The New York herald., 1871-10-23

The Warsaw JAh Broken Oyen by a Mob
A Prisoner Murdered in the Preseace OF His
Wife nud Child.

The Warsaw Jiii Broken O.son by Mob.
A Prisoner Murdered in the Preseace OF His
Wife and Child.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer Oct. 1871
About one O'Clock last Monday Warsaw, KY. waa
the scene OF one OF tnOse bloody AFFAIRS that have
for na' a.s the mes s 9, Iom ne s nac
! near the Carroll county line. resides Joseph
North, with his family OF Two daughers aud
| by Abijah Gridley and his family, consist
ing Of five sons. There appears to have been
from their boynood. They were cousins, but the
bitterness OF their younger Gays Increased IN In.
the GTdiey Srcthers, was reckless, and ms conduct
for many years past has been such as TO bring upon
WEEKS s1e aSo ne was arrasned on dve asrsns
charges OF petit larceny preferred ny negnbers and
Se Se Mas ea to Ss 10 await the the esm o. e
Galiarln Circuit court. On Saturday last GridIey
was seated IN aoorMay r% o. S.owns note warsaw
ana thus armed went toward Gridloy with their
observed the approach OF the three men, and
succeeded in pushing G,idley into % shs
pariey was IN progress uetween tho hoIel proprie-
tor and the assailants, who demanded admission Tor
tHs o s o e
house, and, thrusting his pistol out
oue IN. pa ssne n9Mn 5osepn aaI xor J in IN.
posed % have gone through the right lung
and attempted to make his escape. going 10 .
bent on his oessructIou, Bsnjamln North and
Fotnergill hurried on 10 the direction Gridley
esosS joined IN sae i,t and Gres nas
took refuge In dwelling house, the mob following
A'A' " CT.AMoRfSo PoR HIS BLOOD.
arrested Gridey and sent him to jail Great
safety OF Grdiey threats had been freely made
tnat mob would remove him from prison and hang
anou. a two Soo%o O'CLOCK @ SUNDAY morning mob Of
men, with faces disguised and tnirsting for the
q dsS ao ne a n "a e
moments cut hole through the north wall large
enough to admit the body OF man. Into tins hole
as many OF the men crept as could be crowded into
the limited space. The iail contains but two cells.
they OF bar IRON, and occupy the middle OF the
tween the cages and lhe surrounding walls.
GRIpLEY, wiTH HIS WIFE AND INFANT,
Eavipg been granted permission TO remain with her
husband TO dress his wounds. Alter numerous ana
inenectual attempts TO break tne lock on me cage
door the mob drew their pistols and began 70 tre
TIN BALLS LODGED IN HIS BODY AND HEAD.
nlant leaving the body, filled with ghastly
wounds IN the arms OF his distr~cted wife,
who Win her infant. 0fea 10 ge %
was brought into the jail before the shooting was
commenced and the mother q an and hs is % oaos ea
ATTEMPTING TO KILL HIMSELF
when Gridey found that a hole had oeen made in
tho onier wall or the ail he seized knife, and say
inc. "They snail not murder me- y ne cut terrible
Qash In the left side or his throat. The knife Dew
out OF MS hand and passed through the grating,
Seyond hp reacn. He then took up an old caseknlfe,
which had been In the cell for long tame, and
with this almost cheated the mob Of their prey,
cuttlng another cash In the rghs size Of the throat
and It is probable that he would have died Of this
wound within an hour or two. His vile states that
when ne cut his throat he fell on his face and while
lying In lnis position received the shots fired from
between the bars Of MS cage.
HAVING EPFRCTED THEIR OBJECT rt Na
the mob dispersed, gong In different directions.
The taier then made his appearance, and, nnding
the lock 90 much injured that The door could nos
be opened he pyocured piacksmitn's tools and cut
the iOck from the door and released Mrs. Gridley
and child from tnetf horrible connnemenL