Troops Hunt A Mob
- Title
- Troops Hunt A Mob
- Source Type
- Newspapers
- Publisher
- The Gazette
- Publication Place
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Publication Date
- 06/17/1898
- Transcript
- TROOPS HUNT A MOB., Latter Had Taken Three Negro Prisoners From Jail., Montgomery, Ala.. June 17-William, Carden and his wife, an old couple,, and Williams Carlo, also an old man,, were murdered near Wetumpka Tuesday night, and their home burned, to conceal the crime. Carden hoarded, his money and the old people were, murdered to secure it., Sol Jackson. Lewis Speir and another negro were arrested Wednesday. Late yesterday afternoon a, crowd of 500g men from the neighbor, hood of Wetumpka gathered at that, place to mob the prisoners. Since, they have been in jail two of the, murderers, Jackson and Speir, confessed and told where they buried the, money, $1,200., The mob broke into the jail about 5, o'clock, but was unable to get into, the inner cage, where the prisoners, were located. The sheriff telegraphed, the governor for troops, and at 8, o'clock last night about ninety 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 had succeeded in getting blacksmith tools,, broke open the cage and secured the, prisoners. The intention of the mob,, it is stated is to take the men to, the scene of the crime and then hang, 'them., The troops got there too late to pre-, vent the jail being broken open and, have followed the mob into the country. Telephone messages this morning show the troops are hunting for, the prisoners and it is reported the, mob has them hidden., LYNCHERS DO THEIR WORK., Montgomery. Ala.. June 17-The men, who murdered Carden and his wife, and an old man named Carlee last, week near Wetumpka, were lynched, this morning., Last night Governor Johnson received a message from the sheriff that, a mob was assembling and asked for, troops to defend the jail. The governor got together ninety men of the, local militia and sent them to Wetumpka on a special train. Before, they reached there, however, the mob, secured the prisoners-five in number-and took them to the scene of, the murder. Four of the negroes, confessed to having participated in, the crime, and one told where he had, hid the money. He was compelled to, find it and then all five were swung, up and the bodies riddled with bullets.
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