The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-06
TmG ASHLAND PIENDs.
Their Removal to MaysviIIe-Excitins
Chase of q LynehIng Party,

SMtHc VI u AyHGukHN Fuftys
CINCINNATI, O.. January 5.-The Gazette
Ashland, KY, special says: Judge Brown
upon hearing that mob was coming from
Ashland 10 lynch the prisoners, issued al
order for the removal OF the prisoners I,
the Mason County (Slaysvllle) Jail, >ant
Craft, having waived exa mination, he nd
journed the Circuit Court til
January 10th. The citizens herr
are very indignant ut Brown. The,
had gone to protect the prisoners, and til
protecting committee had asked the Gov
ernor for troops to assist in keeping order
and II was in response to this that troop
were started up from Maysville. The citl
zens sent a committee to Judge Brown Il
ask him to rescind his order, but he re
fused.
A dispatch has been sent to Senator
Moore to get an act passed tomorrow ap
pointing session OF court for next Monday
for the trial.
VANcEDrRG, KY, January j. - The
steamer Mountain Boy arrived here ut 7:3(
with the Ashland tiends on board, expect
ing 10 reach their destination at the Ni0ys
vitle jail about midnight. Sheriff Johr
kounz left Greenun at 6 o'clock and EN-
bafked on the B. F. EGos for CattlettSburg
arriving there at 1880, in time to attend
the preliminary examination Of Ellis Craft
Craft waived an examination. Excite
ment was rife, and the rapidly growing
crowd threatened violence. Word was re
ceived that train loaded with lynCher
had started from Ashland aad was expect
ed at any moment Fearing the mob, thu
Mountain Girl, which was lying at thu
wharf, was chartered to convey. the prison
ers to Maysville. While the Mountain Cir
was raising steam the train from Ash lant
rolled in with about 500 determined regu
lators on board. The sheriff, with part,
OF ten guards, by an adroit movement, re
moved the prisoners from the Jail to thI
wharf. AS soon as the crowd beheld thu
prisoners they started down the bank witt
loud yells Of indignation, gathering arm
and missiles ready for an assault.
The sheriff seeing the mob descending
and the Mountain Girl not yet having stean
up, boarded the ferry boat with his party
and turned her down stream. The mol
took possession OF the Mountain Girl, Gu
her loose and commenced determined
chase. The Mountain Girl not having sui
ticient steam pressure soon fell behind, but
in a short time she got in shape and com
menced gaining rapidly on the slow ferry
and in short time the Girl approached 81
closely that capture seemed imminent
But fortunately the Mountain Boy, u fastel
boat than the Girl, approached on tht
scene on her regular trip up from Ashland
to Louisia. She WINS hailed by the Sheriff
pressed into service and the party rapidl,
transferred to her. When the transfer hat
been successfully made the Girl, black Will
IN excited, epraged and bowling mob wa
right on their heels, and the exciting chas
was resumed, but the Boy flying ligh
showed her clean pair of heels. Nea
Ashland, the Hudson, with the Kentuck,
militia, was met in mid stream, Capt. A
G. Respess, The Mason county guards
twenty-five men, were transferred to tn
Boy and took charge Of the prisoners. TIL
pursuing vessel was still in sight, but wheI
they learned that the militia had arrived
the chase was abandoned.