The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-29
rnE WEST vIR0INIA LYNCHING.
Three rIurdercrs Hanged ut Midnight BY an
fxasperntcd Mob.

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Nom ne Chatiswn tig va journal J'ine 20.
At about 80 T.. M. yesterday Thomns
Hines, n iourneyman { ilor, VINO i'fmcrv
worked for licrbett Coz but who has been
loanng for some tire past, started down k"nt-
VIVA street from the corner Of summers, Cx-
claiming IA he went that he was R"ing down 10
Kill lIll DOnioy. lie " IS drunk nd no one PAID
any attention to his threat. lie went directly
10 Dnolcy's shoe shop on Aucrson street, and
walked In. Donlcy asked hun what he wanted.
lie rcplied that he wanted him (DOOleO To sew
up a ii pped ulace In his boot at the same time
rcachinl his foot out. DOOley on attempting to
,riso from his bench was STABBED with a
knife IN the hands Of Hines under the
iignt ear, the wound extending around to the
collar bone on the other side Of his body making
q cash about eight inches long The blood
eushed out IA stream, and Dooley exclaimed
to Richard Parker who was sitting by: DICK,
boot tree ana struck Hines over the head with
IT.. Hines fell aud Dooley kept repeating the
blows while the blood from hts own wOund was
pouring out upon the body OF Hines. sever
pertons rushed In and saved the life OF Hines by
Mayer, Comstock. and Hamilton wcrc called M
and pronounced the wound fatal. aud declined
| To apply any remedies. hut remained with
| DoolcN until he uied which YVES within twenty
| minutes.
Jrnn william Doolcy was an inorcnslyc col
| orei citizen. and he lived III Charleston mum
Der Of wears. Ito always attennrd to his own
| business, and was "A hrst class mechanic. Hines
| IL drunken tramp. and hgs no rank In society
| lie had been too intimate with Doolcy's wife.
| and tnc liitcr had on several occasions ordered
him aN"y from his hgusc, bu, the two had never
|
| aud lodged In jail. the greatest excitement
prevails cspeciall, among the colorcd people.
| rage unpdr .llclcd In X lnawha county.
After the killing OF DOJley IL became evident
| ffum the intense excitement, especially among
| tue coiored ue"plc, that e.hng would NC
done with Hines Immediately. lhc enr igcd
p ,i1urs nv ~ F,ecr O. w. A,ns"n. gn9
! others. who legged them to doest from taking
the aY into iheir own hands: ana they in u;
It WAS settled that the Walden mob would TO
down. and would most likely tike all the muir
dercrs out Of jail aud lynch them IN a row be-
| ( re- morning.
About lalf past nine o'clock the steamer
! judge Baker came down, bringing 15O armed
| men. who went ashore NJ Mrs. Fry's landinS.
| and took direct course for the jail Ihey were
| orderly and Determined, aud not meeting with
| any resistance from the irgc crowds Of people
| turonging over. street, they marched directly to
the jail. Ever since dmk the jail bad been
| strongly guarded by fully ATTY men, members uf
| the Maiden and Cainpbel's Creek mob. VINO ar
rested every person VINO came In the neiehbor.
| hood whom they had any rcssOn to suspect Of
| being opposed to their designs.
Tne crowd entered the te In front OF the
| Court House, went back to the jail, and called
Tor Morgan and Perry. MIR. Perry went oui. but
took no keys. He could do nothing with tn q
exasperated mob; Jaller Morgan then cam Q
were taken by one man. who SAID he would take
tho responsibility upon himself to go in and
two young men. Rufus Estep ana John Hudson
Dawson. the murdefers OF Thomas Lee. were
brought out 10y him. aud In q loud ana excited
manner he exclaimed, 81 have taken the re.
sponsibility and now turn the pris over 10
| you'll" a numbet OF shots were fired In the all
IRON pistols, and the air was filed with yels and
| shouts IA the prisoners were forced along by the
mob. who took them up kanawha street.
| The fact was now made known that Hines
the murderer Of Doolev. had not been taken out
OF prison, aud loud yels went up Of Bring the
lrishpan' the lrishmani bring the lrishman
we want the IrishmaD, tooV A crowd. mad,
up mostly OF colorcd men, was formed ON tn,
street In front OF the Court House, numberinL
about twenty or twenty Ave able. bodied men
They marched back to the Jail and de
uGes dev, caused by the sser IM W wns
expected achievements, Hines was. turned
over to- them. ana they started with hin
| uD to kanawha street. The party that haC
DhM son ana Estep IN their possession had hal eC
IN front OF DIR. Cotton's residence, apparently
waiting for the otner party To overtake them
When they came up all three OF the prisoner
were tied together. lhey then proceeded ut
kanawha street. on their rol1 to Camubelli
creek bridge. where Thomas Lee ". murdered
ex city one month Mevious. and where they in
tended these men should be hanged.
| The prisoners. ind especially Young Dawson
on the road to the place OF execution, seemed
| p'r.cctly coul and uncpncornec, tho latter yer,
| frequently breaking out In expressions OF pro
lane hilarity. lie called loudly for whisKey, Du
only a small quantity was gwen him. As tn
cndr II al every dwelling appeared ut the win
COWS, doors, and gates, to Witness tue solemn
| midnight spectacle. and many such utter.nce
as. " mis- T. awfull' "1erriole T. IL 'sasuaue =
| fell from their lips.
wien they arrived at the bridge, Hines wa
taken To tree snort distance heyond, and
having nothing to gay further than that he wa
sorry Tor wnht ne mao done, he was qnicki
| hanged. ID wsnn and Esiep were X ~ to TN
| centre of the bridge, ana, TIE ropes having beer
adj Istcd. tuey were given NAH an hour - sa
what they bad IL say and make their pe .ce will
GOD. Young Estcp ~ ne wanted time enough
To see lis folks ana hid them gcod-by. They wer
| present, and ne took leave OF them some on
IN dc an apptopriH.e Iraycr to Goa In their tie
| hilf for mercy j iwsbn, on tel - crossed q
make some confession. swOre with an oath tha
lie " would not 70 ON his knees before any d e
man on Campbell creek and told Estep not I,
say id word. Tue cry then arose from al
sides. Itus them hang them T. and thel
were Immediately drawn up, the watch show
| ing hOu, half past one O'clock. the mob theI
dispersed, leavn- the three bodies hanging II
mC air.