Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-12
MOB LAW
Breaks Out In Omaha and Negro is
I.ynched.

0nAHA, Oct li.--Joe Coe. . negro,
Who vas arrested Friday and connned IN
the city Jail for an assault on . fve-ysar-
old sirl. which resulted in her death, was
iypched BY mob this morHing. Rumofs
Of the intended lynching were current be-
fore nightfall bIt ii was about 3 so O'Clock
in the evening when . crowd suddenly
formed in the street. without spaAi ent
leaders or organisation and marched shout
ing to the jail.
hsids were f,w o ieemsn and deputy
shsrins, Who had been on duty st tas hsrg
ing Of Edward Neal. The crowd attempted
to break through the South street door bu,
were hslied BY revolver in the ,hAnds Of
Capt. Cormack Then sledge hammers
we're brought arc the east door vas Assailed
This was built Of strong steel lattice and
inside were four more strong steel lattice
doors. The hammers were found useless
against the steel bars. About block away
vas the roser house Of the cable street
railway company. Near it were piles Of
rails and long, heavy steel bars.
Half dozen Of these were borne up the
hill, The telephone wires had been Gu,
and there WAS no commu aieAtiou with the
jail. Ex Gov. Boyd at this moment pushed
his way through the crowd to the jail door,
and before blow from the batiering-ram
Was struck be tried 10 speak to the crowd,
1T will be disgrace to Omahs, he be-
gan. II implore you to be quiet and desis'
from your unlawful efforts. Let the lsw
take its due course, let"
His words we're cut OF by . man with
sledge hammer, who said;
You are not Governor here; get out
Go attend TO your opera house" and the
steel rail crashed against the steel door
The lat er yielded slightly. aud = veil went
up from the men, who hurled the bAttering
rsm again and again against the door. In
five minutes the door was open. Then
there was short parley, and the second
door was xssaiied. While all this was going
on police foIcs Of 30 men WAS assembled,
tut the lffiosrs were lost 10 the crowd.
Some one suggested that the fire depart
ment be called GU; and the hose turned on
The fremen came ard laid their hose, bu,
the crowd carried off the lines and drove
the firemen away.
After the ct cond door WAS passed it did
not take long to sffect an entrance to the
steel cage in which the cells are located
A howl Of exulta.ion was sent up when the
negroes WAS seen, and the tools were called
Tor to cut iato the cage.
In the mean time the police under Chief
Sesvey undertook to mass at the Jail en-
t'suces. The crowd surged up and forced
he police TO the edge Of the yard. while
he work went on.
Inside TIE cage the negro begged, cried,
prayed AL rolled on the floor in terror. AT
ast the door gave way, and the negro
,hTieked as he Was seized and thrust ou,
through the corridor. Here men TO identity
aim were called for.
He was then driven for fifty yards TO the
Intersection Of Seventeenth and HArney
'tree,s, receiving blows without number.
md WAS apparently unconscious. BY the
lime the street was reached he was dead.
A rope was thrown over = trolley wire OF
he electric lire. however, aud the body was
pulled up directly in front OF the new Boyd's
Theatre,