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Newspaper Page Textw THE CONSTITUTION. VOL. XYIII. ATLANTA. GA« TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 8 1885. PRICE FIYE CENTS. BEFORE JUDGE LYNCH A PLEA FOR A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS. The Strange Import of Seven Sharp Note* from the Midnight Bell—The Gather ing cf Infuriated Men to Try a Supposed Crimiual—The Part Plnyed by Uncle Cy, Etc., Etc. Prom the Overland Monthly. The Incident I am about to relate happened during the early'days of the California gold ex citement, when miner.' laws held anprema away In the mtnee, and the courts at Judge Lyncl were the Irt quent reaorte for justice. I had ttrolled over one evening to the cabin of Iny nearest neighbor, Cyras Ihornc, or "Uncle Cy," as be was generally called, to have a quiet ghat with him betore retiring for the night. The old man nad come amongst us but a low months before, but had In that time endeared hlmaell to tu all by hla kind heart anti gentle ways. The rouehtit and most unmanageable men in onr camp icon came to respect him from the very lact that he took no part In their wild amusements. As a peacemaker bo was a decided auccess, and many a dispute amongst the miners which might have led to bloodshed had been peaceably adjuat- Cd by being leit to blm lor arbitration. All we knew ol hla early blilory’ was from the few binte he had himself given os. Educated for (he law, he had, alter a abort season, retired from Its practice. The rceaon lot this, we had canae to Infer, wit hla extrema abhorrence for anything even remotely approaching the boundaries of lalMhoodot deceit. Bis almost morbid send- (lacuna on this point was ridiculed by some; others troked upon him as a religions enthusiast; but all wtra agreed In this, that any statement he made wu thus at once placed beyond ell manner oldiapnteordonbt. Be visa too old to labor successfully at mining, bnt hla Uttle gardan, carefully tended, brought blm lnmanyadollar; while the poultry he kept, which at that time laid golden egga In good earnest, made up to him enough to supply all hla modest wants. Aa we tat quietly talking, several pistol aholt came echoing op from the golds below us, near tbe town. Wo hardly gave this a pining thought, guch fuillladea being ol common occurrence; but when, a littte later, the deep silence that im pounded na wu broken by the thrilling aoundol (seven alow, solemn atrokca on onr alarm bell, repeated over end over otter each abort Interval, nil llatleuneia and apathy on onr part Instantly punished, lor all who hoard that measured ring. Ing knew too well Its Import. At far aa lu vltua- (Iona reached they carried the story ol some great crime committed, and of isvllt retribution to follow at the hand! ol tko vigilantes, who were being summoned to council by this signal. An hour later J was seated apart from the crowd, sizing almost entranced upon the moat Imrrcsslresccnel bad ever witnessed. Seated upon the ground before me, with uncovered bead-, were tome thico or lour hundred men, a? - roughj uncouth characters many of them, watt- i . lug, orderly and silent, to ace thajust penalty ot '.rwsnc inflicted upon yon poor wretch \ao i -ibfx-■ u ; mjjiul.hi. stud who had 'bean . ■ c : iV-dl'l.Vi Jt were. KreraCUlu* , bo done decently and la order, Oue ot Ihrir numlcs had been selected toaclujudge; a jury bad been empanelled, and, u the judge remarked, •'thepiUoncrwutohaveaaboir for blalltaae. cordis g to law"—though what that show waa, tha dangling nooae from tha high flume new by too plainly toictold. No Impedance at the tlowntia ot tbe proceedings was manifested by the crowd, for all lean ol Interruption had been removed by ssttchdii g to tho telegraph line that connected us with thecounty scat, the only point from whl jh 0 rescuing party could come. Tbe case, briefly summed up, stood thna: A Cabin new tha edge ot the town had for some treaka been occupied by three ansplelonv Chirac ten, about whom but little wu known. They were evidently night-hawks, as no smoke wu Cvw seen Issuing from their chimney nntll long •Iter the noon bom, and the men, though often geen coming from their cabin at night, hew themselves aloot from all thelt neighbors. A Cutting affray had occurred tho night beloro In one ot the gambling houses cl the town, and the proprietor ol the house had sworn ont a warrant lor tha airtat of one ol theoccupants ol tbla cabin ga the aggressor. Oar constable wu away on ether business and did not return nntll alter nightfall; then, on approaching the cabin to Bcrre the warrant, he wu shot dead by one ol Its Inmates, who escaped In the dwknen. While nettve lurch wu being made lor him a secret watch wu pnt upon the cabin, u a kind ol for lorn hope, which wu unexpectedly rewarded by the wrest ot the prisoner, who had been caught stealing cautiously In, bareheaded, pistol In hand, god evidently under great ixcltemant. Be had been roughly bandied and well nigh dispatched halore the trial had been derided upon, and hardly teemed conscious of the nature 01 the proceedings against him while they were progressing, We all felt there wu no hope lor blm; II not guilty ol the crime he wai at lout an accomplice, and the camp wonld leal aalw It he wu put out ol the way and hit cabin given to the Dames. It wu only alter tha evidence wu all in that he found hla voice, and then, In tones that It