Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-16
TAKEN OUT AND TARRED.
THE INHABITANTs OF NAOMI
SnUELCa A SCANDAL.
For Entering the House Of q Maniac's
Wife George McNery Receives
GOOD Coat of Tar.

READING, July 15.-In Naomi, q lit
tie village three miles below Reading,
lived, until few days ago, Michael
Naylor and his family. Naylor was q
repairman on the Pennsylvania Bail.
road, but took to drink, lost his posi-
tion, and became ravinR maniac. On
TUESDAY night he was taken TO the
madhouse on the county farm for treat
ment.
When George McNery, q former pud-
dler he'll per at the rolling mil, there,
heard of this turn of affairs lie quietly
slipped over to Mrs. MAYORS house
early yesterday morning to protect her.
| That was the last seen Of the couple
that day, but the neighbors made up
their minds that such q scandalous pro-
ceeding should not pass unnotioed.
Word was quietly cent around among
boatDen, and about 10 o'clock last night
the Naylor house was surrounded by
over hundred men bent ON investiga-
tion.
PITCHED OUT OF THE WINDOW.
Many of the mob wore masks. The
leader knocked at the door, but no re-
sponse came. Then several men pushed
up a window and jumped inside. In
moment they re appeared and pitched
McNery headlong out, and when the
astonished friend Of the lone Mrs. Nay
lor was picked up he was found to be
profusely bleeding from collision with
the window sill.
Then the crowd rushed him over to
the commons under stately ash tree
and threatened him with banging. This
took the bravado out of McNery and,
dropping on his marrow bones, he
begged piteously that his life be spared,
declaring before Heaven that he had
done nothing wrong. Picking him up
the mob started for the rolling mill.
While two of the vigila ntes stretched
him over wheelbarrow, somebody
rolled out barrel of tar, and with q
swab the men then smeared the face
and head of the unfortunate McNery,
despite his kicks and curses, the thick
fluid pouring down his back, inside his
clothing and literally covering the
brand new suit which he wore. Then
his csptors gave him twenty five lashes,
well laid on with the swab, and dis
missed him with the warning that If
found In the village of Naomi the next
morning he would be lynched. When
last seen ne was going at q fast pace
down the railroad.
THE MANIAC HUSBAND.
Mrs. Naylor, the woman in the case,
is about 80 years old and is of fine
figure and rather pretty face. She has
four children. She claims that McNery
was without home in the vicinity and
she permitted him to remain at her
house for day. McNery is said to have
a wife and children. The events pre-
ceding this sensational affair are of
interest. Shortly before midnight on
Tuesday screams were heard at Nay
lor's house. Neighbors, who hurried
over, found Mrs. Naylor and the children
Iclouchirg under some bushes, while
the husband was smashing the furni.
ture. He was seized and bound hand
and foot, but with the strength of q
giant tore loose and ran to the rolling
mill. Climb bing 70 the joists under the
roof he stripped himself bare, and said
he was going to bed. Again several
men ,ecured him and brought him
down, but again he broke loose, and
danced on red hot iron fresh from the
rolls. He was finally recaptured and
taken to the almshouse, where he con-
tinued his wild rawlings until he dropped
exhausted.