The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-06-14

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"T pou Kill him, yOu lrHl kill nc"
to his feet, feeling sure that If the
crowd once threw him down they
would tramplc him to death. Once
some one threw rope over the wretch
ed mans head Both lie and Mr.. Win
ter were struck again and again. Their
clothes We're torn into tattcrs. Mr.
Winter was faint and rceling. Only
his great terror made his clutch on
Philip like that of drowning man.
At last the crowd had dragged the
two outside the gate into the street.
Here they paused awhile, and Philip
again spoke 10 the mob.
"Mcn made in Gods image, listen to
me. DO not take innocent life. If YOU
kill him. you kill me also. for l will
never leave his side alive, and | will
not permit such murder II can pre-
vent it,"
xiii them both-thc bloody coward
and the priest" yelled a voice. They
both belong to the same church"
"Yes. hang EN-, Hang 'em both" A
tempest of cries went up. Philip tow
cred up like a giant. In the light Of
the street lamp he looked out over the
great sea of passionate. brutal faces,
crazed with drink and riot and a great
wave of compassionate feeling swept
over him. Those nearest never forgot
that look. 1t was Christikc in its
yearning love for lost children. His
lips moved in prayer.
And Just then the outer circle Of the
crowd seemed agitated. 1t had surged
up nearer the light with the evident in
tention of hanging the mill owner on
one of the crosspieces of a telegraph
pole near by. The rope had again been
with one arm about Mr.. Winter and
with the other stretched out in en-
treaty, when he heard Il pistol shot,
then another. The entire police de-
partmcnt had been summoned and had
finally arrived. There was Il skirmish-
ing rattle OF shots. But the crowd be-
gan to scatter in the neighborhood OF
the police force. Then those nearer
Philip began to run as best they could
away from the officers. Philip and the
mill owner were dragged along with
the rest in the growing confusion until,
watching his opportunity. Philip pull
ed Mr. Winter behind one of the large
poles by which the lights of the street
were suspended.
Here. sheltered little, hut struck by
many blow. Philip managed to shield
with his own body the man who only
little while before had come into his
own house and called him a liar and
threatened to withdraw his church sup
port because of the preaching OF
Christ's principles.
When finally the officers reached the
two men. Mr.. Winter was nearly dead
from the fright Philip was badly
bruised, hut not seriously. and he help
ed Mr.. Winter back to the house. while
Il few of the police remained OF guard
the rest of the night. 1t was while re-
covering from the effects of the nights
attack that Philip little by little learn,
ed of the facts that led UP to the as
Sault.
There had been n growing feeling OF
discomfort in all the mills, and it had
finally taken shape in the Ocean mill
which was largely owned and control
led by Mr.. Winter. The discontent
arose from new scale of wages sub
mittcd by the company. 1t was not
| satisfactory to the men. and the after
noon Of that evening on which PHILIP
| had gone down to the hall commit
tee of the mill men had waited on Mr.
Win.A and after a long conferenc,
had gone away without getting an!
satisfaction. They could not agree oI
the proposition made by the company
Later in the day one of the committee
under instructions, went to see Mr.
Winter alone and came away from
the interview very much excited ant
angry. He spent the first part Of th'
evening in a saloon. where he relate,
part of his interview with the mil
owner, and said that he had finall.
kicked him out of the office. Still late
in the evening he told several Of tn
men that he was going to see Mr.. Win
ter again, knowing Chat on certain
evenings he was in the habit Of stay
ing down at the mill Office until nearl,
half past . for speci" business. Th
mills were undergoing repairs, ant
Mr.. Winter was away from hOm'
more than usual.
That was the last that any one say
Of the man until, about 10 O'Clock
some one going home past the mil
office heard man groaning at the foo
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