Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1886 — JUDGE LYNCH. [ARTICLE]

JUDGE LYNCH.

A Negro Murderer Eaugid by a Mob at Monroe, La.—A Lynching at Beaaieraxd, La. * • [New Orleans epee'al.J George Robinson, colored, who killed Millard F. Parker on the 11th of December last, was taken to-night from the parish jail at Monroe, in this State, by a mob of 100 men, carried to the scene of the killing, and lynched. Robinson became involved some months ago in a quarrel with two white men, one of them Parker by name. In this quarrel he was Lnrt, but succeeded in hitting Parker with a brass knuckle, injuring him. The next day a party of Parker’s friends, sixteen in number, went out to give Robinson a whipping. He locked himself within the house, whereupon they broke iu the doojr. He escaped by the back door, which Millard Parker was guarding, and in the struggle which ensued shot Parker through the breast, killing him, and making good his escape to Bolivar County, Mississippi. He was arrested there Saturday by the Sheriff of Ouachita Parish and brought back to the Monroe Jail, whence he was taken to-night apd lynched. [Beauregard (La.) dißpatcb.] A nptqrious colored desperado named James, who had twice escaped from jail, was discovered in his old neighborhood'on Bahala Creek on the night of the 15th inst., and surrounded by a posse of citizens. James refused to snrrencler, and he was shot, seven duck-shot taking effect, but he made his escape in the dark. Next day the entire community renewed the search. They tracked him to Ruffinton Briant’s house. He surrendered, and was taken to Rockport bridge, where he was hanged to a tree. James confessed to having killed a negro named Levi Brown last year; also to having burned Dr. Alford’s gin, B. F. Norman’s dwelling, and other houses in that section. He stated that his intention was to kill Dr. Alford, Mr. Catching, arid one or two other persous, before he left the country.