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I lm* b« « n further Influenced by thf ' l« ^senlng of the visible supply of WO form in IIM to loon now.HORRORS OF MOB LAW*I vnohtnu of the Negro Fill* Frlarlitflil in It* Depravity*M13MFH18, Tenti , Oct. pt That fen* tun* of the lynching of Jeflf Fill* In the I vicinity or liraden tills morning which i ogum* most intense horror I* the ghoulish work of the mob upon the victim In •4vtti^t of tits death. Kill* was commanded to kneel before a lftiH1' bon Am built before the telegraph pole upon which he wan hanged. He did so ami almost Immediately one of the j bloodthirsty member* nf the mob wan by hi* aide. With a penknife he re moved hi* right ear and held it up before the horrified spectators. There v * but a momentary lull, succeeded by calls for “the other ear/’ **a fine* r, end so on, Kara and hum ?a acre accord Ingly removed and the negro wan otherwise terribly mutilated. Then the victim Was partially strung up. but at once lowered ami hla head removed from Ida shoulders with pocket knives. This done he was pulled up to the telegraph Pole cross arm by the feet. When the 1 if el ran body was tinally at rung up a placard wai attached bearing the IrircHptlofu Death to the man who cut* thla body down before S:S9 oVIook this evening/*The body not only remained hanging bv the feet until the expiration of the iimit. but it was only partially lowered for the tnlt;|Ue*t The Jury Viewed the corpse for a few minute* and then returned a verdict that Kill* onmt? to his death at the lunula of unknown part lea. The proposition was made to turn the remain* Over to his wife, but she did not want them, so what is left of the rapist will be cut down and interred in the morning. The bead gf tills? which was severed from his body with pen knives before be had been run tip to the telegraph pole and then lowered for the purpose of mutilating him, waf taken to Mississippi by men from that state who had come up to be In fit the final act of the play. It Is their intention to carry It as a trophy to the girl upon whom the nerra attempted an assault lust Saturday morning while he was fleeing from vengeance for his rape of Miss Prater.
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Lincoln Semi Weekly State Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Tue, Oct 22, 1895
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Abigail P.
NA, 12 Sep 2023
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