Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-04
VICTIM SNATCHED FROM
VERY GRASP OF LAW
Thrown From Window to Pavement.
Thirty Feet Below, Mans Face is
Kicked Into Pulp--Drassed Twelve
Blocks and Strung up-Nest
chafae Is Made on Jail ior Others.
CBy Associated Presso

DALLAS, TEXAS, March 3.-From
The very grasp of the law. Alien
Brooks. an aged negro. charged with
oriminally assaulting three 'year-oih
white child, was torn by fifteen de-
iermined members OF an angry mob
today and hanged for his crime.
Brooks was seized in the court room
where he was TO receive the laws
Judgment, tossed through window
TO the main body OF the mob, which
waited like pack OF raying wolves
for their prey In the street below.
His crushed body was dragged
through the streets and he was hang
ed TO the Elks Arch. high above the
heads of the avenging citizens. The
mob was led by an old negro.
With all. hardly a loud word was
spoken, not shot was fired and above
the dull murmuring OF the mob could
be heard the aged negroes trembling
shrieks Tor mercy.
After Brooks was hanged for near
siy three hours Dallas was in the
hands of the mob. The jail was
/ stormed and death yas threatened to
'ss iisee ss;seG iseHFSes asfa.-h~v
OF murder They had been spirited
sway. however. and after searching
tor them In vain the mob dispersed
The Brutal Crime.
The crime for which Brooks paid
the penalty today was one OF the nest
brutal in the history of this county.
His alleged victim is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J. Buven. Immediate
ly after his arrest last week the
negro was taken out of the city for
safekeep.ng. He was returned early
this morning and taken to the court
house at daylight to await the calling
of his case In the criminal court
A great crowd gathered early. and
when attorneys for the defendant.
who had been appointed by the court.
began arguments in favor OF a post
ponement OF the trial until tomorrow.
rumors started through the cour;
room that a change OF venue had
been granted.
Charge on Prisoner.
This statement caused one OF the
greatest demonstrations ever seen in
Dallas county and the court house
was charged by the mob. Scores of
officers hastily summoned were over |
powered. the locked doors Of the court |
room were wrecked and the negro. |
Icrouching in a corner. praying was
seized by the leaders Of the mob
This was in the second story OF the |
building. Outside the main body OF
the angry crowd was waiting A rope |
with q hangnan's Moose was ready |
and wfpeE Il was announced from the |
window that the negro had been |!
taken, the rope was thrown into abe
room. The noosa was placed about |
and thrown TO the ground fighting |
like tiger for his life.
He struck on the pavement on his
forehead and. II Is believed fractured /
his skull in the fan OF about 30
feet
Mob Jumps on Hin.
Instantly dozens OF men Jumped on
him with their feet and his face was
kicked into a pulp and he was bruised
oil ever. probably dying within a few
minutes A score OF men seized the
rope and at the head Of the mob. drag
ged the negro's body twelve blocks u9
Main street 10 the E1ks arch where
Il was suspended 10 a supporting teie-
phone pole
The police cut The body down In
<bou: Eve minutes. It>was taken e.
the city bah and later turned over u
an undertaken.
After the lynching there were cries
20 the eject that other negro prison
ers IN the c,unty jail. especially two
who have msrder charges pending
against them. Burrel Oates and
Blubber- Robinson. should D. hang
ed by the mob also.
March on Jail.
A march was made TO the county
jail. The sheriff announced that thu
ucn wanted were no; thaDr &nc al
lowed Committees. selected BY the
mob. 70 search the prison The
negroes could not Be found but sti!l
he mob could not b. satisfied. They
tattered 81 the jan door with a steel
ral until an ofBcer fired a blank shot
into The ground IN frcnt % them.
A committee announced the negroes
we're not n the jail AID nnally the
NOT moved away.
u developed that depsfy sherifs
had taken fhs two negroes ouf n he
city In automobiles. and q report BY