The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-12

fronted she struck the man with her umbrella and the handle flew into the yard.
 It is believed that the man thrust the gag into her mouth and carried her back to Elm street and half a block into the alley.
 Marks on the ground showed that she was dragged seventy-ive feet to the spot where she was strangled to death.
 Her fearfully bruised and lacerated throat and face show that she fought desperately.
 The alley is very narrow, barely wide enough for a wagon to pass through and is little used. It was after o'clock the next morning when the body was found.
 Katherine Bnren, years old, daugh. ter of w. Boren, crossing the alley to visit her grandmother came upon the body Tuesday morning. and ran back to call her father.
 Miss Pelly's clothing was almost completely torn from her body The deep prints of the fingers that had throttled her were on her throat. Beside her was her hat and her broken umbrella. Not far away was found her book of street car tickets. Some post cards she had been carry ing in her hand were torn in two
 Her handbag and a dress pattern she had purchased were gone
 That the Frog" as James was known. did not hang from the Illus tiers Arch at Eighth and Conner cial streets hast night, was due to the i claverness of Chief of Police Egan and Sheriff Davis in getting him out of the city The departure of the northbound Illinois Central train at 7:15 was well timed 10 the carrying out of their plans. At that hour scarcely a score of men were about | the station. He was hustled into the patrol wagon and the wagon was dash ing up Twelfth street before the watchers realized what had happened. They started on a run after it. Sher- iff Davis and Deputy Fuller had ar ranged TO have the train stopped at Fourteenth street. The wagon and the train reached Fourteenth street a. the same time The sheriff and his deruty and the trainmen were on the steps ready to assist Chief Egan and his men, but the wagon had distanced the Dursuers.
 James was hustled on board and the train pulled out as the fast of the punsuers arrived
 Before the rear lights of the train were ought of sight, a dozen men were hurrying to the telephone on the sec end floor of the freight house nearby and were calling Mounds and Anna. 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 a man there wais told to or ganize a mob to take James from the , train.
 Chief Egan and his men left the train at Catlp junction.
 The destination oi Sheriff Davis and his prisoner was supposed 10 be Muiphysboro or CaitDondale, but g telegram informed him dlhat mob was gathering at Anna and he left the train at Dongola and drove in the direction of Mill Creek. on the Mo bile and Ohbo Railroad
 A crowd of several hundred was at -the depot at Anna III, the former home of Miss Pelly, when the train reached there, but no attempt was made to search the train for the ne gro.
 The mob in front of the Cairo police station refused to believe that the negro was not there. Two men were selected to look through dthe station cells.
 1 They were told they could not do so until Chief Egan returned When the chief returned demand YVES made. Joe Pelly, brother of the murdered girl, made his way to the chief and sald
 Chief, am brother of the girl. want to look through the cells" l Pelly and another man were per mitted to go through. While they searched tine mob outside made a rush into the police station. Chief Egan and his men made stand at the door of the cell and stopped the rush there.
 1 The mob of 200 hate this afternoon seized a freight train on the Big Foul Railroad here and stanted for Karnak l twenty miles away, near whicf l pfoosA cst<v,fff a..ir r,,x,,..tx- cxi,or:e