Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-02
Crime and Realization
A HUMAN BKUTR LYbCHED FOR AM INFA
ASSAULT.

A H Man EkI LhhCHED FOR a IGFAMOUg
ASSAULT.
A special disDstch 70 the New York Herald
from Port ,Ieryis, y. T., dated October 2sth,
Eiyes the following particulars Of a deDdish
crime recently committed near Gibsou's a
small mining village in Pennsylvanis. Martin
Groves, an ignorant and dissi psted man about
30 years old, had lived for years on tue mOuL-
tain back Of Gibson's. he WAS In the habit OF
making periodical visits 70 the village where
be Invariably became more or less intoxicated
Drunk or sober, he was always considered a
man OF british and unbridled passions on
SATURDAY. last be was in GibsOn's He was not
very drunk, sud about the middle OF the after
noon Was missed. This was something unusual
a. IL was his custom 70 continue his orgies late
into the night before departing for home. AZ
his absence was or no Importance II merely
excited a passing remark.
About O'Clock on Saturday afternoon Mrs.
Davis, the widow OF a miner, had sent her
daughter, about Il years OF age, on an errand
about a mile out OF the village. She hsd not
returned st O'Clock, and her mother began 70
grow uneasy about her. A few minutes after 4, q,
the girl Was Carried into the house by two men,
IN an almost insensibie condition. They said
they had found her lying near the road, in =
piece or woods, about half a mile ont OF the vii
laRe. Her clothing was badly torn, aud her
face was bleeding from q large but net danger
Gus cut above the left temple. Her story was
that she was on her way home after doing her
errsnd, and when she reached the piece OF
woods near Moons creek she saw Martin Groves
sitting by the side of the road. She was afraid
OF HIM, and stopped, undecided whether 90 60
low bin, or pass light on. His head was hang
ing down on his breast, as 81 he were asleep,
and she concluded to 90 noiselessly by him Ia
the road. When she got about opposite 20 where
he sat he raised his head, and then rose % his
feet. He stepped in front Of her, and said:
{" Yer afraid Of me, are YEP"
I" Yes, Martin" said the gtrl, shut please
don't hurt me-"
He made no reply TO this, but took hold of
her by both shoulders and pushed her towards
the woods. She screamed loudly for help, when
be struck her o blow with his ii 50 on the side of
her head, and khe remembers nothing until
coming 70 her senses some time before the men
found her. She knew she was lying in the
woods, and her condition, but was too weak 20
move
When this story was made knbvn throughout
the village the greatest excitement prevailed
a crowd Of twenty-five men gathered and de-
cided upon seeking out Groves aud giving him
summary justice. They proceeded in q body
up mountain and captured him in the woods.
they then took him down into q deep impress
sion between two of the lofty hills. In that
lonely vale, by the light OF the moon struggling
through o heavy mist, the infar1ated miners
eIecated the sentence they pronounced against
him, which was that he should die. His eyes
we're bandaaed and HE hands bound behind
him, and then be was hanged 20 the limb Of a
he was Afterwards buried near the hut where
he lad lived for yesrs.
The outrage on the Davis girl Was not Groves
first crime Of that nature. The commission OF
three similar outrages waa LAID ~ his door bx
general belief, which had made him terror "a
all women and children. But Gil this does nor
justify his summary punishment, Although the
general feeling In the vicinity 10 taat tie lypch-
ine vas Just - wsll - meritsd.