MUTILATED BY A MOB Details of a Horrible Crime Committed in Tennessee United Press. Braden. Tenn., Oct. 16. The details of the lynching last night of Jeff Ellis, who outraged Miss Praeter, a 17 year-old white girl, in the presence of her little sister and escaped reached here this morning. Ellis was brought to Braden last night and confessed crime. Then he was taken to the house of Miss Praeter and she identified him. While en route to Somerville with the prisoner, Constable Farrow was overtaken by 300 men and Ellis was taken in charge. He was ordered to kneel down and pray. Then he confessed - the outrage and also the beating of his own wife so badly that she died. Several months ago, a house belonging to Mrs. Harnet (?), near Braden, was fired at night and she, with two daughters, were burned to death. Ellis confessed that he and two others fired the house. Ellis was then mutilated and hanged to a telegraph pole with this placard on his breast "No one must remove this body until sundown under pain of death". Later the mob took it down and sent the head to the family of a young girl Ellis attempted to assault in North Mississippi four days ago. Ellis stated that he expected to suffer death for his crimes and showed no fear of the fate in store for him. The more conservative of the mob wanted to content themselves with mere hanging, but bad whiskey got the upper hand of the younger element and they took part in the mutilation. No one wore a mask. Daily Gazette and Bulletin, Williamsport, Penn., October 17, 1895