The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-07-06
PRICE LYNCHED.
The Murderer of Sallie Dean
Hanged at Denton.
A MOB OF MASKED MEN.
Executes the Sentence of the Caroline
County Court.

Executes the Sentence of the Caroline
County Court.
DENTON, MD, July 2.-Tonight at IL O'Clock
Marshall L. Price, the condemned murderer
of Salie Dean was taken from the Denton
Jail by a number of masked men and hanged
to a tree.
At 10 O'Clock this evening large number
of persons had gathered, few at a time, into
the town, and then it was known that there
was to be lynching. Price was told of their
presence and said to II guard: ''For Gods
sake let me out. l will hide. will not run
away" But every avenue of escape was
guarded, and the sheriff had been notified
not to attempt to take Price away.
The mob had no difficulty in entering the
jail where they found the crouching and
terrified man. He was quickly forced out
Of the building, and short distance from
the Jail stands the tree to which he was
hanged.
THE LYNCHING EXPECTED.
This termination was not unexpected
After fair and impartial trial had beer
accorded Price, and after he had been con.
testimony which was deemed conclusive, the
people of Caroline county thought the law
should take its course When the LAWYERS
from Baltimore came down and asked for q
new trial and then after that motion was
overruled by the court and the appeal was
| taken mlrmnripus yyn
plants of the laws delays were made by
people all over the county
RECEIPT OF THE RESPITE
The date of the execution was fixed in the
death warrant for Friday, July 5, and
work on the gallows had already begun. As
stated yesterday Price had asked to
ne permitted to assist in building it. This
morning Sheriff Berry received Governor
Browns order suspending the execution.
When Price was notified Of the Governor 5
action he expressed no surprise, and seemed
TO accept it quietly as he has all the import
ant events that have occurred since his arrest.
Sheriff Berry seemed very much gratihed
at being relieved from the unpleasant duty
that awaited him. Price had been in irons
since Friday last, the sheriff deemiug this
| necessary. Upon the receipt of the Govern
or's order the death-watch was taken off.
THE JAIL.
The Jail from which Price was taken is an
Insecure old structure i'll bad repair, and gave
| but little trouble to the mob when they sought
admittance. The room in which the prisoner
was confined was on the the ground floor,
with its entrance which was guarded by n
rather stout wooden door, but a short dist
ance from the front door, The front door
had no other protection than a large lock
and a wooden bar. The interior of Prices
.ell was lined with wood and its one window
was guarded by half dozen rusty iron bars
which strong man could pull out of place
without much difficulty.
After Price had been taken to Baltimore
soon after he was convicted of murder he
said that he could have gotten out of the
Jail in an hour if he had tried, but that he
preferred to stay where he was, because he
thought he was safer there than he would
have been outside. The building stands back
from the street about hundred feet and is
IN the town square, surrounded by trees
PRICES CRIME.
The crime for which Price was convicted
and sentenced to be hanged was the murde,
of Miss Sallie E. Dean, the fourteen year ole
daughter of Jacob Dean, a farmer who live.
mean the village of Harmony. in Caroline
county.
On the morning of Tuesday, March 26, Sal
lie Dean started to walk to the school-hous,
in Harmony, which was about half a mile
from her home. She took short cut through
some fields and came out on the county road
short distance from her home. When within
an eighth of a mile of the school house she
was met by Marshall Price, who knocked
her down with heavy blow on the temple
from IA stone which he held in his hand. He
then dragged her body into thicket along.
side of the road and cut her throat from ear
to ear.
The injuries received by Miss Dean were
such as only strong man could deal. Her
throat seemed to have been cut with one slash
of a razor or a large knife with keen edge.
The wound was great gaping one The
girls head had apparently been forced back
to the ground, while her shoulders were
propped up by piece of wood about six
inches thick, which was found under them,
and while in this position one heavy hand
had forced the child's head back, while
another had drawn keen-edged knife across
her throat, severing the iugular vein and
carotid arteries and entirely severing the
windpipe.
A livid bruise extended from the edge of
her left eyebrow to the top of her left ear.
Price said it was made by sharp-edged
stone, which was shown at the trial. The
bruise was sharp, clear cut and distinct, and
formed a straight line an eighth of an inch
wide The side of her face was much swollen
as were her eyes, lips and nose. Her nose
had bled profusely. The girls clothing had
been much disarranged, and there were