Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-04-23
The Frederick County, Md.
Outrage.

tow-path in the hope Of being able to
catch the brutal assailant of the his
wife. He had not proceeded far when
be met Carroll coming along. AS he
passed he tipped his hat to Mr.. Thorn
as, who followed him leisurely along.
His FIRST inclination was to shoot
Carroll down in his tracks, but he finally
decided that 1t would be better TO let tn I
law take is regular course. Cons e.
quently he followed Carroll into
Georgetown, when Carroll ste lrteC
off on a run. The assistance Of C,ffice
Volkman was called. and he being
mounted, soon succeeded in running
Carroll down and effecting his arrest
Carroll was taken to the polio station,
where he fully confessed his crime,
telling the officers that he d ID not ex.
pect to reach Frederick Jail. alive, and
that a moment after he ad committed
the outrage he was con smced that he
would speedily die for IL. He said he
felt thankful that Mr.. Thomas did not
shoot him on sight, and chat he felt
that he would just as lief dire as not
There was considerable crowd about
the depot, and much bitter feeling was
manifested, but no outbreak occurred
Carroll consented 10 acc ompany officers
Volkman a29 Harper to Frederick
county without requisition from the
Governor Of Maryland. Accompanied
by Nh. Thomas the party left here on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad about
40, taking every precautiOn, DIS they
thought, to prevent any information OF
the arrest ofCarroll reaching any of the
stations along the road IN advance OF
them. 1t appears, however, that they
were unsuccessful il this, for upon
nearing the station at the Point Of
Rorks, about els O'Clock. they saw a
! considerable number of determined
looking men gathered there. AS soon
as the train reached the station rush
was made for it. the police officers
overpOwPred and the cOllored man taken
from the train aud into ward near by
where he was hung without any cere-
monv. By the time he was dragged
from the train the rope with which he
was executed vas tied around his neck.
The l,nching took place III full view OF
The passengers Of tn trIin. a I
n'clock to night the body was still
angirg to a limb Of tree.
PARTICULARS OF THE IySG'otT'
FURTHER p'-~""h'
.,nRICK MD Aprl Il. -Jimcs
Carroll. the negro fiend who "crpeiratrd
Il most disholical Outrage upon Tn
~ rsou Of Mrs. RicAlrd Tho ma. at
l.icksville. in this county. on Mo. ia
night last. while being br usht 10 this
citN thlS evening. wa taken from tie
irau at 2 int Of Rock~ BY band ri
hnch rs and hanged until dead. The
particulars. as received. arr at follows:
The train upon which the prisoner
was placed in CUSTODY Of polio, men II.
{. Volkman and b. 7. Harper. Of
Georgetown. O be brought 10 this city.
left washington at 4.3j =. NJ, in
charge Of Conductor Michael. Tele.
grams conveying intelligence # he
arrest had been sent to Point of Rocks
and this place during the afternoon. and
long before the arrival of the train at
that station large number of enraged
and determined men had assembled
from various sections OF the counties of
Frederick and Montgomery, Nd, and
Loudoun comfy, Va. and it needed
no prophetic soul to foretell stheir stern
purpose. AT Tuscarora, four miles
from Point Of Rocks, nearly thirty
desperate men, masked aud armed to
the teeth. boarded the train, but made
no demonstration. On arriving at the
Washington junction the train was i'm
besieged by nearly three
hundred persons, about one hundred OF ,
whom were on horseback. Twenty or
thirty men, with pistols or knives =,
lrawn, quickly entered the car in which {,
Carroll was seated, and after over V
coming the desperate resistance made q
1y the officers and conductor, took up
he prisoner bodily and carried him to
he platform. where slip moose was a
brown over his head. He was then v
dragged across plOwed field v
bout 100 yards 20 the nearest tree. -
/ re erope was Immediately thrown +,
ver a limb and instantly graspsd bv "
nzen hands. and almost in the twink D.
ing Of an eye the fiend in human form u
dS udHElHiS 4l bilt an 4NOt a hOIU i.,I
'aa spoken by him. and he died with ID
ut struggle. victim to lis british d.
ASSIGNS and 10 the terrible vengeance "
IAN enraged ard outraged cummuuity. u,
lie whole affair was proceeded with IT, re-
cool and deliberate m,nn r. and wa ~
YER in lcss than thirty minutes. Anc, 81
p was pronounced dead the masked IL
rrsemcn at once mounted their hort, Oh
I'd rode quietly awa,. Several tim,s an
q policemen from George owl att, mp 'r'
d 10 cross the field - where the pris- ~
Ter had been taken. but pisiol- placed
close proximity Ia their heads EFF; L ev
lly warned them that the, were tread d.
. upon dangerous ground. and ac- o.,
rdingly they could do no more than tor
me on to this city. minus tie charge po
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