Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-10
'LYNCNlNG OCCURS
AT NEWBERSY
Jack Long Hanged There Early
Thursday Morning.
susplcIoNEo OF KILLING sApP

Had Been Arrested and Was Taken
from Jail and Hanged to a Tree--He
Was a Brother Of the Man Young
sapp Killed Sometime Ago.
From Fridays Daily Sun:
The brutal and uncalled-for assassi
nation Of Elias sapp, a well-known
and prominent farmer of the Jones'
vile section who was shot down In
cold blood on the outskirts Of Newber.
ny few nights ago, has been avenged,
90 far as suspicion is concerned, and
Jack Long, a white man OF the New.
berry district has paid the penalty
with his life.
The victim met his death at the
hands OF mob numbering nearly two
hundred people about o'clock Thurs.
day morning He was hanged to q
limb near the scene OF the murder Of
q few nights before.
Ever since the murder of elias
Sapp, people OF the Newberry and
Jonesvllle districts have been quiet.
" at work weaving web. They had
little TO say regarding the tragedy,
however, but kept steadily on in their
investigation, which resulted in the
arrest Wednesday Of Jack Long, who
was susplcloned Of the murder.
Long was taken 10 Newberry and
placed In the town Jail, and as soon
~ the news spread the people Of the
town and surrounding country evi.
IDENTIFY became very indignant. The
oflceFs, apprehendlng trouble, placed
three guards around the jail, but
shortly after midnight q mob closed
down upon them. taking them cap.
tives.
ItNwas an orderly mob. but de.
termined. While the guards were
held captives at the mercy OF those
about them, men broke the lock and
opened the door to the little prison.
house, Trembling with fear the con.
demned victim crouched In a corner,
as he realized that his time for death
had come. and that Il was useless to
resist.
Quietly and orderly the Committee"
lead Long from the jail, placed q rope
about bis neck, and, heading the pro-
ceuelon. started on the death march.
Those having the guards In charge
placed them In the prison. secured
the door, and fell I'm the rear.
This must have been a march Of
suspense for the man who was at tho
mercy OF those about him, and who
realised that the end was only a few
moments OF, lie mtht have walked |
with steady nerve. however, az the !
hAlf.mile point at which II had been
planned TO take his life was reached
m reasonable time. The mans |
thoughts must have been only thoughts |
Of misery, however, for II was a criti.
cal moment
Arriving upon the scene. under q
spreading oak, tho rope Was thrown |
over convenient limb, when Lone
was swung into otcrnlty--and the |
death OF Elias sNpp was avenged. az
far a. that gathering was concerned.
Having been notified early IN the
morning. Corupor Henderson empanel.
led jury and Waited the scene, where |
they found the b,'dy suspended, The !
Jury, after viewing the remains, re-.
turned verdict that tho deceased.
Jack Long, came to his death at the |
hands OF parties unknown,
AZ last reports everything was quiet. ,
ed aoWn TO tho usual conditions at |
Newberry, and no further trouble 10 |
anticipated.
Jack Long was q brother Of the
man whom young Sapp aSsasslnAted
come months ago, the murderer making
MIS- escape. and he was under puspi.
ciun Of having killed the father of the
man Who had killed his InpE'sl !
brother, Iona wa also a hrother.in.
law ~ 90,