The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-12
MAN $ KILLED
CAIRO non TAKns WIFE SLAYER
 TO DEATH.
venfs It's Fury On Kzeary saizner, Phetogrnpher, Became Alexander Nexro CeulA Net De Found
 Early Enoagh.

Cairo, 1H.. NOV l1---AVniBh ht %ahu - one seething mob. Henry salzner. white man, and . photograpner py trade. who killed his wife last July with an axe. was taken out of the county tail at fl;40 o'clock by the mob ana hanged to a telegraph pole and his body riddied with bullets.
 This lynching followed closely that of wnl James. a negro, earlier in the evening.
 The mob gave saizner a chance to confess after the rope was around his neck, but in his fright he could only humble that his sisters did the kill ing.
 ous and 1t was hard work to keep them off long enough to give salzner chance to pray. The mob finally subsiied and a short religious service for the benefit of Salzner's soul was held, after which he was strung up. the rope being placed over telegraph pole at Twenry-first and Washington streets
 saizner was born and reared here, the son of William Saizner. hide and wool buyer He was photographer and had been married about two years. It was known that he had had trouble with his wife and 1t IS said. gave her no money for food for her self and two small boys.
 One night last July Salzner's wife was found at home with her skull frac- tufed and blood covered axe was found under the bed The two babies been seen by neighbors about the house early in the evening and after the crime was discovered. Salzner was found at the home of his mother. where he often slept at night.
 All evidence pointed to Salzner as the slayer of his wife and after the crime was discovered. Mrs. Salzner recovered enough to accuse her hus- band of the crime.
 Lynching As Pastime.
 The public was incensed against him and while a part of the mob was securing the city for the negro Alexan- der. time hung heavy on the hands of the balance of the mob and when some one suggested Salzner. the mob rushed for the county jail. where the man wantei was held in the steel cage.
 The sheriff and his crowd of depu- ties were pushed aside and the batter ing down of the door of the cage was at once begun with sledge hammers they had secured.
 The mob found some difficulty in breaking the cage. as it was an entire ly steel structure. but alter half houl of telling blows upon the door. it gave way QnH Sal9tar was secured. The znob rusled him out of the back door of tho Jail. which is in the basement of the court house. around the build. Ing through the yard and out into Washington avenue and up to Twenty. first street. which is q prominent cor. ner and has a public so,,are and where there was room enough to hold the crowd
 Saizner was so badly frightened that he was little more than . crazy man He cried and begged piteously for his life and was answered by cries and blows from the mob.
 when Salzner was asked for his last statement. man., a stranger in the crowd. stepped forward and said he believed Saizner was innocent, where upon the mob fell upon the stranger kicked. struck him and finally knock ed him down and 1t was by hard work by the cooler heads of the mob that his life was saved. He was compelled to beg for mercy from the mob and announced in loud voice that Salz- ner should be lynched. after which he was driven away and all attention was given to saixner, who cried and beeged and numbled that his sisters had Killed his wife. His manner only fur ther turned the mob against him. and It immediately ciamored for his execu- tion.
 After Safzner was hanged and while Lne body was being riddled with buI. lets, the rope broke and the body fell to the ground. where 1t now lies. the mob going away anu leaving it.