Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-14
HANGED BY LYNCHERS.
MISS JACKSON AVENGED.
FATE OF HER NEGRO Ass,IL,Nr.
Taken from Jail and swung from
the Limb OF n Tree an the
=. Dark Woods
lHlco.ui Correspondence y 7hs S,ur.l
ANNAPOLIS, Mn. June II. Is

ANNAPOLIS, Mp, June II, 1875.
Ed'cT NGI"-Our town was thrown into a
state OF great excitement at an early hour
this morning by the rumor that the negro,
John SimmS, the perpetratOr of the outrage
near Odenton on the 5th inst. tan account of
which was first published i'm Washington i'm
THE STAR of Monday las y had been taken
from the jail and hanged. This rumor
proved 10 be true, as on inquiry at the jaiI
II was ascertained that about 2L O'Clock this
morning party of men had come into tOwa
ana oVerpowering or intimidating the jailer,
had taken SlmmS ont. II was further aScer-
tanned that lie had been taken about one and
half miles ont on the railroad into a forest
known as the Dark Woods" and there
hanged by ''Judge Lynch The citizens of
Annapolis are a law-abiding cOmmunity
and II is said that but few of them mad any
hand in this afair-nOt over half q dozen
AnnapOitanS being present.
THE PARTY OF "LYNCHFRS''
numbered in all about 50, some being on
horseback, and some in wagons, but the
larger portion "came to town on two hand
cars taken from PatuNent and Severn sta
tions on tie Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
roads, and they are believed to have been
the immediate neighbOrs and friends of the
family of Mr.. Jackson. whose daughter
Addie, aged ID years, was the victim of
Simms. II was generally supposed after the
action of Judge Miller last week in ordering
a special term of the court to be convened
that there would have been no attempt To
lynch the prisoner. For several nights di-
rectly after his committal on Monday last
an attempt was expected, and the States
Attorney, anticipating a raid on the Jail,
gave orders that the prisoner be securely
lrOned. II is thought that if Judge Miller
mad ordered the court To be convened to-day
the friends of lynch law would have hapr
appeased, and il will be recOllected that tine
resolutions adopted at the OientOn meeting
published in saturdays STAR expressed the
approval by that meeting of the rumOreI
proposed course Of Judge Miller.
THE CRIME OF SINNS.
rs stated in THE STAR of Monday last,
the outrage was committed near the residence
OF Mr John jackson, who, with his wife and
some OF his children, lived just north OF Sew
ern arch and the camp meeting woods. Mr.
Jackson went To Baltimore Saturday morn
ing, leaving his wife and some of his daugb-
terS at home. During the morning all left
the house for the field with the exception of
Miss Adelaide Jackson. a girl fifteen wears
old, who intended 10 prepare dinner. Shortly
after the negro appeared at the door and in
Gulred for MI jackson, saying that there
was gentleman at Odenton very anxious
10 see him there. The girl replied that her
father was not at home, and perhaps would
not be back before night. He then left the
house, but managed To carry Off unObServed
an old musi;et, loaded, which had been
standing behind the door. \ : he went towards
the railroad il was supposed that he had re
turned to OdentOn. About II O'Clock Miss
Jackson took TWO water buckets aud started
TO the spring, near which the black fiend had
CONCEALED HIMSELF BEHIND TREE.
When She had reached the spring he made
his appearance and asked for a drink of wa
ter: She promptly complied and he drank,
and while with one hand he re turned her the
cup with the other he seized her by the shout
der. She dealt him as hard a blow as she
could III the mouth, when he seized her by
the throat, and after she had made a deSpe-
rate resistance, in which her clothing was
badly torn. he succeeded in accomplishing
ms vlllainOuS pUrpyse leaving her scnselesS
on the ground, where. II is supposed she laiu
for half an hour AZ least. Coming TO her
senses, she screamed and called loudly for
help. and her half brother. Mr.. Elijah c.
