The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-06-25
A RAVISHBR LYNCHBD.
The COShOctOn County
P0pulace Enraged.

Take HeWard, the Negro Who
Com mttted Rape Upon Miss
Bache, from His Cell and
Hang Him In the Court
Yard.
CosHoCToN, O., June 19.-Short-
ly after elgnt o'clock on Thursday
night a negro tramp, by the name
of Howard, coming suddenly upon
Misses Ella Philips and Lizze Bache
in wild strawberry patch remov-
ed from any dwelling, near West
Lafayette, this county. knocked
Miss Philips down and catching
Miss Bache threw her on the
ground and outraged her in terri
BILE manner. He escaped when he
had satisfied his lust and as soon as
the girls gave the alarm parties
went out in search of the burly
brute, capturing him near this city
and lodged him in Jail. Miss Philips
came here this morning and identi
fed him as did the others who saw
bin IN the vicinity.
Excitement over the matter was
raised to the highest pitch, both
here and in the vicinity of West
Lafayette, which is the first station
beyond here on the Panhan andle
road. It is evident here this af-
ternoon that there is movement
to lynch Howard tonight, and tho
NOV ement meets with such general
sympathy that there is little doubt
but that it will be accomplished
The jailer will not need much coax
ing to give up the keys Of the Jail.
1t is thought that Miss Bache can
not recover SO badly is she injured
When the burly negro was brought
into the presence of Miss Philips
this afternoon for Identification
She screamed with fright, and seiz-
ing her male companion, clung to
him for protection, saying; "He's
the man take him away, oh, take
him way !"
LATER-The demonstrations in
creased and the crowd around the
Jail grew larger and became bolder
as night came on. On every cor
ner could be heard open converse
ton about the lynching, and no one
cared to conceal the fact that he
was ready and willing to be one of
a number who would take Howard
out and lynch him. There was an
immense crowd about the jail at 10
o'clock, and what little effort as
made to preserve order was center
ed tcre, as 1T seemed that all the
crowd who would do the lynching
was there then and all they needed
was a leader. However, another
plan had been made, and off in an
other part of the town, near an old
barn in the outskirts of the city, a
band of one hundred picked men,
gathered, and quietly organizing,
masked themselves and marched to
the jail. Here the crowd received
them with cheers and fell grace
fully back to allow them to sp-
proach. They moved in order and
seemed as well drilled as military
company. The Sheriff had retired
within the office which leads to the
Jail and locked the door. Moving
up to this, a few Of the men soon
forced the door, and once inside,
soon overpowered the Sheriff. Re-
slstance if he made any, was use
less. and the keys were taken from
him, in less than two minutes from
the time the masked men appeared
at the jail. They dragged the raw
isher of Miss Bache q cringing,
whimpering coward from the door.
The crowd gave yell as he came
out. Howard begged for mercy,
but no one seemed to pay any at
tention to him. A rope was quick
ly brought, and a moose being form
ed it was quickly slipped over his
he:id, and he was partly led and
PATTY dragged to a large elm tree
that stands in the Court House
yard. Before being strung he con-
fessed his guilt but said that he was
sorry he had committed the crime
The rope was thrown over limb
about Is feet from the ground. and
willing hands selzcd hold of the
rope, he was hauled up almost to
the limb. He died with but little
struggling.
Everybo dy seemed to want to get
hold of the rope and help draw him
up, but as soon as he was up, and
was evidently d Lad, the crowd dwin-
died away and soon the place was
deserted At this writing, II M,
the body has not been cut down.
Almost everybody has retired to
bed, and the town that WAS an hour
ago all excitement, is very quiet
now.