Cortland
Evening Standard, Saturday, June 26, 1897.
LYNCHING
PREVENTED.
Sheriff
Beat Off the Mob and Jailed the Prisoner.
KEY WEST, June 26.—This city was virtually
in the hands of a negro mob and a white citizen was killed.
Silvanus Johnson, charged with assault on a
white woman, Mrs. Margaret Atwell, was conducted to the courthouse for a
hearing.
The courtroom was crowded and C. B.
Pendleton, a well known citizen, arose and asked: "Are there enough white
men present to hang the negro?"
There was a chorus of "Yeas," and
the crowd closed in on the prisoner.
The sheriff and his deputies drew their
revolvers and held the crowd at bay, while Johnson was at once hurried back to
jail.
A big mob gathered in front of the building,
and one of the negroes cried out to lynch Pendleton, and a rush was made for
him. Through the efforts of himself and his friends Pendleton made his escape
in a carriage.
The negro mob then gathered again about the
jail building to prevent the lynching of Johnson, and open threats were made by
them to kill any white man that might come to the jail.
William Gardener, a white man, was sitting
in front of the courthouse, when several negroes approached him and ordered him
to move on.
He rose to obey, and as soon as his back was
turned a number of rifles cracked, and Gardener received a mortal wound, from
which he died two hours later.
The whites are inclined to avenge Gardener's
death, and another attempt to lynch Johnson is expected. A serious conflict
between the whites and the blacks is [expected].
The militia is in readiness for any
disturbance, having been ordered out by the governor, and the United States
troops are at the orders of the sheriff.
Lynched
the Negro.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss., June 26.—The negro
John Moses, who murdered an old man named Strong near this place… and who has
been confined in the local jail with a strong guard since Wednesday, confessed
to the killing, and shortly after the guard was overpowered by a mob of 300
men, mostly farmers, and Moses taken from the jail.
With a rope around his neck he was dragged
through the streets to a tree near the railroad and hanged. He was dead, or
nearly so, when the place of hanging was reached.
Two requests for troops to protect the
prisoner had been wired to Jackson, but owing to the absence of both the
governor and lieutenant governor the troops could not be moved until morning,
when it was too late.
After hanging Moses to the tree, some of the
mob made a move to shoot him. The leader
declared it should not be done, as justice had triumphed and that was all that
was wanted.
The mob started to search for a negro
preacher, who had sworn that the murderer had spent the day on which Mr. Strong
was killed at his house, and knew he (Moses) was not the guilty person. For
this the mob caught him and gave him an unmerciful whipping.
HUNG HIM
TWICE.
Found to
Be Alive When Cut Down.
Pulled
Him Up Again.
HOUSTON, Tex., June 26.—Jim Williamson was
hanged at Wharton for his complicity in the murder of the Crocker family last
May.
Williamson's nerve failed him at the last
moment, and it was necessary to twice inject strychnine into him to enable him
to mount the scaffold.
Williamson was pronounced dead by the
attending physicians three minutes after the drop fell, but upon being cut down
was found to be alive.
He was hauled up and again sent through the
drop and was allowed to hang 22 minutes.
The first drop was very hurried, as the
condemned man nearly fainted when the noose was adjusted.
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| Watervliet arsenal canons on display. |
Gun
Factory to Close.
TROY, N. Y., June 26.—The big gun factory at
the Watervliet arsenal is to be shut down during the month of July. Notice to
that effect was posted. The reason given is that owing to the lack of forgings
and the desire of some of the men to have a vacation it will be best to put all
on equal terms and close the entire establishment. There are 475 men in the gun
shop, and about 40 will be retained to make repairs while the machinery is not
being used. The lower shops will not be closed as smaller work is done there.
PAGE
TWO—EDITORIALS.
The
Hawaiians.
If the United States senate is as favorably
disposed toward Hawaii as it was in 1893, then these beautiful islands under
the name of the Territory of Hawaii will probably be joined ere long to the
American Union.
The campaign of the people of the islands
for annexation has been managed with rare diplomatic skill. There is no
gainsaying that. The representatives of the republic have not made much noise.
