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Title
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In Hands Of A Mob
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Source Type
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Newspapers
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Publisher
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The Marietta Monitor
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Publication Place
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Marietta, Oklahoma
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Publication Date
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06/24/1898
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Transcript
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IN HANDS OF A MOB., They. Confessed to Having Killed Wm., Carden and Wife and Wm. Carlee., Burned the House to Hide Crime., -, Montgomery, Ala., June 17., On Tuesday night seven miles, north of Wetumpka, William, Carden and his wife, and old, couple, and William Carlee, also an old-man, were murdered and their house burned to, conceal the crime. Carden, hoarded his money and the party wanted to secure it. Yesterday Sol Jackson, Lewis, Speier and another negro were, arrested for the crime Late, this afternoon a crowd of 500, men from the neighborhood of, the crime gathered at Wetumpka to mob the prisoners. Since, they have been in jail two of, the murderers, Jackson and, Speier, confessed and told where, they buried the money, $1,200, The mob broke into the jail, about 5 o'clock, but were unable to get into the inner cage,, where the prisoners were. The, sheriff telegraphed the governor, for troops and at 8 o'clock tonight about 90 of the former, members of the military companies here left on a special train., A few minutes after 8 o'clock, word was received that the mob, succeeded in getting black, smiths' tools, broke open the, cage and secured the prisoners., The intention of the mob, it is, stated, is to take them to the, scene of the crime and hang, them. The military company, will not reach Wetumpka in time, to oppose the mob.
In Hands Of A Mob