Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-19
Lynched by Colored Men.

A BRUTAL NEGRO TAKEN PROM JAIL AND
HANGED ON TREE.
About a week ago Nicholas Snowden. q
worthless negro, brutality assaulted Alvins
Fisher, little girl OF his own color. A small
party OF masked men, ell colored, took sum.
mary vengeance upon Snowden yesterday
morning by dragging him from the Jail at Eln-
colt City, Howard county, Md, and hanging
little after midnight when the lynchers not
more than ten all told, drove up TO the jail i'm
cloths. handkerchiefs and towels. It ey called
TO the jailer, John I. Ray, and said they had .
prisoner for him. He told them TO take their
they were directed. Before going down stairs
Mr.. Rays daughter, aged seventeen years
asked him II he did not want some one to go
down stairs with him. and he told her 10 get n
lamp and come down with him.
HOW THE PRISONER WAS CAPTURED.
The jailer and his daughter then went down
TO the front door. As soon rs the door was
opened the gang rushed In. and when the taller
and his daughter saw their masked faces thew
realized that something was wrong. They Wero
not left long In doubt about the intention OF tho
mob, as the leader said they wanted Nick Snow
den. The jailer told them he had no right To
surrender his prisoner and advised them 20 60
away, saying that the courts would see that
snowden got his Just deserts "No. by
said the spokesman. "That Ii all stuff We've
come here for Nick Snowden and we're going
to get him If we have to tear the house down"
The jailers daughter terrified at their language
and appearance, told her father 70 give up the
Keys ana he aid So, giving them The keys he
held In his hand The gang then made a rush
for Snowden's cell, but finding that the keys
would not open IL they battered the door down
With an axe. They then grabbed Snowden and
put rope around his neck. They took their
prisoner along a ravine 10 u secluded stos
known as "Cat Rocks" about four hundred
yards north of the jail. Here they halted at .
white oak tree, over a stout limb of which one
end OF the rope was thrown.
THE MAN DIES GAME
when every thing was i'm readiness the Leader
gave the signal to the men who were holding
the rope one end Of wlich WAS around Snow.
dens neck. They lowered him three times IN
the ground before they hauled him up Tor the
last time, and then left him dangling I'm mid
for mercy nor professed any sorrow for HIS
crime, but met his fate with sturdy indifference
His hands were tied before the rope was put
around his neck. IL was about halfpast 2 in
was cut down about daylight and was buried by
the county authorities. Little effort made
to discover who the lynchers were.
sNowDEN's BRUTAL CRIME.
The little girl whom Snowden assaulted vas
only eight years old, and was the daughter q
Jabez Fisher, an industrious colored man. who
owns small plot of ground on the Columbia
road, about fou. miles from Ellicott CITY.
Snowden also lived In the same neigh borhood
with his wife and family. While the father and
mother OF the child were away about noon on
the 10th inst. Snowden seized the girl In en-
clubhouse and committed the crime. He stuffed
part OF her dress In her mouth 20 prevent her
tered severely. Snowden made attempt tu
assault q colored woman about a month ago.
and he is also accused OF incest
The coroners jury that investigated the affair
death at the hands OF parties unknown 20 the
jury.