The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-16
NEGRO COMMITS
HgRRIAING DEED.
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her with a blow in the face, commit.
ted criminal assault upon her. The
fiend then cut her throat from ear to
ear, almost severing her head from
her body. after which he threw the
body into the creek. Robbing the
unconscious man, the negro escaped
to the mountains.
Body Discovered.
While going to work early yester-
day morning section hands on the C.
and o. railroad discovered the still
unconscious form of the man lying
where he had been struck. Making
rude stretcher. they carried him to
this city, where he was taken to the
Hinton hospital. Three physicians
were summoned, and after working
over the unconscious man. succeed.
ed in bringing him to a semI.conscIous
condition, when he told of the attack
upon himself. He did not know the
cruel fate of his wife, and fearing the
shock would kill him, the PHYSICIAN
have kept this from him.
Il .
Tells of Attack.
He told of the attack upon him by
the negro, and mob soon organized
and after visiting Qulnnemont, were
asked by the station master where the
injured mans wife was. He informed
the leaders OF the mob that the wo.
man had left the station with him
Hastily visiting the place where ALL
IN was attacked. the MOP made q
search for the wife and found her
dead body in the creek. whose waters
were stained crimson red from the
blood which had gushed from the ter
rible wounds about her body. Gently
her body was carried to Quinnemont,
where it was placed on a special
train and brought TO this city and pre-
pared for burial.
The aged mother of the dead cir
was notified and when told Of the ter.
rible fate Of her only child, collapsed.
Bent and gray, the aged mother visit
ed the little morgue where her child
lay. She collapsed when she looked
upon the horribly mutilated face OF
her once beautiful child.
Feelins1Runs High.
Feeling here runs high and thrtt
mobs were quickly formed after the
news of the terrible crime had beer
spread broadcast. Heavily armed
and with a pack OF bloodhounds, the
mob left yesterday afternoon Tor the
Laurel mountains, where they are
searching nfor the. fiend. Owing t.
heavy rains, theIdogs were unable t.
track the man but the mob mas no
! yet given up hope and will continue
their untirlng search. When captur
ed the brute will pay for his Grim,
. with his life. He will either be burn
ed at the stake or swung from the tol
t of stately oak. With another poss,
the sheriff and his deputies are alst
securing the mountains.
The county court of Fayette count!
has offered q reward of $500 for th,
ARREST of the fiend. and the C. and O
Railroad, of which the injured maj
was brakeman, has also offered
reward and has placed its best detec
tives on the case.
Arrests Made.
Two arrests have been mace in con
nection with the case. One was mad
here and the other at Ronceverte
while reports from Hawks Nest /
to the effect that negro has been n,
rested there. The authorities here
however, do not think that the guilt,
= man has been arrested. and are still
continuing their search.
lowering between life and death II
the Hinton hospital. the husband o
the dead woman is still unconscIou
of the fate OF his bride. Physician
! state that the shock would probabl
: kill him, and the news OF the teri
| BILE crime is being kept from him. H
has fighting chance to recover. Dul
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t his wife and begs the physicians t
hasten her to his bedside that sh
: may comfort him in his sufferings.
Last night the streets were crowde
t with groups Of people discussing tn
most terrible crime ever enacted i
the history OF Hinton. Nothing ca
5 prevent lynching If the guilty negr