People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1896 — JUDGE LYNCH’S WORK [ARTICLE]

JUDGE LYNCH’S WORK

TWO TENNESSEE NEGRORS EXECUTED. Mob Overpowers the Officers and Shoots Down Assailants of Women —Lynching Threatened at Madison, Ind. Jail Guarded in Fear of an Attack. Jackson, Tenn., Jan. 9. —Harrison Fuller and Frank Simpson, two negroes who outraged Mrs. Pomeroy and her daughter some months ago near Homer, —enderson county, were taken from the sheriff at Lexington yesterday by a mob, which took the prisoners a short distance from the city and fired fifty shots into their bodies. The negroes were first lodged in the Henderson county jail and several attempts were made to take them out. They were subsequently taken to Nashville for safe-keeping. The authorities, thinking the matter had quieted down, concluded to take the prisoners back to Lexington. When they arrived at the cepot they were met by a mob of 1,000 determined men, who overpowered the officers and took the negroes. The negroes were guilty of committing an outrage upon a white woman before the assault upon Mrs. Pomeroy and daughter. Mrs. Pomeroy had previously identified the men. Indiana Murderer in Danger. Madison, Ind., Jan. 9.—Ed Taylor, who killed Officer Knox of Vevay two weeks ago, was brought to the Madison jail at midnight last night for safe keeping. Shortly before that time a mob moved on Vevay jail to string him up. Sheriff Banta received a warning and before the mob arrived the officers with Taylor were on their way here. The Madison jail is being prepared against an attack, for it is said an effort will be made to get at Taylor. Kentucky Thieves Shoot and Rob. Owentown, Ky., Jan. 9.—“ Uncle" Bose Mason, a well-known farmer, living near Hammond’s mill, was robbed of $4,815 Monday night by three men. They terrorized the family by shooting into the house and carried off a table that money. The remains of the table were found half a mile from the house thq next morning. Of the amount taken $1,400 was in gold.