The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-04
him. when he ssra that he had been dreaming and

him, when he Sid that he had been dreaming, and
getting him OUTSIDE he attempted to Jump over an
emoankme9t near by, but was prevented by tne
killed than 60 to the Worknouse On finding that
TSs Officers sprva with Their aeOu, ss
Pickett Rogers. BarsSsil and and lynch proeeeSea
the purpose OF having her Identify nm. A large
crowd OF excited people followed, and on arriving
lied In the ward and In 'front.' OF the dwelling. Cap.
tain Sullivan ana Oincer Mccormick then took tho
bed All other e @ we're Excluded hoNaa
was then placed where the girl could look upon
fed the prisoner as the man who enuced her from
her home and committed the assault. She replied
Yes that y the man" Are you sare" saa tne
sr She closed eyes s IN disgust and turning
tlOn with him. The officers then took their prisoner
from The room, when the father OF the girl made
prevented from harmlng him By the officers When
the otfcers came out OF the house with Howard the
him." and other ike epit6ets. TWO persons got
near to him and struck him in che back Of the neck
volv I've 81 This act quieed the crowd, and the
officers succeeded IN getting their prisoner Into Q
an peops soms gs to the
while others appeared IN front OF the police Of1ce
e. @ aee at @ w
Intense, and had the prisoner been taken back to
the police Office he would not have escaped with his
on his way to the jail he denied ever seeing the
girl or committing the horrible crime upon her. He
still persists denying mis- guilt and that he
arrived from Syracuse at ten o'c!ock Saturday fore
ne a. % M e
ample time to reacn South Francis street before
eleven O'clock where he met the little grl Az the
companion OF Cecilia, who was with her at the
time the negro first made his appearance also iden.
titles him, his statement falls TO the ground. Several
AfNsrfh Er0 nto IN tnot
vlcinity also saw Howard shortly before eleven
and Shafrer arrested colored man on suspicion,
and took nm 70 the girls residence but she said he
crowd Of people also coecsed at the house. but
upon being informed that he was not the person
wanted, quietly dispersed:
great credit For forty eight hours they had not
closed their eyes 10 sleep. The entire police force
they were not fortunate their associates, are
equally deserving Of credit for their strenuous efforts
to arrest the dend.
LYNCh LAW THREATENED.
This morning about eight O'Clock large crowd Of
girs residence, gathered around the police court on
Front street. with the express determination OF tak
should he brought down from the jail for his pre-
llminary examination and lynching him. The mob
remained The, there unt,l about hali-past ten O'Clock
numbers at every STEP until on arriving at the
The great majority OF these were there merely from
curiosity, and II anything serious had been done
would nave kept at safe distance, but there were
ing, and who 4 properly LED, would have made
was strongly urged BY some Of the turbuent Fellows
70 %ond ead r IN ~ o h @ and they
out the niger r Hans him p saoot or him 'i ana
the ike were numerous. AT one stage Of the pro-
p an paw over s into tine
OF sticks and pieces Of timber After while Sheriff
Campbell appeared, and sought by o few remarks.
for awhile, but 1t broke out again, when me- BY
tue OF his ONCE, commanded order.
within the jail Mr. Beokwlth and number OF
a as n iui srmed were prepared 10 defend
really be made. Upon the arrival OF more officers,
however the square was cleared. though as we left
large crowd lowered near the entrance to the jail
yard.
1t may be as well for tho publio to know that
H0ward's case win 60 directly before the Grand
jury which met this morning, 30 that there viii oe
nN be @ n GSe S
time counsel our citizens to allow the law take
ts course. II the man Is guilty he will undoubtedly
Rochester for being law respecting city
should not be ruined by the MOB violence which was
threatened OF the jail this morning.
natterlng though there Is chance for ner recov-
cry. The outrage was OF the most brutal character
| and even should her life be spared, her health
would probably be permanently impaired; She Is
| skill may save her.
| H0ward's mother got bin Of divorce rom her
FIRST husband, the father Of the prisoner and mar
ried man by the name OF James Tate So far as
we know. the mother Is an Industrious and respect.
able woman. Her son, however, Is q vain and Idle
a as snrnS o lie was
three months Of the year just closed III the Peniten.
| tiary.