Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-12
SHOP GIRLS BLACK SLAYER
STRUNG UP TO PUBLIC ARCH
Sheriff, Endeavoring to Escape With
Prisoner, Driven from Town 20
Town, Citizens Refusing Him As
s'stance to Escape and Even Food
Women First TO Pull Rope-cov-
ernor Orders Troops 10 Scene.
iRr AssociatA Press


CAlRltO. ILLS. Nov. 1f.-IIenry
Salzner. white. a photographer. who
killed his wife last July with an axe.
was taken from Jail at l1:f0 o'clock
tonight by the mob isrA hanged TO
telephone pole and his body ridGied
with bullets. This lynching followed
closely on the lynching of win James.
negro. who earlier in the evening
had been hanged for the murder OF
Miss Annie Policy.
The governor. who Is In Chicago,
ordered II companies of the state
guard to Cairo at once.
The mob gave Salzner caance to
confess after the rope was around his
neck. but he was SO frightened that
he could only humble that his sisters
had killed his wife.
The mob became furious at this and
II was hard work to keep them OF
Halzner long enough to give him
chance TO pray The mob finally SUBJ
sided and short religious was held,
after which he was strung up. the
rope being placed over a telephone
pole at Twenty first and Washington
streets.
Mob Breaks Into Gags
The mob found some difficuity In
breaking the cage. as 1t was an en-
tireIy steel structure, but after halt
our OF telling blows upon the door it
gave way and Salzner was secured
The mob rushed him out of the back
door of the Jail, which Is in the base
ment OF the court house around the
building, through the yard and out
into Washington avenue and up to
Twenty-first street, which is prorni-
public square lie cried and begged
piteously for his life and was met
by cries and blows from the mob.
Roughly Handled for interfering.
When Salzner was asked for his
last statement. a man. a stranger in
the crowd. stepped forward and said
be believed Salzner was innocent.
whercupon the mob fell upon him.
kicked him and finally knocked him
down and IL was only the pleas OF
cooler persons that saved his life
He was compelled to beg mercy
from the mob and announced in
loud voice that Salzner should be
lynched. after which he was driven
from the mob and all attention was
given to Saizner
| After Salzner was hanged and while
the body was being riddled with bull
; lets the rope broke and the body fell
to the ground. where IL now lies. the
mob going away and leaving H.
Was Accused by Dying wife.
/ Salzner was born and reared here.
lie had been married about twp
years last July. when his wife was
found at her home with her skull
fractured. A bloody axe was found
under the bed. Two babies we're
playing in the mothers blood. sziz-
ner was found at the home OF HIS
mother. where he often slept at night.
Before Mrs. Salzner died she recover
Cd enough 10 accuse her husband Of
attacking her. Feeling against him
had been bitter and tonight after
the lynchirg n James. when some
one suggested salzncr the mob rushed
for the county jail. got Salzncr and
lyncned him
Search for the negro Alcxaoder. SUP
posed sccompiicr Of James IN the
Pcilcy murder continues.
Strung Up To Arch.
CAIRO. HIS. Nov. ii--WHi James.
the negro suspected Of being The
murderer Of Miss Annie pcIlcy. vas
killed here tonight By a mob. James