The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-18
MAJESTY or THE LAW.
1t Ia Upheld in Ohio at the. Point
Of the Bayonet.
woULD-BB LYNoHERs SHOT DOWN.

They Had Rroken In tho Jail Door for tho
Purpose Of Hanging Negro Prisoner.
Three Dead. Three Fatally Wounded
and Others Dangerously Hurt.
WASHINGTON G. H., O., Oct. 1s.-will-
lam Dolby, colored, who one week aRo
criminally assaulted Mrs Mary C. Boyd,
at PARROTS Station, near here, and was
captured at Delaware, O., was brought
into court at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
twenty years in the penitentiary. An
angry mob gathered about the jail Tues.
day afternoon, after Dolby had been iden-
titled by his victim, and Sheriff Cook
called to his assistance the local militia
company. This action increased the fury
against Dolby, and Governor Mckinley
was appealed to for additional assistance,
and troops from Columbus were sent here
yesterday morning, Colonel Colt In COM
mand The mob surrounding the Jail and
court house attempted to take Dolby from
the officers when removed from Jail to the
court house for trial, but were Kept at bay
by the free use of bayonets and dubbed
guns.
When brought to the court house Dolby
broke down. While bringing him from
the jail the mob charged and almost sue
ceeded in getting him. Henry Kirk, the
brother-in-law Of the assaulted woman,
was knocked down the steps and badly
bruised. Another man was bayoneted
through the finger, while bayonet was
thrust through the clothes Of another
Deputies with revolvers drawn guarded
the prisoner in the court room while Dolby
cried like baby and kept looking around
Tor help. Soldiers were finally marched
In the court room to keep the crowd quiet
After the sentence the prisoner was
taken to the grand jury room. People had
been swarming into the town all day, and
when the sentence was announced the
crowd about the court house became wild
with anger. So violent were they In their
dem constructions that the sheriff would not
attempt to get the prisoner to the depot on
his way to the penitentiary
little after o'clock the first rush was
made on the court house. a crowd Of de-
termlned men attempted TO break in the
south door while another party charged
on the militia at the north door Some one
threw stone at Colonel Colt, and he cried
out that at the next stone thrown he would
order the men to fire The crowd at the
other door was unable to effect an entrance.
people, and cries of give us the nipger''
and curses against the militia filed tina
air. The crowd grew In size every minute
The mob grew rapidly In numbers and
desperation. Colonel Colt made speech
asking the mob to dispense, but it was re-
ccived with jeers. The prisoner was pros
trate from fear, and lay crying and moan
Ing all the time. The militia repealed the
mob without firing at first, but at As the
south door was forced open This door
opens upon the street, which was filed
with men, women and children. The de-
tachment of the guards finally fired on the
attacking party, though none were hurt
but dozen or more persons on the street
were struck, two killed outright and four
more were fatally wounded, one having
since died.
The killed are; Smith WEIGH, aged 10;
Jessy Judy and Mack johnson, of Will.
iamshurg, Brown county.
William Sans, shot through the bowels,
fatally. George Heating, aged IA, shot
through both legs and groin will die.
f. L. Nitterhouse, an old and prominent
citizen, who went to the court house to
bring his boy home Is seriously hurt. The
bones IN MS leg are all shot to pieces, and
it is not believed he can live
Johnny McHugh, u little fellow stand
ing on the outskirts, was shot in the leR
and in such a way that he will likely die.
A man named Kaufman was shot
through the wrist.
Theodore zimmerman was taken to n
eighboring drug store, shot through the
thigh.
The son of Ellis Webster had his thu.nb
shot off.
John Korn, OF Jacksonville, was badly
shot in the foot.
full list of the wounded cannot be Ind,
as they were taken away promptly, but the
following, in addition to the above, are
known Dial Parrett, John McCune, Ern-
est Ellis and Frank Smith.
Before midnight the court yard was
cleared of the mob, but they congregated
in the square, and threats to dynamite the
court house We're frequently heard.
Meantime additional troops were or.
dered from Cincinnati and other points,
and the saloons We're closed by order Of the
chief OF police.