▁app reh ended ▁attempting ▁to ▁board ▁a ▁train ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁Sher iff ▁Har b ison , ▁who ▁placed ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁a ▁deput y ▁and ▁left ▁town . ▁The ▁deput y ▁immediately ▁released ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁mob . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Jackson ▁Daily ▁News , ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁States , ▁and ▁other ▁newsp apers ▁ran ▁head lines ▁that ▁" John ▁Hart field ▁will ▁be ▁l yn ched ▁by ▁Ell is ville ▁mob ▁at ▁ 5 : 0 0 ▁this ▁afternoon " ▁and ▁additional ▁text ▁that ▁" The ▁officers ▁have ▁agreed ▁to ▁turn ▁him ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁at ▁ 4 ▁o ' clock ▁this ▁afternoon ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁expected ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁burn ed ". ▁ ▁Hart field ▁had ▁been ▁wounded , ▁so ▁a ▁white ▁doctor , ▁A . ▁J . ▁Carter , ▁treated ▁his ▁w ounds ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁alive ▁long ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁murder ed . ▁At ▁ 5 : 0 0 ▁PM ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁a ▁large ▁che ering ▁crowd ▁assemble d ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁pre med itated ▁murder ▁of ▁John ▁Hart field . ▁The odore ▁Bil bo , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Mississippi , ▁took ▁no ▁action . ▁ ▁Hart field ▁was ▁hung ▁in ▁a ▁tall ▁sweet ▁g um ▁tree , ▁then ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁r idd led ▁with ▁bul lets , ▁then ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁where ▁men ▁cut ▁up ▁the ▁cor pse ▁for ▁sou ven irs