Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-05
WOMAN IS Slain
BY NEGRO AMMAN
ParOIed Convict Murders One
Who Freed Him-Mob
Storms Jail.
BLACK man BURNED IN TEXAS
Public Square Of Temple, Tex, q Flu
neral Pyre-Thousands, Including
Young Girls, See Struggling Man -
at Stake-Hls Crime Revolving.

Murphysboro, H., Aug. 2.-Mrs.
James II. Martin, wife of one OF the
most prominent attorneys in south,
ern Illinois. was murdered Friday aft
ernoon with an ak. A former negro
servant who was sent to the state re-
formatory by the Martins for theft
and who was paroled short time
ago through the efforts of Mrs. Mar
tin, was arrested. A mob began to
gather before the county jail and the
sheriff hurried his prisoner out OF
town In an automobile to forestall a
lynching.,
The crime was committed In the
Martin homestead, the woman being
found by servants with her head split
open. The discovery was made about
five o'clock
Victim His Benefactress.
The authorities Immediately began
a search for Joe Deberry, negroSwho
formerly was employed by the Mar
tins. He was convicted of stealing a
diamond ring and sentenced to three
years in the reformatory at Pontiac
He was paroled three months ago
through the influence brought to bear
by Mrs. Martin. Since his return here
he frequently expressed his bitterness
toward the Martins for sending him
to prison in the first place, and
threatened to get even" He seemed
calloused toward the woman who had
befriended him.
The negro was found near his home
an hour after the murder became
known. He was hustled to the lcoun
ty jail, persons who had learned oil
the killing following the sheriff and
threatening the prisoner.
Big Mob Storms Jail. >,
Hardly had the news of the crime
which was the second Of its KIND
here in a week-been circulated thar
a mob formed and stormed the Jail.
Sheriff White, anticipating such
demonstration. managed to get the ne
gro into an automobile which he or
dered speeded for Marion, the count!
seat of Williamson county. Ringlead
ers followed in twelve automobiles ant
quickly raised another mob at Marion
Again Deberry was taken from jail
and this time the party went to Han
risburg. The mob followed and tn
Harrisburg jailer refused to accept tn
negro.
Eludlpg the crowd, the officials wen
to Mound City, where Deberry wa
placed in jail
Negro Burned to Death.
Temple, Tex, Aug. S2.-Will Stan
ley, a negro arrested on a charge o
numbering three children IN this cit
last Wednesday night, was taken from
jail at midnight and burned on tn
public square in the presence Of hur
dreds Of men. women, boys and girls
who cheered as the victim went up 4
smoke.
When Stanley was cast into tn
flames he struggled frantically to Ell
cape. but was repeatedly showed bach
Several men said Stanley confesse
that he did the killing, claiming he ha
been hired to do the deed. He begge
to be permitted to live long enoug
to tell all about it, but his alleged az
mission of guilt was all.sufficient 70
those around the fire.
The crime for which Stanley lost hi
life was the Staying Of three children
criminal attack on their mother an
physical attack on their father.
Wednesday night the negro entere
the house of w. r, Grimes and with
combination spikemaul and rail cutie
: beat the children to death, attacke
their father and mother. NeithC
Grimes nor his wife have recovere
sufficiently to give an account Of Ii
affair. Grimes still is in semi.co
scious state, and his wife is in crit
, cal condition.