Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-10-20
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SrRlxGmpLb, IrL., October 4--Ths Times
special says. /
A fatal and melancholy tragedy, ending in a
furious mob, occurred at Dsnville, Ill, on
Saturday. Two meu were killed and third
wounded There was an abolition masa meet
ing in the town addressed by Ex.GoV. Joseph
Wright, of Indiana, an1 two or three
preachers Of the Methodist conference IN SEES
sion there. While the procession was passing,
and the crowd cheered for Lincoln, Dr.. J. II.
FArris, an ex-brigsde surgeon in the army,
and late II practicing physician at Dsnville,
replied, saying "Hurrah for the Niger
This raised the ire of some of the abolitionists
aud a few returned soldiers. About clock
I in the afternoon three brothers, named John,
Henry, and - McKibben, met DR.. Farris
/ in store They had an alteration which
| they we're about to close amioably, when q
squad of soldiers came in, evidently bent up
on mischief, and accused the DIR. OF drawing
a pistol that day, which he fatty denied, one
OF the party, seeing u pistol in his pocket,
snatehed it out, when some one in the crowd
fred a shot This shot may have struck DR..
Farris, bat it is not known whether it did or
not, but be Immediately drew revolver and
fred on the crowd. the first shot striking
Henry McKibben in the head and killing him
instantly, he continued to Ere two shots, which
struck John McKibben anf wounded him
slightly in the leg ahd breast. DR.. Farris
then fed, botly pursued by the crowd, Who
fred fifteen or twenty shots at him, woun1ing
him only slightly he took refuge in DR..
Lemons house, which was then .surrou nded
By furious mob Of abolition citizens and re-
turned soldiers.
Dr. Lemon endeavored to keep the crowd
of, but they gave him Eve minutes in which
to produce Dr. Farris or they would FIRE the
house The father OF the boys and a lienten
ant were let in, who went up stairs anc
brought DR.. Fsrris dOwr, AS soon as the
three cleared the door the mob fred thirteen
shots at DR. Farris, placing their pistols al
most against his body, three balls passed
through his head, and he sunk down appa
renty dead Some fend stamped upon hii
face with his heel while the infuriAted mol
exulted like demons They then seized thu
dying man by the feet and dragged him likt
dog on the sidewalk about two squares, ant
I dropped him or the brick pavement opposite
drug store. Here the mob surrounded him
and began dancing and yelling like savages
q Notwithstanding DIR. Farris had receives
r three shots in bis head, life stll fingered, an
he began to moan, and was heard 10 exolain
> "0h, God let me die in peacer At thi
s the mob mocked and jeered, one man propoi
~ ing to finish him by shooting him again, pla'
. ing pistol TO his ear, when another pulle
- him away, saying, damn him, let him di
he hard" A Methodist preacher entreated th
> mob to extend to the dying man the same II
u spect that rebels showed to their wounde
s, prisoners This was refused they said b
"a was worse than rebel.
" About 8 A be was taken from the paw
1t meut and carried TO the court house, wheT
L. DR.. Davis, a member Of the Methodist col
ference, dressed his wounds. He died abol
10 O'clock, and was left there all night Il
was buried yesterday at Danville. The Pre-
. byteriRn Church. Of which he was a membe
am informed, reluctantly allowed his finn
70 raj TO be preached in that church, and REFUSE
bv to allow the bell to toll The PresbyteriG
- minister preached his funeral sermon fro
ey the text, He died as the fool dieth"