Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-21

Frederick, Nd, Nov. l7.-James
Goings, colored, who assaulted Miss
Lille Jones at the house of Hamilton
Geisrbet, near this city last night;
was taken from the Jail by mob Of
5uO men this morning and hanged TO A
tree In field on the Jefferson turnpike.
one mile from the city. A report
reached the city about midnight that
the woman had died from the cuts and
beating inflicted by the negro, and
this Infatuated the men, who had been
gathering in the streets and discussing
the outrage.
A mob was quickly collected and, un
masked, but armed with reyolyers, the
men marched to the Jail. They had
previously. broken into machine shop
IN the neighborhood of the Jail and
procured sledges, crowbars and files.
They made at once for the door on the
west wing OF the Jail and began 10
batter upon It. Fully 90 shots wore
hred from the windows above by
Snerlf a. Ii. Zimmerman and his
deputies, put the mob paid no atten-
lion TO them, and went on with their
work. Inc Jail bell was rung to sum-
mon assistance, but none came.
In 20 minutes tho large door panels
gave way under the heavy blows. and
the mob burst into the corridor. They
quickly overcame the slight resistance
the officers on the inside were able to
offer, and found the cell in which
Goings, covering and crying, was con-
fined. The lock was opened, the bolt
swung back, and the trembling wretch
seized and dragged out in his night
clothes and stocking feet. In the
meantime the friends Of the lynchers
on the outside had lowered an electric
lamp near the Jail and cut the rope
from II, extinguishing the light.
Goings was led out amid the bowls
OF the crowd, the rope placed around
him, and he was hurried down the road
to his place Of doom. He protested his
innocence as they dragged him along,
and begged them not to kill him. He
was promptly recognized by number
OF men who knew him, and the mob
did not hesitate in its work. Arrived at
Inc tree, the negro was asked to con-
fess, but thig he would not do. Two
officers of the Salvation Army asked 10
be allowed TO pray with him, and their,
request was granted. The Lords
prayer was then repeated, and the
negro and most of the crowd Joined in,
Goings' feet and hands were then tied
and the rope drawn around his neck.
A man seized the other end of il,
climbed the tree and threw the cord
over a limb.
Let him go!" was shouted, and
quick as flash he was ierked from
his feet and hung dangling in the air
six feet from the ground. One shot
was fired into his body, and in a few
minutes he was dead. The mob during
the process of lynching observed order;
none were allowed to fire at him except
the one. A member of the mob made
a brief speech, in which he said that
they were there with the unfortunate
wretch not in spirit of malice, but to
make an 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 a cruel and dastardly one
Miss Jones has ID cuts and stab wounds
on her body where he hacked at her
with a knife and razor. She says he
asked her for something to eat, and
when she gave it to him he said: ~
will give you dollar.r She screamed
and ran SO feet down the garden, where
he overlook her, knocked her down and
cut her, also crushing her nose.
The field in which the negro was 4
lynched is the same spot the negro
Biggus was lynched in November,
1887. After watching tho body swing
in the air few minutes the crowd left
1t dangling there and dispersed.