Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-21
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4 Banker Narrowly Escapes Lynching-
An ANGRY Woman with a CIothesline.


Angry Woman with a Clothesline.
4 Danville { n. Y. special to the New
York Morning Journal says: After the
village school was dismissed yesterday
three score OF bright-eyed, rOllicking
boys went out to throw snOwballs. They
met on the main street, and soon snow
balls were flying in all directions. They
pelted one another until the supply Of
snow was, like themselves, nearly eX-
hausted. They halted to rest for a while.
A well-dressed man of gentlemanly APP
pearance appeared upon the road.
Hey, boys, here comes Bradner; let us
pelt him. We owe him Onep' cried the
leader Of the happy crowd.
Bradner. or A. II. Bradner, was one OF
the managers of the village bank, which
recently failed. entailing loss to nearly
every person in the village. He and his
fellow managers have since been very
unpopular with the people, many OF whom
lost all they had saved in years. Even
little children have shared in the strong
feeling against these constituencies men.
Let's douse himl' cried one boy.
''Give him hail Columbian screamed
another.
Along Bradner went, unconscious of
the reception in store for him. Every
boy had SNOWFALL or two ready. They
kept quiet until he came within twenty
five feet of them, when, at given signal.
shower of snOwballs and chunks of mud
went flying through the air at him. They
took GOOD ann and scarcely one missed
Bradner. A dozen struck him squarely in
the face. He was terror stricken, and began
to howl and splutter around. de then
began to brush himself off.
"What does this mean:' be yelled with
rage.
Another fusilade Of snowballs and with
ering epithetS were the answers.
"Let US sweep the road with him,
boys" commanded the leader.
Instantly the boys rushed at him, yell
ing like COmanches. lie turned back and
ran. They followed, meanwhile pelting
him vigorously.
He had gone but a little distance when
they caught up to him. He bent his body
and tried to protect his head from the
shower of snOwballs that poured down
upon him.
Cries of bank robbers" ''thieves,"
''swindlers,' - ''embezAlers,' then grated
upon his ears. He turned around and
asked if they meant to murder him.
"ROll him, roll him." was the next COM
mand.
Down he went to the ground and for
about three minutes the crowd rolled HIM
over in the mud and slush. The larger
boys attended to that part of the business,
while the smaller ones continued the
snOwballing. He yelled for mercy and
then for help. In & minute he resembled
a bedraggled dishclOth.
a crowd OF grOWn-uD people who had
been attracted to the spot encouraged the
boys. Bradner was a sorry looking sight
when they got through with linn. He
looked as if he had first fallen into the
hold Of a mud-scOW and then had been
put in "A thTeshing machine. Hatless and
almost out of breath, Bradner ran away
and hid in a stable ard fastened the door
inside.
Mrs. Ecklv. a German washerwOman,
who lost $500 by the bank failure, and
who witnessed the boys attack, learned
of his hIding-place. Taking a clothes
line she went to the stable and demanded
admittance.
In trembling tones he told her that he
was not i'm condition to receive any one.
BY this time the boys had reached Brad
ner's place of shelter. Their shouts and
the rope led the refugee to suppose that
be was to be lynched.
Mrs. Eckly again demanded admit
lance. When it was refused she turned
to the crowd and said:
Fetch him out and III hang him my
selti'
In the meantime the cOnstables, who
had been informed of the affair, appeared
and rescued Bradner and escorted him
homo