The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-12

train reached Fourteenth street at the same time. The sher'ff and his dep uty and the trainmen were. on the steps ready to assist Chief Esan and bis men but the wagon had distanced the pursuers. James was hurried on board and the train pulled out as the first of the pursuers arrived.
 Before the rear lights of the train were out of sight. dozen men were hurrying up to the telephones on the second floor of the freight house near by. and were calling Mounds and Ana. One of the men called . friend at Mounds and urged him to notify peo- pie at Anna that the negro was on the train, When connection with Anna was obtained. man there was told to organize a mob to take James from the train
 Chase of Omcers.
 Chief Egan and his men left the train at Cairo Junction. The destination of sheriff Davis and his prisoner was supposed to be Murphysboro or Carbon dale. but telegram informed him that a mob was gathering at Anna and he left the train at Dongula and drove fin the direction of Mill Creek on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
 A crowd of several hundred was at the depot at Anna. the former home
  there. but no attempt was made to search the train for the negro. The mob in front of the Cairo police sta- tion refused to believe that the negro was not there. Two meme were se- lected to look through the station cells. They were told they could not do so until Chief Egan returned. When Chief Egan returned a demand was made. J. O.. Policy. brother of the mur- <~f~ ~1 A~ hi fA ha nhtRf and said:
 Chief. I am a brother of the girl. l want to look through the cells"
 Pelley and another man were per nitted to go through. While they were searching, the mob outside made a rush into the police station. Chief Egan and his men made a stand at the door of the cell and stopped the rush there.
 A mob of 200 men late this after noon seized a freight train on the Big Four Railroad here and started for Karnak, twenty-seven miles away. near which place Sheriff Davis, Deputy Fuller and the negro, Win James, were in hiding in the woods. The sheriff was seen at Karnack by Philip Pre- tonhious. Cairo iumberman.
 Hiding in woods.
 The sheriff bought food and went down the Big Four track. A train passed through Karnak a little later and the conductor telegraphed back from the next sta ton briefly that he had seen the deputy and the hand-' cuffed negro beside the railroad track a mile beyond Karnak.
 When the telegram was received by the brothers of Miss Pelley that the trio were in the woods there. box car train was quickly made up and de-. parted for Karnack filled with men. These men brought the girls slayer back to Cairo.
 Four arrests were made by the police here Tuesday night after six blood- hounds had led the police from where Miss Pelley met death to snack. A negress named Greene. tenant of the shack, and three negroes. Will James. Arthur Alexander. and Will Thomas. were arrested. Later all but James were released.
 Bloodhounds were tried on James early Wednesday morning and their evidence pointed to him. nor could he account for his whereabouts at the time Miss PelIey was killed. The city iail was stormed several times We'd nesday, and Wednesday evening James was hurried from the cit.
 In his confession James told of the assault on Miss Policy and declared Alexander had some of the jewels taken from Miss Peiley.
 As soon as the negro finished, man who had climbed to the top of the arch, turned on the electric lights and rope was thrown to him. He drop ped 1t over the arch and an end fell to the surgfng crowd. Many women seized the end and tusged With the men.