They have quietly, skillfully and good naturedly worked with our state
department and senators till they have made a favorable impression.
The native population of the islands is
decreasing. Beyond doubt Hawaii is to be the home of white men as much as the
continent of America is now. The savage fades out before the white man's
approach—at least, red, yellow and brown savages do. The Hawaiians are brown
savages. There are now no more than 60,000 of them all told, while the white
population is steadily increasing.
The islands are ten in number, covering
6,000 square miles. They are of volcanic origin. When the lava thrown out by
volcanic eruption decays and crumbles away, it becomes the most fertile of
soils for growing things needed for the food of man. The olive orchards around
the foot of Mount Vesuvius owe their rare productiveness to the lava ejected by
the volcano. Hence, too, comes the wonderful fertility of Hawaii.
If the republic becomes one of the states of the
Union, it will in time be the greatest pleasure resort and watering place known
to the American people. Its balmy climate, its productiveness and beauty, the
halo of romance hovering about the islands and their gentle native people will
draw hither constantly thousands of tourists. Let those who know how to keep a
hotel take notice accordingly.
America.
He came to our republic by way of California some years ago to make his way and
grow up with the country. Fate set him down upon a farm where the dairy
business was a specialty. He did the humble work required of him
conscientiously, till ambitions were awakened in him as he stripped the cows.
Since fate pitched him headlong into the
milk business, he determined to find out the best ways of conducting it. He
saved his money and learned English. Then be became a student at the Wisconsin
dairy school. Next he went to
Connecticut and became once more a milkman. He was a first class one, and this
time he had charge of one of the leading dairies in the state. Again he saved
his money to obtain schooling. When he had a sufficient amount, he entered the
Massachusetts Agricultural college and gave himself the final polishing off in
lactic lore. Now he has gone home to Japan, and will establish at Tokyo a
colossal model dairy, run on the most approved scientific American principles.
His government will help him in the undertaking. It would be well if all our
American youths had as much pluck and perseverance as this young Jap.
KINDERGARTEN
DEPARTMENT.
To Be
Established at The Normal School Next Fall.
A meeting of the local board of the Normal
school was held yesterday afternoon. Deputy Superintendent of Public
Instruction Danforth E. Ainsworth was in town to attend commencement and met
with the board.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted by the board:
In accepting the resignation of Miss Anna
Norris as teacher of physical culture in the Cortland Normal school the board
desires to place on record its deep regret at her departure, its genuine and
cordial appreciation of her valuable services to the school, and its high
regard for her personally. The first teacher in the history of the school whose
time has been wholly devoted to the department of physical culture, she has
left her impress upon the department and upon every student who has come under
her care and instruction. The additional equipment of the gymnasium made under
her direction bears witness to her excellent judgment and taste. To the
students she has been an inspiration, a help and a lasting benefit. She has not
only commanded their respect and admiration but has won their lasting affection.
As an instructor in physical training she has few equals, either for thorough
grasp and comprehension of whom she teaches or for ability in imparting it.
While most unwilling to have her leave us,
we cannot but recognize that the course of further and higher study which she
proposes to pursue will broaden her mind, enlarge her usefulness and make her a
greater power for good wherever she may be, and we therefore, congratulate her
most cordially upon it.
During the past year the school has felt the
constant and continual demand for trained teachers to take charge of
kindergarten work in public and private schools. To meet this demand and to
keep abreast of the times the board yesterday determined to establish a
kindergarten department in the school to be opened at the beginning of the next
term. The teachers' committee was authorized to look up a suitable teacher for
the department and report to the board at its next meeting.
A SLICK
STRANGER.
Worked a
Farmer for Two Days' Board and $1.75.
Mr. Warren Nye of South Cortland has been
entertaining a well-dressed stranger for a couple of days and as a result
believes that he is out the board money and $1.75 in cash.
Mr. Nye was in town this morning and while
here told a STANDARD reporter that on Wednesday afternoon a well-dressed and
nicely appearing man came to his house, and announcing himself as Mr. Sherwood
of New York City said that he wished to engage board for himself and wife for
the summer. He professed to be the son of a prominent wholesale merchant in the
metropolis, and that he was worth $17,000,000.
