The committee then placed Neal on a mule with his arms tied behind him,
and proceeded to the scene of the crime, followed by the mob. The rope,
with a noose already prepared, was tied to the limb nearest the spot
where the unpardonable sin was committed, and the doomed man's mule was
brought to a standstill beneath it.

Then Neal confessed. He said he was the right man, but denied that he
used force or threats to accomplish his purpose. It was a matter of
purchase, he claimed, and said the price paid was twenty-five cents. He
warned the colored men present to beware of white women and resist
temptation, for to yield to their blandishments or to the passions of
men, meant death.

While he was speaking, Mrs. White came from her home and calling
Constable Cash to one side, asked if he could not save the Negro's life.
The reply was, "No," and Mrs. White returned to the house.

When all was in readiness, the husband of Neal's victim leaped upon the
mule's back and adjusted the rope around the Negro's neck. No cap was
used, and Neal showed no fear, nor did he beg for mercy. The mule was
struck with a whip and bounded out from under Neal, leaving him
suspended in the air with his feet about three feet from the ground.


DELIVERED TO THE MOB BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE

John Peterson, near Denmark, S.C., was suspected of rape, but escaped,
went to Columbia, and placed himself under Gov. Tillman's protection,
declaring he too could prove an alibi by white witnesses. A white reporter