The morning call., 1894-10-18
FIRED ON THE MOB.
Militia Shoot to Save a
Prisoner.
THREE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
1t Is Thought That One More
Will Die.
HELD IN THE COURTHOUSE.
The Troops Are Besieged, and Gov.
ernor Mckinley Has Been
Asked to Send Aid.

pleaded guilty to-day to assaulting Mrs.
Mary G. Boyd in order to be rushed off to
the penltentlary for protection, he did not
get started in advance of the Indignant
mob. People were swarming into the
town all day, and the Sheriff could not get
from the Jail 20 the depot after the pIis-
oner had been sentenced.
A little after o'clock the first rush was
made on the courthouse. A crowd of de-
termined men attempted to break in the
south door, while another party charged
on the militia at the north door. Some
one threw a stone at Colonel Colt, and be
cried out that at the next stone thrown he
would order the men TO fire. The crowd
at the door were unable to effect an en-
trance.
The courtyard by this time was filled
with people, and cries of give US the
niggerl" and curses against the militia
filed the air. TIE crowd grew in size
everv minute. Before ordering his men
TO fire Colonel Colt made speech asking
the crowd to disperse, but it was received
with jeers. The prisoner was prostrated
from fear and lay crying and moaning.
Up to this time Dolby and his guards
had been kept prisoners in the courtyard
by the mob, as it had been deemed useless
even to attempt to get the wretch out of
the way. Then came the final attack.
The militia with their bayonets held the
mob back without firing at first, but
another onslaught was made and the south
door forced open. This door opens upon
the street, which was filled with men,
women and children. packed so densely
that they swayed backward and forward
in ore mass as the crowd of angry men
pushed now this way and now that, ana it
was utterly impossible for any of them to
escape. Finally the attacking party drove
the guards within the gate, and then the
order was given and the militiamen fired.
None of the men who had broken down
the gate and who were Immediately par
ticipating in the attack were hurt, but
dozen or more persons in the street were
struck. Two were killed outright and
four more were fatally wounded. one hav-
ing since died
Killed:
Smith Welsh, aged 1S, son of a promi-
nent grocer. shot through the head.
Jesse Juddy, aged 25. mechanic, shot
through the heart.
C. w. johnson, shot through the
stomach.
Wounded:
William Sauer. aged 35. mechanic. shot
through abdomen. will die.
Theodore Ackerman, aged %, artisan,
right thigh.
Dan Parrott, aged 30. farmer, cousin of
the assaulted woman.
Frank Niedeshaus. IS. shot in the left
leg, will die.
John Korn. badly shot in foot.
Ernest Ellis. thumb shot off
Frank Smith, Injuries Unknown.
John McHugh, shot in foot and will
likely die.
1t is believed many others are wounded,
and diligent search is in progress to find
them.
Upon the first fire the mob dispersed in
all directions, but soon gathered again,
Immediately all places of business in the
city were shut up, and Mayor Creamer
peremptorlly closed all places where
liquors were sold. Every street was filled
with people.
No time was lost in carrying away the
dead and wounded. Business houses and
the engine-hous were converted into hos
pitals, and all the surgeons in the city
were called into service. Mothers, sis
ters, wives and sweethearts crowded
around the dead and wounded and added
FIRE to the rage of the mob by their Ia
| mentations. Feeling against the military
was bitter, vicious and vehement 1t per-
vaded all classes. As time passed the
mob grew in size and fury. All over the
county. by telephone, courier and electric
wire. the news was spread. and all the
loo to nit lad xr;Sb
men on horseback, in wagons and on foot,
hurrying with all possible speed to the
scene of boodshed.
Meanwhile, in Washington Courthouse
a search was going on for arms, ammuni-
| ton and dynamite. Shouts were heard /:
Down with the military !" "Blow up the
| dogsv and, "Along with the black fend p'
| These shouts but feeblY expressed the
| pent-up passion of everybody. for every
| body was in the street and all were men,
| bers of the mob as far as personal feeling
was concerned. Men moved about as if
| bent on business. but said nothing.
There is no doubt purpose to blow up
| the courthouse. and Of this the military
| are aware. A full moon lights up every
approach to the courthouse, and if mill
.ary re-entorcements do not reach here
| before the moon goes down, there is
danger of further greater bloodshed be-
tween an organized mob and the militia,
aud in case the mob succeeds there is
| danger that many OF the militia will share
Dolby's fate.
Additional troops have been ordered
from Cincinnati, Columbus, Chillicothe
and other points.
| Dolby's crime was committed one week
ago at Parrott's station. Mrs. Mary C.
Boyd, aged IS, was his victim. He was
| brought into court at 4 o'clock this after
| noon, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
| to twenty years in the penitentiary. An
/ angry mob gathered about the Jallyard
| yesterday afternoon after Dolby had been
identified by bis victim. and Sheriff Cook
called to his assistance the local militia
company. This action increased the fury
against Dolby. and Governor Mckinley
was appealed to for additional assistance
aud troops from Columbus we're sent here