The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-24
A LYNCHING.
Farmers Wife Assaulted Near
Frankfort, KY.
Dragged Into a culvert, Outraged and
Left With Threats of Death.
Alarm Given. Posses Quickly Formed and
the Negro Caught and Imprisoned
Later Taken Prom the JaIler and
Hanged Prom = Bridge.

FRAxKyoRr. Ey.. Aug. Tuesday
morning Mrs. Martin Nolan. wife of
well TO do farmer and mother Of four
children. who resides about one mile
from this city. was returning home on
foot with basket OF groceries She had
purchased.
When near cuivert a Negro APP
preached her and asked for money.
and upon being refused the brute beat
her numerically and dragged her into
the culvcrt. After a contest in which
Mrs. Nolan bravely attempted 10 save
her honor. and in which the fend
chokcd hcr into in.cnSibili;y. he ac-
complished his purpose and fed leav..
ing the woman. Before leaving her he
told her that If She screamed he would
return and murder her.
After recovering sufficient strength.
Mrs. Nolan again went 10 the road.
where She was met nv some people. to
whom she reported the affair. They
hurried 10 this city and reported the
affair 70 the officials. Several posses
were Immediately organized and sent
in every direction for the ticnd
There was no success in finding him.
but County Judge len Williams. who
had been furnished description of
him. had arrested Negro tallying
exactly with the description.
The Negro gave his name as Marshall
Boston, and an investigation showed
that he was an eX-convict. who was
sent from MaSsville for outrage, and
had done ten years for that crime. lie
was at work in this city but had not
shown up Tuesday morning.
He stoutly maintained his ignorance
Of anything connected with the crime
Tuesday morning. but. being taken be-
fore Mrs. Nolan. she positively identi-
fed him. lie was hurriedly brought
back TO this city under heavy guard
and placed in Jail,
The crowd which had congregated at
the scene of the crime was aroused.
and only needed a leader to send the
Negro into eternity. but he was per
mitted 10 90 10 his cell in safety,
The state house yard was filled with
mobbers at 10 o'clock. and in an alley
in the back of the state house the main
detachment Of the mob was formed.
At II o'clock the most uncarthly wells
were heard. and mob of two hundred
and fifty men came from an alley back
Of St Clair street, which runs back of
the jail.
The mob proceeded to the Jail. firing
pistols in the air and making the most
unearthly noise. and demanded the
keys. Taller Williams refused 10 give
up the keys, and the moi began to
batter the door with Sledgc hammers.
The bowling mob surged around the
jailyard with their cries for the blood
of the prisoner. while the continued
strokes OF the hammer beat for an hour
against the strong doors.
The big hinges gave away just as the
clock struck twelve, and the mob gave
one long yell. which did not cease I'M
til the body of their victim swung
from the bridge which crosses the Ken
lucky river about square above the
jailyard. boston confessed his crime.
and said he hoped TO meet his wife and
children in Heaven. The body swung
clear under the bridge and not strug-
gle was perceptible.
The body was then hoisted by a rope
to the high beams on the top OF the
iron bridge, and after filling il with a
hundred bullets the crowd dispersed.
They left the body swinging naked in
the light OF the moon.