The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-17
T8E LYycBIyo or PURFEAh
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Con.~.d the Work OF the Mes.

One-third or the Coreaer's Jurp wasted e
Co.-~.s the Work OF the Mss.
srRorDsBuBa. Pa. March 16.-Ths eoroner's
jury In the case OF the lynehing OF Richard
Purysar. the escaped murderer Of Christian
Ehier. brought In . verdict this aftsrnoon that
Purysar came to his death By being hanged by
persons unknown to the jury. They heard
only half dozen witnesses. and none OF those
had seen the lynching. according to their tss-
timony. After ell the Witnesses had been sx-
smned the Jury was unable to agree for q
long time. because two Of It's members. or one
third the whole nun Der. stood out for Q rsso-
luton Of com N endation Of the mob that hung
Purysar.
The jury also censursd the Sheriff for letting
the prisoner get out Of Jail. and passed resolu-
tions condemning the County Com missioners
for removing the guard OF deputies which had
been placed In the prison ever since the at
tempt OF Q mob TO lynch the murderer on
March i. At the morning session. Lewis
Meyers the constable who tried to rescue the
negro. but was roughly iostled aside and
jeered by the crowd. was called John b. VIII
liams. the District ATTORNEY. examined the
Q-Nr N.ysrs you are the eonstabis, A-Ya
y1S Si I'M ne nisS. Of me deceased After
vQ.-Dia you jOla tie crowd thai pursued himi A.
3-po yOa ino. ,s., h. lynen:t, Id -,
pfs % a: ,s:
0.Do yoq lnev Who AsiSAllJ lyneA.d Richard Pur
'.oIrher. was eon.id.r.ss. .xu,,.m.s, sheet ina,
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QAsos s s srSvauas q ,h: sI HEsni sty or
Sn: .Sd :1S:d 70 si sS ?.
a.Yoa then had no opportunity to 90. .nytAias,
9.hs, long dia u: IZrss,ny last, A.s,.ryssss
Jacob Engler. the miller. WAS present With .
lawyer. who argued that no man could be
mony would tend TO incriminAts or degrade
well. Squire said the DISTRICT Attorney,
IL !. Tor you to say whether Mr.. Enslsr shall
ID seems to me-. replied Justice Drake.
Jake" SAID the District Attorney. you
Get yogI PP.J a. the Clerks once" said
William Van Gordon. ,snitor Of tn. Court
H HS ,hapDsned to be st.nei1s f. the room
something about this matter;
"TS.rs all then. replied the bissric. At
. was anybody there ?" inquired . spectator
whereat ali the Jurors laughed
tss e2Ssfs r.. Tsrs ws.ns IN The
rearing TO Close ssdrss.sd I Woman DsI, CT e.ms
~ on had right lively entertainment ysstsr-
Yes." replied Mr.. Van Gordon, we did"
This woman belong. to one Of the best known
families in StroudsburE. and her remark
shows exactly the attitude Of most OF the
Jacob !. ziszsniuss a.ewing Machine agent
opposite view and dsnou nced tho lynehing as
an outrage. and he is in turn denounced By
nearly everybody. The body OF the negro was
displayed all day Yesterday to visiting crowds
in f f iail e0rEidor, This morning Il vas sent
section.
There Is a strong feeling against the negroes
10 btroudsbuTg. and there - talk OF ordering
Ben kusnton. who captured Puryear aud sur-
rendered him to the moi. out OF town. The
nsgroes. on the other hand. are complaining
bitterly that Puryear did not nave . fair legal
chance BY the negroes kusnton IL held In
seorr for capturing his friend and psddling
the rope with which he was hanged around
town, II he remains in StroudsburE he viii
have few fIiendA
District Attorney Williams will bring the
subject Of the lynehing betors the Grand jury,
which will begin It's session. on the lrst Mon
day In April. but he admits that be has no evil
denee lRainst anybody for participating In
the Affair