Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-02

Salisbury, Md, May &c Garfield
King, tina negro who shot and KILLED
Herman Kspney Saturday night last,
was taken from the Jail here this morn
ing aud hanged to q tree in front OF the
Jail yard.
Late last night several men rode
into town from Trappe district and
halted in trout Of the jail. Every few
minutes men dressed in gum trousers,
tarnaulin hats and gum boots could be
seen going around the courthouse in
the direction Of the Jail. At midnight,
when the electric lights were shut of.
q cheer vent up, and shortly afterward
signals could he heard.
by this time the crowd had sweled
TO over 100 quiet determined men, talk
ing in whispers and awaiting their
leader, At Il. &c a, m. the leader ar
rived with shotgun, accompanied by
three other men with large clubs.
AT H. 30 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
as a ram. The first blow was given
r amid cheers and curses. After 10 min
utes Of hard work the door was battered
down ard the crowd mounted the steps
and called for light. Sheriff Dashiell
having extinguished all the lights in
the Jail as soon as the attack was made,
A lantern was procured and search
begun for the negro. The crowd was
go anxious to get hold of this right man
that repeated cries of Get the right
man" were heard on all sides.
Sheriff Da5hiell refused to give up
the keys TO the cell, and the leader,
producing sledge, broke the lock.
While the men we're breaking open the
door the negro was on his knees begging
for mercy.
The crowd dragged him from the cell,
ana someone said, ''Shoot him." hut
the crowd down stairs, not wishing to
be cheated out of their revsngs.
shouted, No. bring him down."
A call was made for rope anu some
delay was ocGasioned, but finally rope
was procured and placed around the
prisoners neck. He was then dragged
downstairs fighting for his lite. AT
this time some one blew out the light.
Fearing the murderer would escape one
OF the crowd struck him with a club.
Another light was procured, the iris,
oner all the while was fighting bis cap
buIo uHd 'Sub lOl boluI
he could be strung up several of the
gang kicked and stamped upon him.
The prisoner was then dragged to a
tree and the line thrown over a limb,
but as soon as the man was hauled up
the rope broke and he fell to the
ground. Some one then shot bullet
through the poor wretch, who was still
alive. He was pulled up again, a mar
climbing the tree and catching tho rome.
After making the knot secure the
second time, the leader called for thu
crowd to "stand ON this side'' anC
Zine up, boys" after which more thar
100 bullets and gunshots we're fired int
the dangling body.
Sumo one called for three cheers,
which were given.
The leader Of the crowd called hi
followers to fall i'm and they marchsl
away.
Garfield King. a oored youth Of IS
shot aud fatally woundsd Herman Ken
ney, a white hoy, at Twigg's store nea
Allen, in Wicomico county, Saturda
night. Tho boy died yesterday. Th
trouble was caused by gang OF
negroes attacking several white boys i
the store. On going out Of doors th
trouble was continued when it is al
legged King pulled out his pistol an
ahot Kenney in the abdomen. Sher,
Dashiell arrested King Sunday morr
ing and placed him in Salisbury iai
lie admitted the shooting but said b
did it in self defence.
Kenney's father is a prominer
farmer living on the Wicomico Rive
Graat excitement prevailed aroun
A leo, where the young man was favor
bly, known.