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The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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In Rudolph County, Alabama, a man named Walden, accused of raping and murdering 19-year-old Mrs. Mitchell, was captured by bloodhounds, confessed in jail, and lynched by 100 armed men who hanged him from a tree near the crime scene after initially planning to burn him alive.
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Atlanta, Ga.: A man named Walden, accused of ravishing and then cutting the throat of Mrs. Mitchell, a respectable married woman aged 19, of Rudolph county, Alabama, was run down by bloodhounds and jailed, where he confessed. Monday night one hundred armed men secured Walden, intending to burn him alive at the scene of his crime, but finally hanged him yesterday to a tree, where his victim was found dead. He says he thought she was the woman who testified against him in a trial.
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Rudolph County, Alabama
Event Date
Monday Night ... Yesterday
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walden hanged by mob; mrs. mitchell killed by ravishing and throat-cutting
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Walden accused of ravishing and cutting the throat of Mrs. Mitchell; captured by bloodhounds, jailed, and confessed; 100 armed men took him intending to burn him alive but hanged him to a tree near where victim was found