Baltimore, July 12.—A special from
Wytheville, Va., says: At 12 o’clock hwt night
a body of masked men took William Smith,
colored, charged with having committed a
criminal assault on a respectable white lauy,
Nirs. Midkiffe, in Pulaski county, from tho
custody of Sheriff narkreader, at the depot, in
this place, and hung him in a grove about 400
yards distant. After hanging Smith the lynch
ers riddled his body with bullets. Those partic
ipating in the affair were from Pulaski county.
The men had been in this neighborhood since
yesterday morning. Sheriff Harkreuder re
ceived information of their presence and in
tention, and was about to board the train with
a view of taking Smith to Lynchburg, when
the mob appeared and took possession of ac
cused Smith, giving him time to pray. Ho
made a confession of his crime.
Death From a Fall.
Cumming, Ga., July 14.—[Special.]—Willie,
the seven-year-old son of our townsman, Dr.
John Hockenhull, died instantly, his death
resulting from a fall he sustained yesterday
afternoon at a mill pond near town. He was
standing upon a slimy rock when his loot
slipped, precipitating him backwards. In fall
ing his head struck a rock, cutting a deep
gash just behind tho right ear, causing con
cussion of the brain. Willie was a bright boy
and the pot of the household. Much sympa
thy is expressed for the stricken family, which
is ono of the most prominent in town/He will
be buried tomorrow at the family burying
ground in Dawson, Ga.
Practically a Suicide.
From the Journal of Education.
Tho only man who was over known to keep
a cash account of his private expenses absolutely
straight for a year, died the year afterward, and the
doctors said his death was caused by mvutai over
work.
