The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-03
WIFE-MURDERER LYNCHED
uorI<ND ENGLISH HANGED BY 4
MOB At BAKERSYILLE.
lie was Accused OF Drowning His Year
Old Wife-The Lynching Commended
by the Neighbors-Mt. Airy Fire.

WINSTON, n. c., April 2.-Sepcial.-A
special received her this afternoon
from Marion. North Carolina. says:
Holland English was taken from
the jail at Bakersviile Sunday morning
and hanged by a crowd Of two hundred
citizens of Mitchell county The crime
for which English was lynched was the
murder Of his wife recently, whom he kill
ed IN order TO marry another woman.
Before committing the deed himself. he
first offered his half sister ten dollars to
poison his wife
A fax hank was used in the execution
OF English, no rope being in reach. The
lawabidng citizens Of Mitchell county
commend the action of the lynchers
there fore no arrests will be made.
The body Of IN, murdered woman was
found in Tye river. IN Mitchell county
The husband. it is supposed induced the
woman to go 20 the stream with him ana
when she got there threw her into the
water. When the body was found
shawl was tied over the woman's mead
and some weights attached to il.
English was arrested and committed 10
/ Jail. lie denied his guilt. and pleaded
with the officials TO remove him rom
the county. to escape lynchins.
Fight Over a rosi.oi'iee.
s. E. Stewart. Republican postmaster
AZ Daisy. this county. refused to turn
the ofiire over 10 the new appointee'
Mrs. Edith ~ Shaffer. The latter re-
ceived her commission Saturday, ana III
company with her husband went 10
Stewart and informed bin that she hau
| received her papers and was reaus ~
take charge of the office. stewart ie-
| clined to recognize her authority. MI
shaner, husband of the new appoinise
Was I'm Winston to-day. He had teie-
/ gram sent 20 the Pcs tmasteF-IeheFa'
asking him what steps his wife shoulu
| take I'm order TO take charge OF the
| office Shaffer gays that the fepubhcdhS
are as much incensed at Stewards acton
as the Democrats They favor change III
the administration OF the Office, WIN n
! will be moved about one-half mile from
its present location
Mr.. Joseph Bodenhamer, a Republican,
went with Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer to the
| Office Saturday, but Stewart gave MIN
orders to get ont and he got
Mr.. Shaffer says he had to go III ana
get Mr.. Bodengamers mail.
Mr. Stewart > lIOlHtl 'sAi 10 Nit~ H-@''
| from the Office TO the train, and ne Is as
| anxious as the postmaster to hold MS
Job. regardless OF the opposition OF the
| patrons OF the office.
Postmaster Stewart is the man who
was arraigned at the last term OF the
court for striking his aged father
\ reply from the Postofiice Department
directed Mrs. Shaffer TO .ake charge OK
| the Office. \ telegram was also sent
Stewart. notifying him that he should
release the office at once.
Big Fire at Nit. Airy.
L. W. Ashby & Sons tobacco factorya
! Mount Airy, was burned Saturday. The
cause was a defective hue. The loss Is
about $4,000. The insurance was $4,000.
The destruction of this factory throws
two hundred people cut Of employment.
There were 1901 600 pounds Of manufac-
! tured tobacco OF fine grade and 10000
pounds OF leaf tobacco in the factory.
Five women visited the home Of Eliza
beth Rickman, near Ayersville, Rocking
ham county. dragged her from her bed
and beat her severely. Jealousy ON the
part of one Of the women was said to be
! tho gaffea