Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-01-20
AN OHIO LYNCHfNa.


The Murderer OF Mrs. HorncR strung Up
and FILLED Full OF Buiieta.
OXFORD. O.. JAM lh--The horrible
murder of Mrs Georgia Homer IL
avenged. Henry Corbin. the colored
fiend. now hangs lifelcss from the limb
of a tree in the public square. his body
riddled with bullets. while the air rings
with the shouts and hurrahs of hum
dreds of men and boya
All day Thursday determined men
secured the adjacent country. fol-
lowing first ono clew aud then an
other, but in every instance coming
back disappointed, yet not discouraged.
About $50 o'clock = little group of men
sat in the mayors Office NJ their wit'a
end as to which way to make their next
turn. Suddenly . deputy marshal.
Phillip Zerfsss, hurriedly entered the
Office and announced that Corbin had
been located in shed on the Bishop
firm. about ono mile from town This
was n sraight tip for which the citizens
had been waiting md longing for for
hours.
Mayor Bcaton at once sent for few
reliable men. and soon after the may
or's Office was crowded with determined
mon carrying clubs. revolvers and shot
guns About tho time the advance
sound approached the shed the posse
could be seen approaching toward tho
front from all directions. The moon
highly illuminated the scene, and every
eye was upon the shed. The occupant
murderer Cor bin. must have seen them
Escape was impossible.
Three of the advance guard had APP
preached to within thirty feet OF the
shed. when the sharp crack OF rcvolv-
err rang out in the cold. Silly air. Cor
bin Ind shot himself. but tho fact was
not known ut that time.
The crowd closed In, and the an
nouncement was made that Corbin was
dead. Dcafening cheers from hundreds
of throats rent the air. and hundreds of
revolvers and shotguns were dis
charged. When quiet had been re-
stored, rude litter WINS con-
structed from boards torn from
the side OF tho shed, and the muir.
derer, having been placed thereon.
the procession started for town, when
il was discovered that Corbin still lived,
although in nu unconscious condition.
He was carried directly to the town
hall, and rs the procession came up the
middle OF High street. nearing the
mayors office. the enrnged and mad
dened crowd set up the yell: Hang
him! Hang himl"
BY this time almost the entire popu-
lace had gathered in the street wom-
en- and young girls stood shivering on
tho cur bstone, while men rushed about
yelling and cheering. When the men
bearing tho litter had approached to
within about thirty feet of the door Of
the mayors office somebody produced
rope and n grand rush was made
Mt the litter. The rope was securely
affixed to the mans neck aud
amid cheers and shouts willing hands
commenced TO pull There was some
person near, however. who was oppos-
posed to the hanging of dead man. rs
1t was supposed. and the rope was cut
He was then taken 20 Jail, but soon
after the mob broke down the doors
and secured the prisoner. Corbip's
body was dragged through the snow
nbout square and swung &c
the limb OF tree. AS soon
N the body had been lifted from
the ground the firing of shots COM
menced. No less than fifty shots were
fired into the wrctch's body, the snow
on the ground being covered with his
dripping blood.