Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-07-30

hurried clatter of feet, the violent ejec-
ton of Deputy Sheriff Kingsbury, who was
found within, and the breaking down of the
inner corridor door were the notable events
that quickly followed. The cell door of the
doomed man was reached and broken in
and the three leaders, standing quietly in
the darkness, called out, dorsey, get upr
AT this juncture candle was lighted by
some one, when the doomed wretch was
seen standing sullenly in the middle of the
cell.
The following description of the finale
we take from the Baltimore Gasette.
A rope was suddenly produced, ana ut
signal Dorsey's hands were tied behind him.
The victim was placed on a horse and led
under the moose and an effort made to in
sert his head in it, but without avail, owing
to his fierce struggling. Despairing of ac-
comprising their purpose the brute was
thrown to the ground, IN order to allow the
moose TO be lowered to him. BY some meany
his hands became united and he sprang to
his feet, scattering his captors with a strength
born of despair. Before he could make
step dozen hands were on him and the
next instant II deadly struggle commenced
He was forced to the ground under the moose,
still struggling violently and swearing ip
shocking manner, and the fatal rope placed in
position. The rope was drawn up about u
yard, and although his feet touched The
ground with case he made no effort to stand
upright. One of the crowd took the now
half dead man in his arms, raised him in
the air, the rope was drawn up and the body
hung suspended, at 1855, amid the branches
After the rope had been made fast the crowd
stood around in silence aud watched the
body, which, swaying to and fro in the early
dawn now slowly spreading from the east
presented a CHASTITY sight. There was no
contortion OF the limbs and not the slightest
tremor indicated that life had but few mo-
ments before animated the dark mass kar
twenty minutes the crowd continued tlfeir
vigilance around the body, when, afterlex-
animation, being fully satisfied that life Mas
extinct, they took their way back to the Jill
lage, carrying bits OF rope and the clothing
OF the deceased as mementoes of the occa-
sion. Before entering the town at daybreak
they dispersed in every direction to tl,eir,
way home by the back streets
News of the lynching soon became circu-
lated in the village and in u few moments
was the subject of general conversation, AS
nearly every man in town had been present
at the execution, it created no surprise or cx-
tlOcIiltut. iHSIc WIS Out one UNIVERSAL pIlIl-
ion, which was that Dorsey had met the fate
which the crime justly entitled him TO.
At nine O'Clock Justice Kiger took charge
of the body and jury was summoned. Tho
following are the Jurors: II. S. Patterson,
W. NJ. Davis, Jas, holland, j. p Mulfinger,
John Steele W. A. Veirs, W. H. Carr Henry
Yiett, j. f. Ricketts, Capt. Jas. Anderson n.
examined the body and pronounced that
death was caused by strangulation Mr..
Kingsbury was also examined, but said that
he could not identity any Of the party. The
jury retired and broughtin a verdict of death
from strangulation at the hands Of persons
unknown to them The body Of the negro
was handed over 10 Mr. W. r. Humphrey,
undertaken and buried on the Aims House
property.