The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-18
A Negro Ravisher Is Hanged On
Tree
RESISTANCE BY OFFICERS
Is Quickly Overcome and the Jail Bell
Brings No Help
Salvation Army Hembers Pray; Then the
Mans Dead Body Is Left =
DangIe In Hidair
Associated Press Special Wire

AtsoclateQ PresS special W1r6
FREDERICK, Md. Nov. 17.-James 90.
ings. who assaulted Miss Lille Jones at
the home of Hamilton Gsisbert, near
this place last night, was taken from the
Jail by mub OF 500 men this morning
aad hanged to tree in a ield on the
Jefferson turnpike, one mile from the
city. report reached this city about
midnight that the woman had died from
the cuts and beating inflicted by the me-
gro, and this infuriated the men who
had been gatshring in the streets and
discussing the outrage.
mob was quickly gotten together r,
and unmasked, but armed with rsvolvers.
she men marched to the Jail. They had
previously broken into machine shop
in che neighbofhood OF the Jail and pro.
curedlslsdges, crowbars and files. They
made at onca for the door of the west
wing OF the Jail and began to batter
upon it.
Fully twenty shots were fred from the
windows above by Sheriff A. H. thinner
man and his deputies, but the mob paid
no attention to them and went on with
their work. Tho Jail bell was rung to
sum mmon assistance, but none came. In
twenty minutes the large door panels
save way under the heavy blows and the
mob burst into the corridor. They
quickly overcome the sight resistance
the officers on the inside were able to
offer and found the cell in which Goings.
covering and crying. was confined. The
! lock was opened, tn bolts pushed back
in his night clothes and stocking feet. In
the meanitms the friends OF the lynchers
on the outside had Lowered an electric
| light near the Jail and cut the rope from
| it. Goings was led out amidst the bowls
Of the crowd, the rope placed around him
place of doom.
He protested his innocence rs they
dragged him along and begged them nos
to kill him. He was promptly recog-
nized by a number OF men who knew
him and the mob did not hesitate in its
work. Arrived at the tree the negro was
asked to C Mess, but this he would not
do. Two officers of the, Salvation Army
asked to be allowed to pray with the man
and their request was granted. The
Lords PRAYER was then repeated and the
negro and most of the crowd Joined IN.
Goings' 1eet and hanus were then TIED and
the rope dra wn around his neck. Aman
seized the other end of IT., climbed the
tree and threw the cord over limb.
Let him CO." was shouted and quick
| as flash he was JerKed from MS rect ana
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 during the process Of the
lynching observed orders; no one was al
lowed to FIRE at him except the one.
| member of the mob made a brief
speech, in which he said they were with
the unfortunate wretch not in a spirit of
maics but to make an pie of him
and teach his race that they must let
the women of Frederick county alone.
The.assaultifor which Goin.s suffered
death was cruel and dasiardly one.
Miss JONES' mas eighteen cuts ana stao
WOUNDS on her body where he hacked at
her with a knife ami razor. She says he
asked her for something to eat and whom
she gave it to him,h said: II will give
you a dollar -" She screamed and
ran down tho garden, where he overtoox
her, KNOCKED ner down ana cut her, also
crushing her nose. The field in whioh
tho negro was lyncned is the Same spot
where the negro Biggus was lynched In
| Novem ber, 1887. After watching the
body swing in the air few minutes the
crowd left it dangling there and dis
| uersel