Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-07
SLASIIED TO DEATH.
Two Men Killed at Lima, O., in q
Race-War.
Prisons Searched by Mob Bent on Lynch
Ing the Murderers Authors
tiles Hide the Killers.

LIMA, o., April AT nine o'clock to-
night crowd Of colored men, VIM. Coins,
Dave Crowder Sam Thomas and VIM.
Harrison attacked Tim Casey and James
Clark in front of Manning Brothers sa-
loon. During the afternoon there were
several fights between the coored men
and the Irish boys. A bitter feeling has
existed between the two races for years.
On election day this spirit Is more mani
fest than at any other time, and to-day was
no exception. Coins and Tim Casey en-
Flora saloon about seven O'Clock, but
they were so2avated bcfose any s@,ious
damage was done. Later in the evening
Coins, with number of other colorei
fellows, started out in search of the
Casey crowd and were awarded with
finding them in front of Manning's.
Without word they went at it. After
lighting with stones and clubs a few
minutes the colorei men drew knives
and commenced sashing right and
left. Ell. Stokey and Jim Clark, with
several Others, We're standing away
from the crowd which the fight had
drawn, when Coins and his followers
started for the outside, cutting Their way
through. Hughes was cut in the back the
knife penetrating tho heart He staggered
into the saloon and fell just inside of the
door dead Gallagher received two
wounds-both inflicted from behind. Oae
cut was just below the heart, and will
prove fatal The other one was little
below the upper one, and penetrated the
left lung, StoAcy was badly but not scri-
ously, injured. He was stabbed from be-
hind and the blade of the knife striking
one of his ribs alone prevented it from
penetrating his heart lie was also stab
bed in the hip The murlerers fed The
news otthe murders spread like will-1ire,
aud in few minutes Main rec was mass
OF surging humanity for several squares.
The excitement was intense and as the
report that some of III, murderers had
been arrested gained currency, mob
started for the police station on High
street. Arriving there to the d-appont-
ment of the mob it was found that the OIL
jects of their search were not there. 1t
was proposed that the county Jail be Wis
tied, and the mob, fully two thousand
strong, started on ii run for that institu-
ton. Arriving there they We're met at
he door by Sheriff NJ =. lloagland
They demanded tho keys, which the
sheriff refused, and said tic murdercrs
were not there. Tle mob insiste |, and sur
rounding the building threatened violence
II they were not admitted After parlcy-
ing it was decided by the sheriff to admit
three of the ringleaders and let them visit
the cells and report. This was done, and
the mon not found. The committee re.
ported, but the mob was not satisfied, and
breaking in the doors rushed for the on
| trance to the Jail proper. Sheriff Hoag-
land had just recovered from a sick spell,
and seeing that further resistance was
useless handel the keys TO Lew Hunter,
who happened TO be with the sheriff at the
time of the attack. Tho mob thinking
| that this was movo to hide the keys,
jumped on Hunter and gave him a
| terrible beating and took the keys
| away from him. One of tho mob made an
attempt to brain Hoagland with a heavy
piec, of iron, and was only prevented by
| the surging Of the mass. While this was
going on within the jail an excited crowd
of several thousand persons filled the jail
yard aud the street in front for many
| squares, and no attempt was made to pre-.
tent the hanging of tho murderers should
they be found within, the unanimous SEN
timcnt being that they should die. After
securing the keys the mob opened the big
| iron doors and, after opening every cell
in the Jail, gave up the search in disgust.