The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-03-10


and he was hanged to the Elks' arch
Aigh above the heads Of the citizens.
The mob vas led by Q old negro.
With Il eli hardly Q loud word was
spoken. not . shot vas fired. After
Drooks was hanged, for nearly three
sA0ars Dallas was In the hands Of the
moi, Ths jail was stormsd and death
was threatened to three other negroes
Aald On charges Of murder. They had
;bssa spirited away however, and af-
~ searching for them in vain the
mob dispersed. 49,
81 Brutal Crime.
TAe crime for which Brooks to-day
.Nas kilisd Wa one of the most bru-
~ In the history Of Dallas county.
! lnnediately after his arrest last
wssk the negro was taken out Of the
city Tor safe keeping. He was re-
turned early this morning and taken
to the court house at daylight to
await the calling Of his case in the
court A great crowd gathered early
and when attorneys for the defend
ant who had been appointed by the
court. began arguments In behalf Of
postponement Of the trial until to-
morrow. rumors started through the
crowd that . change Of venue had
been granted. j
S Great Dennoasffsttoa.
tn statement caused one OF the
gTeatest demonstrations ever seen In
Dollas county and the court horse
was charged BY the mob. Scores Of
soAcsrs. hastily summoned. we're
spysrpowsred, the locked doors Of the
court room were wrecked and the
negro. crouehing In . corner in pray
sr, was seised by the leaders Of the
rob.
q This Vas In the second story Of
the building. Outside the angry
crowd vas waiting. A rope was
ready with q hanSman's knot tied In
sc and when It vas Sanounced from
- window that the negro had been
taken. the rope Vas thrown into the
room. Ths moose was placed about
the prisoners neck and he WAS pulled
and thrown to the sronnd. lighting
HE . tigsr for his life. He struck
Son the pavement on his forehead
a1d tn besssved fractured his skull
I'm the fsil Of about 80 feet.
Issmpled Victims Body.
instantly dozens Of men Jumped on
him with their feet and his face was
kieksd into . pulp and he sas bruised
IN over. probably dying within q few
minutes. A score Of men seized the
Fops and ct the head Of the mob.
1fagSsd the nesros body II blocks
mp Main street to the Elks' arch.
where Il Vas suspended to q support
ing telephone pole.
The police cut the body down In
about I'VE minutes. It was taken to
tie city hall and later turned over
TO IN undertaken.
After the lynching there were cries
to the effect that other negro prison.
en- In the county jail. especially two
who have murder charges pending
aaainst them. Barrell Oas and
"Bluhber" Robinson. should be
hanged by the mob.
The Jail Searched.
A march was made to the county
jail. The sheriff announced that the
men wanted were not there and al
lowed committees selected by the
mob to search the prison. The ne
xroes could not be found, but still
the mob could not be satisfied. The
leaders battered at the jail door with
steel rail until an ofiicer fired a
blank shot into the ground in front
Of them. A committee announced
the negroes were not not in the Jail
and finally the mob moved away.
Deputy sheriiYs had taken the two
negroes out Of the city in automo-
biies, A report by wire says they
passed through Fort Worth en- route
to Weatherford. Texas.
The mob announced plans to board
q train and pursue the automobiles
and while they were at the station
making such arrangements. reports
we're started that one of the negroes
wanted was in the city hall locked
up. Then the thousands of men
went to that place but did not find
the negro. BY that time it was late
In the afternoon and the mob dis
persed.
Extra nrecaufiona have been taken