN windows upstairs with
drawn reyolyers and riot rides, The
sheriff pleaded with the mob az tho
same time telling them he would de.
fend the prisoner at the cost OF every
life present.
offcers Open Fire.
HIa words had no effect. and tho
moment abe hrst blow was struck
on the gate. a yolley Of shots haseed
from the upper windows Of the jail
This was answered BY the crowd,
which poured yolley after volloy into
the Jail windows. wounding two dopu'
ties. The mob was momentarily
driven back with many wounded and
one dead az \ result Of the deadly
aim OF the aheriH and his deputies.
one man, "Bud" NichollB. who was
the fnt 70 enter the lail yard after
the gate was broken down. was shot
dead while half a dozen of the mob
and two deputies were wounded.
some perhaps fatally.
Mob Victorious.
but the mob vas determined 70 ges
tho negro and. strongly reinforced BY
residents from the ecene OF the az
saula made another attack.
The oaaccrs stood their ground w
Iiausiy, but the mob vas nnaiiy vic
torious. securing tho negro and rio
ding DIS body sith bullets.
The AFFAIR has crtatge th@ GfNnte8i
sxcltement Ia Pensacola
Nsgrs's Brutal Crime.
The crima u toe negfD waa most
brutai. Thugfs1ay Laander Shaw
catered the bone u MrB. I1lllan ga
Wis. the yoang wiis ~ . resident ~
/ ne suburbp. aad atfempite 10 asasgil
her. MIRA. Davis fsaghi tesperaisiy foE
her h0nor. sac hras pick@s 40 q %
volgs pnrd bF6ercd re serFe from ne
house bat ~ ErasDef the revolver.
auG thee. tKking BE knifs or. eai
Der throat giring hef infaat caiie
a BLOW a. he patnes ogt
BE waa capssrts afigs = hereg fght.
Taa body ~ E1Bw wa cag egeH
b. order ~ tae aasuAoriuea.
wrn. wm. Davis. whose thrat waf
I eut ~ she nssso art ~ whict eri9e
90 elsd. g Ye alrs. tat Il d aas
sss oannog recover from her lrlafes
Ths basa 40 wan slruck by a1f
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