eas .
fessions, stating that they had been made only through fear..of being
lynched by a mob if they did not do so, Both were. convicted.and
sentenced to hang while Jackson, who claimed that he had run. away:
before the Marshals were murdered, received a prison. sentence..as' an
accomplice, Mathis and Lester were hanged. before’ a crowd. of. 10000
witnesses at the Court House in Oxford on Sept.. 2, 1902,. Prior. to
their deathes, they both stated that Jackson had nothing to do with
the murders and expressed the hope that he would be pardoned.
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Ala,, Septe 21, 1902
nnOxford, Misses, 10-29-1902=Emanuel Crump, a llj-year=old negro
boy who had witnessed the recent hanging of Mathis and Lester here,
secured a rope and hung it over a tree limb and arranged a noose for
a mock hanging of himself. He stood on a milk can and placed his
head in the noose, In some manner he knocked the can away and his
mock hanging became genuine, ‘When found he was dead,"
SACRAMENTO BEE, areca ae Oct. 29, 1902
fessions, stating that they had been made only through fear.of being
lynched by a mob if they did not do soe Both were convicted and
sentenced to hang while Jackson, who claimed that he had runaway. -
before the Marshals were murdered, received a prison. sentence.as’an
accomplice, Mathis and lester were hanged before’a crowd. of 10,000
witnesses at the Court House in Oxford on Sept. 2, 1902.. Prior to
their deathes, they both stated that Jackson had nothing to do with
the murders and expressed the hope that he would be pardoned.
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 2}, 1902
Oxford, Misses; 10-29-1902=Hmanuel Crump, a lh<year=old negro
boy who had witnessed the recent hanging of Mathis and Lester here,
secured a rope and hung it over a tree limb and arranged a noose foy
a mock hanging of himself. He stood on a milk can and placed his
head in the noose. In some manner he knocked the can away and his
mock hanging became genuine, ‘When found he was deade"
SACRAMENTO BEE, oe Calif., Oct. 29, 19026 y
fessione, stating that they hed been mide only. through foan-of being
lynched by a mob if they did not do so, Both were convicted and
sentenced to hang while Sree who claimed that he had run-away:
before the Marshals were murdered, received a prison sentence as an
4 ccomplice, Mathis and Lester were hanged before a crowd-of-10,000
witnesses at the Court House in Oxford on Sept. 2, 1902.
their deathes, they both stated that Jackson had nothing to do with
the mrders and expressed the hope that he would be pardoned.
BIRMINGHAM NEVS, Birmingham, Ala,, Sept. 2}, 1902
‘Oxford, Misses 10-29-1902-Emanuel Crump, a U-year=old negro
boy who had witnessed the recent hanging of Mathis and Lester here,
secured a rope and hung it over a tree limb
a mock hanging of himself, He stood on a milk can and placed his
head in the noose, away and his
mock hanging became genuine, ‘hen found he was dead,"
SACRAMENTO BEE, Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 29,
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LESTER, Orlando and MATHIS, WiLL
Mathis, a Lafayette Co., Miss., white farmer, also made..and. soldz .
"moonshine" whiskey. On Saturday evening, Nove 16, 1901,.-he.was.
in the process of killing and cleaning a hog, assisted by. two. black
men, Orlando H&EX lester and Bill Jackson, when two Deputy United
States Marshals, John A, and Hugh Montgomery, arrived ah his farm
and placed him under arrest for the illegal distillation of whiskey.
Mathis agreed to accompany them to the County Seat at Oxford, but
requested that he first be, allowed to finish cleaning the hog so
that his wife might have something to eat while he was in jail, ‘The
two officers went into the house and lester was sent to the home of
Mathis' father-in-law where he borrowed a shot gun. “hen he re-
turned, he went into the house and killed both of the Montgomerys,
Mrs, HX8KK6KXK Mathis was sent to her father's house while Mathis
and Lester mutilated the bodies of the two officers and then burned
the house and bodies in an effort to conceal the crime, lester,
Jackson, Mrs, Mathis and her relatives were taken into custody al-
most immediately, but Mathis managed to escape to a awamp where he
eluded capture for several days béfore he surrendered ang madea Pea
2 ster. Both subsequently repudiated their con~
LESTER, Orlando and MATHIS, Will
Mathis, a Lafayette Co., Miss., white farmer, also made. and soldd
"moonshine" whiskey. On Saturday evening, Nove 16, 1901,.he was
in the process of killing and cleaning a hog, assisted by two. black
men, Orlando JEEX lester and Bill Jackson, when two Deputy United
States Marshals, John A, and Hugh Montgomery, arrived ah his farm
and placed him under arrest for the illegal distillation of whiskey.
Mathis agreed to accompany them to the County Seat at Oxford, but
requested that he first be, allowed to finish cleaning the hog so
that his wife might have something to eat while he was in jail, The
two officers went into the house and Lester was sent to the home of
Mathis' father-in-law where he borrowed a shot gun, “hen he re-
turned, he went into the house and killed both of the Montgomerys »
Mrs. H&SKX®KXK Mathis was sent to her father's house while Mathis
and lester mutilated the bodies of the ‘two officers and then burned
the house and bodies in an effort to conceal the crime. lester,
Jackson, Mrs, Mathis and her relatives were taken into custody al.-
nost immediately, but Mathis managed to escape to a iia where
a
eluded capture for several days before he surrendered madea nll
i sai 4 iT subsequently repudiated their con=
ISSTER, Orlando and MATHIS, Will
» Leste;
Jackson, Mrs, Mathis and her relatives were taken into custody al-
nost immediately, but Mathis managed to eso: awan
eral d
to a where he
eluded capture Tor several. days before he surrendered Gn Hesse Bea
ion as did Lester, Hoth ‘ly repudiated their con=
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