Jackson, (whO il n Justice of the peace with
other members OF The family came to her
assistance aud carried her to the house, about
one hundred yards of, when il was aScer-
tanned mat she was very badly injured.
HUNTED DOWN.
The news OF the outrage was soon circu-
lated Il rOughOut the neighbOrIOOl , and with
IN very few hours men-1aJherS and broth
TS-l'siding for miles around were arning
for the purpose % hunting down The villain
Gus perpeIratOr. On Monday morning he
was discovered near StOney Run about five
miles north Of Mr.. Jackson s, on the E. d p
Il II. cooking his breakfast al spring, and
was taken into custody by MeSSrS. Caleb
Phelps, Thomas NJ Cole and Columbus Cal
Tor First lie was taken To- the residence of
Mr.. Jackson, where he was recognized by
the girl, who became greatly excited on see
ing the brute who had 30 fiendiShly aSSaiied
her. Next he was taken to the residence OF
Nj. Elijah Jackson, a Justice of the peace.
and a haif-brOtler OF Miss Jackson and by
MIN he was committed 10 jail. The captOrs.
o. rather two OF them, MeSsrS. Cole and Gar
Ter, then hurried TO OdentOu to make the
train for this place. and succeeded after
some lighting with a few infuriatei citizens
in getting him on the train. which after
starting, mai been stopped anu backed by
the order OF Governor GrOOme, who hap
pened on board. The negro gave the name
OF John Simms. ana admitted TO his captors
that ne had committed the deed.
RECELF SSSESS OF THE PRISONER
Since the effort was made TO get him on
Monday last from the officers until the
lyncheTs called on him this morning, he
showed no signs of fear. but rather seemed
proud of mis- position as prisoner charged
with 50 high a crime. He was short. stout
Quilt fellow, about twenty-five years Old,
most jet black. His cOuntenance did not in
dicate british or cruel instincts. and he gem
orally, when in conversation, had q slight
smile about his lips. During his weeks i'm,
priSOnment he was quite cheerful and un-
concerned. and passed most of his time
in playing cards with Andrew Norris tc0u-
Vlcted of rape, and waiting trial Oh several
other like charges and two other prisoners
confined for light offences. About all that
could be got out OF him as TO his antcceientS
was what ne told correspondent OF THE
STAR on Wednesday morning last. viz: that
his name was John Simms; that he was born
il HenriCO county. Va, and was a slave of
Capt. Jenkins; thought he was - years oil:
don't know anything OF his parents, had not
seen them since he was a mere child: had
been working several years on the oyster
boz Is: last fall worked in Baltimore county:
never was ABOUT washington; came TO Anne
Arundel, walking down the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad, about three or four weeks
ago, and worked up about StOney run and
was never arrested before for ANYTHING
While in Jail he admitted that ne committed
an assault on the girl. but hal never done
anything else, only showed her down"
THE JAIL
here i situated on Capitol street, about $50
yards north of the depot. and is three story
brick building about 80 by 81 feet, painted
yellow. with the windows grated. There is
a basement in which are four rooms or cells
which are placed in use whenever necessity
requires. The sheriff (Mr. p. Dorsey Carr
and warden Mr.. Whitley occupy the front
rooms on either side Of the hall on the first
story, while the two rear rooms are occur
by prisoners. On the second and third floors
are four rooms each, (abOut Is feet SQUARE
i'll which prisoners are confined. The cell or
room in the third story On the southeast cor
ner was where Simms was confined The
building is one which invites attack from
either without or within, being very old and
the walls are easily worked. The attacking
make any unnecessary expense TO the county
concluded not to break or destroy any prop
erty, and therefore adopted
A PLAN To CAPTURE THE TAILOR,
and selected last night because the sheriff
was generally absent on Sunday nights at
his home.
The lynchers arrived in the Ozark woods,
about O'Clock this morning, when one party
of an elderly man, who was adj
On essed by the others as captain, and ten