Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-07-06
PRICE WAS LYNCHED !
A CAROLINE MOB SWINGS
HIM UP \ TREE.
Little Sallie Deans Murder
Avenged by the People
Who Knew Her.

Littic SAME Deans Murder
Avenged by the People
Who Knew Her.
Governor Brown on Tuesday issued
a respite in the case of Marshall l.
Price of Caroline county who was
sentenced to be hanged Yesterday.
The respite was directed to the Sheriff
of Caroline county and ordered him
to defer the execution of the death
sentence until further notice by the
State Executive.
The respite issued was granted in,
accordance with the law, which re.
quires such action TO he taken when
an appeal is granted in capital case
to the court of.last resort in the State.
1t would have held gdnd until another
death warrant is issued, fixing 4 time
for the execution oE the sentence al the
Circuit Court, in ease the Court of
Appeals should affirm the Judgment
heretofore entered in Prices case, ex-
cept for the lynching of Price an ac-.
count Of which from Denton follows
No sooner had the action OF Governor
Brown been made known than angry
citizens Of the town and county waxed
warmer until about ten O'Clock at
night when crowd al strangers be-
gan gathering in town. Their presence
created Il great deal OF excitement
among the citizens, who had not re.
tired to rest. Sheriff Berry was mott
fed, and he and his deputies gathered
at the Jail, determined to defend the
prisoner until the last. An effort was
made to find some avenue Of escape bv
which Price could be taken from the
reach of the avemging mob. but every
street leading from the jail was found
to be closely guarded by a strong
fierce. A delegation from the lynchers,
all masked, waited upon Sheriff Berry,
and notified him not to remove the
prisoner Then ii was known that
the attempt at lynching, which had
been rumored for several DAYS would
be made, was near at hand.
Price had been resting quietly in
his cell during the early part Of the
evening; but the sudden and mex
pected appearance of the sheriff and
his deputies warned him that some.
thing unusual was Transporting. The.
prisoner became much excited. Fl
nally one Of the guards told him Of
the threatening mob. about the JAIL.
ana he cried ont "For Gods sake.
lie. me out. will hide; | will not
run away" The lynchers completed
their arrangements about eleven
o'clock, and in body advanced upon
the Jail, and surrounded it. They de-
manded the keys from Sheriff Berry,
and when that officer decined to give
them up, they easily knocked open
the door. Once inside, the guard,
were quickly overpowered, and soon
Prices cell was reached The prison
er was in Il pitable state OF excitement
and fright, and his condition was such
that il was an easy matter to get him
out OF the Jail. \ rope was thrown
over his head, he was hurried TO a
tree near the Jail and strnng up with
out delay. The mob STOOD around
for some time, watching the diving
man swinging in.the moonlight, and
when it was known that he was dead,
all quietly departed.
Price was informed in the morning
that Governor Brown had granted him
a reprieve. The prisoner was by no
means elated, however, and in the most
unconcerned voice possible answered:
"Well, | am glad of it" Not the
least qualification was observable in his
face. The sheriff explained that he
should not cease his preparations for
death, and Price, who had. Just been
reading religions book. >aid that he
well knew that the respite would not
affect the final result He was not
depressed in spirit, but more thought
iul than usual after the reading OF the
respite. Rev. James a. Arters, pastor
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Greensborough, who had been invited
to call by Price, had a long talk with
the condemned man.
When informed Of the lynching Of
Price last night, Governor Brown said
that it was most Unfortunate. He
added that it was unfortunate that the
law should not have been allowed to
take its course, and that this case was
another evidence of the wisdom Of the
recommendation which he made to the
General Assembly that prisoners sen
fenced to death he kept in the jail OF
penitentiarv in Baltimore, and all
prisoners be hanged there His object
in making the recommendation was
that lynching> had become too frequent
throughout the country, and the police
protection in the city would prevent
lynching, 50 that the law conld he
carried out. II would also prevent
the prisoners escape.