National Republican., 1880-07-27
TO BE LYNCHED At DAWN.
Dlggs. the 0utrager, tapiurcd and
Lodged in Jail.
The Vigilance Committee on Hand, Ready to
Force the Jnil-PartiCulars OF
the Capture.
fspeciel Dsnotoh To THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,.
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Especial Dispatch to THE NATIONAL REPunLrcAS.l
ROCKVILLE, MD, July 26, 1SSO
The fever Of excitement over the outrage
of Mrs. Tschiffely at Jamestown Saturday
night and tho search for the negro Diggs
has been allayed tonight by tho capture of
tbe fugitive Diggs was captured at Me.
chanicsvillc, twenty miles from here, at sun
down. Tho fact was not noised about, and he
was brought here quietly by his captors, Mr..
Zachariah Davis and his SON. in buggy.
The party arrived at IL o'cleck coming
into town hy back road not much frequontod
in order TO escape notice. Mr.. Davis drove
directly TO the Jail and surrendered his pris-
oner to the officers, by whom he was locked
up for the night. Few persons In the town
at that time knew Of the capture and arrival,
or olso it is probable that Diggs would never
have reached the Jail.
Soon after Diggs had been lodged in Jail,
however, the fact of his presence there be-
came generally known, and preparations for
executing lyuch law were begun Immediately.
At this hour Il n. n.y. all the members OF tho
vigilance committee are being notified of the
capture. Mr.. TsChlfIcly, who requested that
lie be Immediately notified when the negro was
captured, has been sent for II is understood
that as soon as Mr.. Tschiiley arrives an en-
trance will be forced into the Jail and Diggs
will be summarily dealt with. 1t is thought
that this movement will not take place before
daylight. There are many men already on
hand, determined to carry this plan into effect,
and, judging from their temper, it is quite safe
TO say that the state will bo saved the expense
of trial. Diggs admits his crime, but says
that he was drunk and hardly knew what he
was doing. Nc.
SCENES ABOUT THE JAZZ
ROCKVILLE, MD, July 27, 1870 o. m.
At this hour there are but few persons near
the Jail, but largo crowd is in calling dis.
tance should they be needed. The sheriff has
summoned number Of persons, many OF
whom are armed with shotguns and sworn
them in as deputies. He says that under no
circumstances will he surrender tho prisoner
Dggs, however, is satisfied that no will be
hanged. No demand will be made for him
until The arrival of parties from Darnes,
town who havo been notified of tho
capture Should tho sheriff refuse ia
deliver up tho prisoner, the crowd arc de-
tormincd TO attack the Jail and take the mis-
creant at all hazards. Reporters from Bal
tmore and Washington are OH the ground
and one of tho lattor has improvised a bed in
tho Jail yard and requested to DO awakened
when the fun begins. The crowd is orderly
but determined, and say the miscroant mus
nay the penalty for his horrible crime. The
husband of the victim is at tho head Of th,
party coming from Darncstown. Not mucl
difficulty will he experienced in taking th,
prisoner from the sherifi's posse, as they arr
in full sympathy with the vigilance com
mittee and several of them were members o
party that started ont with the avowed in
tention of hanging tho miscreant if captured
Nc