Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-02-03
An Armed Mob Does Its Work.
Three Men Hung.

After the killing of Dooley by
Hines, as reported above, it was eEi
dent from the intense excitement es
pecially among the colored people
that something would be done with
Hines Immediately. The enraged
populace were addressed at various
times .aPsisJ. aaa REassHHsd assHd others; h who begged
them to desist from taking the law in
their own hands, and they finally said
they did not intend to do any thing;
but as it was settled that the Maiden
mob would be down and would most
likely take all the murderers out of
Jail and lynch them in row before
morning.
About half-past nine o'clock the
Steamer Judge Baker came down
bringing about $50 armed men,
who got ashore at Mrs. Fry's landing,
and marked a direct course for the
Jail. They were orderly and determ-
ined, and not meeting with any re-
sistance from the large crowds of peo-
pie thronging every street, they
marched directly to the Jail.
Ever since dark the Jail had been
strongly guarded by fully 80 men,
members of the Maiden and Camp
bells Creek mob, who arrested every
person who came in the vicinity of
the Jail, whom they had any reason
to suspect of being opposed to their
designs.
The crowd entered the gate in
front of the Court House, went back
to the Jail, and called for Morgan and
Perry. Mr.. Perry went out but took
no keys. He could do nothing with
the exasperated mob. Jailor Nor
gan then came out, and the keys
having been forced from him were
taken by one man, who said he would |
take the responsibility upon himself
to 60 in and bring the prisoners out.
He entered and the two young men,
Rufus Estep and John Hudson Daw-
son, were brought out by him, ,and in a
loud and excited manner he exclaim-
ed, 81 have taken the responsibility,
and now turn the prisoners over to
youT A number of shots were
fred in the air, from pistols and the
,ir was filed with yells and shouts
most terrific, as the prisoners were
orced along by the mob, who took
hem uD KanaWha street.
The fact was now made known that
Hines, the murderer of Dooley, had
lot been taken out of prison, and
oud yells went up of "Bring the
.rishman! the Irishman! brin the
we want the Irishman,
co." &c. A crowd, made up mostly
# colored men, was formed on the
treet, in front of the Court House,
about twenty or twenty i
i've able bodied men, marched back !
o the Jail, and demanded Thomas
lines, who, after few minutes de-
ay caused by the Sheriffs who ex- 8
'ected re-inforcements, was turned q
ver to them, and they started with
lin up Kanawha street, in pursuit of
he party that had Dawson and Estep
n their possession, which had halted /
n front of DR.. Cotton's residence a
pparently waiting for the other par
Y to overtake them. When they !
anne up, all three of the prisoners s
rere tied together. i
They then proceeded up Kanawha T
treet on their road to Campbell's !,
;reek bridge, where the brutal mur- I
er of Thomas Lee took place exact
Z one month previous, and where +
hey intended these men should be !
ung.
The prisoners, and especially young n
lawson, on their road to the place Of I,
xecution, seemed perfectly cool and 8
Rgeop ceaEiped, the latter very frequent al
breaking ont in expressions of
rofape haarity. He called loudly
y whisky, but only small quantity b