The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-06
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At hOWATA,OKLA.
IMPRISONED PLEA By REV. PER.
ny PIERCE UNABLE TO
ALLAY MOB SPIRIT.
TROUBLE AFTER JAIL BREAK
Two Negroes Hanged Beneath Lamp
Posts-Jail Stormed As the Re-
suit Of Deputy sheritf's
Murder.

Nowata.-Pleas by the Rev. Perry
Pierce, Methodist minister, failed u
save the life Of Mark Foreman, a ne
gro, who, with Sunny" Powell, an
other negro, was lynched by a mob.
A few hours before the double lynch
ing, the Rev. Pierce stood in his yard
and interceded for Foreman's life
while Foreman, with rope around
his neck. was standing beneath tree
in the minister's yard, and surrounded
by a mob.
Respite Was Short.
The respite secured by the minister
was of short duration. The mob dis
persed, but returned to the jail, Sc
cured possession Of Foreman and
Powell and hanged both near the jail
and within 160 feet Of the ministers
parsonage. One Of the negroes had
killed James Gibson, deputy sheriff
during jail break few hours be-
fore.
Foreman and Powell had been placed
in Jail and charged with discharging
firearms.
Foreman asked for food, and Sheriff:
James Mayes had 1t sent by a boy
from a restaurant. AS the sheriff
opened the steel door, opening into
the run-around, to admit the boy with
the food, Mayes was overpowered by
the two negroes and Foreman secured
the sheriff's revolver. James Gibson,
deputy sheriff, heard the struggle in
the Jail office and rushed into the
room. He was shot down by Fore
man, who used the sheriff's revolver.
Foreman and Powell then fed ana
concealed themselves in house near
the edge Of the city.
Negroes Located.
Members of a posse led by Wade
Kivett, deputy sheriff, located the ne.
groes and forced open the door to the
house. Foreman attempted to shoe,
Kivett but Kivett fred first, and Fore.
man fell to the floor with bullet hole
through his body. Powell surrendered
Members Of the posse started toward
the jail with the negroes, and when
the Rev. Pierce's home was reached 6
mob secured possession Of the ne
groes. One end OF a rope was tiel
around Foreman's neck and the other
thrown over the limb Of tree in the
yard. No attempt was made at the
time to lynch Powell as the mob was
not certain that he was the negro who
escaped from the Jail with Foreman.
Rev. Pierce, in whose yard the lynch.
Ing was about to take place, pleaded
with the mob to spare the negro's life,
and called attention to the fact tina;
the negro was about to die from the
wound. The mob returned the two ne.
groes to the officers and dispersed.
About O'clock at night twenty-five
masked men went to the Jail office.
lntimidated the jailer and with crow
bars and hammers broke through the
steel door leading into the Jail cells
The wounded Foreman was carried
out and placed on the sidewalk. The
mob members then returned and got
Powell. A rope was placed around his
neck and he was dragged from the
building to a nearby lamp post. Pow.
ellis hands had not been tied, and after
vain pleas that his life be spared he
was swung from the ground. He
reached above his head grasped the
rope and undertook to climb the rope.
Someone in the mob fred a shot into
his body; he released his hold on
the rope and the hemp became taut.
The negro was then stfangled to
death. yy
Bodies Cut Down.
The mob members returned to the
wounded Foreman, placed a rope
around his neck and hanged him to a
lamn nost in front Of the jail half