Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-08-07

DIAB0LICAL OUTRAGE AT EVANSVILLE
IND.-A WHITE WOMAN VIOLATED BY
NEGROES-THEY ATTEMPT To MURDER
HER-THE NEGROES ARE CAPTURED
AND LYNCHED.
from tho Evansville Journal, July 81
Much excitement was produced in this city
early yesterday morning by reports that crime
heretofore, we believe unhelrd OF In this yicini.
Is, had been perpetrated near this city. The facts
as We ascertain them are about as follows -
About six o'clock yesterday morning MIS-. Dul.
hnger, who lives some distance in the county,
was on her way TO the city TO attend church, and
when near the residence OF Mr.. f. j. Dobell, she
WAS attacked by two negroes. She being stout
woman, about 45 or 90 years of age, made for
time asuccesslul resistance, when one oftEe brutes
drew pocket knife and cut her several times
severely in the face, neck and shoulder. Grow
ing faint from loss Of blood, she was over.
powered by the brutes and dragged across fence
into 8 com-teld, where her person was violated by
both who then made deliberate attempt to kill
her, but were frightened away by hearing persons
approaching. The whole neighbOrhood was
quickly aroused ID turned out in search of the
tends. In the meantime, the half murdered We
man was conveyed home, ana physicians called
10 her assistance, who report her in critical con-
dtion. Diligent search was made for the perpe-
traitors Of the hOTid crime, and young negro
named Joe Coins was arrested by Officers JeWett
and Long, brought to town; and ledged in iail
but il was not then known that he was q partici
pator in the crime. Late in the afternoon the
other brute was pointed out TO Joe Westboro and
his brother by negro boy and was by them ar.
rested and brought to town and lodged in jail
LATER-THE NsGRoEs LYNcHED.
FIom the Evansville Journal, August l.
The two negro brutes, who 80 6endishly NAL.
treated a white woman on Sunday, featfully OK.
plated their crime yesterday afternoon.
Early yesterday morning crowd of excited
people commenced collecting around the court
house and jail demanding that the prisoners be
delivered up 10 them. The demant YVES refused.
of course, and at noon the crowd dispersed and
it was hoped that better counsels would prevail
aud that the guilty wretches won.d be left to the
regular course OF law.
But after noon the crowd assent led again, and
the excitement had evidently increased, and con-
tinued to increase until about 81 o'clock, when
the front door of the Jail building was broken
open with a sledgehammer ard the crowd rushed
into the Jail. How they reached the prisoners we
did not learn, but they were soon dragged forth
into the street beaten down with clubs and shot
After they were dead, they were taken up and
hanged 10 lamp post on the corner OF tn,
street, where they were hanging at late hour in
the evening. They we're, ultimately. We learn
taken down and buried.
1t was the frs; enc OF the kind ever enacted
in Evansville, and, for the lair fame of the city
we hope il will be the last.
Every one eSeerates the abominable and brutal
crime committed by tie negroes but mob law is =
dangerous remedy for evils OF this or any kind,
and sll good citizens deplore a resort 10 it: and
We hope this fearful and summary punishment
will prove such a warning that we shall never
again hear Of such a crime in our midst.