Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-25
TO OBTAIN THE MAN WHO OUT.
RACED MRS. BOYD.
I.ANY ARE SHOT DOWN By
THE MILITIA.
A Crowd of Indignant Men Bcsiege
the Jail at Washington Court
House to Lynch William Dolby
Soldiers Stoned and Threatened TO
Fire-CroWd Grows in Size

guilty vi outraging Mrs. Mary boyd,
IL order to be rushed off to the peni
Tertiary for protection, he did not get
started in advance OF the indignant
mobs. People have been swarming in
to town all day. The sheriff could not
get from the Jail to the depot after the
prisoner had been sentenced. a little
after six O'Clock the first rush was
made on the court house. The crowd
Of determined men attempted to
break in the south door, while another
party charged on the militia at the
north door. Some one threw Il stone
at Colonel Colt, and he cried out that
ut the next stone throw he would or
der the men to fire. The crowd at the
other door was unable to effect an en-
trance. Inc courtyard by this time
was filed with people, and cries Give
Us the digger, and curses against the
u.uitiu ulleu the air. The crowd grew
81 siZt every minute. A little after
seven the military inside the Jail fired
on the mob at the south door and two
men fell. Both men are reported in
SANITY killed. They are said to be
Jess Judy and Il boy named Welsh.
Theodore zimmerman was shot
through the thigh. 1t is said that there
are several more wounded. Theodore
\rIuerklaus was carried home badly
wounded. \ man named Kaufman
was shot through the wrist. Dale De
, witt, WHO WAS sitting across the street,
as struck on the arm by glancing
bullet At the time the militia fired,
part of the mob was ut the south door
with Il sledSe hammer trying to effect
entrance. An angry crowd gathered,
and it was whispered about that dy-
aamite had been sent for. Ncider
kraus is an old man who went to the
court house to bring his boy home.
The bones of his leg were all shot to
pieces and it Is not believed that he
can live. A son of Ellis Webster had
4 thumb shot off. John korn. Of JEFF
/ rsonville, was badly shot III the loot.
John Mrllu%h, shot in IL" leg, and
ill likely die. The militia .,rI with
out warning and II number of othv,
we're hurt Desiucs those III the list
given. A man named i>amm Was shot
through The bowels and will probably
die.
Lalrr-The courtyard has been
cleared OF the mob but the Squar"
about is packed and more trouble is
feared.
Columbus, O., oct. is Companies
\ and +, fourteenth OHIO national
guard ut Columbus, and a company nj
Mount sterling, and the nrSJ regiment
of Cincinnati. nine companies have
been ordered to Washington Court
house.
Additional troops have been ordered
from Cincinnati, Columbia, Chilli
Gothic and other points.
Later-Mack Johnson, of Williams
burg, was killed and George Heating
will die.
Columbus. O., Oct. 19.-JaSper Dol
by, the negro raplSi, for III" protec-
ton of whose worthless neck NJ Wash
tngton Court House the militia were
Obliged To XIII and main Il number Ga
mob thirsting for his blood, was
safely landed in the pcnitentlary here
snurllv after i'll the morning. ac
tcrrihlr consequences of the first as
Sault of the mob on Il little bNnd OF
less than a hundred state militiamen
Guarding the negro in the court house
proved sufficient to prevent Il renewal
ii lhe attack, ana MS the hours Wore
on the crowds gradually diminished
1 until. when rcinforccmentS arrived,
the sire, Is i'll the uei&hhorhOod were
comparatively deserted Troops, how
/ over, have been kept on the qui vive
every moment, as 1t was generally
understood the use OF dynamite against
! them and the prisoner was in contem-
plation. Their constant vigil of twelve
hours finally ended ut $3.50 Il. IN. when
/ the first regiment from Cincinnati and
! two companies of the fourteenth, from
Columbus, arrived. At once the men
I of the fourteenth formed a hollow
square with the negro inside, and, cs-
corted by the first, took up its march
to the train,
Washington Court House. O., Oct.
t9,-fhc feeling against Col Colt ana
his troops is so intense that had they
remained in town further rioting
would have been unavoidable. 1t is
charged that Colt was drunk and tho
massacre in the street was caused
thereby. Responsible citizens will ask
Il court martial Indignation against
, sheriff Cook is as fierce rs against
Colt Leading republicans are circu.
I lating a petition asking his removal
, from the ticket on which he is can'
didatc for reelection. II is believed
there would have been ne trouble had
the militia not been called out. M
word in defense of the guards can be
, heard. They shot without word of
!, warming into the public streets crowd.
: ed With people. many of whom had
! been called out by an alarm of fire and
/, were returning after the fire was ex.
tnguiShed AT the time the fro
broke ont the streets We're COMPARE.
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