The awful Fate of a Negro Rapist.

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Source Type: Newspaper
Publisher: The Birmingham News
Place of publication: Birmingham, AL
Date of publication: Jul 13, 1898 12:00 am
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The Awful Fate of a Negro rapist. a brute’s deed. was strung up after being that his body was tilled with lead gro Rapist. Deputy did not arrive at the place in time after the negro was identified to prevent the lynehing. and even land he arrivid there earlier he A BLACK BRUTE’S DEED would have been mable to have saved the negro’s neek The citizens after the lynehing are sald to have disporsed There was nuy more excite Committed an Assault on Mrs. ment Conling than took place this morning was exelting. Hodges and Attampted as was the and shooting. SOME ARMY TISIONS One on Miss Cobb at State Unfforms to Untll Coaling. Are FRENZIED MOB TOOK HIS LIFE A black brute yesterday afternoon committed a horrible crime tive miles by from Coaling. Ma.. forty-one miles south of Birmingham, on the Mabama Great Southern railroad. and this morning attempted a similar attnek about two and a half miles from the The War inlisted same locality. By this time there ean be but little to the doubt as to the fate of the nezro. That HARGAINS his punishment will be that usun ly In all lines given the rapist there seems to ers. 117 Street doubt. for this morning the report Woodward-Warren that that section of the country was Literally alive with people hunting Co, East Lake tonight. for the brute and that revenge was all the ery. ROSS ON THE STAND Deputy Sheriffs of Tn-kaloosa coun- ty. with bloodhounds and unides. were ont this norning in possus, all de- Reiterates That He Bought and termined en the in or der to munish him. the for Paid for Those Money purpose* carry ins him to the county hile the ns. infuriated Orders. the blood-eurdling bent as – as assailt made Shortly after the preliminary exami The tirst was Coi Earler resumen Mrs. afternoot Hodges, betweet a widon about in Justlee Benners mated in the the was placed on inz on her about the stand and how the came mithe collutry, was assanited tive moury orders inknown his mante H. threatened to will 11. betrayed a andl. thonzh >lie and tried thennero great in his hellish 41 The lady was feartully injures The several alarin was horhood start and every path was 8.10 nnd the nows spre from aroused the citizens to their The treatment of Nrs Hode Brok 2111 and the bad piteh, and there was deep ration writ to them fares of every Mrs k`> name Hoders had ernelly mistreated order nezro brutt. and the The that in all and bought was that tive villain should be as as pal-1 the The of the eltizets this them the in morning intensitied Birminghan he negra ed at the residenter well-known Tarmer. and had of of and o commit a tlendis! assault is daughters From vere that the ormation that from accom morning the and was abont two and : station. Itis about the call from Mrs. Hodees place – To two The nezto put in his seppe name of J. the Cobb place fore Brock aught hold of one of the and The order lefendant was threat neal to kill her if charged with forzing was the otte Demonstration or zave any was the propriete She fought desperately acvording of the Meeea Itoss stated without the the information that came in this least hesitation that he had the order morning. and ber two sisters were cashed ni in mestion tracted to the seone Asked how much the It took but few seconds for the when he went to Belle Ellen, Ross sald ters to be participants in the He sald that he had about $100 and all three were in the struggio when he came to Birmingham, but the brute to prevent bim from that he was out for tine and plishing his awful and “blowed in about all of it. He then The young Indies at the same had the order in question ashed vent to thet volces and lonilly The witness, on TOSS examination, alled for assistatiee became excited ry frequently and The negro is said to have beaten a 201 badly mixted when telling in to hat hasty retreat. but not until the girl- kind of money he paid for the orders had become thoroughly frightened and how much money he paid and how worn out from their strugule with the much change be received He stated brute. A rull description of the negro however, in each instance that he was which already existed in the neighbor not sure, saying that all of the parties hood for the negro’s capture, In concerned had been drinking on the creased when the story of this morn evening the orders were Issued and he ing’s terrible assmuit became known was somer confased as to the The settlement around Coaling is money transaction H. only knew that thickly populated The news from he got all of the orders, paid for them vesterday afternoon was repeated and in bills and received some change added to it was the story of this morn- At the conclusion of the testimony ing. At 10 o’elcek the report that of the defendant, which was not fin came to the elty was to the effect that Ished until 6 n’elock. court was ad every path was peopled with angry journed until today men. Deputy Sheriff Kyle, of Tuska The tria: of Ross has developed Into loosa, arrived on the seene fow hours one of the hardest legal battles ever after the morning assault and with witnessed in the Justico Courts of blood hounds was soon on theechase Birmingham and exeiting tilts between for the brute connsels are frequent The negro from all descriptions was District Sup-rintendent Fisher, ‘of a stranger in the no Large the Southern Express Company. is a and black, he had the appearance of constant attendant upon trial. H. the flendish brute that bus actions