Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-12
LYNCH LAW IN MARYLAND.
Outrage 0n a White sirl.
The Guilty Negro Hanged.
Fau Particulars of the .4sair
Jspeciol Correspondents OF he wor. ,

FWH Particulars Of the 1f6air.
Especial Correspondence OF the Sydr.l
BEALISvILE. MONTGOMERY Co., Nd, Jan.
nth, 1sS0.-This vicinity, IS miles from WASH
ington, was thrown into great state OF excite
ment yesterday by dastardly attempt at out
rage by negro on the person OF a II year old
child, which eliminated in his being executed
about Il O'Clock last night at Poolesville two
miles from this place. The negro, George Peck,
somewhat notorious man who has heretofore
been in Jail several times, and when boy had
made similar attempt and narrowly escaped
hanging, had been working for Mr.. Lemuel L.
Beal the proprietor of the store here for several
months past. He was black negro. 22 years OF
age. and weighed about 100 pounds His in
tended victim is a little girl named Ada Hays
bright and good looking child eleven years
of age, step daughter of Mr. John Reeves.
THE CRIME.
saturday morning the little girl went to do
the milking I'm the cow yard OF Mr.. Reeves as
was her custom, and the negro was engaged In
feeding the stock. She states that when she
went TO the stable yard Peck came out from be-
hind the straw rick, passed by her and went on
into the stable. She commenced milking and
finished milking one cow and went to another
one standing near the straw rick-and COM
menced milking. just then the negro came up
behind her, caught her In his arms and carried
her around the straw rick where he had previ-
ously prepared hole In the straw. She screamed
as soon as he caught her, but as soon as he go
her In the straw rick he put his hands OYER her
mouth. Fortunately for the girl Rev. Mr. Amy
who lives just across the road from the stable.
happened to be out in his yard and heard the
girl screaming. He ran Immediately to see what
was the matter, and came upon the negro be-
fore he had accomplished his purpose or had in
.sd lnred the he, little 1T b girl to any extent Mt Amy
about and the man ran to the stable Mr.. Amy
had pistol on his person at the time and says
he at first was tempted to shoot the negro on
the spot, but upon reflection concluded to let
the law handle him. He took the girl to the
house and went Immediately to the store and
told Mr.. Beall what had happened. They at
once sent to Poolesville for an officer, at the
same time keeping watch on the negro, who
seemed to continue at his work about the stable
About ten O'Clock the officer arrived and several
men were In readiness to assist In capturing the
negro If he attempted to get away As soon as
he saw the offcer-Mr.H. Miles-comlng toward
the stable
HE ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE.
He ran across field into some pine woods, but
was surrounded and captured He was taken
to Mr.. BealrS store and tied, Rev. Mr.. Amy and
the girl both teStifying to his fendish acts.
When he was asked by the officer whether he
intended to accomplish his purpose, on this in
nOcent girl, he replied that he would have done
it If 1t had not been for Mr.. Amy interfering with
him. Ee was then
HAND-CUFFED AND CHAINED,
and taken to Poolesville and lodged in the Odd
Fellows Hall, preparatory to taking him 10 the
Rockville jail. 1t was about O'Clock pm. when
he was taken there and a crowd soon began to
lynching. The officer would not permit any one
to come in, and about II O'Clock the crowd dis
appeared from around the hall, and the officer
attempted TO take his prisoner over to his Uhe
oflicer'Sl house, short distance from PooleSvile
TO guard him all night. After leaving the hall
the officer went into Mr.. Walters store Just
across the street to make some purchases before
going home taking the prisoner with him and
locking the door.
THE PRISONER CAPTURED AND HANGED BY THE
MOB.
He had not more than got in before some one
rode up In front OF the door and fired
pistol shot in the air, and 1t seemed
as if men rushed in from all directions
to the spot, with cries OF Lynch him, Lynch
him." They burst the door open and the crowd
rushed into the store, some with masks and
some without, and demanded the prisoner. The
officer tried TO resist them, but he was blind
folded and held by some, while Others put the
rope around the negro'S neck aud dragged him
out OF the store. In the Scut1ie the stove was
knocked over, and came very near setting fire
to the store. The crowd dragged the man by his
neck across the road from the store threw him
over post-and-rail fence then dragged him
across a lot TO a locust tree, threw the rope
across limb, and all hands drew him up about
five feet above the ground and tied the rope to a
fence near the tree and, as soon as they thought
he was dead, disappeared. AS the crowd left
there were several pistol shots fired at the hang
ing mans body, but they did not strike him.
Some went through his clothes and several into
the tree. He was LETT hanging until 10 o'clock
Sunday morning, when the officer went out ana
had the body cut down and moved to a stable
shed near by, as people were coming to church.
The tree the man was hanged on was just In
front of the church. A jury was summoned and
a verdict rendered I" that George Peck came to
his death from strangulation by the hands o.
parties unknown to the jurors"
animation by a physician that the child was no
seriously injured. j. w. II.