The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-27
MOB LAW IN OHIO.
The Hanging Of Allen, Story, Or
Storer, in Batavia.
The Flight Of the Half strangled, Bruised
and Bleeding Fugitive.
[Cincinnati Commercially


The O'Clock train over the Little Miami
Road last night brought down from Milford
the man William Allen, sometimes known as
Storer. whose life was attempted by mob at
Batavia early Wednesday morning. Com
1pereial reporter was at the depot and met
the battered object Of the mob's violence as he
hobbled out of the rear coach as best he could
with his bruised limbs. About his neck,
directly under the chin, was broad and
swollen welt where the moose had pressed
with bruises and there were rings around his
wrists where the skin had been torn off by the
cords with which bis hands were bound. One
leg Is so badly hurt that 1t Is with difficulty
ness and stiffness through his whole body.
Finding that Allen was In mood to talk,
our reporter drew him to one side, and
listened to his account OF those terrible
minutes which interviewed between his being
pulled from his bed and thrown over the side
of o bridge with rope about his neck. The
mob, he says, came stealthily into the hotel,
and after disarming the two men who were
stationed In the hallway as guard, broke
into the room adjoining his, In which a plas-
was sleeping. The noise made In breaking
into that room and the frightened cries Of
the plasterer at suddenly awaking to lind his
bed surrounded by masked armed men, were
the first intmation that Allen had that there
was anything wrong. And even then 1t did
not occur to him until the door OF his own
room was forced in that he was the man who
was wanted.
The door Of the room was broken In by
single effort and before Allen could raise up
In bed the muzzle of revolver had been
placed close to his head, with o threat that II
he moved muscle his whole d~n head would
be blown off. The mob then quickly surroun-
ded the bed, and producing rope, began to
tie his arms and legs Allen struggled
violently, and some time elapsed before he
was securely bound. moose was then
placed about his neck, and he was pulled by
1t from the bed, when it seems to have oc-
Cured to the mob. for the first time, that
their victim could not walk with his legs tied
together, and the rope (which had been adj
illsted with so much difficulty was removed.
He was then led by the rope which was
about his neck, out on the street, and down to
the bridge over the E st Fork OF the Little
Miami river, two squares away. he had
nothing on but his night shirt and drawers.
Having arrived at the bridge. the rope was
fastened to one Of The cross pieces, ana ~
and the next instant the shivering object Of
their vengeance was picked up and thrown
over the railing OF the bridge.
The rope was small, half an inch Ia dame
ter, and snapped the moment Aliens weight
one feet below. Three shots were fired. he
says, by the mob at the spot where the water
was heard to splash, and dozen or more
rocks were thrown He struck on his hands
and knees, and then on his face, on the rocks
In the bottom OF the stream, three feet under
water, Recovering his feet again. he hobbled
to the shore to avoid the stones which were
being thrown from above. He skulked along
IN the shadow Of the bank for some distance,
when he fell forward on his face. overcome
with sudden exhaustion. It then occurred to
him for the first time that the moose was still
about his neck, and was drawn very tightly.
With some effort he succeeded in loosenng
AMI removing It, alter which his strength
cr. ,on1y 70. H.
along the bank Of the stream, and over the
fields In the immediate vicinity until he saw
that daylight was approaching, when he re-
turned to the village and entered by the back
way the hotel from which he had been dragged
three hours before by an excited mob. At the
door he met an acquaintance who was j4st
going out to organize party to drag the
river for the body Of what was supposed to be
the murdered Allen. Through the day he re-
NAMED in bed, protected by q guard and yes
terday morning, upon being arraigned before
Squire Temple, was honOrably discharged
At O'Clock in the afternoon, when unoh-
served by the crowd, he drove out of town by
q back street and over to Milford where the
train was taken for this city
He says that the excitement at Batavia
is intense, and that trouble is imminent be-
tween the decent people who have tried to be-
friend him and the men who formed the M 3D.
he VIII be ., here to-day, and tomorrow will
he intends to seek any legal redress for the
wrong done him he would give no direct re
ply. Many of the men who composed the
mob, he says, are known. Mrs Atchley was
q Mahan previous to her marriage The
family Is very numerous one, and, Allen
claims, includes several ruffians The Atch-
ley5 are also numerous family.
Allen showed to our reporter theSeOose with
which ne was hung, or was intended to be
hung. The rope broke about two feet from
his head, and this part of it he has. The
piece which remained tied to the bridge was
spirited way before daylight. The knot is
what Is known as "hangman's," but is not
the best knot of that description that could be
tied. The rope smells of COW stable. Allen
says 1t Is definitely known where it came
from. |
The name Storer, by which he has been re-
Gently called, he states is that Of a relative
who brought him up. His fathers name was
Allen, and away from the home OF his bow
hood ne has always been known by the name |
Of Allen. A-'il'o
While In the hands of the mob he savs no
elt much less fright than he did after wards
when entirely safe again. He felt certain
hey We're going to kill him, but q sort of feel !
ng OF desperation had possession OF him, and |
made him reckless and defiant. He eynects
o remember the little episode for some time
o come, and will keep the moose.
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