The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-09
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become. The longer the delay the
more determined they became.
THE PIcAYUNE's VERSION.

leans Picayune gives this version of
last nights lynching:
The mob was addressed at the Jail
by Judge w. A. Roane in an earnest
effort to persuade them to let the law
take its course, and again promising a
speedy trial on next Monday, which
is the first day OF circuit court, of
which Judge Roane is the presiding
head.
The Judge painted the horrors of
mob rule and the right of the law to
administer punishment for crime and
pleaded most earnestly with the mob.
Following the judges address, ex-
United States Senator w. V. Sullivan
spoke to the mob and counseled the i'm
mediate execution of the negro. A
rush was then made on the Jail and no
resistance being met with, the officers
were quickly overpowered and the
front door broken down. Hartsfeld
did not have the key and left. Sledge-
hammers and cold chisels were then
procured from blacksmith shops and
determined attack begun on the steel
doors. This was slow work, however.
and 1T required much labor to force an
entrance through this barrier The
negro, meanwhile, was in his cell and
could hear every stroke of the men as
brawny arms welded the sledge, and
could measure his span of life by the
ringing strokes of the frenzied men
Just without the barrier erected to
keep men confined. The officers, see
ing that further resistance on their
part was worse than useless, left the
Jail and went home.
SHOUT OF EMULATION.
AS the last strokes were struck and
the brick and mortar fell from around
the massive steel door a great shout |
of exultation went up from that part of
the mob inside, and it was taken up
by hundreds on the outside of the iail |
The street was almost blocked and the |
wagon bearing the remains Of the muir |
dered woman woman, victim of the
fiend for whose blood the mob yelled |
passed the jail on its way to the depot.
Her remains were shipped to her old |
home at Walden for interment. /
When the first barrier was demol-
lshed it was found that another steel |
door still held back the mob, and as
1t had taken over two hours to get
through the first door, change in the
attack was decided on and the sledges
were moved to the outside front wall
where only the brick were to be dug
out. This work, however, was to be
done from ladders and was tedious.
There was no excitement evidenced
while the work was in progress, and
the jailyard presented the appearance
OF lawn party, where the guests were
all male and in their shirt sleeves.
Strong arms continued to WELD the
sledges, and brick and mortar fell in
showers, but the wall was thick and
it required much time to penetrate if.
Requirements came on the south
bound Illinois Central train and the
work was pushed with vigor.
That Lafayette County has iaiI
which is practically impenetrable
was evidenced by the fact that
orawny blacksmiths, artisans and
farmers were at work inside and
out with sledges, hammers, cold CHS.
els, axes and picks for three hours
penetrating the walls. RELAYS
ot men were steadily at work all this
time, and when the brick in front was
it was found that twelve
inches of wooden lining had to be en-
'ountered. This having been worked
hrough with much effort, a steel lining
Of four inches in thickness was en-
'ountered and ii required a battering
ram and much time to loosen this
Then a four-inch steel cage was to be
when this wall was passed
1t is doubtful if ever before in the
history of mobs there has been a
more systematic and long.continued
assault made on Jail wall or door
than has been witnessed by hundreds
Of Lafayette, Marshal and Yallob0sha
citizens here tonight. There was a
quietness pervading the
atmosphere, and as the workmen made
little Or any progress which was ap.
parent to the crowd of spectators on
the street, there was a sound of hand.
clapping like applause at matinee
performance. IL
NO DISGUISE.
There was no attempt at Disguise
in any way, and old men, young men