New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-18
LYNCHERS SHOT DOWN.
THE LAW UPHELD IN OHIO.
MILITIA FIRE ON A MOB AT WASHINGTON
COURT HOUSE.
TWO MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT. TWO FATAihh
HURT AND EIGHT OTHERS WOUNDED BY
VOIIEY-THE MOB WAS SEEKING TO
LYNCH a NEGRO CONVICTED

OF CRIMINAI. ASSAULT.
Columbus. Ohio. oct. IA mob at Washing
ton Court House. in this State made an attempt
to-day to take william Dolby. alias Jasper.
negro who pleaded guilty this afternoon and
was sentenced to the State Prison for twenty
years for criminal assault on Mrs. Mary c. Boyd.
Of Parrots Station. week ago. from Sheriff
Cook and in attempting TO repulse them. Colonel
Colt. Of Columbus. in command Of State troops
present ordered them to fire. Three citizens
nave been killed A dispatch from Washington
Court Hous" says:
AS darkness came on a crowd of l,50O people
surrounded the courthouse and jail which are
really one building yelling Lynch him" Finally
some threw stone which struck soldier
on the breast. Then Colonel Colt. whose anger
was aroused. addressed the people in language
which WAS very plain AMI forcible. He told them
not t. repeat the offence. II YOU want To injure
any me saiI h.. hit me AMI not those young
men and with hat upllfted. ne walked out into
the crowd ard said: Here | am his face ashen
with anger
The crowd gathered aroual him. but not a
man lifted his hand to strike the Colonel II
was probably well that they did not for. stand
ing on the Courthouse steps We're the soldiers,
with guns loaded. waiting an order 10 fire. The
crowd surged closer and closer to the Court
house steps. becoming bol1cr as the darkness
increased. Colonel Colt addressed them again,
or. rather. attempted to do SO. but they would
not listen L. him. He shouted that he would
have to order the soldiers to fire II they did not
fall back. but on they came. and finally the
order To- fire was given. Many We're seen to
fall and the mob fed Ike a lot of frightened
sheep. The dead and wounded are as follows.
DEAD
Jt'DN. James. twenty-five years old.
WEIGH. Smith. nineteen years Oh.
WOUNDED
AMMERMAN. Hugh sho, through hips; condition
dangerous.
ELLIS Emerl,. thumb shot N.
JOHNSON. Mack u Williamsburg cl'rmon'
county. shot through bowels. viii de.
HEATING. George fourteen years old; shot in
both legs and groin
KERN. John shot in foo'
MCINE. John. shot IN lex
SITTERHOG-SE r H. shot through both ankles,
one 'ooi almost severed
PARROTT. Dial. shot In foot
SANS. William. fatally shot through the bowels.
SMITH. Frnnk flesh wound In face
Others were undoubtedly injured. but these
are the most scrioIs cases.
The situation Is evidently very grave AdJu-
tant-General Howe said at D. m. "and have
ordered all the LIST Regiment AT Cincinnati. Com
pany H. Of the 18th Regiment at Chillicothe;
Company l.. of the 81 Regiment at Sabna. ana
Companies A. +. VI and II. ~ the lith Regiment
here - revert at Washington Court House a.
the earliest possible moment fear that the
mob has proved t., large and too aggressive to
Dee controlled by IA" small force II three com
panios a. Colonel COTS commlnd"
,f.yff
anI is fully advised. and tc'cgraphed his private
secretary thar unless quiet is At once restored AZ
Washington Court Horse me- VIII abandon his
southern "trip and return her. at once.
At O'Clock tonight Adjutant-Gencral Howe
ordered out as additional force. battery b. Of
th, lst Artillery AT Cincinnati Sheriff Cook. Of
Fayctte County telcgraphcd General Howe as
follows
tn, rumor B.. correct Three have been Killed and
crht OF ten WOUNDED
The nrs, message received from Colonel
colt In command OF the STATE troops AT Wash
ington Court House. sine" the report Of the as
sault. was at 10 o'clock tonight II was ad-
dressed to Gcncyal J. {. Howe and was as fol
lows
Your kilograms JUS, received 80 reinforcemcnts
have yet arrived Wr can hold the courthouse
for hours The doors were broken In ana m guArlS
fired reported to US that two men were Killed ana
it IS reported the Sheriff that the mob has
broken into the powder house and taken thr pow
der II Is the most Determined mob ! ever SAW.
The troops used every precaution The Shrilii ahi
Judge MAYNARD approve our cii1n. pleaded ana
begged Of the men TO peaceaby dsperse our men
are all right now
At 10 O'Clock the troops from Marysyillc and
those to go from herr met on a special train over
the Midland Railway. II Is thirty seven miles
from here to Washington Court House. General
Howe urged the railway company to send the
train forward at ri" utmost speed ,,,,,
Washington Court House. oct. l'-Wiliiam
Dolby. the negro who caused the bloodshcd here
to-day assaulted Mrs. Mary Boyd "A few days
ago. lie brought TO this city yesterday.
ana last nigh; the first mob rumors took shape.
The local militia was ordered out. and later two
companies from Columbus reached here. Much
Indignation manifested AT IN" action of the
Officials In thus putting "A bar between the mob
and their prey. and on all sides denunciations
were frequent. All classes were represented
among those who took this view of the situation.
though many deplored the Iawless spirit mani
Tested.
Later in the day "A special Grand Jury was
impanelcd and the negro was indicted. The in
dictmcnt returned. Dolby was taken from the
iail to the courthouse. tried and sentenced To
twenty years Imprisonment in the pcnitcntiary
about as quickly as II takes TO write 1t. The
companies formed at the west sid" OF the court
house while the Sheriff ana Deputy James
Iusick went To the Jail for the prisoner. The
west entrance to the courthouse IL about forty
feet from n rear side-door of the JAIL and there
are high steps leading to the former. thou
sand people had gathered In the courthouse
ward To protest against the course of leaden-
hccled justice. A thousand people with curses
and imprecations vowed that Dolby should
never be taken past them up the high steps 10
the hall. The Sheriff and his deputies had hard
Is emerged from the Jail door when tn" ac-
knowcdgcd leader OF the crowd, Henry kirk.
who married Mrs Boyd's sister rushed toward
the trembling wretch. protected by the sworn
officers Of the law. and. breaking through the
thin ranks of the stawart guard. seized the
cuprit with a hand OF iron. quick flash
the muskct of q soldier was swung with great
force and Mr.. Kirk was dealt blow In the fac.
The angry crowd surged madly forward. and In
the rush swept one soldier boy around the cor
ncr and away from his company. but he quickly
returned To his post. The curses and impreca,
tions of the thoroughly maddened crowd grew
I'm volume and the wretchcd prisoner trembled
like an aspen. He had to be supported. Colonel
Colt rallied his men for a suprt me effort, and
the prisoner was almost carried up the steps