Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-18
PRISON BARS
Dolby Landed in the Ohio Peni-
tentiary.
ALL QUIET AGAIN At WASHINGTON C. 4.
Governor Mckinley Justifies the
MiIitIa's Firing.
PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 1S-Jasper
Dolby, the negro sentenced at Washington
Court House yesterday to twenty years
Imprisonment for a criminal assault on a
most estimable white woman, an old lady,
was landed in the penitentiary at I o'clock
this morning.
He was escorted here by Sheriff Cook and
Deputy Bussick, accompanied on the train
by the Columbus companies of the Ohio
National Guard The prisoner was taken
from the train at Dennison avenue, not
coming into the Union station, and walked
to the prison, one wall of which is on the
avenue. The military remained in the cars
and were carried to the Union station. All
troops have LETT Washington Court House.
A Columbus Dispatch reporter, who came
up with the train, states that after mid
night things at the court house quieted
down very much The citizens had nearly
all gone home. Yet many persons stood on
the neighboring corners until a much later
hour discussing the affair, as may readily
toe imagined, in connection with sIch ter
rible sensation as the killing of three men
and wounding of eleven others by the mil
itary.
Some of these people who remained about
the court house were supposed TO De IN a
plot to blow up the building with dynamite.
There had been so much TAX ABOUT pos
sible occurrence of that kind, based upon
what seemed to be reliable evidence, that
the vigilance CT the guard was not relaxed
in the least.
The military, all told until 3 80 am, num-
bered less than 100 men. Against the surg
ing hundreds of men who crowded INTO or
about the court house this small band had
kept up determined front for twelve or
fifteen hours. Finally, when the first reSi-
ment from Cincinnati and two companies
from the fourteenth regiment from Column
bus arrived at about $50 am. square was
formed by the men of the fourteenth, and,
escorted by the hrst, the line of march for
the cars was taken up, the negro being in
the square. He had been in the court house
about twelve hOurse. the officers not dar-
ing to attempt to return him to the Jail
after the sentence had been passed.
En- route to the cars in the early morning
nothing of interest occurred except that a
good many people were sun on the streets.
Beyol an occasional voice in the Stiffness
OF the hour uttering threats and diSapprOv-
al. the affair closed in rather weird way.
Just before the troops left the death of
O. W. Johnson, or Mac" Johnston, as the
reporter called him, was announced. max
ing three dead. lie was shot in the stOm-
ach. ana lived at kies, Butier county, Ohio.
The old man, Frank NiederhOuse, aged
seventy, shot in the leg AMI suffering am
putatiOn, cannot survive. He was the only
prominent citizen injured. the other in
Jured men. 1t would seem, belonged to a
class who would be likely to get into u
place of this kind. Theodore zimmerman,
aged twenty-five. at last accounts is still
in a critical condition.
Delay of the Militia
The reinforcements called for by Sheriff
Cook at p. IN. yesterday not arriving until
3::O this morning, and the shooting of the
citizens having occurred about : p. m, has
set on foot an investigation to ascertain
whether the cause OF delay in arrival OF the
reinforccments was due 10 the railroad
company q. the military department. 1t is
proper TO state that the soldiers had TO be
Sdlneret from their respective vOcdtiOnS
or homes. The Columbus companies were
held here to walt for a Marysviiie com
pany, and left at IL p. m. Ii Is thirty-nine
miles to Washington Court House The
train stopped at Mount Sterling, twenty
three miles from here. to pick up COM
pany.
The Cincinnati troops, according to the
statement Of a railroad man, were to ar
rive at Washington Court House by the
same line bun from the opposite direction,
and were to be timed so as to arrive stimuli
taneOusly with the troops from Columbus
Inquiry alone can determine the cause of
deiay in arrival. The criticism is that a
greater promptness on the part of some
body might have saved the loss of life
The Governor VigiIant.
Gov. Mckinley being asked about the
affair as TO what he desired to say, said:
The acC speaks for itself. Troops were
sent to act in aid of the civil authorities,
who were pOwerless to qucil mob that
was seeking to overthrow the law and its
orderly administration.
The governor was up all night in sleep
ing car. and in direct communication until
:: am. with his adjut&nt general, and came
through Washington Court House about
am, having left Gil cinnati at 3: 80 a I'M,
the car having stood in the Cincinnati
station until time for the departure of the
train.
The governor says he will not leave
Ohio 50 long there is e. possibility Of
trouble. He has formally withdrawn the
troops. He has received q number of tel
csrams to the effect that his stand for
law and its proper enforcement VIII be
heartily approved by all wise lovers of
state ard country"
He has Cancelled speaking engagements at
Louisville and Nashville, and the meeting
at New Orleans viii depend upon the de-
vclopnsents of today. The feeling here is
that the governor would be justified in GO
ing to New Orleans, but he says, "It is
better to stay here little too long than
to go q little too soon"
The negro stated to the penitentiary Of
ficlalS that he was rot guilty, but had en-
tered plea of guilty because he had been
Informed that he was to be mObbed, and
that this was the only way to escape with
his life. He claimed never to have been
arrested or charge I'd with the slightest in
fraction of law.
DR.. Ireton, in making the physical exam
iDation, said Dolby's legs trembled and his
heart iluttered as a result of his scare.
The fact in his case Is that he was clear
ly identified by his victim.
THE FIRING on THE MOB.
IT.