The daily gazette., 1875-06-15

| l'pee|'i DisPaech W Inc Evening News
| ANNAPOLIS, June IA, $50 P. NJ
The lynching of the negro Sims, for
committing an outrage upon the person
OF Miss .Adeline Jackson, of Anne
Arundel county, took place this morn
ing, about two o'clock. About fifty
masked men rode to the Jail and de-
mandcd entrance. Upon being refused,
they forced an entrance through the
rear door, overpowered the keepers
! and proceeded to the cell of Sims, who
with two other prisoners, was secured
to the floor with leg irons. Upon
reaching the cell they pinioncd his.
Sims, arms, and carried him out into
tho country TO place called Ozark
woods" where they hanged him to o
tree. This morning coroncr's jury
proceeded to hold an inquest, the YER
dict OF which was that the said Simms
came to his death at the hands of per-
sons unknown to the jury.
A LEADER RECOGNIZED.
1t is reported that one of the leaders
In this daring raid was recognized by
the Jallor, and is one of the most re-
spectacle citizens in the nelghborhood
where Sims committed his heinous
crime.
The lynchers did not wait for their
victim to get on his clothes when they
got into his cell, but took him to the
place OF execution without hat coat or
shoes, and with his manacles still upon
him as they were wrenched from their
fastenings.
AN INOuEsT
An inquest was held this morning
over the body of the dead man, and
the usual verdict in such cases, that
the hanging was done by mob of
persons to the jury unknown.
THE LYNcuERs ORGANIZED.
1t is reported that the vigilantes met
last night about nine o'clock, number
ing at least one hundred and fifty.
with blackened faces, masked and
otherwise disguised under preconcer-
ted plan. Evidently there was some
understanding, for the body came to-
gethcr. from all parts of the county
around and prepared. Most of them
were ON horseback, but few did not
have horses and followed the main
body to Annapolis on hand cars.
MEETINGS OF TIE LyN-
CHEERS.
The citizens of the south fourth
election district and other parts of
Anne Arundel county had quietly dis
cussed tho proposed lynching for sever
al days after the outrage. On Wednes-
day some twenty-four citizens met and
agreed upon resolutions setting forth
the reason which they felt wound jus.
tify them in taking the law in their
own hands. The following are the re-
solutions adopted at that meeting: Ii
THE FATAL RESOLUTIONS.
Fellow Citizens-In view of the fact
hat we are about to take into ourown {
hands the sword of justice to do to
leatl one who is now in the county
Jail, it is to meet that we shall give
'ome reasons for the purpose we hope
% consummate.
First. Then while we can but honor :
he deep feeling of interest manifested
by those who are the proper guardians s
II our lives. our property and our hon I
'r; and while we are true and loyal I
citizens of the State of Maryland and b
If Anne Arundel county, do bend to
he supreme Majesty of the law and
acknowledge trials by jury as the very
lrchst one in the grand sacrifice of hu- !
nan rights, still we know to the vilest !
criminal is accorded the same rights ,
Inder the law that belong to the petty Z
hief, nor can this devil incarnate, a
hould he claim his rights, be denied I
he privilege of change of venue, S
'uch a circumstance might possibly t
oh the gallows of its due and foil the e
inns of the law. Before God we be- I
ieve in the existence of higher code :
han that which is dignified by the !
,reat seal of commonwealth, and that \
he high and holy time to exercise it is )
when the chastity of our women Is tar S
ished by the foul breath of an imp c
rom hell and the sanctity of our homes |
INVADED by demon.
Secondly. Admitting that in the
went OF trial by jury he should be
lung-a highly probable result-yet
you'd his execution be as illegal as 7
hough done by band of wronged cit. r
zens; for must not juror be peer, /
nd with n mind free of bias for or s
4gainst the prisoner? And where can Il
man be found competent to try this Il
,ase? Who can be found of his level t
nd who that has heard has not alrea- t
Iy convicted him in his minds At 7
lest that which would be done under !.
he semblance of law would be mere :.
ham by force of all the circumstances 7
with thishorrible deed, and, G
under the law, the penalty is death;
nd we know the decd was committed G
" him-wc claim that there is no 1
loral difference in the means of de- t
troying him, and We act upon this 2
Thirdly. We are not willing that his e 9
ictim shall be dragged into court to tell :
yer and over again the story of her ter y
ible wrongs, or that her name shall be Y
ntered upon the records OF our criminal !, Z
risprudence for future reference.
THE PLAN OF PROCEEDINGS. h
At the meeting the whole plan of pro- l,
sedings was laid, each man present v
worn to steadfastness of purpose, and "
OF to divulge the name of any of his II
allow -plottors. In accordance with this p
r,oaoant mazda at tbie rnaatinu tho +