The New York herald., 1876-07-11
LYNCH LAW IN OHIO.

HANGING OF BRUTAL RAvIsHER AT NEW
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VENGEANCE OF AN Ex-
CITED PoPuLAcE--A VICTIM OF THE HUMAN
FIEND BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED.
CINCINNATI, July 8, 1874
Tho village OF New Richmond, in Clermont county,
twenty miles Gust Of here the Ohio River,
night tho scene Of case Of lynch law which was OK
ceptoual in its horrible character and without q
parallel in tho history OF tho county where
1t occurred. man named George Williams. whose
place OF residence at Bethel. eight miles northeast
OF New Richmond taken from the Jail at the lat
place by infuria,ed mob and hanged to n and
his body lett hanging for tho night. The circum-
stances of the and the which led to this
summary justice follows
STORY CRIMES
Yesterday Friday) morning Williams came into
town his buggy and drove up to the residence Of
Elisha Abbott OF the older residents of New Rich
mond Mr. Abbott is a teamstcr. and has family,
consi isting OF his wife and twin daugtcrs the
oldest, Amanda, being aged about eighteen years.
Williams cxplanee the object OF his visit being TO
get his oldest daughter Amanda by name. go with
him as servant in his family saying that his wife had
Just been confined and he wantod employ some help
for hor He offered to give the girl $3 week for her
services and ut the same time agreed TO provide for
the washing to be done away. This was tempting
offer to girl whose parents were poorly able 10 sup
port her. and she accepted II. She packed her clothes
at once and started away with him, he saying that his
homo only four miles distant. This was about ten
ocCc. when she had been gone perhaps hal half
Williams made indecent proposals to the girl, which
she Indignantly refused He endeavorcd to persuade
her TO accede TO ils proposal. but she refused aud
screamed for help No one heard her though and shc
endeavored jump out OF the buggy, but held in
BY main force. Finally hc Gained her fears by saying
that be was in Jest and drove on for some distance
when he stopped and told her get out She obeycd
and he followed She had no sooner reached the
ground, though, than his designs became apparent
Hs dragged her tho fenco into strip Of woods
where her cries could not be heard, and there
RAvIsHED REPEATEDLY.
Not content with this however, he chokcd her, beat
her and abused her in tho most terrible manner In
the struggle which '1e poor srI maze 20 prosec. ncr
giving him marks which could not fail TO attract tho
attention Of any ono seeing him.. After consummatng
his vic passions repeatedly, Williams left his victim
fantng and insensibo and drove back to the town.
In this she lay for several hours and not until
evening did she sufficiently out TO walk
home She arrived there between six and seven
PAINTED FROM EXHAUSTION
upou reaching the threshold OF her fathers house.
After time she was restored to consciousness and
told her pitiable story
II seems that during tho conflict with Williams he
had told her that other girls IRON the town had been
abducted, and among them u widow named Mary
Hooper, who was an acquaintance OF Amanda Abbott
With her consciousness she spoke OF her, and
inquiry at once made as TO whether Mary Hooper
at nome or not II was found that she had gone
away the day before under promise Of employment
from this same man, Williams, and nothing had
been heard OF her since In the meantime an
iams and he wa, arrested in the town, whittier hs
had returned after tho consummation Of his terrible
outrage Miss Abbott Shortly after the parents Of
both the girls taken 10 the jail and both rccog
nizea him the man who had taken their
daughters away. mob was speedily organized and an
attempt made to lynch him at once but The ccunscls
Of some cooler headed prevailed they arguing
that some attempt should first be made to discover the
whereabouts OF Mary Hooper Parties were at once
up and tho country secured FAR and wide to dis
cover her, " possible, but without results Morning
came and nothing was known OF her, except the
fact that Thursday evening the day he had taken her
away Williams came 10 town vth basket containing
her shoes somc Of her clothing and two
pieces Of wery belonging to her and sold them Upon
beng told Of THIS he denied ever having seen her
JUDGE LYNCH DECIDES.
This the state of affairs yesterday afternoon.
Williams utterly and positively denied having any
knowledge OF either or the women on the other
hand he identified by The parents Of both and by
the person to whom he had sold the clothing Of
OF thcm--Msry Hooper. The people Of the village,
thoroughly wrought up by this event. determined that
there was only one way his crime could be a,onsa and
put their plans INTO execution. About eight O'Clock
force OF my men, ali OF them well known citizens.
gathered around the Jail and demanded that
the prisoner bc gwen mp to them. Tho
officer IN charge dcmurrns they procured a
beam broke the and took him ont and,
marching him across the street they were requested 70
by tho owner OF tho property whcro they had
stopped They moved on out to the edge Of the town
on The NichoasviIic turnpike Here they halted and
their prisoner was given an opportunity 10 confess.
This he declined TO do and rope was thrown across
twenty men gathcring tho rope at Tho other end
swUSG fSro ETERNITY
Nearly the eAtirc town was gathered at the cxecu-
tion. Men, and children hurried thithcr,
rying lamps and torches their hands, and tho
Wild and weird a could well he imagined.
Tho wroiched man refused 10 make any Confession.
fused. too, 20 make any prayer and was swung
OF amid the and tauDts OF crowd Of fully 900
persons lie died almost without a struggle. man
stting on the limb above which he hanged lighted a
match tho last QuIver Of death and
peercd down into his face when the crowd. taxing MP
hls object. called TO have him swing around that
they could the marks OF the death struggle his
lace. THIS request was complied with and the crowd
separated IN good order, leaving the wretch hanging
Very thorough search Is bc,ug madc for tho body Of
Mary Hooper. tho Mississippi woman, who, u Is Sup.
posed, dead but 70 this time traces have
iound Of her Whereabouts or her fate.