The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-03
ILYNCHED IN MARYLAND.
Marshall E. Price Taken from Jail
by Masked Mob
AND PROMPTLY HANGED TO TREE
Ths Lynohing Was Anticipated, and Price
Would Have Been Removed, but Every
Avenue of Escape Was Cut or and the
Guards were Quickly ovsfpowered.

1oNAub "ero &uichiy oNorpoWeTeua
DENTON, Md, July 8.-Marshall f.
Price, the murderer OF little Sallie E.
Dean, near Harmony, this county, was
taken from the county Jail here last night
by crowd of masked men and hanged to
tree near the jail. Price was to have
been executed Friday, but yesterday Sher-
Id Berry received telegram announcing
shat Governor Brown, acting on the ad-
vice of Attorney General Poe. had granted
reprieve until the court of appeals could
pass upon tho case.
When this became known the general
discomfort which had begun to manifest
itself as soon as the appeal proceedings
were commenced broke out into a storm,
and strong lynching party was quietly
and quickly organized. When Sheriff
Berry received official notice of the re-
prievc he Withdrew the death watch, and
the jail, which Is a poorly constructed af-
fair, was left practically unguardcd. 1t
could not have been defended against a
determined mob. however, except by q
strong armed force.
About 10 o'clock last night crowd Of
strangers began gathering in town. and
thcir presence created n great deal of ex-
element among the citizens, who had not
retired to rest. Sheriff Berry was notified,
aud ho 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 by which Price
could be taken from the reach of the
nyengiDg mob but every street LEADING g
from the jail was found to be closely
guarded by a strong force. A delegation
from tho ly ynchers, all masked, waited upon
Sheriff Berry, and notified him not to at
tempt to remove the prisoner. Then 1t was
known that the attempt at lynching,
which had bocn runored for several days
would be made, was near at hand.
Prico had been resting quietly in his coll
during the early part Of the evening, but
the sudden and unexpected appearance OF
che sheriff and his deputies warned him
that something unusual was transpiring.
Tho prisoner became much excited. Eli
nally one Of tho guards told him of tho
threatening mob about the Jail and he
cried out: For Gods sake let me out.
will hide, will not run away"
Tho lynchers completed their arrange
ments about IL o'clock, and in O. body nd
vsnced upon tho Jail and surrounded TO-
They demanded the keys from Sheriff
Berry, and when that officer declined to
give them up they easily knocked open the
uOor once lnsluei tne guards were quickly
oyerpowered, and soon Prices coll was
reached. The prisoner was in pitiable
state Of excitement and fright, and his
condition was such that II was an ensy
matter to get him out of the Jail. A rope
was thrown over his head, he was hurried
to q tree near the jail and strung up with
ont delay. Tho mob stood around fol
some time watching thedying man swing
ing In the moonlight, and when 1t was
known that he was dead all departed.
Governor Brown, when informed by The
representative the of Associated Press o.
she lynching Of Price, said he considered
n q great misfortune that the law was mo-
allowed to take its course. In granting
the reprieve, he said, he had only takor
tho ono course to be pursued. Exceptions
had been filed by Prices counsel. ant
these had been sent to the court of appeals
As this was necessary, according to law
ho could me- do otherwise than grant tn,
eospite. He reoounted the suggestion mad,
~ his message to tho general assembly o
tnoareerating In the penitentiary in Bal
timore all prisoners under sentence o
death. If the suggestion had been actet
upon the two lynchings which Maryland
has been the scene of during the pas
month would have been nverted.