Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
MILITIA FIRE ON A MOB.
WOULD-BE LYNCHERS SHOT
DEAD IN OHIO.

| An Attempt Was Being maze AT
J Washington Court House to Hang
William Dolby, a COIored Man,
Convicted of a Criminal Assault
on Farmers Wife.
Two men were killed., three fatally injured
and many others wounded at Washington
! Court House. Ohio. in an attempt at lynch
Ing by q MOI. William Dolby. colored
map, the self-confessad assailant of Mrs.
Mary Boyd, was the object of their wrath
| Those instantly killed were Smith Welsh,
| aged eighteen. shot in head and abdomen :;
| jesse Judy, aged twenty-five, shot in breast,
| thigh and abdomen.
The wounded: Theodore zimmerman,
aged twenty-five. shot in right thigh; Will
| lam Saum, aged thirty-fiye, shot in abdomen
| Dow Parrot, aged thirty, shot in right foot :;
| Frank Me 'erhaus. aged siXtv-tive, shot in
J LETT leg G. W. Johnson and half dozen
| others, three OF whom were fatally hurt.
| Dolby was taken from the Jail TO the court
| house, tried and sentenced to twenty years
! imprisonment in the penitentiarv about rs
quick as it takes TO write il. The miitiH
| companies. in anticipation of trouble, had
| been called out. and they formed at the west
| side ofthe court house, while the Sheriff and
| Deputy James Busick went TO the jail for
| the prisoner. The west entrance to the
court house is about forty feet from rear
side door Of the jail. and there are high
steps leading to the former.
thousand people had gathered in the
cou1r house yard to angrily protest against
the course of leaden-heeled justice. A
| thousand people with imprecations vowed
that Dolby should never be taken past them
up the high steps to the hall.
The Sheriff and his deputies had hardly
emerged from the jail door, when the
acknowledged leader of the crowd, Henry
Kirk, who married Mrs. Boyi's sister,
rushed toward the trembling wretch, pro-
| tected by the sworn officers OF the law,
and, breaking through the thin ranks of
the stalwart guard. seized the culprit with a
hand of iron. Quick as a fash the musket
of a soldier was swung with great force and
Mr.. Kirk was dealt blow in the face.
The angry crowd surged madly forward,
and in the rush swept one soldier boy around
the corner and away from his company, but
he quickly returned to his post. The i'm
precautions OF the thoroughly maddened
crowd grew in volume and tho Wretched
prisoner trembied like an aspen. Colonel
Cot rallied his men for a supreme effort,
and the prisoner was almost carried up the
steps and into the court house.
After sentence had been pronounced Dolby
broke down. Outside the crowd was clam
orng for admission. It was augmented
every minute DR.. McNair. of the Presby-
terian Church. circulated among the angry
men and endeavOred to get them to listen to
reason, but his words fell upon closed ears.
Sergeant Andrews, of company A, one OF
the three men of the company who came with
the troops, and Private Lenhart, of Com
Dauy B, were struck with stones while stand
ing on the court house steps during t he rush.
but stood their ground manfully. Sergeant
Andrews was struck in the head with a stone
that glanced from Private Lenhart.
Colonel Colt at this iuncture telephonef
the Adiutant-Gene at Columbus for 200
additional troops.
'Is you want me to bring the man to
Columbus. said Colonel Colt, ':I will do it.
but it will cost blood" Colonel Colt then
made a speech to the crowd.
SIT looks very much, " said he, "as though
you intend to make an attack on the legal
authorities There will be troubleif you do.
[ call on law-abidtng citizens to disperse and
90 to their homes.
At SO the crowd surrounded tho building
and with the huge improvised battering-
rams pounded the doors one after another.
The troops were hastened together in the
court house at all entrances. The doors
were barricaded from within and furniture
piled against them.
The soldiers stood with pieces cooked and
bayonets fixed waiting for the doors to yield.
Huge stones were thrown against the wooden
panels. clubs crashed against them and fell
on the stone steps. Colonel Colt managed
to get out of a window and addressed the
crowd, saying "1f any man OF you hits One
Of my men will direct him to aim directly
at that mans heart.
Nearly 5000 persons now surrounded the
court house and Jail, yelling tIynch him
Lynch him. Finally some one threw
stone which struck a soldier on the breast.
Then Colonel Colt, whose anger was
aroused, addressed the people once more.
He told them not to repeat the offence.
eff you want to iniure any one. said he.
shit me and not those young men"
With hat UDIifta6 tho Colonel W. Iya6 ont
ip.o the crowd, and said
"Here l am" His face was white with
anger.
The crowd gathered around him. but not
a man lifted his hand to strike the Colonel
It was probably we'll that they did not, for,
standing on the court house steps were the
soldiers with guns loaded waiting an order
to fire.
The crowd surged closer and closer to the
court house steps. becoming bolder as the
darkness increased. Colonel Colt addressed
them again, or attempted to do So but they
would not listen to him.
He shouted that he would have to order
The soldiers to fire + they did not fall back,
but on they came. and finally the order to
fire was given. Many were seen to fall, and
the mob fed like lot of frightened sheep.
Not shot was fired by the soldiers until
door showed signs of falling in, when tho
troops fired the volley which resulted fatal
ly. The remainder of the soldiers were
stationed at the south entrance, unminiful
that part of the crowd was making an at
tempt to batter down the door at the north
entrance.
The first fright following the volley hav-
ing died away, the mob became more bois-
ferrous and bold again. Soon they began
gathering about the court house. and though
still maintaining respectable distance, ut
tered imprecations against the soldiers, and
fears we're entertained for their safety if re-
endorsements did not quickly come.
The crowd soon began making an attempt
to secure dynamite, and swear that they
would blow up the court house. The
wounded and dead were carried into the
engine house and the stores near by