The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-11
LYNCHING IN MARYLAND
William [. Andrews Beat Into lnsensi-
bility and Hanged at Princess Anne.
THE JUDGE PLEADS IN VAIN,


The Victim OF the Mob Had Confessed
He was GuiIty-Ayengers Waited I'm.
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Formally Pronounced on the Pris-
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very steps OF tho Court House In which ne
had but a moment before been sentenced to
santb William I.eu,;s Andrews "A vounp col.
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oreu man. VINO on may D assauiteu mrs'
Benjamin T. Kelly, was taken from his
guards bysan Infatuated mob, and, after be-
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ing aiinost TORN ihhpiromin nip' wasliui
with.pistoi bullets.
Andrews was arrested Immediately after
Tho ossanlt on Mrs. Kelly and In order 10
save MIN from the iury OF the people Oh
Princess Anne and Marion, nea which lat
ter town the crime was committed, it was
necessary to remove him secretly to Balti-
more, where he was kept In safety until
he was brought back to this place for trial.
During the night a number OF men assem-
bled,and agreed upon a plan of action. 1t
was fully determined that no matter whit
the result OF the trial might be swift ven
geance should be melted out to the prisoner.
bDOIbiy bClOEo hOOu hnutCWo huS thhCh
from the jail, where he had spent the night,
and hurried through h street to the
Court House. Howls and excavations fol-
lowed his passage to the Court House;
still, no attempt was made to interfere
with the officers in the execution of their
duty. The people waited until the legal
machinery OF the State had run It's course.
no matter what the verdict. they waited
until the red tape had been rolled on.
They said II he were sentenced promptly
and promptly executed they would be
satisfied.
h little court room was packed with de-
termined-looking men, many OF whom car
ried shotguns and rifles, as the trembling
prisoner, heavily manacled, was dragged,
to the bar. He was already half dead from
terror, and bis teeth chartered as In reply
to the summons to Plead he admitted his
guilt. Without a moments delay Judge
Page sentenced him to be hanged. and then
Sheriff Nelson and Deputy Sheriff Dryden
seized him n attempted to take him back
10 the laii.
b throng made way, but Just as they
reached the outer door the mob closed on
them. In an instant the Sheriff and his
deputy were brushed aside and the prisoner,
shrieking piteously, was In the hands OF the
MOB. HIS cries and yells for mercy were
scoffed at'and stihed. Seized bya hundred
hanus, ne was torn ana thrust, nrst TINS
way then that, hardly shred OF cloth
ing being left upon his bleeding and bruised
BODY hall a minute after the mob had laid
hands upon him. There was no precon-
certed programme for this punishment.
Ihere was not o hand In the vast throng
that did not fight for a chance to batter his
qulvering body.
Judge rage ran out Oh the court room n
impiored the frenzied crowd to wait and let
Justice take Its course, but he might as well
iory, the mot continued to rain Kicks and
blows on the prisoner until he fell insensi-
pie. BY this time life was probably extinct,
but while some OF the crowd began to scat
ter In search OF a rope others drew their re-
yoivers and emptied them INTO the pros
trate body, When the mob a ful!iy glut-