The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-01
BULLETS GREET
A PARIS MOB
AT-THE JAIL
Attempt to Lynch Negro Is
Resisted By Jailer Jos.
Farris
EUGENE HOUSTON
KILLED INSTANTLY
Alleged Negro Assailant OF
White Woman Badly
Injured

IN a heroic effort to save the life of
2 negro prisoner, who had been plac-
ed in his care short time previous,
Iailer Joseph Farris, at about
O'clock. Saturday morning, put to
rout q mob of about twenty-five men
after killing one and perhaps badly
wounding another.
At 1870 o'clock Friday night,
Beverly Johnson, a negro, claiming
m have been from Illinois, who had
previously been employed as labor
81 on the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road. entered the home of Mr.. Henry
Meade. an engineer on the Frankfort
& Cincinnati railroad, living on South
Main street, and attacked Mrs.
Meade. who, with her daughter, was
asIeep. Mr.. Meade was awakened
by the screams of his wife, and jump
ing from his bed, grabbed with the
negro. wrestling a Ratchet from his
grasp, and striking him number OF
lines on the head, rendering him un-
conscious.
Mr. Meade telephoned for the po-
lice. his wife and daughter in the
raeantime standing guard over the
negro, who showed signs OF returning
Consciousness. Acting Chief OF Po-
lice Geo. Judy and Patrolmen King
and Elgin responded, and took the
negro. badly wounded and bleeding,
n the Jail, where he was received by
Jajler Farris, and given medical at
Lention.
About 2:3O o'clock Jailer Farris
zas called to his Office door, and on
opening it found a crowd OF men
-wsich he roughly estimated to be
ebout twenty-five, standing on the
oorch and in the street. They wore
6aadkerchiefs over the lower parts OF
Their faces, and some had their faces
blackened. Their leader came to the
door and demanded the keys. Mr..
Ersrris refused the demand, and the
closest of the men grabbed with MN
n an effort TO secure them. MI
y7s-ris put up a strong fight, and was
hacked down and oadly bruised. he
succeeded in fighting the men OIL
-xben one of them pointed pistol IN
MS face. Mr.. Ferris grasped the
-vaapon. lust as the trigger was pull
"a the hammer decorating his thumb
CT d forefnger.
Mrs. Farris, wife of the Jailer, held
his mob at bay for = Jew minutes uh-
ii she could place a revolver III ileI
bgsband's hands. By this time tne
NIB was beating and kicking the jail
y. who was on the floor. with MS
eft hand Jailer Farris flred, the shot
s.-iking Eugene Houston IN the rlght
SIZE and passing entirely through the
ho1y. He ran a short distance aho
tel dead. The jailer fired again, ano
-sDother man fell, but was picked UP
% his companions and taken away.
The mob scattered in every dlrec
inn The wounded man either maze
mis- way to the NEARBY bridge or was
~a-ried there, and was later founo
--sre dead and stripped OF his uni
fo-m. Taller Farris fred three shots
I'D thinks another man was hlt' a.
rlood stains were found on the stree'
going south.
rbe dead man was Eugene X. Hods
I'm. who was night foreman OF the
svitching crew in the south yards
nd who lived in Millersburg. He
rs Familiarity known as "Old Timer,
no title being given him on accoun
~ his long service in the employe O
re L. & n.
ais hodv was taken to the undertaK
mr. establishment of G. w. Davis AM
repaired for burial. 1t was taken u
lis home Saturday afternoon anu wa
5-ried in Carlisle, Sunday. :.
Houston is survived by MS WIZ
and one daughter, Mrs. lnsko
Re is about SIS years of age, ana ha'
hstherto borne a good reputation. III
a1d Jailer Farris were both member
Of the same lodge of Odd Fellows.
Taller Farris feels deeply the resui
c the affair, but he is being uphei
oy the entire community Tor MS liz
rcism and devotion to duty.
1t is said that the authorities nav
clew to the identity of the otne
member of the mob who was wouhde
and that it is likely some lnterestln
environments will follow.
A Paris business man, in common
ing on the affair, said to the news II
porter: Some time ago Wnen
young white man of this city was a
-ested and jailed on charge Oh
tempted assault, the same maj
ouston, who was killed, came TO 10
and suggested the formation OF a mo
. take the young fellow out an
lynch him. / refused, OF course,
become a party to the affair, and
5eparted with the remark: Well
get him myself Il told him as
vent away, old man, you had bett'