Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-12
GENERAL ITEMS.


spolis Ind, said on the 4th inst. LAS
night after midnight q mob collected il
= grove near Kokomo and organized
and marched to the Jail where Long
alias Jsmison, charged with committing
. felonious assault on the little daugh.
ter of Mr.. Prlcherd, was confined. A
crowd OF 700 or 800 people had con-
gregated at the Jail when the masked
party arrived, but they made no dem
onstratiOn except to cheer the mob.
At the Jail door the Sheriff met then
On his refusal TO deliver the keys the
mob Broke down the doors and took
the culpi,t to Main Stree. Bridge,
where thousands had gathered. Rev.
Mr. McClane Was present and offered a
prayer and asked the wretch if he was
guilty of stealing the horses. He said
be vas. The minister asked him If he
had stolen the watch. lie replied that
he had. Mr.. MeClane'then asked if be
va, guilty Of committing the assault on
the little child. He said be was not.
He was placed on the box and his hands
and legs we're tied. The mob then
asked him If be had anything to say.
He commenced singing "See that my
grave is kept green" After finishing
be said he hoped be would meet his
father and in heaven. He gave his
name Is Richard Long and said be re-
sided in Franklin. The mob was we'll
organised. They wore their coats
turned inside ont. They had obtained
sledge- hsmmers, crowbars and other
implements from . blacksmith shop be-
fore marching to the Jail. Efforts were
made BY W. +. Vail, Rev. Mr.. Nc Clane
and others TO prevent the mob from
taking the law in their owD hands, but
they were greeted with shouts of de-
rision from the mob and the crowd tha,
bad gathered. 1t was evident nothing
but large military force could have
prevented the banging. The culprlt's
last w,sh WAS "Hang me decent"
Justice Cave, in . recent duelling
case in Losdon, gave it as his opinion
that the surgeon who attended . duel
to prevent . man from dying was to be
held equally guilty with the person
who fired the shot.
A Florida lady who has long been
confined to her bed was cured the 9th
er day when lightning struck the house.
The electricity did it.
From almost every section of the
country come reports Of assaults upon
women that are found alone in thelr
houses or travelling alone on some couu-
try road. The assault is made for q
lustful purpose, and the villains gen.
orally escape. II the crime continues
to increase it will become necessary for
women that are alone, or unaccompa
led, to carry concealed weapons
"dlrk" for example and use the wea-
pom in defense Of their personal honor.
The 6end that will for lustful purpose
assault a woman, will take the chances
Of escape through the meshes of the
law, but if be knew that an assault,
would be followed by a stroke from q
sharp piece Of cold steel be would be
cowed into decent conduct.
Whisky is made out of corn and rye.
Should the cultivation of corn and rye
therefore be abandoned
twenty-five hundred postal cards
reach the dead letter Office every day
for want Of proper address.
A chap too stingy to advartise asked
az editor if be couldn't give him puff,
that 1t would help to fill up his paper.
The editor asked him il be couldn't
send a sack Of -four down to bis house,
that it was mighty handy TO help fill his
children's stomachs. The storekeeper
couldn't see it neither did the editor.
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