seemed to me must carry conviction to tho hewtaoi tome ol hla hewers, he exclaimed: "Gentlemen, u true u there la a God In heaven, 1 am Innocent ol all knowledge ol this murder!” Tbe next moment I saw Uncle Cy making hla way through the throng toward! the judge, and •Iter a lew whispered words with him, retracing hla steps. The Judge woae and aald that he had been reminded by a question Ju«t naked him that he had commuted the oversight ol not appoint ing any counael lor the prlaener, and u ha ought to have aome one u a mere matter of form, and couldn't have a better man than Uncle Cy.be jrould appoint him. The old man, much excited, and apparently Inhering under great emearrunnent, pleaded earnestly to be excused, saying Anally that hla previous knowledge ol the prisoner might prevent him from defending him u he should. This bint wu Immediately caught at by tha crowd, who were eager to obtain all tha evldenoe they could against the fellow, u a foliar Juttlflct- (ion tar tha consaa they had already folly deter mined on; and ao, In a lew mlnntaa, uncle Cy.wtth a willingness that completely surprised and shocked me, wu giving hie evidence against him, which, though lutening no apeclflc crime upon blm, proved him to bs a worthless character, and . a had man to have around. While mining on a little stream new Auburn the previous summer, he flat met this man, who vent there by the nuaeol “Shaky Jim," from a • klndof palsy ha had; ha took pity on him and tried In varlou way to befriend him; got suita ble work for him several times; let him atay tn tke cabin with them lor a while, and supplied blm with money frequently; but bis kinds eat wu all thrown away. Bis partners warned blm that Jim wu only getting the layol the land In order to rob them. Xventa Beamed to prove tha (rath ot this; their cabin wu twice rob bed daring their ahetnee, their dog ahnt np - tn ft giving no alarm. They also loand their About this time Jim quit coming near tbeo, bnt wu well supplied with fundi from some source, which he squandered at tie gambling tablu and saloons, Aa Uncle Cy gave hla evidence, It wu plain that the feeling ol revenge had complete poeiesilonol him, poeaibly became tbe ollleer killed had been hit particular friend. Ilia very na. turo teemed to have been chang cd by the cry for blood that wu In the atr. and It wu palnlnl to see how he dwelt upon each Uttle detail that wu likely to tell tgalnat poor Jim. Eo had at least proved to the crowd that he wu la perfect nation with them, end they rejoiced there at, for they felt that with Uncle Cy on their tide, they would have full warrant for all they did. "There It one thing, however,” ho continued, "connected with thle murder that I don’t rightly understand; Jim nted to be uu keen u a steel trap, and cover up all hla tracks that he should walk right Into tho trap that ha might know had been laid (or him, and be taken ao cully, either provee that ho had forgotten hla cunning, or that he had teen off on some other lay, hla old one ol alalce robbing, poa. albly, and knew nothing ol tho shooting hit part' nets had been doing. Boys," uld be, with a and' den and complcto change ol manner that none eenld help noticing, ‘‘you ell know my theory that yen can And tome good In every men, It yon only know where to tlnk for It, There la not e man In this crowd but what believes In fair play, and therefore It ft no more than right that I should tell yon of a UlUe thing that took place later tn the tall, when Shaky Jim rather redeemed him self. Be may he a thief, but Jse carries aome things ebon twltb him tbat he didn't atoal. Ho didn't steal thoao muka with which hla lace la covered: he came honestly by them, and I'U tell yon how It happened, “You know the smallpox wu pretty bad In Sac ramento last cummer, and spread from there to a great many pieces In the mlnu. didn’t let tho reports about it worry ua south wberewe were; bnt I tell yon we wens badly demoralised one day, when we heard that we had two cant of It right In our midst. Aa a general thing, men didn't make many prepare, tlone lor leaving, but Just suddenly left. My three partners and myteU concluded we'd lace It out, u we were nevtheheadottho creek,and thought we should be usafo thero as anywhere. During tho next few days wo had teven deaths on tho creek, and there were not weU men enough left tn take care ol thcalck. “Our company had escaped ao far, hut one day whenl came home from helping bury a poor leb low, and nw the doctor's borae tied In Irani ol onr cabin, I knew our turn had come. Hury Thayer, cur boy, aa wo called blm, for he wu only abQut^wc^y-ftit^whlle^hcreetotj;awere eo; me most wu to find a note from my two partners, raj leg they did not eco any uro In their staying there any longer, and u they knew I would want to atay apyhow and take cars tbs boy, I might hare their Interest In the cabin for ao doing. 1 don't believe toy written words ever came to near burning out from a man’s hurt all faith In hla kind, u thou words did from mine. "The next two days and nights that I passed in that cabin with thet poor, stricken lad were the meat terrible and lonesome ones ol my life, for no one but the doctor had been near me. Oa the second night, Barry wu wildly delirious all night, and tha doctor'! visit In themorolngleft me Might hopes lor hla recovery. It It any wonder that I felt pretty bine, and that when 1 uw Shaky Jim's face peering In at the cabin door I should apuk rather rough to him! I supposed, of oouisc, that he had come begging egaln, u usual, ao I told him, vciy abruptly, to lure; that 1 didn't want to bo bothered with having him around, lor I had trouble enough of my own. “It vexed me to aee he didn't start right off, ao I aald to him, pointing over to Harry's bonk: yon know that man lying there la yonrold friend Thayer, and that he la nearly dud with the until- pox?’ “Now, Barry had always been particularly down on Jim, and never misted any chance to a bum blm; and I thought that fact alone would make him luve at once, It the fright didn’t do It. Bnt mj rough words had quite a different effect on him. Be jut stepped quietly Inside the cabin, took off hla old ragged bat and threw It down on the floor In tbe corner, an d utd to me. tpuklog to low u not to disturb the tick man: '<J, I know all about It, Uncle Cy; that's what brought me here.' "I wu too aurpilsed to tpuk, but took a good equate look at him. Bawu perfectly sober for the lint time tor many a day, and the poor fellow had flxed hlntell op u well u he could, baying hla hand gently on my arm, ha eon tinned, T hurd about him lut night lor tha lint time. I kaow how to nnrec. I get my Instruction abonthtm hom the doctor jut now. And now, Uncle Cy, I want you to go and stay away from hero,sad leave him to me.’ v "Bcya, yon might have knocked me down with a feather u that poor man stood there, pleading to take my place. I thought of a good mtny things in a tew seconds, and amongst othen, whether Ihote partners ol mine might not have been the thlevu and done all the stealing, and given poor Jim money enough to keep him drunk, to u to throw auplcion on him. "Net reading my thoughts aright, he broke In upon them by saying, 'Pleas* don't be afraid to trutme, Uncle Cy, lor u true u there Is a God in heaven 1 will bring him through all right, HU tain my power to do it. Yon an the only man In this camp who bu ever taken me by the hand acd given me a kind word. I want yon to know that 1 am not tke untiatelnl wretch they eU take me to be. I know hotr worthless I am, and 1 won't he mlaaed; all I uk to to live long enough to ice him well once more. Bnt yon are doing good in the world, and yonr Ufa la worth a thousandliktmine; Iwantyou logo,'" For tome mfnotn the most Intense alienee had Milan open the throng; every eye wu toraed towards the apeakcr; every man wu listening almost brtalhlcfily, eager to catch each word u it fail Item Ms lips, and he hlmaell had btoa com pletely tncalotmtd. Bis lorn wu now erect, all signs of hesitation had diuppeared. and a glad look ol triumph Ul np hla face, u ha uw htaeager, homely words striking home to tha hearts ol hla hearers with a telling force. Our old kind Uncle Cy bail come back to us again; ha had thrown a pall over hie dead friend yonder in the town, and wu now pleading with all the eernestnosi of Us nature for the Ufe ol the man before blm. I noticed, too, tha great change that had taken plica In tha manner o. Use prisoner. Ha had at tempted several tfmea to Interrupt the speaker, but had been summarily quieted. Bla sullen, da- flan looks bad, however, all ceased, aad ha teemed to know him now u hie friend. Hewaa ■lakes were being ayanmaUcally robbed, though I eagtrly watching tha Jury and noticed tke changed all tSemia to catch the thief were tmavalUng J glances thry now can upon him, and hla exces sive tremor, which had been explained, wu now ccarcely noticeable. My attention, however, wu quickly taken from him, and lor a moment 1 wu terribly •tartledby what I uw taking place within an arm'! reach ot him. "Old Virginia," one at the mutdespcntocharacterslnour camp, wu act ing u a tpeclal guard over him. I nw the old man draw hla hunting knife from Its sheath, and partly rising, torn towards him. Before I had time to think what hla object could . be, or to utter the warniog cry that Involuntarily rose to my Bps, it nad done Its work; Its keen edge had toughed the cords that bound tbe poor man’s wrists, and hla arms were once more free and then, aa Old Virginia repltoed the knlla tn bla belt, and passed bis tobacco over to the surprised man to nmple, I knew that Uncle Cy't words were doing thetr work thoronghly. Old Virginia had probably never hurd what breaking bread or luting ult with an enemy Im- pile d In other lands, but, though yon may not be aware ol It, Jim, you have had all tbe evidence ol hla frlendahlp and protection that yon need. Be, who wu a lew minutes ago yonr bluer; enemy, la now yonr friend, and one who will, U necessary, without a moment's hesi tation, prove hlmaell such by bridging the ehum that leparatu yon from tiecdom and safety with hla lUe. Alter a moment's hesitation, Uncle Cy con tinued: “My frtenis, I caunot tell you bow keenly 1 le.t the wrong I had done poor Jim, (or more than once, tn speaking ol him, I aald that he wu a poor, worthier! character, and did not pan ont worth a cent; hut now, aa I listened to him, and taw how cigar ho wu to catch tome sign tn my lace that I had faith tn him. I fait that no matter wbithe had been or dono before, I wu now stand ing face to face with a man. I know I ran no risk In trotting hlm-he wonld do all ha prom ised; and by tbeway, although I did not leave him, he kept hie word nobly. Be nursed the bitterest enemy he had In that camp hack to life and health, and the story at how nearly