The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-06-28

On a table were cards, slips Of ape
an inkstand, pen and a pile OF bank
notes. On d side table were ~decanters,
bottles and glasses. Judge LYMAN. is
it possible? l did not xpect to fiud
you here exclaimed acobs Green
instantly swept his hand over the table
to secure the money in sight. Rut ere
he had accomplished it young Ham
mond grabbed three or four bits of
paper lying there and tore them in
pieces. You are a cheating
s~coundrei," cried Green. thrusting his
hand into his bosom as it to draw a
Weapon. Hammond sprang upon him
with the f~ierceness Of q tiger and bore
him to the floor. Both hands were
about the gamblers neck, and before
the spectators could Interfere 10 drag
the asSailant off Green's face was
purple.
call me a cheating scoundrel,'
foamed Hammond, me. whom you
have followed like a thirsty blood
hound me, whom VINO have robbed,
cheated and debased from the begin
ming? Let me go, gentlemen. and rem
der the world one service before l die
by Kidding it of that
And with one vigorous rench he
broke from the hands which held him
and sprang upon Green. The gambler
had by this time got his knife clear,
and as Hammond closed with him he
plunged it through his side. Two
more stabs followed in rapid success
sion before the gambler was disarmed-
Willy Hammond fell over, h blood
gushing from his ounds His father
and his mother reached him before he
expired and Willy Hammond's wasted
life went out as he lay in his mother s
arms. When she saw that her son
was gone forever Mrs. lei
dead over his body.
There was tremendous excitement IN
the village and a mob collected, with
InutteringS of vengeance aIeainSt Green
and against his accomplices, Judge
LYMAN and Simon Slade. Chiefly was
the Indignation of the mob directed
toward Green. and when some one OF
the crowd shouted The murderer
must not escapet" a hoarse. angry
cry answered tt appeal. The car
rying out OF the two dead bodies OF
mother and son from the tavern suli
further excited the crowd, and ten men
were selected to search the inn and
its outbuildings. But Green could not
be found and the seif-cOnstituted lead
ers Of the mob sent on pafteS,
and on foot. to scOur every
inch OF the country for three miles
around.
The mob being dispersed upon its
mission, Slade made his appearance
Anxiety and alarm were written upon
his face. .'This is dreadful he said
"dreadful." Yet fear for the conse-
quences OF the crime and not the
crime itself was what disturbed him
SO far had the liquor traffic b
him. AS evening began to fall the
unsuccessful pursners Of the gambler
began to return, one by one. TO congre-
gate in the barroom. where hey We're
still further inflamed by a steady
flow Of liquor. Siade kept out Of
sight. but as the men drank more they
~ @iI MT how
himself. He had been In the room
when the murder was committed
had been playing cards with Ham
mond. Why should he be absent now?
Perhaps he aided the murder to es-
cape. At once the house was thor
oughly searched-but Simon could
not be found. But the stranger. upon
going to his room, discovered Green
aiding under the bed. He toll the
gambler that he could not escape, that
the whole town was armed, and II he
fell into the hands of the mob his life
was not worth a Dennys purchase.
Green consented to stay where he
was until the stranger could notify
the Sheriff of his whereabouts.
The appearance of the Sheriff and
his posse aroused the crowd to frenzy
once more, and When the officers OF
the law were seen coming down stairs
with tbs murderer handsuffed oaths
and excavations thus filled the air. It
was in vain that the Sheriff appealed
to the excited throng to make way and
let him through. They cried out for
Harvey Green's blood ard the blood
Of his accom- plicea Simon Slade and
Judge IvmaDI Finally the Sheriff
and the five other officers with him
drew their r%evolvers and prepared to
force a passage through the mob. Sud
q enly a shot rang out. 1t came from
the mob. and Harvey Green sank to
I, f~oI %ha& -hN
was never known to a certainty. The
death OF Green a~ppeased the crowds
thirst for blood, and Simon Shade
came from his hiding place. looking
haggard and worn his eyes restless
and anxious. Judge Lyman, too. Ven
tured to visit the barroofn. though it
could be plainly seen that he had i'm
bibed large amounts Of liquor in order
to get up courage enough to show
himself to the people. But the Judge