The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-10-24
A FATAL RIOT.
Militia Fire on q Mob at Wash.
ington O. H, Ohio.
Three Persons Killed and Many Wounded
An Attempt to Lynch Negro
Fails-He is Finally Landed
In the Penltentiary
at Columbus.

WASHINGTON G. H., O., Oct 49,
Washington is in a state of siege and
riot rules. Trouble of the most serious
kind is on. Thousands of angry men
and boys surround the court house and
batter the doors with missiles. Will
liam Dolby, the negro rapist, who as
'saulted Mrs. Mary Boyd, is the wretch
on whom they want to wreak their
vengeance. He was brought to this
city Tuesday and that night the first
mob rumors took shape. The local mi
litia was ordered out and later two
companies from Columbus reached
here. Much Indignation was mani
tested at the action of the officials in
thus putting bar between them and
their prey, and on all sides denuncia-
tions were frequent. All classes were
represented among those who took this
view of the situation.
Later in the day special grand jury
was impanelled aad the negro was in
dicted The indictment returned, Dol
by was taken from the court house to
the Jail, tried and sentenced to twenty
years imprisonment in the penitentiary
about as quick as it takes to write it.
The companies formed at the west side
of the court house while the sheriff and
Deputy James Busick went to the jail
for the prisoner. A thousand people
had gathered in the court house yard
to angrily protest against the course OF
leaden-heeled justice, Athousand peo-
pie with curses and 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.
Boyd's sister, rushed toward the tremb-
ling wretch, protected by the sworn
officers of the law, and breaking
through the ranks of the stalwart
guard, seized the culprit with a hand
of iron Quick as flash the musket OF
soldier was swung with great force
and Kirk was dealt a blow in the face.
The angry crowd rushed madly for
ward and the rush swept one gallant
boy around the corner and away from
his company, but he quickly returned
to his post. The curses and impreca-
tions of the thoroughly maddened
crowd grew in volume and the wretched
prisoner trembled like an aspen.
Col. Colt, commanding the troops,
stopped on the steps Of the court house
to warn the excited people to disperse,
and after his earnest warning had
fallen on deaf ears he shouted: Load"
and there was uniform clicking Of
hammers and every soldier prepared
his piece for trouble, If trouble must
come The startled crowd fell back a
few steps and several Of the more tim
i'd rushed for the corners, but they
rallied almost Immediately and closed
in, but the soldiers held them back
At 1856 the south doors were broken
and Immediately there was deafening
and continuous volley from two score
Of muskets. A pandemonium of yells
and curses and dense smoke filled the
corridors, the law had been maintained
at frightful cost, for this was list OF
dead and wounded: The dead.
Smith Welsh, aged TO-
James Judy, aged Is.
Mack johnson, Of Williamsburg, Clermont
county
Wounded-Hugh Ammerman, shot in hips,
F. L. Nitterhouse, shot through both ankles,
one foot almost severed.
Rial Parrott, shot In foot
John McCune, shot In leg
John Korn, shot in foot.
Emert Ellis, thumb shot of.
George Heating, IA years old, shot in both
legs and groin.
VIM Sans, fatally shot through the bowels.
WASHINGTON G. H., O., Oct. 19.-The
most intense excitement prevails here
against both Sheriff Cook and Col. Colt.
Gov. Mckinley will be asked to dismiss
Colt from the national guard as the
people here hold him responsible for
the killing and wounding of the twen-
ty-four people known to have been
struck. 1t is generally admitted that
Colts departure with his command
early yesterday morning alone pre-.
vented riot.
At 10 o'clock Thursday morning Col.
Hunt commanding the First regiment,
received orders from Gov. Mckinley to
return to Cincinnati and at 1O:45 the
guards broke camp in the court house
yard and marched to the Baltimore &
Ohio depot and boarded train which
left at 1;15 for Cincinnati A large
crowd Of curious people was in and
about the court house, but there was
! little excitement and no fears Of fur
! ther violence.
/ COLUMBUS, Oct 19.-The special trair
bearing Sheriff Cook and Deputy Sher
iff Bostwick, of Fayette county, with
the prisoner William Dolby, alias Jas
per, in custody, arrived here at 70 clock
yesterday morning. The train Dor,
also six companies Of the Fourteenth
regiment, tho remainder of the troops
being left at Washington Court Hous'
to guard life and property.
Gov. Mckinley arrived from Cincin
natl at o'clock in the morning, anC
after consultation with Sheriff Cook
Of Fayette county, and receiving |
number of kilograms from prominent
citizens Of Fayette county, ordered al
the troops remaining on duty at Wash
ington Court House to their homes. HI
says he is assured that there will be n,
further lawlessness there.
/ Another Train Robber Caught.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 19.--The police hav
under arrest a man who says his nam
Is Charles A. Morganfield. The prison
ar is allaond NV tha no1ioa fo ha ono N