ha paid lot It with hla lUe, hla poor, dlaflgnred lace too plalr ly tells. Not pan out worth a cent? I tell you, beys, I think you wonld have to prospect around a long time before yon found richer dig gings than 1 struck down there In poor Jlm’a hurt." * Ere the echo ol bis words had died away, a mar iner of suppressed excitement ran through tha crowd, whose feelings had been worked uptoaucls an lutenae strain that I knew they must speedily find vent cither In words or In acta. Eager glances were cxchai ged to we who would take the lead, wbtn the foreman ol the Jury sprang excitedly to hla feet, and In touea that were hurd more than a mile away, exclaimed: “You are light about that, Unolo Cy! You sltuck the very biggest kind ol high old diggings, that time —'an ounce to the pan, Jsed sock a pitching, and gravel turning blue!' ” Thcae words, destined later to bccomo u famil iar aa honaehold words to all who mined upon the great blue lead, chimed into perfectly with the feelings ol bla audience that they instantly brought every man to hla feet, and a scene ol tho wildest excitement followed. Amidst tho perfect babel ol cries that rent the air, those ol “Verdict!" “Not Gollty I" and cheer altar cheer lor Uncle Cy and Jim predominated, But high above all could be heard tho voice ol the Judge enduvoriug to restore order to hit unruly court. Aa Boon u ne could make hlmaell hurd, ho uld: ""Bold on, bojs! hold on! What la tho uio o! petting ixcitwfc' KeapAuoClAWMs- A*vl rectaber tilt* la A court, and cvcrytMug WO do i.oie baa to got bo dono on the rquare, and according to Boylo, No matter 11 wo did como pretty near makings mistake; we meant well; bnt we can aeo now that Jim had been off on tome other lay, IVhat It wu, wo don’t know, and we are not trying to And out; for I rather think yon wUl all agree with me, that when a man walks up and facet death u ha did, he talcs ont a regular II- <er ic, good anywheres In tho mlnu, to go a Utils crcotcdoncelnawhllewhenbegeta In a tight p lace. Tho superintendent ol the jury nye their verdict la Not GnUty, bnt It strikes me wa are aU entitled to have tome aay in this business; to I move wo cow proceed to adjourn tbla court by making that verdict unanimous." This somewhat irregular proceeding met tho fall approval ot hla audience, and in a few minutes tho entire throng wu on lta way back to the town, while the poor wretch who had Joat been snatched lrom tho very Jaws of duthwu still tho object ol lta attention, bnt this time only In tbe way ol klndnua. Uncle Cy kept conatautly near him, and soon alter reaching the town managed to evade tho crowd, end got away unnoticed with hit charge. Borne time alter hla disappearance I again re paired to hla cabin, expecting to find him there. Bnt he had not returned; and It wu only alter several hours' anxious waiting that I uw him slowly coming np the golch alone. I haaUntd forward to meet him, and eagerly inquired what he had done with hla Irignd. Be replied tlet he had been with blm down to the crouln g on the river, tome toer miles away, and had arrived there just In time to Intercept the Sacramento atsuc. Thank Ged 1' he continued with a sigh ol re lief, "he taulenow. I wu rather worried when I found I had not change enough to pay his tare through, but the driver acted splendidly. 'I tu ha la a friend ol youre, Uncle Cy,' uld he, ‘and that yon taka a particular Interest In him; that la enough. Just you lsavt him tome. l'Uteohlm sale aboard tha'Frisco but today, and u lor tha balance ol his 1are, I'U arrange that with the agent.'" Beating myself by Uncle Cy't tide at the door of bla cabin, I aald to blm, 'T envy you yonr feel ings, Uncle Cy. II there are any pluunt drums to be distributed In tha mlnu tonight, a good abate ol them will surely And their way to your pillow.” T tcel very thankful and happy now,” he re plied, “but this bubccna terrible, bewildering nlgbt to me. 1 have tried to do right, and am very glad you approve ol my coarse. I Uttle ex pected ever to take part in another trial, bnt bow could I do leu than I have dona? Whan I hurd hla piteous cry to heaven, I felt certain he wu Innocent. I waa no longer my own mute. I wu Irresistibly- Impelled to rush In and try to uve him. Bnt my task wu a hard ont. Consider for a moment Urn kind of men I had to deal with; a direct appeal to them wu useltu; they would not even have Uatanad to me H they bad known my derive wu to rob them ot their prey. All force wu out ot the question, for I knew that a hundred ol the bravest men alive, armed to the teeth, could not make them awerve an inch from their purpose. But I also knew HI could touch them In tha right place, a Uttle child might lud them. I could think ol no oonne to inaure a bearing, bnt to appear to be In perfect unison with them, and then something had to bo sprung upon them enddenly to enlist their ajmpethy end cant# them to get before they had time to consider. Bnt oh, my friend, It wu terrible-groping blindly In tbe dark, net a single ray ol llgbt ahud, talking wildiy to kill time nntll acme opening might tpptu; and all tbs time I wu almost crated with the knowledge that I did notextrlute him he would look upon me a a wilful murderer: and you would all, In yonr sober momenta, loath* and detest me. Bnt my < Aorta were all In vain until, at lut, my heart, almost crushed sritb despair, want np In a great •gonlrius cry ’ to the Father to eld