The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-09-28

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ried to daughters of old Jim Simmons
Sam Goodrich, the youngest, a half.
Of the other two, was much their superior
in appearance.
The mob seems to have been composed
in the main Of people from the adjoining
counties of the west, of Oldham and Trim
BILE, and probably also a. number of parties
from Madison, Ind, where Baer, one of
their victims, resided. There is little doubt
that there were present number of men
from the eastern part of the county, where
most Of tho crimes were committed, but
they evidently kept out of sight as much as
pQseible, and through the aid of their dis
S6lsea escaped detection. The first indica-
ton II the presence Of the mob was seen
at about o'clock, when about twenty men
ON foot and with double barrelled shot.guns
in their hands were observed moving quiet
ly along the main street of the town from
the west towards the house occupied by the
jailer. Arriving at the door, they raped
loudly, awakening Mr.. Pierce, who was
sleeping in the house. He, calling. from
his bed, asked who was there, receiving the
reply, "a friend" Dressing, he went i'm
msdiately to the door, which he opened, to
find himself in the presence of body Of
masked men, two or three of whom, with
revolvers at his head, demanded the keys
Of the Jail. He replied that he hadn't them,
as he was not the jailer. They then Or
dered him to call the jailcr, which order he
complied with, two men being sent with
him as guard. Jailer Jones dressed and
started down stails. On the stairs he was
met by two masked men, who, with pistols
at his head informed him that they we're
after old Jim Simmons and the Goodrich
boys, and that they were going to have them,
ordering him to go with them and unlock
the Jail. He protested, saying that the law
would certainly do justice, to which the re-
ply was ave mean business, and want
no tooling on your part. Unlock, the Jail,
or you'll be killed." Taking possession of
him, they forced him to march to the Jail,
leaving guard over the parties who were
in the house. BY this time the crowd had
increased to about forty men. On the way
to the Jail, which was block away, they
wers met by Sheriff Ricketts, and his dep
.uties, who had been awakened and inform
ed of the presence of the mob. He pro-
tested against violence, and in the name of
the commonwealth ordered tho mob to dis
,psrse. The reply was as to the jailer, "We
mean business, and are going to hang Jim
Simmons and the Goodrichcs Get into
your house, and keep still, and you'll rot be
harmed" He, however, continued his
protestations until the mob, cooking their
shot-guns, informed him that they wanted
no more nonsense, and that if he valued
his life be bad better get inside aud not
trouble them further. At this he and the
deputies withdrew. The mob then moved
quietly to point near the Jail, where they
halted, and some Of the men were sent after
rope. They went to the store of VIM
O'Brlen, about a block away, and, awaking
the proprietor, demanded a rope and some
small cords, which they got and paid for
getting hundred feet Of cotton halCincll
rope and a quantity Of cord. Returning to
the spot where the jailer was still held by a