occunies just the prose show he 18. He was roughly dreased cuting lawyers and frequently offers and Is said to have had a very coarse suggestions Detective Burns also of voice. His features are flendish in the Southern Express company extreme and the Misses Cobb attendance upon the trial and is seen they will be able to recognize him to whisper ears of the prose wherever they will see him again. euting counsel ocensionally Notice of the assaults was sent up Mra. Ross remained with her hus- and down the railroad and to the little band thronghout the day and. when towns which might be reached by the the defense was getting in good work negro within the next few hours. Ev she would smile Brightly Otherwise ery effort is being expended to capture her face only expressed auxiety the negro This morning it was not belleved the negro could leave the Knox Ladies’ Sailors, woods Coaling is a small mining station greatly reduced prices forty-one miles south of here, on the at Saks, Clothier. Alabama Great Southern Railroad It is located in Tuskaloosa county and QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE both crimes were committed in that The neighborhood has many Shortest and Quickest Line to Cincin- settlers, and there enn be little doubt nati-onveulent Schedules to of the capture hrute Louisville. SWUNG HIM UP A report arrived from Coaling at 2 The Alabama Glent Southern rall- road, with its connections, formerly the c’elock this afternoon that the negro who committed the dastardly assault Queen and Crescent Route, le the short- and quickest line from Birming Mrs. Hodges and attempted ham solld sault Miss Cobb this morning had been train leaves Birmingham at 4:23 a. m. captured and that before the officers dalle, carryir Pullman’s handsomes could get him the posse had strung him drawlig reom siegpings cars to Cin- up einnati without arriving The report was meagre, but it is at Cincionati at 1:30 p 111 Cafe and – stated the negro was carried before servation car on this train from Chat- Mies Cobb, who fully identified the innooga to Cinclunati Close comnee brute It took but few minutes to tien at Lexington with ebalr car for place a rope around his neck and lie Louisrille, arriving at Loulsville at was strung up to the nearest tree As 7:30 p. m. the body hung dangling from the tree Train leaving Birmingham at 4:20 p. limb was literally filled with carries Pullman sleeeping enrs lead. the posée being armed with pis- from Birminghatn to Louisville, arriv tois and guns ing at Louisvilleat 7:27 a m. Pull- An effort was made to get the ne- man Unior sicepipg ear Chattanooga gro’s name without result. The agent to CincinnatI on this train. arriving at nt Coaling was nsked concerning the Cincinnati at 7:30 a. m. negro and replied that be saw two or R. M. ELLIS, three peuple who land been to the scete Traveling Passenger Agett, of the lynching. but that they knew 2015 First Avenue. but few particulars of the affair be- Telephone 617. The Awful Fate of a Ne- yond identitied and the fact brute was strung up after being that his body was tilled with lead gro Rapist. Deputy did not arrive at the place in time after the negro was identified to prevent the lynehing. and even land he arrivid there earlier he A BLACK BRUTE’S DEED would have been mable to have saved the negro’s neek The citizens after the lynehing are sald to have disporsed There was nuy more excite Committed an Assault on Mrs. ment Conling than took place this morning was exelting. Hodges and Attampted as was the and shooting. SOME ARMY TISIONS One on Miss Cobb at State Unfforms to Untll Coaling. Are FRENZIED MOB TOOK HIS LIFE A black brute yesterday afternoon committed a horrible crime tive miles by from Coaling. Ma.. forty-one miles south of Birmingham, on the Mabama Great Southern railroad. and this morning attempted a similar attnek about two and a half miles from the The War inlisted same locality. By this time there ean be but little to the doubt as to the fate of the nezro. That HARGAINS his punishment will be that usun ly In all lines given the rapist there seems to ers. 117 Street doubt. for this morning the report Woodward-Warren that that section of the country was Literally alive with people hunting Co, East Lake tonight. for the brute and that revenge was all the ery. ROSS ON THE STAND Deputy Sheriffs of Tn-kaloosa coun- ty. with bloodhounds and unides. were ont this norning in possus, all de- Reiterates That He Bought and termined en the in or der to munish him. the for Paid for Those Money purpose* carry ins him to the county hile the ns. infuriated Orders. the blood-eurdling bent as – as assailt made Shortly after the preliminary exami The tirst was Coi Earler resumen Mrs. afternoot Hodges, betweet a widon about in Justlee Benners mated in the the was placed on inz on her about the stand and how the came mithe collutry, was assanited tive moury orders inknown his mante H. threatened to will 11. betrayed a andl. thonzh >lie and tried thennero great in his hellish 41 The lady was feartully injures The several alarin was horhood start and every path was 8.10 nnd the nows spre from aroused the citizens to their The treatment of Nrs Hode Brok 2111 and the bad piteh, and there was deep ration writ to them fares of every Mrs k`> name Hoders had ernelly mistreated order nezro brutt. and the The that in all and bought was that tive villain should be as as pal-1 the The of the eltizets this them the in morning intensitied Birminghan he negra ed at the residenter well-known Tarmer. and had of of and o commit a tlendis! assault is daughters From vere that the ormation that from accom morning the and was abont two and : station. Itis