me. Instantly I leit bla strong arm around me, supporting me, aad u I tuned towards the pris oner, tbemarkaaponblspoorseaned lace lit np by tke nickeling oCthe huge fine that turranaded ua, suggested at once the path to victory, and oh, how eagerly and Joyous y I punned III For I knew hla Ufa wuuved, and that onr Uttle com munity wu also saved Irom the commiwlon ol B gnat crime.' Astounded and myrilfled by bla words, exclaimed: "I am not lure that I understand you right, U wle Cy; wu It not aU true that you told uaol hlmr' “AU truer' he replied, looking at me earnestly, aa though not comprehending my question. “AU true; I wu lure you knew my secret. That poor, bunted creature waa a perfect stranger to me. I never saw or heard of him before tonight,” I wu too completely surprised to make any re ply to him, ana he quickly continued: “I understand your thoughts perfectly; you are wondering how I can reconcile my coune tonight with my teachings. 1 shall mike no attempt t> do to. I do not understand mysetl. My con science does not reprove me imho least lor what I have done; on the contrary, I never (clt mere perfect rest and peace than I do at thta moment. It la a great, a wondrous mystery to me. Can It be paatlble that the eld poetlo fancy, that the record log angel don tomeUmca blot out with g tear the entry ha hu Just madeon tbe wrong lido ol onr aeurnnt, may he a heavenly truth?" Fu away in the out tho lint lalnt glimmer ol the new day wu sppeulng, and thither the old man wu Intently gulng, u though starching there lor the Inward light hit tent so earnestly craved, I uw he had lapsed Into a kind ol wak ing trttce to which he wu at tlmu subject. He wu walling patiently for an answer to hit ques tion, lut not from mo Behadbecome cntlrdly oblivious ol my presence, to 1 silently slipped away, and led him In the full enjoyment at hit pletnut thoughts. W. 8. H. SHOT TO DEATH Aid the People Aroused to Vsngennce—'The Murderer In Jail. CnxTTAroooa, Tenn., September 0.— [Special.]—The moat atrocious and unpro- voted murder that ever occurred in this city took plica this afternoon, and tbo city la now In a treaty of excitement, and it Is quite likely there will be a aerloua collision before morn ing. About i o'clock this alter no in Polk Mitchell, a street ear driver, and until eix weeks ego tbe aaalatant chief of police, ejected a negro named Gbarlee Williams from the strut ear, became the latter persisted In smoking in the preuneo ot ladles, refused to dcpotl this fare,and naed obaoucc and vilupera- tivo language when ordered to pay hla fare. The negro swore ho wonld have revenge. rgaroasTss with Butaevs. Ee went to hla homo, armed himself with a self-acting, 38-callbre Smith Jt Wesson, and followed tho streetcar to the aonthern. out skirts ol the city, where the car drive up to a twitch. Tho negro approached and made a threatening gesture at Mitchell. Before tho latter could defend bimselt ho shot him three timet, and then fired twice at hla prostrate tody. The murderer fled with bis smoking revolver In bla band. TUI oaown tn vuxeoiv. A crowd of (00 dtlacns followed and he waa rvertaken a mile from the city. Ee brought back “ followed by (or hit head, _ The tumult wu te great that tho sherlfl tele graphed to tbo governor for permtulon to call cut tbe militia, and two companies ere now guarding tho jail. at tkk jAir, noon, The mob, mostly composed of factory lsbor- l-'i-.-vlvyllroa 1 wsui, armed with wnotguna 'end ull other hinds of fircarnta, abous II o'clock marched to thocounsy jail, followod by ecvrral hundred people, and at onco began demanding admittance to tho jail. It soon transpired that nothing would dttcr them, and shooting lata tho crowd by the posse of tha sheriff would result In the killing of a large number ot people, so nothing wu dene to { invent the entrance of tho mob, and tho font door of tbe jail wu aeon brokon In. Tho sber III wonld not give np the koye, and u tho jail la a strong building, the inside of which is a complete sheet of half-ineh boiler Iron and the entrance of the latest improved and the meet ucure manufacture, the mob it bavlng a bard time effecting an entrance, a ouasnoT minor.. For an hour they had bun battering at the Iren doors, and at midnight tho report of a pistol caused a fuailado from a number of shotguns and rifles, and it la reported that a white man and negro bavo boon shot, but bow aeriouijy cannot bo learned. It will probably take an hour for the mob to got at tho prisoner, and ho will bo hanged before daylight. The mob is dcloim'ned but orderly. They even listed to tbe military tbat If they would ibow their authority from the governor, which they had not, they would dispone. tks Hoannat hisoid, At 11:1k the murderer wu hanged to a niter in tha jail in a methodical and ayatern- abtf manner. He waa taken Irom hit coll and can led up stain,when his bauds and last were securely tied, and a heavy rock tied te hla reek They lifted blm up and dropped him, and he strangled to death in threo min utes. Kota shot wu fired, and all la not? quiet. RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. GEORGIA’S HOUSE. LATINO OF TH8 CAPITOL CORNER STONE YE9TBRDAY. OntolthtatMtiatereittoi ontmoolts Xrirlwit- nattad In tbs Buts-Thousand of Oltlxsus Witnisa it—A oraatiprtoh by assent Ltwlon-Fall Datellaor tbs Day, The Bad of the Man Who Murdered Edgar Malnas. Kxoxruta, Tenn., September A.