San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-23
A. MOB fOlLED.
Five People Killed Outright, slI ssriaasn "'s's'
ed and Seventeen Others Slightly Hart.
Telegram from Ashland. Ky.

VIM. Neal ana Ellis Si"il "oio
convicted some months ago at the
Catlettsburg boyd county, Ky CIR,
cult court of the murder Of Robert
and Fannie Gibbons and Emma Car.
rier. They were granted new trial
by the supreme court. George Ellis,
an accomplice who confessed and was
sentenced to imprisonment for life,
was hanged by mob at Ashland last
summer. =,
On Monday last, Neal and Craft,
guarded by 900 state troops, with one
section of artillery, arrived ut Cat
lettsburg from Lexington, where they
have been held for safe keeping, to
stand trial. Yesterday Judge Brown
granted change of venue to Carter
county. Last night mob at Ash
land stopped train on the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad and searched it for
the prisoners. This afternoon at 2:3O
Sheriff Kountz, with the state troops
and prisoners, boarded the steamboat
Granite State for Maysville, intending
to 60 thence by rail to Lexington jail
to confne the prisoners until trial.
The mob at Ashland, which is five
miles down the river toward Catletts-
burg, seized a ferryboat and stood out
to intercept them. The Granite State,
under full Roadway, steamed around
the ferryboat, when, seeing they were
about to lose their prev, the mob
opened fire, which was returned by
the troops with fatal effect. The fer
ryboat party, finding the troops were
in earnest, withdrew, with one killed
and several wounded. The battle was
for several minutes pretty hot, but
tho steamboat rapidly got away and
out of range of the shore i'll front OF
the Aldine hotel. The fire of the
troops was severe, the shots passing
over the ferryboat, killing five specta-
tors and wounding twenty-one others.
Among those killed were woman
and an infant in her arms. whose
brains were dashed out by a stray
shot. ... 'aG .,F
In the midst of the excitement
runaway team and wagon dashed into
the struggling mass of citizens as they
fled from the murderous bullets, alto
gether making a frightful scene.
The community is very much ex-
cited, and threats are made to 60 to
Lexington in force and execute ven
geance upon the prisoners. SOL
None of the passengers were hurt
by the firing of the mob.
Following is a partial list Of the
killed and wounded: -. .a.-a
Killed Col. Rippart, George Kener,
child of Henry Dunlap, James Nc
Donald, John Baugh.
Seriously wounded Charles b.
linger, Will Bolinger, Willis Serey,
Will Springer, Moses Serrey, Gerhan
Randall and Robert Pritchard.
Slightly wounded Dunlap,
Alex. Harris, John Gallagher, julius
Sommers, Thomas Bird, Mrs. B. But
ler, A. H. Dickson, Thomas Demer-
era, N. E. Bell, DR.. ellis, Martin
Gear, Robert Lowther and J. W..
House. .........
Col. Rippart, numbered among the
killed, was an old and highly respected
citizen of 70 odd years, universally
loved, and favorite Of both old and
young. He was the father-in -law of
Col. Douglass Putnam, Jr., .superin-
tendent of the Ashland Coal and Iron
Railway company, and well known in
Marietta circles. go "
Bullets striking the depot and pen
etrating the walls caused it's occupants
to seek healthier quarters.
The list of wounded includes all
ages and both sexes, and amputation
in several cases will be necessary.