San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
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A Most Brutal Crime.

A Most Brutal Crime.
New YORK, May 20.-The Herald,
New Milford, Conn.,, special says; one
of the most brutal crimes ever COM
mitted in that state was enacted in
the outskirts of town here, early last
evening, Mrs. Chas. Nearing, the wife
of wealthy resident of GAINESVILLE,
spent Saturday evening in shopping
and after finishing her shopping she
went to the railroad station at half
past four to take the 5 o'clock train
for GAINESVILLE. While thus waiting,
her brother-in-law who is about %
years old and married, drove up to
the station and jumping from his
buggy informed his sister-in-law that
he was just about to drive to Lanes
VILE and asked her to ride with
him. When about a mile out
side the village, he turned
horse into the road leading throug
the mountain, away from GAINESVILLE.
Upon inquiring the cause of his TAX
ing this road, the sister-in-law was
informed that he had a message to
leave with a farmer living about
three miles further along. The road
is a lonely one and seldom used.
There is but one house on its entire
length, this is occupied by the above
mentioned farmer, for whom Nearing
said he had a message. When, how
ever, little further along, Mrs. Near
ing said that her brother-ln-law be-
gan to make improper advances and
selling an opportunity she sprang
from the carriage, but young Nearing
was not to be foiled. Immediately he
sprang after her, letting the horse 60
madly galloping away. In springing
from the carriage Mrs. Nearing fell,
slightly spraining her ankle, and be-
fore she could rise, Nearing sprang
upon her; literally tore her dress into
shreds, he left his sister-in-law ly-
ing by the road and fled in the woods.
Mrs. Nearing more dead than alive,
dragged herself toward the house of
the farmer, but had not proceeded far
when she was met by the farmer and
his hired man, who had been been
alarmed by the team galloping madly
past the house. The farmer and his
hired man assisted Mrs. Nearing to
his house. When young Nearing was
captured hidden in the interior of the
woods, he was Immediately lodged in
armed force of officers was detailed to
guard the prisoners. At about 3
O'clock this morning the officer who
was stationed in the room ad
join ng the cell, in which the
pris oner was confined, was surprised
by the bursting in of The doors and
several hundred men wearing white
masks sprang upon them. The Off
GERS were too drOwsy to make use of
their revolvers and they were bound
hand and feet. The key to Nearihg's
cell was taken from the pocket of one
of the officers and the prisoner who
was now loudly crying for mercy was
roughly seized and bound hand and
feet, rope was loosely slipped
around Meanings neck, while
the mob, carrying him with
them hurried toward q tree near
by. By this time the entire popula-
ton of the town had been aroused by
the noise of the scuffIe IN the Jail,
toward which they began to hurry.
The Iynchers, however, were set in
their determination TO string up thu
young man and seeing the crowd, be-
gan to tighten the rope around his
neck. The foremost men in the crowd
now whipped out their re-
volvers and began wildly firing
toward the lynchers. At the COM
mencement of the firing the lynchers
fled and all of them made good their
escape, although it is believed that
some of them were wounded. Near
ing had been left lying at the foot of
the tree, he was found in an UNI
conscious state. The moose was
quickly detached from the young man
neck and he was hurriedly carried
into the Jail, where he was soon
restored to consciousness by several
physicians. In case of further trouble
an extra force was left to guard the
prisoner during the rest of the night.
Today all has been quiet in the vicin-
ity of the Jail, but further trouble is
anticipated tonight, as the feeling
against Nearing is pretty strong in
GAINESVILLE. The Jail is being
guarded.