—Tha par ticulars of the lynehlng affair of Friday night are thrilling in the extreme. About 10:10 o'elonk a large body ot muked men passed down Gay street In tbe direction of tho jail, and they marched in regular atop, and were joined at various points along the strut by at toast 100 eitlieni. The mob appeared at the ' '' in perfect order, except the firing of pis- and a law yells. Tbe jailer surrendered tbe hays te tho main entrance and the erowd then broke through the door of tbe ull con taining Lee Sellers, tho young man char rad with the murder and robolngol Edgar Mateos lut Tuesday morning, a mil# out of tha city. 8ellera had a knife in hit possession, and when one of the vlgilantu' com mittee went Into tbe ull te adjust the handcuffs, be gave him two or thru terloue stabs. Both were tun covered with blood, end the' muked vlgilentu shot at -Sell- era twice, without Inflicting a aerloua wound. The mob passed out of the fail yard and to tbe middle ol the Tennetau river. Aropewu pleeed around tne criminal's neck while he waa yet In the corridor of tbe ; all. He stood with arms folded, end never flinched an inch while tha knot wu being airanged. He called for e drink of water before leaving for tbe bridge. Hie wlahae were complied with. Alter reuhing the middle of the bridge, the mob halted and da- manded a conftaeion. Sellers refuted te uy a word, and tha rope wu placed over a croaa- bram about twenty-two feet above the floor. He wet not handcuffed, aad u toon u the noote began te pull, np the rope bo climbed, hand over band, end, gaining the top, be crawled alonethe croti-beam to one aide of the bridge, while be wu ereulng, at lout filly shots were fired, none of them with fetal effect. Ha rota to his lut, yelled at the top of hit votoe; "My friends, come to me; I’m murdered) come quick.’’ Tbe wounded man then ley down on a tlacper and eoveral more (bole war* fired, but none ol them could bit him In tho vital parte. Itnnnera were tent to the city fir led ten aad another rope. The erowd wu orderly, end bat few people outside of thou implicated knew anything about It Tho young men at a Mil left tho dancing and followed Use muked men la •wallow tails. After tbs laddera bad bosa brought two men climbed upon top tko string ers ami readjusted tbe rope. Wednesday the corner stone of the new Geor gia capltol was laid with Imposing ceremonies and amid great enthuaium. The day wee one memorable tn tho history of Atlanta, and Georgia at well. Six thousand people witneued the ceremo ny, end e greet many were unable to got nur enough te even ico the atone u It wu lowered to Its pltco in tbe wall. aATHIIIIO IlILV. t By eight o'clock Wednesday morning people began to gather at tho grounds, end the crowd grew steadily from that time forward. They found much te interest themselves with and spent the waiting time looking at the building end etudying the immenu wells that bed risen nine feet above ground, ell around. On the southwut corner the arches over the basement window! bad been completed and were exceedingly handsome, giving a good idea ol how the building would look. Tho greet loundetlone for tho walle and the dome were alio Hill of Interact while the machinery lor cutting the atone wu kept In motion and drewtueh a large crowd of interested speeta- tors that it almost became necessary to ahut down the saws. Tho overhead traveler wu alio kept at work unloading sever al car loads of atone, the contractor! being anxious te give the visiting Gccrglaua a full insight into tha maehlnary for constructing a million dollsr capltol, Tho visiters got a good idea of tbe foundation and first story of the new state houto and saw a sight that will be Interesting to talk about many joara hence. OITTIXO BKADT TO MA1C1I. At half put 8 o’clook there wua goodly number ol people on Marietta street waiting to tee the procession formed. The erowd grew momentarily nntll It soon blocked the sidewalks. At 0 o'elcek the house and sonata mat In joint teuton to take position lu the proces sion. Attbosamo time the organisation! and others who were to take parlTn tbe exercises g athered Irom glheir various places of ran* C2VOUS, The Matona ware the first to resell the place •elected for the formation of the proeculon. An Immense line of the bluo lodges stretched up and down Marietta street, each Mason wearing the regulation white apron and E torts. It la estimated that there were twelve undred Muena In tbe line. About tho time tbla line wu made up tho legislature filed into position. The lino by tbat tlmo wu quite im posing. Tbe marshals of tho day were u loltovro: Chief marshal. Captain Harry Jaokeonj sides, Captain E. 8, Gay, Major John Fitten, Mr. W. O. Jonce, Mr. Hum phreys Crallcman. They woro mounted on spirited stride and were dllllgcnt In rotting thing! to rights. Tho Govarnor'e Ilorso Guard appeared on tho ectno about tho timo tho lino,as indicated, was made up,, Thcrowere about filly of tho I/uopoiiHiu-’er (!.o gallant le£icrohi;fc( Cap? I tuts, John Milledga, and their ovolutioas were brilliant and created much enthusiasm in the crowd. A moment later Comer do Lion Commandcry Knights Templar marched up Marietta street under Eminent Commander If, C. Sloclsdell. 