The sun., 1894-10-18

Probably Dozen Wounded, several Nor.
tally -ws-hinRtor Court House, Fsyette
County, Ohio. the scene OF the Tragedy
The Negro Had Assaulted White wo-
man, and the Angry Farmers, Ignoring
Warnings, Nearly Battered Down the
| Jail Door and Compelled the soldiers 20
Fire on Them -Re-enforceu uent. Hur-
| ried 20 the scene from columbus.
| WASHINGTON CoURT HousE, o., Oct ia
! week ago negro. Jasper Dolby, assaulted Mrs.
| Mary G. Boyd, middle-aged white widow. lie
was arrested and placed in jail. so incensed
were the farmers Of the nelghborhood that they
| threatened to lynch him.
| Last night the farmers gathered about the Jail
| In force. and II became necessary to call out the
| local militia TO protect him. To-day he was
railroaded to his trial. n special Grand Jury
| being called. lie pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced TO twenty years in state prison.
| To protect him It was necessary to send two
| more companies Of militia here, and In the
| effort to remove him to Columbus this after
noon n riot started. The militia fired on the
mob and two persons were killed.
| The dead are:
SMITH WELSH 1s years OF age, son OF a groceryman
| shot ip head and abdomen.
JAMES JuDY laborer years old shot in breast and
| abdomen.
The wounded are:
MACK JOHNSON, Williamsburg, Brown county, shot
| in abdomen.
WILLIAM SAM, 90 years old, laborer, from Adams
county. working here.
THEODORE AnMERnAS, shot in right thigh serious.
FRANK NEITERHoUsE, aged man. shot in left leg.
GEoRGK KEATISo. IL years old, shot in groin and In
both legs, will die.
FRANK SMITH. flesh wound In foot.
DIAL PARRorT, 20 years old, shot In right foot.
JOHN McCuSE, flesh wound In foot.
ERNEST ELLIS, shot in foot.
Others were undoubtedly injured, but these
are the most serious cases.
Early in the day Sheriff Cook telegrapbed
Adjt.-Gen. Howe that special Grand Jury had
been impanelled to indict Dolby. He said that
It was expected that Dolby would plead guilty
and accept the sentence of the court rather
than remain in the Jail at Washington
Court House another night and run the risk of
being taken out by the mob and lynched. The
Sheriff thought that prompt action by the courts
would allay the excitement of the people.
The situation has been threatening all the
morning. Last night Sheriff Cook telepraphed
for m soldiers.
At o o'clock this morning Adjt.-Gen. Howe
sent two companies OF the Fourteenth Regi-
ment, and C., accompanied by Col A.
y. Colt, to help the Sheriff, who tele-
graphed that a large force of farmers
were collecting in town, and he feared
the local military company would not be able to
prevent them from executing their threat of
taking Dolby from the Jail and hanging him.
AdJt-Gen. Howe remained in Columbus and
Col. Colt wired him that the troops had arrived
at Washington and had control OF the situation.
That was the situation this morning.
The crowd increased during the day and made
preparation 10 get the negro brute from the
officers as they took him from the Jail TO the
Court House at o'clock this afternoon TO re-
ceve the sentence Of Judge Maynard. Col. Colt
had his men lined along the route from the Jail
TO the Court House, about twenty yards.
As they were leading the man up the Court
House steps the mob made rush for him and
the militia charged on them with their bayonets,
repulsing the crowd. Several were struck with |
bayonets, but none seriously.
The guards got the man into the court ROOM |
He was frightened that he shook like leaf |
and wept. The crowd on the outside yelled and |
howled for him. The Judge sentenced him to |
twenty years in the Ohio penitentary.
The military companies formed at the west |
side of the Court House before the trial while |
the Sheriff and Deputy James Busick went to |
the Jail for the prisoner. The west entrance TO
the Court House is about fifty feet from a rear
side door OF the Jail, and there are high steps
leading to the Court House.
thousand persons had gathered in the Court
House yard. They vowed that the negro should
never be taken past them.
The Sheriff and HIS IDENTITIES had bardlv
emergedlfrom the hall door when the ac.
knowledged leader of the crowd Uenrv
Kirk who married Mrs Rovd,s sis,ar
rushed toward the negro. and breaking
through the ranks of the guard seized the cul
prit. Quick flash the musket of a soldier
was swung with great force and Mr.. Kirk re-
ceived IA blow In the face.
The crowd surRed forward and in the rpsb
swept one soldier boy around the corner and
away from his company but he quickly returned
TO his post. Col. Colt rallied his men and the
prisoner was carried into the Court House
There was then a scene of intense excitemen,
Men arned with stayas rushad bindI,, aI,,,oa. |
Busick and Detsctive Caldwell baId ~
prisoner between them. and neither forge,
his nerve, Henry Kirk, fruntic with rage. rushed
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