Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-11-23
A Brutal Negro LynChed
Taken from Jail at Frederick
and Strung Up to "a Tree.

FREDERICK, Mp. Nov. Thames
Goings, colored, who assaulted Miss
Lille Jones AT the home of Hamilton
Gesrbet, near this city last night, was
taken from the Jail by mob OF 800
men this morning and hanged to
tree in field on the Jefferson turn
pike, one mile from the city. A re-
port 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,
unmasked, but armed with revolvers,
the men marched to the Jail. They
had previously broken into a 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
to batter upon it, Fully 30 shots were
fired from the windows above by
Sheriff A. ii. Zimmerman and his dep.
uties, but the mob paid no attention
to them. and went on with their work.
The jail bell was rung to summon
assistance, but none came.
In 20 minutes the 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 we're 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 it, 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 pro-
tested 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 the tree, the negro
was asked to confess, but this he 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 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 limb.
'Let him gor was shouted. and
quick as flash he was jerked from
his feet and hung dangling in the air
six feet from the ground. One shot
was fired into his body, and in few
minutes he was dead The mob dur
ing the process of lynching observed
order; none were allowed to fire at
him except the one. A member of
the mob made 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 suit
fered death was cruel and dastarlly
one Miss Jones has Is 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
Il will give you a dollar She
screamed and ran 80 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
lynched is the same spot the negro
Biggus was lynched in November,
1887. After watching the body swing
i'll the air few minutes the crowd left
it dangling there and dispersed.