The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-10-26
Lynch Law.

We are indebted to the Baltimore News
for the following:
TPPER MARLBORO Oct. 20, 1894.
\ party of masked men took from the
Jail here this morning Stephen Williams
(coIoredl, who confessed that he was the
man who committed the assault on Mrs.
Albert Har,!estv last Wednesday night,
and hung him at the Marlboro iron bridge.
At midnight last night W. J. Spicer,
who keeps the keys of the jail, was awak
ened by several horsemen who came to his
house. They demanded the keys at the
point of the pistol Spicer drew his re-
ynlver aud resisted: A moment later there
was heard the sound of shouting in the
neighborhood of the Jail.
The men, hearing this knew that the
iail had been broken into and FASTENED
away The attendant in the Jail, Charles
Dan. h:itt in describing his experiences,
said he was awakened by Il noise which
led him to believe that some of the prison
erS were trying to escape.
Looking out of the window he saw the
men passing, and soon the work at the
lack door began He thought ii useless
10 show resistance. as he knew that even
then in his lighted room he was covered
with pistols.
Men outside were heard to say that they
wanted Williams and would take him at
Ill hazards
\ sledge- hammer and crow-bar were
brought into use, and the double iron door
with iron lock was pushed open and a few
men entered The work was poorly done,
and took over an hour to batter down the
brick work around the door.
\ large gathering of the citizens of the
town appeared in sight and some were
ANXIOUS to 90 to the mans assistance, but
they were warned by armed men to re-
main 1T Il respectable distance.
At daylight the body was still hanging
a Id soon Justice Harris summoned Il jury
of inquest and the body was lowered and
placed in a wagon and taken to the coun-
t. Jail.
Williams father reached here Saturday
morning and viewed tue remains. He said
tlat his son deserved his fate, but had
been for many years Il good lad. He was
buried in the Jail yard Saturday evening.
Williams crime was prcmeditated and
MAS unusually atrocious and brutal 1t
inclndcd the dragging of Il sick woman
over "A wire fence until She was cut and
Il. Il, -, 10 al,
a dog fought faithfully against the attack
of the inhuman brute.
There is no doubt that Williams was the
ri sht person. Mrs. Iardesty fully identi-
in court to the officers and in Jail to Il
priest. the Rev Father Broderick of White
Marsh Catholic Church.
The night Williams went to Mrs. liar
de,ty's house he knew that the woman ;
husband was down at the village store
He had rome to the store with careful eau
ton to satisfy himself of that. He went
t. the house and pushed the door open
boldly and walked in.
The sick woman WAS accustomed t" the
entrance of her husband in that manner
= ii it did not excite her apprehension TIL
s.le raised her eyes, a. she was lying On
the bed. and saw the negro.
lie asked her where Mr. HardcSty was
..ue is down 1t the stable, the woman re
piled.
No. he isn't. the brute replied ''hc is
dnvu at the store, and don't want him.
any. | want pou,
He started for her and She shrieked and
;umned from the bed. y desperate strn%-
,,i,. cpsile,l in which the woman was sever
al times oycrpoWcred and only given OPP
,,,rtuuity to continue the struggle by the
400, biting the negro till he had t" partial
- r4letst. his victim to beat the animal of.
Meanwhile, Il little daughter of Mrs.
u,ydrs1y had run CRYING down the road
md alarmed the nci~llhorS. The negro
.,,.,s frightened away and the woman made
her way in torn nightclothcs, barefoot
through Il field OF bricrs, to the house OF It
- .j.ehbor. where she wa found with her
husband and searching party.
taste for liquor i one OF the symp-
toms of genius.