Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-03
HER MURDER AVENGED.
PRICE THE MURDERER OF SAL
LIE DEAN
Lynched Near the Scene Of His Brutal
Crime By a Mob Of Massed Men
The Prisoner Pleads for

Crime Isy Mob Of Massed Men
The Prisoner Pleads for
Mercy.
Marshall Il. Price, the murderer of
Sallie Il. Dean, the Caroline county
school girl, was lynched by mob near
Denton at ii o'clock last night.
The lynching was undoubi edly pro-
voked by the reprieve which Governor
Brown gave the condemned man, who
was to have been hanged on Friday.
Prices counsel had worked hard to
have the appeal taken by them might be
heard at the October term of the State
Court of Appeals at Annapolis.
On Monday night the Governor, who
had no alternative, decided to grant the
respite and telegraphed to Sheriff Berry
that he would at once forward the neces-
sary papers.
Yesterday morning Sheriff Berry
entered the Jail, and, going to Prices
cell, informed him of the granting of
the respite. The murderer was reading
a religious tract when Berry entered.
and, raising his eyes uninterestedly, said
that he was glad that he would have Il
little longer to live. He said that he
did not believe that his appeal would be
successful in saving his life more than
temporarily. and Informed the sheriff
that he had given up all hopes that his
life would be saved.
Shortly after dark sever men went
toBerry S house and called for thesheriff.
That official anticipated that an attempt
would be made at that time to get pos
session of the murderer. but he was mis-
taken. One of his visitors informed
him in significant manner that it
would be best for him if de made no at
tempt to escape with Price.
They said further that there was left
no avenue 10y which the man could get
away us the mob had thoroughly organ
lied TO effect their purpose.
There was no doubt as TO the determi-
nation of the men, and the sheriff was
| convinced tnat no human agency within
reach could save his prisoner from the
hands Judge Lynch.
Price, who had been exceedingly nerv-
ous all the afternoon expecting that
violence would be used against him,
paced restlessly up and down his cell
praying and reading his Bible alternate
| ly.
AS darkness came on he became more
and more excited and refused to eat any
| of the food set before him. He piled the
| guards with questions and as the sounds
| of voices reached sim from the outside
| he would stop in his walk and listen as If
anticipating momentarily that the Jail
doors would be broken in by the mob.
When Sheriff Berry learned that there
was little hope for the wretched man he
| decided to prepare him for his fate as
much as possible without deliberately
telling him of his approaching death. A
| guard was instructed to tell Price of the
| presence of the mob.
PRICES PITEoUs PLEA.
It was then that the prisoner gave way
entirely. With tears streaming from
his eyes and trembling, as if with the
| ague, the doomed man fell on his knees,
| and, clasping his hands exclaimed:
"For Gods sake save me - Let me
/ out! For Gods sake let me out
will hide and will not run awayl" and
bursting into sobs he crouched on the
| floor and wept conyulsiyely.
| Again and again he pied to be allowed
| to get out of the Jail and make his escape
| from the fury of the mob. He said he
would be contented to die on the scaffold
! through the legal process of law, but inn
4 plored to be saved from the terrible fate
/ that stared him in the face.
His sobs and cries were audible on the
exterior of the Jail building, and the
sound of his voice attracted the crowd
that was waiting for the moment when
they should wreak their vengeance on
their fellow man.
| DRAGGED FROM THE JAIL.
1t was il O'Clock when the signal for
the commencement Of the deed of ven
geance was given. The crowd acted al
most as one man. With little resistance
Sheriff Berry and few deputies could
give was swept away by the moi, which
forced its way by the officers and gained
easily access to the Jail, which, at its
best, was never strong affair.
When the men reached Prices cell he
was cuddled in corner praying and
weeping. Rushing in a dozen hands
seized the murderer, and a rope WAS
thrown over his neck. Price grabbed
the hempen cord and endeavored TO
throw it off, but his captors laughed at
his feeble attempt TO save himself, and
dragged him out of the cell, through
the hall and into the open air, where his
appearance was greeted by the outside
| crowd. who had been unable to get into
the BUILDING on account Of their NUM-
berg. with murmur of satisfaction.
Several in the crowd struck and kicked
at the struggling victim as he was haul
ed into the road.
Then the men who held the rope start
ed on a run. They crossed the road,
dragging Price, who was half dead al
| ready, behind them. The man was first
on his feet and then rolling in the dirt.
and when the mob reached a tree it had
selected he presented a painful sight.
Without word the rope was thrown
over limb, and the next minute Price
was swinging half-a-dozen feet from the
gr0u.d and struggling in the throes OF
death.
When the last shiver had stolen over
his frame and the mob was satisfied that
death was sure, it dispersed, leaving q
crowd of the morbidly curious gazing al
the body slowly swinging back anc
fourth in the darkness of midnight.
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