about the call from Mrs. Hodees place – To two The nezto put in his seppe name of J. the Cobb place fore Brock aught hold of one of the and The order lefendant was threat neal to kill her if charged with forzing was the otte Demonstration or zave any was the propriete She fought desperately acvording of the Meeea Itoss stated without the the information that came in this least hesitation that he had the order morning. and ber two sisters were cashed ni in mestion tracted to the seone Asked how much the It took but few seconds for the when he went to Belle Ellen, Ross sald ters to be participants in the He sald that he had about $100 and all three were in the struggio when he came to Birmingham, but the brute to prevent bim from that he was out for tine and plishing his awful and “blowed in about all of it. He then The young Indies at the same had the order in question ashed vent to thet volces and lonilly The witness, on TOSS examination, alled for assistatiee became excited ry frequently and The negro is said to have beaten a 201 badly mixted when telling in to hat hasty retreat. but not until the girl- kind of money he paid for the orders had become thoroughly frightened and how much money he paid and how worn out from their strugule with the much change be received He stated brute. A rull description of the negro however, in each instance that he was which already existed in the neighbor not sure, saying that all of the parties hood for the negro’s capture, In concerned had been drinking on the creased when the story of this morn evening the orders were Issued and he ing’s terrible assmuit became known was somer confased as to the The settlement around Coaling is money transaction H. only knew that thickly populated The news from he got all of the orders, paid for them vesterday afternoon was repeated and in bills and received some change added to it was the story of this morn- At the conclusion of the testimony ing. At 10 o’elcek the report that of the defendant, which was not fin came to the elty was to the effect that Ished until 6 n’elock. court was ad every path was peopled with angry journed until today men. Deputy Sheriff Kyle, of Tuska The tria: of Ross has developed Into loosa, arrived on the seene fow hours one of the hardest legal battles ever after the morning assault and with witnessed in the Justico Courts of blood hounds was soon on theechase Birmingham and exeiting tilts between for the brute connsels are frequent The negro from all descriptions was District Sup-rintendent Fisher, ‘of a stranger in the no Large the Southern Express Company. is a and black, he had the appearance of constant attendant upon trial. H. the flendish brute that bus actions occunies just the prose show he 18. He was roughly dreased cuting lawyers and frequently offers and Is said to have had a very coarse suggestions Detective Burns also of voice. His features are flendish in the Southern Express company extreme and the Misses Cobb attendance upon the trial and is seen they will be able to recognize him to whisper ears of the prose wherever they will see him again. euting counsel ocensionally Notice of the assaults was sent up Mra. Ross remained with her hus- and down the railroad and to the little band thronghout the day and. when towns which might be reached by the the defense was getting in good work negro within the next few hours. Ev she would smile Brightly Otherwise ery effort is being expended to capture her face only expressed auxiety the negro This morning it was not belleved the negro could leave the Knox Ladies’ Sailors, woods Coaling is a small mining station greatly reduced prices forty-one miles south of here, on the at Saks, Clothier. Alabama Great Southern Railroad It is located in Tuskaloosa county and QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE both crimes were committed in that The neighborhood has many Shortest and Quickest Line to Cincin- settlers, and there enn be little doubt nati-onveulent Schedules to of the capture hrute Louisville. SWUNG HIM UP A report arrived from Coaling at 2 The Alabama Glent Southern rall- road, with its connections, formerly the c’elock this afternoon that the negro who committed the dastardly assault Queen and Crescent Route, le the short- and quickest line from Birming Mrs. Hodges and attempted ham solld sault Miss Cobb this morning had been train leaves Birmingham at 4:23 a. m. captured and that before the officers dalle, carryir Pullman’s handsomes could get him the posse had strung him drawlig reom siegpings cars to Cin- up einnati without arriving The report was meagre, but it is at Cincionati at 1:30 p 111 Cafe and – stated the negro was carried before servation car on this train from Chat- Mies Cobb, who fully identified the innooga to Cinclunati Close comnee brute It took but few minutes to tien at Lexington with ebalr car for place a rope around his neck and lie Louisrille, arriving at Loulsville at was strung up to the nearest tree As 7:30 p. m. the body hung dangling from the tree Train leaving Birmingham at 4:20 p. limb was literally filled with carries Pullman sleeeping enrs lead. the posée being armed with pis- from Birminghatn to Louisville, arriv tois and guns ing at Louisvilleat 7:27 a m. Pull- An effort was made to get the ne- man Unior sicepipg ear Chattanooga gro’s name without result. The agent to CincinnatI on this train. arriving at nt Coaling was nsked concerning the Cincinnati at 7:30 a. m. negro and replied that be saw two or R. M. ELLIS, three peuple who land been to the scete Traveling Passenger Agett, of the lynching. but that they knew 2015 First Avenue. but few particulars of the affair be- Telephone 617.