The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24
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THE FiEND ROBERT BLAND SUM
MARlLY DlSpOStD OF.
Taken From Jail by Forty Masked Men
Hung To q Tree and Shot-Inqu"st Ovs'
The Eody Verdict OF the Jury-Bisnd
Antsc denfs.

PETERSBURG. VA, November 3.-]Spe-
cial. 1T was stated in this correspondence
I on Yesterday that on Thursday AFTERNOON
/ Miss Annie Gee. aged sixteen ~esr-, while
returning home from Disputaita station ih
Prince George county. on the Norfolk ana
Western Railroad. it, f.. company with heT
sister, Miss Susie Ge o, aged fourteen year-,
was alta 'kcd be Il negro paheu
Robert Bland. who attempted 10
drag her into q thicket. Dut h,l
screams and those Of her sister 80 iriglt-
ened the villain that he ran Oh into tbc
woods. The two young ladies, as pre-
Niousiv stated. are daughters OF hf. 'teF Fl'S
Gee who for the past four years mas repre-
scented. ~ Republican, the senatorial sie-
trict composed Of the counties oi Irihce
George and Surry and the city oi refers
burg in the Virginia senate, but who l. no"
frnitrd states inspector 0f timber at SKA.
Alaska. The place where the assault was
conmiftpd ,yts only q short distance from
where the two Young girls lived.
Bland was captured 10y large posse oi
men who went in search OF him. ana caIIieu
10 Dsputanta station, where on fesIIaa!
he had preliminary hearing before Mag's-
trate :. :. Austin. 10y whom sc va. e'"s 49,, ~.
10 the December term Of the county touIl
for trial. Al the examination Bland saId
that for a long time he had mad IN eye on
Miss Annie Gee.
some Of the relatives and friends OF the
Young LADY were present at the eXanihH-
tiOn. and after this remark ol blahu u Nas
with the utmost difficulty that thel 'oulu
restrain themselves from doing violence To
the scoundre then and there. AiFF tht tA-
animation Bland was sent u ,he cou"',
iii und.r "A strong gdard. hut tt was soon
rumored around that an attempt would pe
made 10 tynch him before his trial by JURY
took place.
rNNcurD SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
This morning between II and O'Clock.
Henry King Ga negro). the Jallor Oh ll'hce
Georre county. who resides "A short distance
from the iail. WAS awakened by loud rdps al
his door lie hOisied Il window. put hls
bond out and injured who his visitors were
md what they wanted. He was told by thc
mob that they wanted the keys 10 the JAN
and they were determined 10 h's'
them. King told the men that h'
would not give mp the keys 10 '".,,' ,l
whereupon they purs'eu oPJm and
doors 10 bis house, came IN ana
aeain demanded the keys. On hlng Re-
Ctsjng to surrender the keys rope wa
thrown around his neck, ana ne was
DRAGGED r distance Of about setehlN-h'c
yards before be would give up the keys ana
/ then they had 10 De taken from Ms IooN,'
| bv force. The KEYS obtained an ehtnanOs ~,
I WIS 4 tNilA tuffltA lhN' Ahr 80
was quiet and appeared hut ll''le eS0,.ou ','
when the mob Of forty wen hasheu me .it
e,ternd his cell. lie was tied hands ana
lee, with a rope. and carried to an allahlhus
! ,ree on the roadside. few yaIls li"h
10 county courthouse. where ne VIZ
swung up without ceremony D''"'
nrcGrp rIrEoUsLY FOR MERCY
I'm, ,,.. ,nob pa; no attention to his M .
veais Afirs Kidding his body win buiiets'
IT, [ nah drove on aud returned 10 their re-
! pectiye homes.
BLAND's ANTRCEDHNbs,
p,..,, ,,.s. son Of Cornelius Bland. Eho
...,, c'r,rsrlv owne,, by pr. q. :. " iiliams
M Prince George cOunI5. az" nc VIM 'r',
| hav, been tweht, -one years % HSe 90 90 'i1' i,,,
ne,f He was tall. black ana NoI' ou''''
and bore a very unsWOy repu'a'io"'
J rHr coRoNEK's INQUEST AND VERDICT
nland's body was cut down about
81, L this morning by Constable lfobefi
| Steyeps and placed IN the III Nhvir
/ ,oron,' r.s in,.ut 1t was subsequently beld pe-
| cr,. r. r. Ramey. justice Of the peace
and acting coroner. A. .,;d
The ,nrlict of the Jury was that the salu
nlsnd came 10 his death violently ut Inc
h,nds of some person or pefs1ns, 10 'hclh
mmtnown. taking him forciby from Inc
! countv i,I. where be- had been commute
( for ths crime Of ATTEMPTED rape, aiier oN' +
/ powering the iaiier and getting p"sscsslun
/ nrths kp,s. and Wae taken 10 heisbDW1hI
/ free and hanged by the neck and shot uh'i
/ de was dead.
TIE JURY.