He was very glib of tongue, and quickly got
himself into the good graces of Mr. and Mrs. Nye, who took him in, opened up
the spare bedroom, and fed him on the fat of the land until yesterday morning.
The stranger expected his wife in Cortland yesterday afternoon, and in the
morning announced that he would walk to Cortland and would hire a team to take
wife and baggage to Mr. Nye's. Before coming away he offered to do any marketing
Mr. Nye might wish, and that gentleman unsuspectingly gave him $1.75 with which
to get some groceries.
The rich stranger has not since been seen by
Mr. Nye, neither has he been heard from. Mr. Nye describes him as a man about 65
years of age, tall, dressed in dark clothes, and with a short brown full beard.
INSANE
IN JAIL.
Alphonse
Wagner, a Little York Lad 14 Years of Age.
Alphonse Wagner, aged 14 years, whose home
is in Little York, who is in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury on a
charge of rape, is violently insane and has been so adjudged by a commission of
physicians who examined him yesterday afternoon at the jail.
For nearly a week he has acted very strangely,
but did not become violent until two days ago. He is now confined, handcuffed
in his cell. He was examined yesterday by Drs. Dana and Moore and was declared
insane. The cause assigned is excessive cigarette smoking, and possibly the
long confinement. No order has yet been made committing him to the hospital at
Binghamton, as he is under confinement on an indictment, and the sheriff has
not the right to release him without an order to that effect from the county
judge, which will probably be done on the application of District Attorney
Burlingame, who has been notified of the circumstances.
In
Justices Court.
Constable Fred Bowker arrested George A.
Johnson of McLean yesterday on the charge of petit larceny on complaint of
James Ellsworth, who alleges that on about March 22, Johnson stole from his
henery eleven hens and a rooster, valued at $8.40. Before Justice Kelley Johnson
pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial, which was set down for June 30 at
1 o'clock P. M. I. H. Palmer for The People, and T. H. Dowd for the defendant.
Bail was given in the sum of $200.
The replevin case of George W. Allen against H. D. Watrous was settled.
BREVITIES.
—Cortland and Lyons are playing ball at the
fair grounds this afternoon.
—Outgoing trains this morning were loaded
with students going to their homes for the summer vacation.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Traction
Co., great free performance, page 6; James D. Ball, free musical education,
page 6.
—Advertising car, No. 4, of Forepaugh &
Sell Bros. combined circus was in town to-day. Bills are being posted for the
show which is to occur sometime in September.
—There will be a band concert at the park
to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, weather permitting. The signs on the cars
will be displayed if the concert is to be held.
—J. H. Day has rented the Mansion House in
Homer and expects to take possession July 1 and will be ready for business
about the middle of July. To-day he will close his business in Cortland.
HOMER.
Gleanings
of News From Our Twin Village.
HOMER, June 20.—The services of Mr. L. T.
Adams have been secured by the Baker and Severson band of Binghamton which is
to play at Susquehanna on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Mr. Adams is the
business manager of the Homer band and they are to be congratulated on having
among their number men of so rare musical ability as is possessed by him.
Miss Mabel Fuller of the class of '97, Cortland
Normal school, has accepted a position as teacher in the Whitney Point school.
The members of the vested choir are making
extensive preparations for the lawn party
to be given by them Wednesday evening, June 30, on the commodious lawn of Mr.
and Mrs. G. F. Jones on South Main-st. The Homer band will furnish music for
the occasion.
The Knights of the Silver Cross are making
preparations for a week's camp under the military system at Little York lake.
Miss Ruth Cortright of Homer, aged 81 years,
has recently spent a week with Reed Johnson's people at Twelve Corners, Mrs.
Johnson being her daughter. Mrs. Cortright has been quite feeble for a time and
had prophesied that she could never visit Mrs. Johnson at her home at Twelve
Corners again. Naturally the late visit was a most enjoyable one.—Moravia
Republican.
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