The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-24
ESCAPED A LYNCHlNG.
QUICK JUSTICE SAVES AN OHIO NE
GRo'S NECK.

The Crowd Were Determined, Rowsver.
@and Took The Flend from Two M,llt1a
Companies who Captured Him Again
After Kining Two of tho hob.
WASHINGTON. Ohio, Oct. 17.-In the
criminal court today Jasper Dolby, the
negro who assaulted Mrs. Mary @. Bird
Of Parrott's Station week ago, con-
fessed the crime and was sentenced to
the penitsatiary for twenty years.
There was every prospect Of bloody
Eght tonight as great mob was In
town bent on lynching Dolby and the
Sheriff had two companies Of State
militia here to help him protect the
prisoner. a special grand jury was
called. Dolby was indicted today and
his trial and sentence followed prompt
ly. The county officers hoped by this
means to quiet the mob and avert q
light. The sheriff with three companies
Of uaiIitia started this evening to take
Dolby, the negro rape iend to the penl.
tentiary, but at the depot the mob got
possession Of the prisoner. The militia
charged killing two OF the mob and re-
capturing tbs prisoner. He was Ghen
hurried back 20 jail. A cau has been
made for the First ana Fourteenth re-
giment.
As darkness came on crowd of 1850
people surrounded the court house ana
Jail which are really one building, yell
ing lynch him lynch him. Finally
some one threw stone which struck a
soldier on the breast. Then Colonel
Colt, whose anger was aroused, address.
ed the people 10 language which was
very plain and forciable. He told them
not TO repeat the offence. IF you want
10 injura any one,' said be, hit me, and
not those young men, and with lat up
lifted he walked out into the crowd,
and said here am, his face ashen
with anger. The,crowd gathered around
him but not s man lifted his hand to
strike the Colonel It was probably
well that they did not for standing on
the. court house steps were the soldiers
with guns loaded waiting an order to
fire. The crowd surged closer snd
closer to the court house steps, becom-
ing boiler as the darkness increased.
Col. Colt addressed them again or rather
attempted TO 90 go, but they would not
listen to him. He shouted that he
would have TO order the soldiers to fire
II they did not fall Oack, but on they
came and finally the order TO fire was
given. Many we're seen to fall and the
mob fed like lot Of frightened sheep.
The dead are: Smith Welsh, 18 years
of age, son of grocery man, shot In the
head aad abdomen; Jess July, % years
CID, shot IN breast aud abdomen. He
WIS laboFer. Mack johnson OF VII
hamsburg, Brown County, saot 10 bow
el. The wounded are: William Sam,
23 years old, 8 laborer from Adams
County, working here. Theodore
Ammermsn, shot in right thigh, seri-
Gus; Frank Neiterhouse, an aged man,
shot In left leg; George Ksating, IA
years old, shot in groin End in both legs,
will die; Frank Smith, flesh wouno
IN foot; Dial Parrott, 20 years old, shot
in right foot; John MeCune, flesh
wound in foot; Ernest Ellis, snog In
foot. Others we're undoubtedly injured,
The crowd secured 8 batter!ng ram
and began TO beat down the door. Not
8 shot was fred by the soldiers until the
door fell In, when the troops fired the
Volley which resulted SO fatally: The
remainder Of the soldiers were station
cd at the South entrance and unmind-
ful that a portion Of the crowd were
making an attempt TO batter down the
door at the North entrance. The first
fright following the volley having died
away, the mob became more bolster.
ous and bold again. They are gather
ing about the court house and though
they remained sc respectful distance,
uttered loud imprecations against the
soldiers and fears were entertained for
their safety il reinforcements did not
quickly come. The crowd made an at.
tempt to secure dynamite and swore
that they would blow up the court
house. The wounded and dead were
carried Into the engine house and the
stores near by. It looked very evident
that the prisoner would be secured be-
fore morning. At 8 o'clock tonight
Adjutant General Howe ordered o1t as
an additional force Battery B. Of the
First Artillery at Cincinnati.
The first message was received from
Col. A. B. Colt, in command of the
State troops at Washington q. H. since
the report Of the assault at 10 o'clock to.
night. Il was addressed to General j
&. Howe and was as follows: "Your
kilograms just received. No reinforce.
nnents have yet arrived. We can hold
the court house for hours. The doors
were broken In and the guards fred
Reported to as that two were killed and
three wounded. It is reported to the
sheriR that the mob has broken into
the powder house and taken the powder
It is the most deter minded mob ever
saw. Ths troops used every precsu
tion. The sheriff and Judge Maynard
approved our action. | pleaded and
begged Of the men to peacably disperse
Our men are ali right now" Adjutani
General Howe has been unable TO gel
any answer TO Colonel Colt and Sheriff
Cooke. He believes that the mob ha.
them surrounded and that they have
cut off communication. He Is also hav
ing trouble in securing the necessary
Communication to move the troop!
ordered to Colonel Colts aid.
At 10 o'clock the troops from Marys
vile and those TO go from here JOINED
them on special train over the Mid
land Railway. It is thirty seven mile
from here to Washington. Genera
Howe urged the railway company Il
serd the train forward at the utmos
speed. He has arranged that the trail
bearing the Cincinnati troops shall
reach there about the same time so tha
there can be no question about having
a sufficient force on the ground Il
control the mob when the frs
soldiers arrive. The mob is so in
eensed against the soldiers now tina
small force would be in Danger there
General Howe Is afraid the mob IL
its frenzy over the shooting o
the citizens may try to bloP
up the whole jail and court house. Tn
command Of Colonel Colt is now in tn,
Jail and this would result in terribl
loss Of life. "If they can hold the jai
against the mob for half hour longer
said General Howe st 1870 tonight
SI think the danger will be over.
will have enough troops in Washington
court house by that time TO control al