New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
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Csire the negro would not talk about the
crime. but when he stood under the arch
ie weakened. and confessed that he slew
Miss Peliey. lie said that Arthur Alex
ander was implicated IN the crime.
The attempt al hanging followed
quickly The growing Of the mob. the
grinding Of the rope and the struggles
az the negro were stopped a moment
only by the swapping OF the rope. The
ten thousand persons who had looked on
snd danced in glee shot forth armed
men almost magicsliy. and they filed
the negro with bullets.
Then. not satisted with vengeance. the
mob dragged the body 20 the place where
Miss Pelley's body, hound. gagged and
bruised. ha6 been found. A roaring fire
was built and the body was incinerated.
James. who came from the South. said
Miss PeIley had been assaulted and muir
oered after a terrific fight. Sheriff Davis
io-night sent 10 Springfield for state
troops.
That James was not ivnched last night
~rss due 10 the promptness OF Chief Of
Police Egan and Sheriff Davis in get
ting him out OF the city. He. was nus
tied on board a northbound Illinois Cen
trial train after the patrol wagon had
oistanced a crowd OF men who started
on q run after a.
When the train pulled out dozen men
hurried 20 the telephones on the second
floor OF the freight house. one q them
called friend az Mounds. III and
urged him 20 notify people az Anna, IL,
30 organize a mob TO take James from
ihe train.
Sheriff Davis. informed bv telegraph
that a mob was gathering az Anna. left
the train with his prisoner st Dongcla-
Then began the grim game of hide and
seek which ended in the capture of the
negro.
A mob of two hundred men seized
BIG -Four freight train he4e this after
noon when a telegraphic dispatch was
received by the brothers cf Miss Pelley
that the Sheriff. = deputy and the prls-
onsr were hiding in the woods near Kar-
max. fwenty-seven miles distant box
csr train was quickly made up and de-
parted for Ksrnak. illed with men.
These men brought the girls SLAYER
hack 20 Cairo.
They marched The negro direct - the
public arch. sweeping the street like q
nock of sheep might tread q narrow lane.
Many Ncrnen were IN the crowd, and
ihey were anxious 10 help DO the work
Sheriff Davis. having failed in his at
tempt 70 hide the negro. pleaded for the
ife of the prisoner, but without avail.
when Cairo was reached Sheriff Davis
vas taken IN charge by a part Of the
mob. while the rest rushed the negro
rapidly - his death.
The feeling was strengthened b. SER
sioss for the girl here and az Anna
today. Large crowds attended the local
services. and several hundred boarded
The train which conveyed the body 20
Anna, where burial took place. Many OF
the ezcursionists remained in the latter
fown. N the hope that the negro would
20 captured from Sheriff Davis in that
neighborhood.
MISS Pelley was an orphan, twenty-five
wears Old Her home was formerly a,
anna, H. where she vas graduated from
the high school. For two years she had
lived with her sister. Mrs. John connan.
81 Cairo. She was employed as a sales
girl.
On Monday evening she left the store
- O'clock and walked with her chuno.
Ella Dolsn. as far as Miss Dolan's home,
continuing alone on the way 20 her own
dwelling.
The finding OF the handle Of her UNI
hrella on Tuesday. in the front yard of
the residence OF Harry Lipe. three doors
from The Cotman home. indicates that
this was where she was first attacked
II is supposed that when she was con-
fronted she struck her assaiIant with
her umbrella and the handle few into the
yard.
IL IS believed that the man thrust the
gag into her mouth and carried her back
half block 10 the alley. Marks on the
ground show that she was dragged sew
enty-fve feet 10 the spot where she was
strSngled 10 death. Her fearfully bruised
and lacerated throat and face showed
that she fought desperately.
The alley is hardly wide enough for a
wagon 10 pass through. and is little used
and IL was after o'clock on Tuesday
morning before the body was found By
three -year-old child.
Miss Pelley's clothing was almost CON-
pleteiy torn from her body. The deep
prints Of the fingers that had throttled
her were on her throat. Beside her body
wss her hat and her broken umbrella