Evening journal., 1892-05-18


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Special Despatch TO EVENING JOURNAL.
CHEsTERrowN, Md, May l6.-"Jim"
Taylor, the negro who felonlOusly as
saulted 10-yesr-old Nellie Silcox
on Sunday morning near Ken
nsdyville, was taken from jail
about o'clock this morning by big
mob Of masked men aud hanged to
large tree in front of the VOshell House
on the Market Square.
Il is thought that the negro would
have been allowed to remain in jail for
trial had 1t not been that little
Nellie, whom he assaulted died
about midnight in awful con
vulsjons. This enrsged the already
excited populsce that the mo OBJ, in which
were many Of the most prominent men
Of the place, stormsd the jail and
lynched the negro without any cere-
mony.
CHEsTERTOwN. May 19-rhe event Of
Sunday night aroused the citizsns of
'Chestertown and Kennedyville TO a high
state of excitement The accused was
arrested and put in Chestertown Jail, as
has already been announced AS early
as 10 o'clock on Monday night one by
one crowd began to ather about the
court house green aud around the jail
until 1t had swollen to gathering of
fully FIVE hundred men. Among them
were some Of the most estimable and
quiet citizsns OF Kent county, men who
take the most promiHeut part in its
affairs.
THE PRISONER WAS GONE
In the meantime Sheriff Plummer had
not been idle, and was determined to do
his duty and protect his prisoner He
had been early appraised Of the intention
of the people toward Taylor Indeed, he
well knew what the effort would be
when the man was plsc ID in his keeping
BE knew that Jim Taylor would never
live to meet his trial il the people Of
Kent county could reach him. Like a
conscientious officer. however he took his
measures
DOWN THE RIVER ON A TUG.
81 was spprised. said Sheriff Plum
mer, "lAte in the afternoon of Monday
that the colorsd man would be lynched
last night and about Z o'clock saw men
congregating about the j9il-yard. / even
was entertaining Que of the men in my
room. had hurried consultation with
counsel and Immediately decided to pro
tect the prisoner. About 8 o'clock heard
the tug Oracle blow for Chestertown. and
l at once determined to charter
here and take the men away from here.
l sent my deputy, William Rose. master
OF the tug, the colored man Taylor aud
sr a..
murder trial, 70 the wharf by way Of
several alleys and private yards, aud
l soon followed carefully. seeing
that there was no person following me,
THR, ,cHmD's UNCLE PROTESTS.
1--WE steamed down the river as far as
Hubbard's. when the engineer, ex.
Deputy Silcox, who is an uncle of the
outraged girl, found out who his pas
sengers were, and he Immediately pro-
tested, but finding that it was useless to
protest, he finally submitted. after much
complaining We then went on to Will
mer's wharf, on theQueen Anne's side op.
posite B. Ms. Wilkins place. on the Kent
shore, and there we stayed until 80
a m. We noticed some persons on the
Ke It shore, and then started back with
our prisoner to ChestertOwn, which We
reached at 3 80 m, l went ashore and
found about twenty five men lying in
walt for us, and Immediately returned
to the tug and steamed about the river
until 3 o'clock. when | brought my
prisoner 10 jail uumolested
Z" / shall continue to defend them so
long as they are in my charge II the
negro had been lynched Sunday night it
would have been so concern Of mine. but
since they have brought him to me and
placed him under the law, shall do my
whole duty.
SEARCHING THE JAIL.
All this time the crowd before the door
of the Jail had continued 10 sell. The
deter mined men who composed It were
evidently awaiting for the arrival Of
the kennedyville reinforcement. com.
posed Of the immedilte neigh bors tof
John w. Slleox. the father of
the injured girl Kennedyville is eight
miles from Chestertown, towards the
northeast, In the interior Of the county
Then, Ike fl ash, word went through
the crowd that the prisoner had escaped
This produced intense excitement and at
once stirred the crowd TO action. Withs
out waiting longer for the party from
hennedyville they marched to the iail
ard demanded the prisoner. Deputy
Frank Plummer was on duty and. seeing
that resistance would be futile aud
knowing the prisoner WAS safe, he gave
the cell keys 20 the men and ia they
went. but failed to find their man.
1t WAS now about half an hour after
mid hight. AT this time body Of masked
men, marching like soldiers, entered
Chestertown. It was COMPOSED Of sixty
citizens Of Kennedyvills. They came
quietly into town. marching four abreast.
with SLOW and soldieriy step They went
straight to the Jail corridor and
demanded OF Mr. Plummsr the colored
man Taylor. They were Informed
that the man was not there.
They angrily eontradiotei the officer and
demanded q search. A fter the search was
over upop going outside the men heard
that Taylor bad been taken down the
river, so down the county abou 100 men
went on horseback and In carriages aud
wagons in hopes Of catching the men,
but they returned without them.
WHAT TIE PRISONERS SAID.
The colored men who had been on the
moonlight excursion" as many of the
citizsus here call IL. we're seen in the Jail
to-day by a reporter Taylor said he was
feeling very sleepy after his trip, but
was not at all afraid he says he was at
Mr.. Sileoxs house Sunday morning, but
did not assault the girl. de accuses q
certain white man of the crime Nose
BrOWn saws he Wac Glad IN oat ouk ~