The Helena independent., 1894-10-18
The LYNCHERS NAFfLEO.
The People Of an Ohio Town Make a
Determined Effort for
Vengeance
Troops Are Called Out and a Vol
Icy Is Poured Into the
Crowd,
Several Deaths Follow. but the Prlsoaor
Was Not Lynohed-some ouantieo
Robbers Arc Caught

NANhiNNluN AhNEI lnihlt bhlpt befs Ais
Although jasper DolbJ, colorsd, pleaded
guilty to-day 10 outtaRinR Mrs Mary @.
Boyd. in order 20 bo rushed OF 10 the psnl-
tentlAry for pfotsetion, he did not GET
started In advance Of the indiGnhn, mobs.
People were sWarmina into TOYS all dAY.
The sheriff could not get fiom thu jail 10
ihe depot after tho prisoner had bean SEN
fenced, A little after SIX o'slcsh the a At
rush Was made on tbs ,ourI souss. A crowd
Il dstsrminsd men attempted 10 break In
the south door. while smother party charged
tho militia NJ tho moth door. Bono ons
throw a stone al Coz. Colt. ana he cried out
that At the neIt stone thrown he vould
order his mon TO Gre. The crowd al the
door wore unable 10 effect an entrances.
The court yard By thls tlms was nlled
with psopls and cri;s Of gives US that
Niger" and curses saainsi the militia
Hlled tho air. Tho crowd grew In siIs
every minute. Before srisK Col. Colt
made speech sskinR the crowd 10 dis-
perse. but II was received With jesra Tbs
prisoner was pros,rstsd from fear ard lay
crying and moaning.
Up TO this time Dolby aud his guards had
been kept prisoners In the ceurt house BY
tho mob and then they made an st,ack.
The military replied without firing al h's,.
but another onslaught was made. and the
souih door vas forced open. This door
opens upon the street ehish was fllsd with
msn, women and childen A detachment
Of the guard finally fred on the attacking
party. None Of tho latter we're hurt, bat
dozen or more persons In the street were
stuck. Two vofe killed outright aud four
more were fatally wounded, ono having
since died.
Killed: Smith Welsh, aged IS. son Of q
prominent grocer. shot through the head;
Jesss Juddy. aged %, mechanic. shot
| through tho heart; g. W. johnson, of
Kyle's station, Butlef county, shot through
tue stomach. Wounded; William Sauer,
aged 80, shot In the abdomen. will die;
lheodose zimmerman. shot In the thigh:
Dan Parrott farmer. cousin of the man
who outraged the woman. shot In the foot;
John Korn, badly shot in the foot; Finest
Ellis, thumb shot OF; Frank Smith, In
iuries unknown; John hcHugh. boy. shot
In The foot and will likely die. IL Ia be-
lisved many others are wounded aud dill
gent search 10 In progress 10 flnd them.
Uron the FIRE ths mob dispersed in all di-
| reetions, but soon gathered again. Imms-
| dihtely all places of business In the city
were shut up. mayor Creansr pefemptorily
closed all piaces where liquor is solo.
Every strees was nlled WIN people. NO
time was lost In carrying away the dead
and wounded. Business houses and tie
engine house we're converted Into hospitals
All surgeons In the city were called into
services. Mothers. sisters and wivss crowded
around the dead and voanjed, snd added
iirs 10 the rnge OF The meb by their lnmen-
tEtions. Tbs feeling against ths mill
,ary was bitter. vicious and sehemsnt
10 pervaded all classes. As time passed the
mob grew In size aud furg. All over the
eonntry, BY telephone courier and electric
wires, the news has spread; All ioads ieal-
ho setback, In wagons. aud on foot horrS-
mo with oil possible speed TO the scene OF
bloodshed.
Meanvbile. In Washington Court House.
search was going on for arms, ammunition
and Dynamite. Shouts wee heard. Down
with the miIita'y" Blow mp the doRsw
nd Along with the black hsnd " These
shouts but feebly expressed the peni-up
passion OF everybody. for everybody
wns in the street and all
| were members or the mob Hs Tar as
personal feeling was concerned. There 10
no doubt OF purpose to blow mp the eour.
house. Of this the militia are aware. Toe
full moon lights up eyory approach 20 the
court house. IL military reinforeements do
not arrive before the moon goes down there
is danger of futsher bloolshed between the
orRanized, armed mob aud The militia, and
n cAsi the mob succeeds there Ia danger
,hat many OF the militia will share Dolby's
fate. Additional troops have been ordered
/ ON Cincinnati, Columbua Chilliecths
and other points.
DoIby's crime was committed ono week