The herald., 1894-10-18
Riot at Washington Court
House, 0.
Citizens Shot Down By State
Troops.
Three Men Killed and a Score Of
Others Wounded.
Tho Massacre Due to an Attempt to
Lynch Negro Rape Fiend.
Bitter Feeling Against
the Militia.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON CouRT HOUSE, o., Oct.
17.-Although Jasper Dolby, colored,
pleaded guilty today to outraging Mrs.
Mary G. Boyd in order to be rushed of
to the penitentiary for protection. he
did not get started in advance of the
indignant mobs. People were swarming
into the town all day. The sheriff could
not get from the Jail to the depot after
the prisoner had been sentenced. A
little after 6 o'clock the first rush was
made on the court house. A crowd OF
determined men attempted to break
the south door, while another
party charged on the militia at the north
door. Some one threw stone ut Col
onel Colt, and he cried out that at the
next stone thrown he would order the
men to fire. The crowd at the door was
unable to effect an entrance. The court
yard by this time was filed with people,
and cries OF "Give us the niggerW and
curses against the militia flied the cir.
The crowd grew in size every minute.
Before firing, Colonel Colt made q
speech asking the crowd to disperse, but
it was received with jeers. The prison
er was Frustrated from fear and lay cry
ing and moaning. Up to this time
Dolby and bis guard had been kept
aud then they made an attack. The
firing at first, but another on.
aI.--he -oc r,oda and ha aonf n
door was forced open. This door
opens upon the street, which was filled
with men, women and children. The
detachment of the guard finally fred OF
the attacking party. None of the latter
were hurt, but a dozen or more persons
in the street were struck. Two were
killed outright, and four more were
fatally wounded, one having diedgsince,
NAMES oF THE VICTIMS.
Killed: Smith Welsh, aged IS, sor
of prominent grocer. shot through the
head.
jessie Juddy. aged 25, mechanic. shot
through the heart.
G. w. Johnson, shot through the
stomach.
Wounded William Sauer, aged 35.
mechanic, shot through abdomen, will
die.
Theodore Alderman, aged %, artisan,
shot in the right thigh.
Dan Parrott, aged 30, farmer, couein
of the outraged woman, shot In the
right foot.
Frank Niedeahaus, aged 65, shot in
the leg will die.
John Korn, badly shot in foot.
Frnest Ellis thumb shot of,
Frank Smith, injuries unknown.
John McHugh, shot in foot and will
likely die.
1t is believed many others are
wounded, and o diligent search is in
progress to find them.
THE MOB DISPERSED.
Upon the firing the mob dispersed
all directions. but soon gathered
again. Immediately all places OF bust.
ness in the city were sSut up. Mayor
Dreamer peremptorily closed all places
where liquors we're sold. Every street
was filed with people. No time wat
lost in carrying away the dead and
wounded.
| Business houses were converted into
hospitals. Surgeons in the city were
called into service. Mothers, sisters
wives and sweethearts crowded around
the dead and wounded. and added fire
to the rage OF the mob by their lamenta-
tions.
| Feeling against the military was bitter
vicious and vehement. 1t pervaded al
classes. AS time passed the mob grew
in eize and fury. All over the country
by telephone, courier and telegraph, the
news was spread. All the roads leading
to the city were filled with men on horse
back, in wagons and on foat, hurryinl
with all possible speed to the scene o
boodshed.
Meanwhile in Washington court house
O search was going on for arms, ammu-
milton and dynamite. Shouts were heard
Down with the military !" blow up
the dogs along with the black tiend! !"
ANGRY MUTTERINGs.
These shouts but feebly expressed the
pent up passion of every boay. for every
body was in the street and all were mem
bers of the mob 30 far as personal feel
ing was concerned. Men moved about
as il bent on business, but said nothing
There ia no doubt of a purpose to blow
up the court house. vi this the mill
tary are aware.
A tull moon llgnIS up oNeIy hppruhcL
to the court house. II military rein
corcements do not reach here before the
moon goes down, there is danger of fur.
ther and greater bloodahed between an
organized mob and the militia, and in
case the mob succeeds there is danger
| that many oi the miiitiamen will share
Dolby's fate.
Additional troopB have been ordered
from Cincinnati, Columbus, Chillicothe
and other points.
DoLBY's CRIME.
Dolby's crime was committed one
week ago at Parrott's station. Mrs
Mary G. Boyd. aged So, was his victim
He was brought into court at O'Clock
this afternoon, pleaded guilty and wa.
sentenced to 20 years in the penitenti'
ary. mob gathered about the jai
yard yesterday after Dolby had beer
identified by his victim, and Sheriff
Cook called to his assistance the loca
militia company. This action increased