'they inarched handsomely and proceeded lo where tho Masons were etatlonod and acted u tbolr escort. remarks, Senator Mitchell, chairman el the joint committee on pnblie property, in a brief speech, Introduced the orator of the day, Gen eral A. It, Lawton, who addreaied the vast crowd at aome length amid great ehurlng. thk Masonic csaxHoxias. General Lawton's speech wu received with tho greatest enthuaium. At its close the choir sang, "When Earth’s Foundation First Was Laid.*’ When thir anthem was ended Senator Mitchell araeo and said, addressing the ofltosru of the grind lodge: The general assembly of the Halo, having high regard for the ancient order of Masons, hm com- missioned mo to present toyour honorable body thla new capltol now being eroded (or tha purposo ot laying the corner stono with appropriate Masonic ceremonies, Grand Muter Davidson answered: In bobalf ol the grand lodge ol Georgia with a becoming appreciation ol tho dignity ot the non- ‘ lehhaa b 'reflation ol tho dignity e been conlerred wo accept ima inm •ud will enter at once upon the performance of the Pallet to which It leads us. Then turning te tho Muons bo said: Brethren ot the Vaicnlc order of thb state of Georgia: By Invitation of tho general nwcrably ol tha state I am about to perform tho duties In cident to tho laying ol the corner stono ol the new capltolol Georgia, and 1 uk that you aliall give to these ceremonies appropriate and Masonic at tention. Under tho ruleaol our organisation the procccdlngi will bo opened with prayer by the grand chaplain ol tbeorder- Prayer waa offered by Itev. David E. Butler, tha grand chaplain. til lITICt.U IX THU SVOXI. A copper box, under charge of Mr. Frank L. Uaralion, Hate librarian, had boon filled with tho articles that it wu intended to put into tha receptacle of the atone. A lew ether articles were added at tho last moment, end when tbe box wu sealed it contained the following artlelu: A copy of tho code ol 1882; a copy of tha legislative manual: a lilt of the governors: governor’! staff and state home officers; a roll of tha general uaembly; names of the joint committee on publlo property; Hat of thn judges and officers of tho supremo court; list of tha judges ol tbo superior court; list ol thn capltol commlislonera; names of tho capltol contractors and architect!; military roster of the state; acts of tho general uaembly of 1881-2 3 4; copy of tho paper containing the E abllabcd programme of tha ceremonies, with to names of the orator, chaplain, etc., and coptoa of tbe dally papers ot Atlanta; a cony cf General Lawton's address; roller ol the Muonic grand lodge and subordinate lodgeg in tbo attic; Muonic apron and glove; bottle ol Indian apringa water,by E. E, Pound; by laws of various Masonic lodges: lovonty-first Georgia reports; confcderaio bills, by W. B. Burke; afoO confederate bill, by Mrs. Frank C.T.Logan: by-laws of Onr BeLlou Commau- Aa the line got into ahape tbo Inspiring music of a braes band was beard aud aimul- tanecualy tbe Gate Clly Guard, In their ele gant uniform and stepping ai one man,turned from Bread slreat into Marietta. Till 1'COCrBgIO.V SIOVKI. The proceeiien then moved off as follows r Governor's Borae Guard. Marietta BUver cornet Baud, Gate City Guard, Joint Legislative Ccunnhuco on Public Property, Tbe House. OUlcus of the Home. Senate. Officers ot ihoKcnate, Bute Home OOlctra. Governor and Senator Mitchell with General A. It. Lawton, the otalor ol lha occasion, Capltol Commissioners, The Masons, Co nor lid.Ion commandcry Knfghta Templar. At ten o'clock tbe column, which wu half a mile long, moved, pairing along crowded ■treats to the lew capltol grounds. Tha llna of march wu aa follows: From Marietta Into Broad. From Broad to Alabama. From Alabama alone Loyd te Banter. ■ Thence to the capltol grounds. tub Hsaoxs ago tiiii wogg. The line ol Matona. wu tho longeat over aucmblcd in Georgia, and represented every B irtlon of tbs atate. It waa a notable gatbor- g and worthy of tha great occuion for which It bad met. Georgia lodge No. 90, A. 8. Elchberg matter, had baen opened for tho visitors and thoy wars wall cared for. aaaiviio at thk oaonana. Thouiands or people preceded the proeet- •ton to the capltol groundt, bnt the way wu cleared readily and the procession marched In. An immense caavu had been plaoed like a clreua tent over tbe northeutern cornorof the building, and under It wereauta for !,M0 people. There wu a nice retreat for tbo choir wbioh wu composed of a hundred voices and wu uded by the Marietta band ■cd an organ. The mntlo wu arranged ipf dally by Mr. Samuel Bradley, and Profes- ;or Cluko led the mtuio on hla cornet. Swinging from tha boom of an immense derrick wu the corner atone, a mualva piece of Georgia marble five' feet long, threo foot wide and threo foot {high. It wu polished and waa ol varigated tints. The •tone wu to be laid at lba northeastern cor ner of the budding—the corner next te Capltol avenue and Hunter street. It laawall known custom ol the Matona to pnt tha corner atone at the northautern corner of a building. The atone IrontajUunter street. Oa the face la te be a coat ot arma of the atate. The model of tbe bu relief carving wu shown by> platter cast on exhibition near tha atone. The following lettering had already been cut on the atone. West of the coat ol arma the words: "Commenced work October 26tb,188i. .Build ing finished and first occupied On tho west aid# of the coat of arma were Ike follow ing words: "Corner atone laid by direction of the general auembly, September 2d, 1885." On the esatern face of the atone It the inscrip tion : "Muonic ceremonies conducted by John 8. Davidson, grand muter.’’ This lut in scription la required by the rules of the order, vat castKoaias aaorv. At altvtn o’clock the erowd waa immenie. Space waa in demand. The grand stand wu puked end people elfmbed into treu and mounted the teMot the neighboring houses. One photographer wu on the top of the tower of St. Philip's church taking a perspective view, and another wu on the top of a resi dence, while a third had erected a tem- lerary stand twenty feet bleb, and wualght- og bis apparatus at tha gathering from that elevated perch. On tha stand wars many distinguished people* There wu much enthusiasm wbpn lot choir iior beautifully tbe fint anthem, “My Country. 'Ua or Thee." A fervent and eloquent prayer waa offered by Bar. W. D. Anderaoa, of Marietta. At the concluUon oi Governor McDaniel's ccmmisflloncre; cony or music usod on tho occasion | governor’• mcBsagce for 1884-85; circulars of tho Bslem stono and lime comps- uy; photograph ol Patsy Cahill of tho At- lont&s; “l rce Grace" song book and buaioses card, by E. M. Roberts; a copy of tho La- Grange Reporter, by BcnRtor Traylor; copios of the Augusta Chronicle, cony of “Light lor Thinker*," by Ceptuin Latht; rrporti of tho railroad commiisioneri. copy of tho Sinders- ville Mercury, by Mr. Mines, of Washington; a rfgUter ol 1 1,000 nnint* kept by Mr. l’belpt, ol Columbus, during tbo cotton exposi tion to put in the capitol corner stone. This we* de posited by Mayor HillyerjJd' yor Uillyoralso dcpoeiUd tho yojtr book_r>« the cltr couneil. Mr. 1'rsnk KsralsoWiF one hundred years old. i copper cent Tho box alter boing scftlod up was placed Into a hole 18x12 that it just fitted In tho bot tom of thb stono. i.owsRiKo me ATONIC. Grand Muter Davidson then said: “Let the stono bo lowered." Hlowly the ateno waa lowered to its placo aa tbo choir anng: "Great Architect ol Heaven and Earth." Mr. A. 8. Elchberg, principal architect,then advanced and banded to Mr. Davidson tho tool §—tbe aqua re, plumb and level. The grand trcaaurcr, J. E. Wells, reported thn box as deposited. Tho atono waa then tried with the tools by tbe Deputy Wonhip/ul Maator J. M. Rushing, fteulcr Warden Iteubon Jonea and Junior Warden Jarnea A. Gray, who roportod it well laid, and that the cratbimen had done their work well. Tbe Kz~zi master pronounced it true, truity and Islet it sreording to the practices of the ancient and honorable order. Tho corn, emblematic of plenty, the wine, emblematic ol joy and gladness and the oil, emblemalio of peace were poured on the atone. Tbe invocation followed. Tbe grand master sounded the stone with bis gavel end tlio grand honors were done. TRV. (IRAND MARTCR Pl’KAKR, Grand Muter Davidson then said: Jsilgue which must necessarily roat upon you after the protiacted and Interesting exercises through which you have ao patiently passed, KM-U' rpiclo adyronlith me lost I should not dcttla you father than to discharge the duty which Is Imposed by virtue of my oflloe. It docs not matter how much desire I might pores to Join In tho loud scclAlms;with which we * ikie* today on account of this most au- occasion, I must content xnytelf with 2 on In behalf of tho Masonic fraternity that wo aro lawful t Masons, true and tried, that wo are engaged by solemn obligations to assist lu tha erection of magnificent buildings which shall S me to the good of our people, be serviceable to e brethren and to fear tbe Lord, who li the great architect of the universe. We hare anronx • ua, concealed from human view, concealed from all except tho knowledge of ,vc received tbe Indorsement and tnt Irom the greatest, truest and the vomniMnof every ate of tif riviiizci world, and wouid not number the many thousands who worship at lta altars and cheerfully obey Its laws. We limply say today in the presence oft his vast company that we come by Invitation of tbe gen- —* ——bly of Georgia to lay. as Masons, :r atone of this houto which In his Infinite mercy, may prosper the state, to the advancement ot tne people, wi the glory of Georgia so that there will be blended with love which we bear m Maionstheprespti. r-' rdglory of our common manhood. (Applause.) May 1 not without detain ing yon further present at a fitting closo to thoae delightful and Imposing exercltcs the Immortal promue and prophecy of one ol Georgia's glftea font, who though he has pasted In tho providence of God from his helping has not and cannot p*» from cither his honor or so lens thine art viiall live, Iraq love, to long as tby science truth f hall know— So long ss thine eagle harms no dove, Thy name rball shine, Thy isae shall grow. TIB CROWD DflFBISKS. At the conclusion of Mr. Davidson's remarks. ewl the- choir sang “Now Our Festive Joys are « v« r," and the bene i : cliou wu? pronounced. The crowd lingered for a good part of the evening to look at the various things of inter est about the grounds. lo the Trigger Trap. From the Grecovllle^Ga., Vindicator. 4 .. A Uttle ton of J. T. Strickland, of the tenth difctrict, caught eighteen partridges at one time in an old fashioned trigger trap. The trap was baited with but one grain of corn, which waa placed on the long trigger. The birds are suppcied to have run Into the trap lor shelter.

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The constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1884-1885, September 08, 1885, Image 1