Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-10
A M0B'S TERRIBLE FURY
A ColoT8d Brute Taken From Jail and
Strung to a Tree.
SECURED AFTER GREAT STRUGGLE
The Crowd Fired Upon by Ohio
Troops.

OrDanH, VI, June 4.-Ih6 climax in
the Mitchell outrage was reached at
go O'Clock this morning, when the
militia opened fire on the crowd and
shot 20 rounds, The volley resulted in
Harry Bell of this city being shot
| through the head and instantly killed.
young man named Hagins beiug shot
through the body and also instantly
killed. Dennis Grancy of Urbana being
shot in the right foot, DIR. Charles
Thompson of North LewiHburg receiy-
ing slight wound on tho forehead.
Wesley Rowen OF Cable being shot in
the hip and wounded seriously, Ray
Dickerson being shot in the shoulder,
Ray Mcclure Of Urbana being shot
through the muscles of the right arm,
Gus Weiser receiving slight wound
in the face, John Wank being shot in
the foot and Ralph McComb being shot
in the arm. When the shooting oc-
Cured crowd of Thousand people
stood around the Jail.
Click Mitchell, colored, who had
assaulted Mrs. Eliza Gaumer, white
woman, was yesterday sentenced to 20
yearH in the penitentiary, and it was
rumored that he would be taken from
the Jail and hanged.
The crowd was more boisterous than
confined in the Jail. 1t was bowling
for Mitchell, and more determined to
secure him. 1t had crowded into the
Jail yard, and was making for the Jail.
Capt. George W. Leonard, in command
of tue militia, addressed the crowd, and
gave it three minutes to disperse.
There was general rush from the iail
yard, but the crowd returned. The
noise had subsidized, the demonstration
was less pronounced. Fully half an
hour had elapsed when the roaring of
musketry was heard. Volley after vol
ley was fred. There was a general
panic. and the dead and wounded were
carried in every direction. DIR. Ronert
Henderson, DR.. Fl. NJ. Pearce, DR.. j. \
g. Burcher and DR.. Havens we're called
into service, and their offices looked
like regular hospitals.
The Springfield troops arrived at
$50 O'Clock and Immediately marched
toward the Court House. Citizens who
were incensed over the killing Of towns
men at 2.30 o'clock were further irri-
tateh by the appearance of more troops
Crowds gathered along the streets, and
greeted the soldiers with hooting and
all sorts of insulting remarks. Next
mud balls began to be thrown at the
soldiers. The fever of excitement ragged
more and more fercely. Women ap-
peared on the streets in large numbers,
and their presence seemed to be an in
centive to the mob TO avenge in some
manner the outrage to Mrs. Gaumer.
The excitement was growing so fast
that another clash between troops aud
citizens seemed inevitable. &In this
emergency Mayor Ganson took the re-
spnnsibiity of ordering the Springfield
company to return to the depots, and
the order was obeyed.
The crowd perceived this apparent re-
treat, and instantly the fierce demand
for the blood of Mitchell grew stronger
An attack upon the Jail was successfully
made. In minute Mitchell was in
the hands of the mob, and the next
minute he was hanging from the nearest
tree. Hundreds of women we're present
and witnessed the final scene Of the
mob's fury.
BRUTE HANGED.
Fairfax, Va, June 4.-James Lewis.
colored. was hanged at SOB this morn
ing in the presence of about 80 people.
lie was cool, and walked TO the gallows
without assistance. There waH no de-
of violence On the part of
the crowd.
The crime for which Lewis suffered
the extreme penalty of the law was the
ravishing of Mrs. Ida Roidel, a white
woman, vino lived with her son a few
miles below Alexandria, Va. The crime
was brutal one, and stirred the
indignation of the surrounding
country almost to the lynching
point. Lewis was soon captured,
but stoutly maintained his inno-
cence. A remarkable feature OF the
case was that he had three trials in as
many days, the iuries in the first two
trials being unable to agree and the
jury in the last trial declared him
guilty and imposing the death penalty.
The prisoner was then remanded
10 jail to await execution. He
continued to assert his innocence
until yesterday when he admitted
that he committed the assault and
said ne hoped to be forgiven. He
,lso confessed that ne had committed
assaults upon three other women. His
wife visited him occasionally since his
Incarceration, and a colored minister
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