The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-18

Frederick, MD., Nov lz,-James
Goilgs, who assaulted Mics Lille Jones
at the home OF Hamilton Geiabert, near
this city, last night, was taken from the
jail by mob Of three hundred men this
morning aud hung to tree in a field
on tho Jefferson turnpike. one mile
from the city.
A report reached the city about mid
night that tho woman had died from
the cuts and beating inflicted by the
negro, and this inturiatsd the men,
who had been gathering in the streets
and discussing tho outrage.
Amob was quickly gotten together
and unmasked, but armed with revol
verS, the men marched to the jail. They
had previously broken into machine
shop in the neighborhood OF the jail,
and procured sledgeI, crow.bars and
files. They made at once for the door
on the weSt wing Of the jail and began
to batter upon it.
Fully twenty shots were fred from
the windows above by Sheriff A. II.
Zimmerman and his deputieI, but the
mob paid no attention to them aud
went on with their work. The Jail bell
was rung to summon assistance, but
none came.
In twenty minutes the largo door
panels gave way under the heavy blows
and the mob burst into the corridor.
They quickly OVercame tho slight re-
sstance the officers on the inside were
able TO otter, and found the cell in
which Goiugs, covering and crying, was
confined.
Tne lock was opened, the bolt swung
back, and the trembling wretch seized
and dragged out in his night clothes
aud stocking feet. In the meantime
the friends OF the lynchors OF the out.
side had lowered an electric lamp near
the Jail aud cut tho rope from it, extin-
gushing the light.
Goings was led out amid the howls Of
the crowd, the rope placed around him
aud he was hurried down the road TO
his place OF doom.
no protested his innocence as they
dragged him along and begged them
not to kill him. lie was promptly rec.
ognized by number OF men who knew
him, and the mob did not hesitate in
It's work.
Arrived at tho tree, tho negro was
asked to confess, but this ho would not
do. Two officers OF the Salvation Army
asked to be allowed to pray with him,
and their request was granted. The
Lords prayer was then repeated and
I 4 ~ tf,n t.tl taitNaA
in.
Goings' feet and hands were then tied
and the rope was drawn around his
neck. A man seized the other end OF
1t, climbed the tree and threw the cord
over limb.
"Let him 90" was shouted, and quick
as n flash no was jerksd from his feet
aud hung dangling in the air SIX feet
from tue ground. One shot was fred
into his body, and in few minutes he
waa dead. Tho mob during the pro.
cess OF the lynchinG observed order;
mono we're allowed to FIRE at him except
the one.
A member OF tho mob made a brief
speech, in which hesaid that they were
there with the unfortunate wretch not
III IA hIllIlb VI luhllCUt uub W Lbhho au
example OF him, and teach his race that
they must let the women Of Frederick
county alone.
The assault for which Goings suffered
death was cruel and dastardly ono.
Miss Jones has thirteen cuts and stab
wounds on her body where he hacked
at her with knife aud razor. She says
he asked her for something to cot, and
when she gave it to him, he said:
IL will give you dollar" She screRm-
cd and ran fifty feet down the garden,
where ho overlook hor, knocked her
down and cut her, also crushing her
Qose.
NThc field in which the negro was
lynchsd is the Eamo spot the negro
Biggus was lynchOd in November, 1857.
After watching tho BODY swinging in
tho air for few minutes. the crowd
left it dangling there, and dispersed.