The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-12

BclKnap, by inc crowd from caro-
The Officers were overpowercd, the
negro captured and after . conference
it was decided to bring him to Cairo
and lynch BIN here
Thousand in Pursuit
Fully 1000 people went in search Of
the negro. When they returned they
were met by bowling mob Of at least
5000 more, They marched directly to
the arch, sweeping everything before
them Many women were out 30 help
do the work.
Sheriff Davis pleaded for the life
of the negro, but without avail, and
when Cairo was reached, Davis was
taken in charge hy a part of the mob,
while the rest rushed the negro to the
scene of action.
When found by The mob, the negro
was handcuffed between two officers.
All were hiding on the bank Of a creek
All three were SO weak from hunger
aud exposure that they were unable To
offer much resistance,
Sheriff Davis tonight said that he
deplorcd the lyncbing and that be made
every resistance In his power
He said that after leaving tbe train
at Dongola last night be tried to get
rig, but found it impossible TO find
one, as the farmers refused 10 assist
sheriff could get anything 10 cat.
Pursuers Determined.
At every point Thther be headed to
board train. nc MAS blocked bv IL
mob. James was found about ) o clock
this afternoon, Word was sent along
the linc 10 thc scattered mob 10 board
the "Big Four" train and meet the
party with the negro at Belknap. The
b,l ~, Enrn .
Four at I:43 p. m.
The negro was taken of at Tenth
street aud marched through the prin-
clpal streets to the arch at Eighth and
Commercial streets While in custody
of the mob at Bellnap and coming down
on the train, the negro would not tell
about the crime, but when he stood
that Arthur Alexander was implicated
in the crime
While James's body was burning at
the spot where the crime WAS comri
ted, 10000 people danced in glee, Be
fore the mob reached Cairo, some pro
posed that the train be stopped and the
negro lynchcd at once, but it was
finally decided to bring him into Cairo
aud give the towuspcople a chance to
help with the work. Relatives of the
murdered Girl took part IN the lynch.
lnE.
Mayor Parsons tonight called on
Governor Dcnccn for state troops 10
restore order here.
History of Crime.
Miss Pelley was an orphan girl, -
ycnrs old Her home was formerly at
Anna, H., but for two years she had
made her home with her sister, Mrs.
John Coffman OF Cairo, She was en-
ploVcd rs Il salCsgirl
On Monday evening She LETT tho
store where she worked aud walked
with her chum, Ella Dolau, as far as
Miss Dulau : bono, where she took a
car. II was raining and, to avoid the
muddy stretch Of sidewalk, she left the
car AT 2Sth and Elm streets instead OF
at Sycamore street, as WAS her custom
The finding of the handle of her Um-
hrcla in the front yard OF the resi-
dcncc of Harry Lipc. at Az 10th
street. three doors from the Coi1man
home. indicates that thus WAS where
she was first attacked. II is supposed
that when she was confronted she
struck the man with her umbrella and
The handle flew into the yard.
Fought to the Last.
Ii is believed that the man thrust
The "ae into her mouth and carried her
back 10 Elm street and half block
TO thc allcv Marks on the ground
show that she WAS dragged to tho spot
where she was strauglcd TO death. Her
fcarfuilv bruised and lacerated throat
and face show that she fought desper-
atelv.
The alley is narrow, barely wide
! enough for n wagon 10 pass through,
/ and is little used, and IL was after s
o clock the next morning before tho
| body WAS found.
! Katherine Boren, three .yCar'old
daughter of W. G. Boron, crossing the
/ allcv to visit her grandmother, came
upru the body Thursday morDng aud
ran back 10 call her father,
Miss Pcllcy's clothing was almost
| completely torn from her body. The
| deep imprints of the fingers that had
| throttlcd hcr were ON her throat.
Evidence of Struggle.
Beside her WAS her hat and hcf
broken umbrella Not Tar away was
found hcr book Of street car tickets
Some postcards she had been carrying
in her hand were torn in two, Her
handbag and n dress pattern she had
purchased were gone,
Thai The "Frog.' as james was
known, did not hang from The tIust
lers arch AT Eighth and Commercial
streets last night. was due To tho cleV.
crnesa Of Chief of Police Egan and
sheriff Davis in getting him out OF
the city The departure OF northbound
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