The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-18
A MARYLAND LYNCHING.
Speedy Vengeance on a Negro Who
Assaulted q White Woman.
NONE OF THE LyNoHERs MASKED.

The Mob Broke Through tho Jail Doors
with sicdgrs and crowbars, and the
Guilty Wretch was Hanged with Rope
Taken from an Electric Lamp.
FRRpERIoK Md, Nov 1s-James Go
fngs, who assaulted Miss Lille Jones, at
the home of Hamilton Geisbert, near this
city, Saturday night, was taken from the
jail by mob OF 300 men yesterday morn
ing and hung to tree In n field on the
Jefferson turnpike, one milo from tho city
A report reached the city about mid
night, that the woman had died from tho
cuts and beating inflicted by the negro.
and this infuriatcd the men, who had been
gathering in the streets and discussing the
outrage
A mob was quickly gotten together, and
uninaskcd, but armed with revolvors, the
mon marched to tho jail. They had pre-
viously broken into machine shop In the
neighborhood of the Jail and proourcd'
sledges, crowbars and files. They made at
once for the door on the west wing Of tho
Jail, and began to batter upon Ii. Fully
twenty shots were fired from the windows
above by Sheriff A. II. Zimmerman and
his deputies, but the mob paid no atten-
tion to them, and went on with their
work. Tho jail bell was rung to summon
assistance, but none came.
In twenty minutes tho largo 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 cel In which Goings, covering and
crying, was confined.
The lock was opened, tho bolt swung
back, and the trembling wretch seized and
dragged out in his night clothes and stock
Ing feet In themeantime the frlonds Of
the lyncners on the outside had lowered an
electric lamp near the jail and cut tho
rope from 1t, extinguishing the light
ooings was led out amid the howls OF
the crowd, the rope placed around him,
and he was hurried down tho road to his
place OF doom. Ho protested his innocence
NJ they dragged him along, and begged
them not to kill him. Ho was promptly
recognized by q number of men who knew
him, and the mob did not hesitate In its
work.
Arriving at the tree, the negro was
asked to confess, but this he would not do
Two officers of the Salvation Army asked
10 be allowed to pray with them, and their
request was granted. Tho Lords prayer
was then repeated, and the negro and
most Of the crowd Joined In.
Going's feet and hands were then tied
and the rope was drawn around his neck.
A man seized tho other end of 1t, climbed
the tree and threw the cord over limb.
"Let him go" was shouted, and quick as
y flash he was jerked from his feet and
hung dangling in the air six feet from the
ground. Ono shot was fired into his body,
and In fcw minutes he was dcad. The
mob during the process OF lynching OBJ
served order. None were allowed to fro
st 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
nspirit Of malice, but to make an example
of him, and teach his race that they must
let the women Of Frederick county alone.
After watching the body swing in the
air few minutes the crowd left it dang
Hing there and dispersed.
Tho assault for which Goings suffered
/, death was cruel and dastardly one. Miss
Jones has thirteen 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 cat, and, when she gave it to
him he said: II will give you a dollar. "
She screamed and ran about fifty feet
down the garden, whore he overlook her,
knocked her down and cut her, also crush.
ing her nose
Tho field in which the negro was lynched
is the same spot the negro Biggns was
lynohed on in November, 1887.