Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04

DENTON, Md, July 3.-Marshall E. Price, who waylaid, assaulted and mur- dered little Sallie Dean while on her way to school, and who on Monday received a respite pending an appeal for now trial, was taken from jail here last night and hanged to a tree.
 Rumors reached the guard early in tho evening that many strangers had been seen in the outskirts of town and that lynching was probably their object. Price upon learning this became greatly alarmed and begged to bo spirited away, but tho guards discovered to their dismay that ev- cry avenue of escape was cut of and wero obliged by overpowering numbers to give up their prisoner. The leaders wore masks, but several of them arc known
 Price was to have been executed on Friday, but Tuesday morning Sheriff Ber- " received a telegram announcing that Governor Brown, acting on the advice of Attorney General Poo had granted a re- prieve until the court of appeals could pass upon the case. When this became known, the general discontont which had begun to manifest itself as soon as the ap- peal proceedings were commenced hroke into storm, and a strong lynching party was quietly and quickly organized.
 When Sheriff Berry received official no- tice of tho reprieve, he withdrew the death watch, and the jail, which is poorly con- structed affair, was left practically un- guarded.
 It could not have been defended against a determined mob, however, except by a strong armed force.
 About 10 o'clock last night Q crowd of strangers began gathering in town, and their presence created great deal of ex- citement among the citizens who had not retired to rest. Sheriff Berry was notified, and he and his deputies gathered at the jail, determined to defend the prisoner un- til the last.
 Masked Men Surrounded the Jail.
 An effort was made to find some avenue of escape by which Price could be taken from the reach of tho averaging mob, but every street leading from tho jail was found to be closely guarded by Q strong force.
 A delegation from the lynchers, all masked, waited upon Sheriff Berry, and notified him not to attempt to remove the prisoner. Then it was known that the at. tempt at lynching, which had been ru. mored for several days, would be made and was near at hand.
 Price hod been resting quietly in his
 
 but the sudden and unexpected appearance of the sheriff and his deputies warned him that something unusual was transpiring The prisoner became much excited. Fl. nally one of the guards told him of the threatening mob about the jail. and he cried out:
 "For Gods sake let mo out will hido l will not run awayP
 The lynchers completed their arrange ments about II o'clock, and in body ad yanced upon the jail and surrounded it. They demanded the keys from Sheriff Der ", and when that officer declined to giv, them up they easily knocked open tn, door. Once inside, tho guards were quickly overpowered, and soon Prices cell wa. reached.
 The prisoner was in a pitiable state o excitement and fright, and his condition was such that it was an easy matter to get him out of the Jail. A rope was throwr over his head. He was hurried to a tret near the jail and strung up without delay The mob stood around for some tim. watching the man swinging in the moon | light, and when 1t was known that he wa, dead all departed.
 Governor Brown, when informed of tn, | lynching of Price, said that he considered it great misfortune that the law was no allowed to take its course. In granting thu reprieve he said he had only taken the on' i course to be pursued. Exceptions hae been filed by Prices counsel, and thcs had been sent to the court of appeals. A this was necessary, according to law h. could not do otherwise than grant the re | spite.
 He reoounted tho suggestion made in hi message to the general assembly of incar cerating in the penitentiary in Baltimor all prisoners under sentence of death. the suggestion had been acted upon, tn two recent lynchings would have bcel ayerted.