The evening times., 1898-05-26
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King. the ueero. pho shot and killed
Herman Kenneys sl1urday night. wss
taken from the 3PiIsAese last night and
banged to tree q front Of the jail
yard.
About II O'Clock ssseral men rode into
town from rrappe district and halted
in front Of the Jail Every few minutes
men dressed IN gum trousers. tarpauiin
hats and gum boots could be seen going
around the courthouse In the direction
OF the jail. At midnight, when the eiec-
trio lights were shut of. q cheer went
up. and shortly afterward signals could
be heard.
BY this time the crowd had swelled to
over 100 men, talking In whispers and
awaiting their leader. At 1880 a m.
the leader arrived with shotgun, ac-
companied by three other men with
large clubs.
At 1885 ten men came up with a tele-
graph pole and the leader raped on the
door. calling to Sheriff Dashill to open.
The request being refused, the teie-
graph pole was brought into action as
q ram. The first blow was given amid
cheers and curses. After ten minutes
of hard work the door was battered
down and the crowd mounted the steps
and called for light. Sheriff Dashill
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 so
anxious to get hold of the right man
txof kod ,sla <.F no f<h<
man" were heard on all sides.
Sheriff Dashill refused to give up the
keys to the cell, and the leader, produc-
ing a sledge, broke the lock. While the
men were breaking open the door the
negro was on his knees begging for
mercy.
The crowd dragged him from the cell.
and some one said, 'Shoot him." but
the crowd downstairs, not wishing to
be cheated out Of their revenge, shout
ed, mo. bring him down."
A call was made for a rope and some
delay was occasioned. but finally one
was procured and placed around the
prisoners neck. He was then dragged
downstairs. fighting for his life. At
this time someone blew out the light.
Fearing the murderer would escape one
of the crowd struck him with a club.
Another light was procured, the pris-
oner all the while was fighting his cap
tors and crying out for mercy. Before
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 the poor
wretch, who was still alive. He was
pulled up again, a man climbing the
tree and catching the rope.
After making the knot secure the
second time. the leader called for the
crowd to stand on this side and Zine
up, boys" after which more than 100
bullets and gunshots were fired into
the dangling body.
Some one called for three cheers,
which were given.
The leader of the crowd called his fol-
| lowers to fall in" and they marched
away.
Garfield King. colored youth of
eighteen, shot and fatally wounded
Herman Kenney, white boy, at
Twigg's store, near Allen, in Wicomico
county, Saturday night. The wounded
youth will die. The trouble was caus-
ed by a gang OF ten negroes attacking
several white boys in the store. On 60
ing out of doors the trouble was con-
tinued. when, it Is alleged. King pulled
| out his pistol and shot kenney in the
abdomen. Sheriff Dashill arrested King
Sunday morning and placed him in Jail.
He admitted the shooting, but said he
did it in self-defense.
Kenney's father is a prominent farm
| er, living on the Wicomico River. Great
excitement prevailed around Allen,
where the young man is favOrably
known.