Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-09
A LYNCHING IN NEW YORK.
A Negro Brute Hanged to Tree
by vengeful Mob.


He Violently Assaulted N Young Woman
IN the Presence of Two Other Women
Pursued, Captured and Promptly
I.ynchcd.
PoRr JEevIs, N. Y, June 2.-Robert
Jackson, a young colored man, was
lvnched in this village tonight, receiving
swift retribution for an assault committed
this morning on Miss Lena McMahon,
daughter of John Mcmahon of this place.
The crime occurred on the outskirts of
the village, near the banks of the Never
sink river. Two young negroes and a
crowd of children were nearby, but when
the former tried to Interfere jackson kept
them at bay with revolver.
He made his escape without trouble.
Miss Mcmahon was left in an insensible
condition. Her injuries may prove fatal.
A posse started in pursuit of Jackson rs
soon as news OF the assault spread. The
men followed him for several miles along
the Huguenot highway as fur as the race
course. There for time all trace OF him
was lost.
The capture of the fugitive was finally
made at Charlottesville, a small village
on the Delaware Il Hudson canal about
nine miles from Port Jcrvis, by Sol
Carley, Duke Horton aud man named
Coleman.
jackson had borrowed canal boat at
IIuguenot, and had reached Cuddeback-
vile, when he was oyertakcn by the three
men. On the way back TO this village he
confessed the crime, and implicated Will
liam Foley, a white man, who, he said,
was in the conspiracy against Miss Me-
Mahon.
Foley has been paying attention to the
girl contrary to the wishes of her parents,
and the feeling against him in this com
munity is such that, should he be taken, a
fate similar to that which has overtakGn
Jackson would probably be ineted out to
him.
The news of the capture of Jackson
soon spread through the town. and u large
crowd of men collected about the village
lookup, awaiting the arrival of the
prisoner. The word was whispered
through the crowd Lynch him, lynch
him" The suggestion spread like wild
fire, and it was evident that the fate of the
prisoner was sealed.
On his arrival at the lookup Jackson
was taken in hand by the mob. The viii
lage police endeayored 10 protect him, but
their efforts were unavailing.
1t was at first proposed to have Jackson
identified by his victim before hanging
him, i'll order to make sure of his guilt.
With this object in view the mob tied
rope around his body and dragged him IN
Hammond and down Main streets us far
rs the residence Of w. Il. Fowler, Esq.
BY this time the mob had reached state
of uncomfortable excitement, and it was
decided to dispatch him without further
ceremony.
A moose was adjusted about his neck and
he was strung up to a neighboring tree in
the presence of over 900 people. For an
hour the body hung from the tree, where
it was viewed by crowds.
Jackson was about - years old, and had
been IN Port Jervis about year His par
| ents live in Paterson, n. J. lie was 5 feet
inches in height, and had heavy nous
tacho, He was heavily built.
AT midnight excitement was still rum
ming high here over tie assault and the
disclosures made by Jackson while in the
liauds Of his captors in relation to Foley.
Ills story was that he had had an under
standing with Foley that the latter was Ia
take Miss Mcmahon 10 the banks Of tile
Neversink river and then leave her, so that
he tJacksonl might attack her. The fact
that Foley was with the girl short time
before the crime was committed, but dis
appeared on the approach of Jackson,
lends some color to the story.
u y said that Foley is being concealed
by his friends
Public sentiment on the subject of tn,
lynching is divided, although majority
approve and openly applaud the work d
lynchers, declaring that IL terrible warnn,
WAS necessary to prevent future repeti
tons of the same offense.
!
| PoRT JERvis, n. ", June 3.-The Incl
dents of the journey of jackson. the negr
who was lynched here last night for
brutal assault on Miss 1eena Mcmahon
were of a most exciting character. AT ever,
i electric light u halt was made by the mo-
and the subject of immediate lynchng dis
cussed. When the procession had reache,
IA point on Sussex street opposite the resi-
dence of Lawyer Carr one excited citizel
made violent haranguc, urging hangin
without delay.
johnson was dragged along the street
at the end OF rope, and was kicked am
pounded by the mob without mercy
When the place of lynrhing was reache
his clothing had been literally torn iron
his body, and he was i'll bleeding cond
] ton
; The scene was appalling beyond descrif
' ! ton. The yclls of the doomed man coii
lie heard for blocks. and his distorted an
agonlZed features could be plainly see
under the glare Of Il ncighboring electri
! light.
After having hung for more than n
! hour in plain view Of thousands Of pcopl
the body was taken down and sent 10 a
: lndertnker's establishment The work ,
the lynchers seems to he approved by III
public sentiment Of the town as Il ucude
! warning and deterrent.
!. An Unbleinislled Complexion