Evening journal., 1898-05-26
LYNCHING IN WICOMIC0
Garfield King, a Colored Lad,
Strung to a Tree.
ELS BODY RIDDLED WITH BULLETS

| MOB TOOK SUMMARY VENGEANCE
ON HIM FOR SHOOTING HER
MAN KENNEY. A WHITE BOY,
ON LAST SATURDAY.
Salisbury. Md, May 26.-Garneld
King the negro who shot and killed
| Herman Kenney Saturday night last,
was taken from the jail here tonight
and hanged to a tree in front OF the
! jailyard.
About II o'clock several men rode
into town from Trappe district and
halted in front Of the jail Every few
minutes men dressed in gum trousers,
/ tarpaulin hats and gum boots could be
/ seen going around the Court House in
the direction Of the Jail. AT midnight,
! when the electric lights were shut on.
a cheer went up, and shortly afterward
signals could be heard.
BY this time the crowd had swelled
to over 100 quiet determined men, talk
ing in whispers and awaiting their
leader. At 1890 a. m. the leader ar
rived with a shotgun. accompanied by
three other men with large clubs.
At 12.35 ten men came up with
telegraph pole and the leader raped on
the door, calling to Sheriff Dashiell to
, open. The request being refused, the
! ! telegraph pole was brought into action
rs a ram. The first blow was given
, amid cheers and curses After ten min
utes of hard work the door was batter
ed down and the crowd mounted the
) steps and called for a light, Sheriff
Dashiell having eXtinguished all thy
lights in the jail as soon as the attack
! was made.
A lantern was procured and search
: begun for the negro. a Je crowd was
! so anXiou5 TO get hold of the right man
/ ! that repeated cries of Get the right
= man" were heard on all sides
|, Sheriff Dashiell refused to give up
: the keys to the cell, and the leader,
: producing a sledge broke the lock.
While the men were breaking open the
l. door the negro was on his knees beg
;. ! ging for mercy
The crowd dragged him from the
cell. and someone said: "ShOOt him
= but the crowd down stairs, not WISH
/. ing to be cheated out Of their revenge,
: shouted, mo, bring him down
A call was made for a rope and delay
- was occasioned, but finally a rope was
| procured and placed around the pris-
4 oners neck He was then dragged
's J downstairs fighting for his life Al
- his time someone blew out the light
ID | Fearing the murderer would escape
one of the crowd struck him with 9
- club.
Another light was procured, the pris-
- Oner all the while fighting his captOri
ts and crying for mercy. Before he coulC
~ be strung up several Of the gang kick
te cd and stamped upon him.
ee The prisoner was then dragged to
tree and the line thrown over a limt
= but as soon as the man was hauled u
2yss | the rope broke and he fell 70 tn
I ground Someone then shot a bulle
ns / through the poor wretch, who was 81
alive. He was pulled up again, ma
climbing the tree and catching tn
ed rope.
e- After making the knot secure tn
OF ! second time, the leader called for tn
ne | crowd to stand on this side an
N, "line up, boys" after which more tha
ssss one hundred bullets and gunshOts wer
lie fired into the dangling body.
X Someone called for three cheers
n which were given.
n The leader of the crowd called hi
eir fellows to "fall in" and they marche
eeST away.
.es Garfield King, colored youth of j
10 shot and fatally wounded HERNIA
bo Kenney, a white boy. at Twigg'5 stor
10 near Allen, in WicOmico county Satui
he day night. The wounded youth wi
IN die The trouble was caused by a gan
ZEN Of ten negroes attacking several viii
no ! boys in the store. On going out
I doors the trouble was continue
ere when. it is alleged, King pulled out h
nts pistol and shot Kenney in the add
men. Sheriff Dashiell arrested Xii
i've Sunday morning and placed him
Salisbury Jail. He admitted the shoe
tile ing. but said he did it in self-defence
Kenney's father is a prominent ia
nv mer living on the WicomicO rive
vt. Great excitement prevailed aroul
&c. Allen, where the young man is favo
f33Tf ably known.
To- KENNEY DIED YESTERDAY.
Salisbury, Md, May 26-Herm,
- Kenney, the young white man who W
shOt Saturday night in WicOmIicO cOu
-- ty by Garfield King, colOred died
the Peninsula General Hospital, in s;
isbury, early yesterday morning. u
,4. fore he died he made a deposition
10" States Attorney Rider, charging Ki
l. with deliberate murder withOut eau
He said he simply pushed King asi
TO get cut of a store where he W,
,r- when King pulled out his piston, an
O. taking aim, shot him, saying ais he
n1S so, Take that you --." A jury
RS inquest rendered a verdict Of murt
against King.
Public sale Of $500 yards of all kin
- of carpets from ]. & ]. DobsoE, J
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