Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-22
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POWDER, ROPE, KNIFE, FIRE.
Mob Dispatches Ne.ro-Victim of Vel
geance Had Murdered His J2iler.

MOD dispatches Ne%ro-flcllm OF NeA-
geance Had Murdered His J2iler.
Jailer j. il. Temple, former sheriff
of Lauderdale county, shot through the
heart and instantly killed by Tom
O'Neil negro prisoner, in desperate
fort to escape after having attacked
and disarmed Assistant Jailer b. ii.
! boutwell,. 4 battle between officers and
tie negro in Il dark basement Of the
county jail, the lynching of the dying
negro by an Infatuated mob, and an at
tcn pit to burn his body, is the record
OF one of the most exciting days in the
history of Meridian.
The beginning of the series OF trsgic
! incidents occurred when Boutwell, WAS iii
/ the act of giving the prisoners their
breakfast. Tom O'Neil was used as Il
! trusty. As the officer went to hand him
| the breakfast to be distributed among
the prisoners he sprang upon the officer
and in the fight the negro secured the
Of ticers pistol.
Jailer Temple. being attracted by the
scufte, rushed up the stairs from his
office and as he reached the top step the
! negro poked the barrel of tie weapon
through the bars and fired, the ball en-
tering Jailer Temples heart, and he
staggered to the bottom of the steps and
expired.
O'Neil and John Williams, another ne
go prisoner, made their way to the
basement of the Jail while Boutwell, sue
ceeded in closing the doors on Otncr pris-
oners, thus preventing a general break.
The shot fred by the negro WAS heard
on the outside and in = few minutes
hundreds of men gathered, and upon
learning the particulars the temper OF
the people was aroused to a frenzy.
The Jail was quickly surrounded to
| prevent the escape of the murderer.
v hen u discussion arose as to the brs,
means of getting the negro from the
basement, several officers and citizens
volunteered to enter and capture the
negro or kill him. They broke out the
windows and entered the place, which
WAS without lights.
After entering, the Ren CROPPED their
way about III search OF the negro, but
not until a light had been stcG,ed dIa
tley find the negroes. The! q
crouchcd in Il closet, and rs the door
was thrown open. O'Neil fired, the bullet
going wild. The officers fired 4 voiley
| into the closet One nero, Williams,
Ia II out, wounded. O'Neil, Iemples mdr-
dercr, remained OH the inside and =
! second vollcy WAS fired into the closet.
There being no answering shot, h1ht
WAS thrown into the closet, and y Neil
WAS seen huddled in corner. He was
! dragged out his body having been ? me
tured eight or ten times with ballets.
In this condition he was dragged from
! tie basement through the WinIoT where
tie ofic,ls entered. - they gained
tie outside tie crowd. which had be, n
now swelled to d thousand, made ru-h
Oh the officers and in 4 twlHkllng they
had secured possession Of O'Neii. placed
a rope about his neck, dragged him 10 a
II, arby telephone pole and swung hIm
ND. Alter swinging 4 few moments, the
body was lowered, his throat cut with
a knife and his clothes saturated "i'"
Oil His ,lothing was >hen set Oh ire
Before the Iamt~ ooEiI do Their NVF.,
Mayor John W. Parker broke through
the crowd and oXtin5uishcd thcIh. IN
doing this. Mayor Parker Was severely
burned Oh by.h hands.
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