The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-29


 shouts heard among the mob.
 "Gct that rope" shouted some one. It was pulled down by a loose end but was not long enough to reach. \ man climbed the pole and cut the rope. It was brought down and placed around the neck of the mayor. ''Throw it up over the pole and string thc mayor up,' yelled a dozen voices. But then protests began to be heard
 ''wo wou't stand for hanging the mayor" several men shouted.
 Then two officers cut the rope. car riel the mayor to an automobile and rushed him Co n hospital
 The mayors law firm is at present defending two negroes charged with assaults on white women. The police assert that that fact had much to do with some of the remarks made by members of thC U.n.
 Tho fro that w0s started in tho court house left that structure n mass of ruins Tho property was valued at a million and half dollars. ThH damage Co fno records could not be estimates carly today but it is be- lioved many have boon destroyed be- yond reclamation Statistics vital to county affairs since tro county was Iorraulgod arc believed to be badly damaged
 For several hours tho lives of more than loo prisoners in the county jail were endangered by the flames on the lower floors of tle building. It was finally necessary to take them all to the roof. Shcrir Clark stood off the angry mob until the flames caused the prisoners themselves to take action. 
 selves to throw the nngrJ from tho roof Go Che pavement below and leave him Co the destruction of the mob. At this moment tho mob had E8lned en- trance c tho burning building. pusEel } past ShCrin Clark and his deputies 8ui forced their way into tho cell corridor and there the negro was turned over over to them.
 Throwing rope around his neck these men, numbering about fifty, dra gEcI him t1 Che ground floor. down stifirg stai~ways and through the blndiu~ smoke to the street. When they appeared at the Harvey street entrance to tho court house they were greeted by @ shouting mo5 Jf thou sands
 Brown was practically dead before he Was hanged. Two bullets wer, fired into his body us he was drag. gcd throuah the crowd.
 Browns body was mutilated be youd recognition. Riddled by a thou sand bullets it was at first placel ever fire of tarred fagots. T. wa not permitted Co remain there long howevor and was soon being drag Eed throuzn streets at the end of rope pulled by members of the mob Late in Inc morning. what remaiuc, C. f,vet was Du-o- +4.or7,- pole at one of the most imDortan downtown intersections.
 Omaha, Sept. gg-Nayor Smitl was still in a critical condition thi morning. reports from the hospita indicated. It was stated that he ha, recovered consciousness. but that was too early Co make any dehnit statement as to his condition.
 Mayor smith A 53 years old and is Democrat in politics He is Iawye and praotced his profession untI chosen mayor a year ago last May to succeed James C. Dahlman. wh had held that oHca for l years
 Sheriff Michael l.. Clark today tol the story of how Brown finally cam into the possession of the man.
 "The deputy sheriff. had orders { hold Brown and they did all in thei power Co do ro." sIid Clark. 'Whe the flames and smoke crowded us O. the fourth floor Commissioner Riugel Chief Eberstcin, Mayor Smith an some police officers started for th freight elevator. The last men int the elevator were Smith. Ringer an EborstCiu.
 "The women prisoners were screan ing at thc top of their voices. W took fifteen women prisoners and r leased them rather than have thet burn Tn their cells. They escape from The building
 "Lsator we took the male prisoue out Of their cells when it became {, hot there and led them to the roc They were panic sstricken. The co orod prisoners seized Brown and tri, to push him over the cornice into q crowd below but white prisoners al deputy sheriffs restrained them.
 ''I was on my way up stairw; to the roof when a mass of bodi