The evening world., 1903-10-02
Deputy Sheriff Rushes Mob and
Saves intended Victim from
Crowd Emaged by the Shoot
inc Of Four Brothers.
HANGED THREE TIMES,
BUT ESCAPES WITH LIFE.
Three Are Fatally Wounded and
a Fourth May Die as Result
Of Attempt to Arrest Drunken
Man.
tsn.eial 10 The Evening world,

tsneeial 10 The Evening WORLDLY
COLUMBUS. o., oct. 1.-The college
town OF Oxford Is to-day wildly ex-
the streets during an agricultural car
nival. as Il result or nm effort BY W.
lage Marshal John Woodruff to arrest
Louis Spivey. of w~agonfeld. Ky. Four
mo- were shot. three perhaps fatally.
and arether Is lying near death from n
fractured skull. The injured are John
Woodruff. village marshal, shot through
tie right breast and condition very
critical: Jacob Manrod. deputy marshal.
siot through the side and arm. buffet
lodged near spine and not located: very
serious: r. v. Jotter. school teacher. Of
Oxford. q bystander. shot In tae riBht
skie by a stray bullet: bullet lodged In
epinc: veFy critical. Louis Spivey, OF
Wag5nfieid. Ky.. shot In side. will prob
abby die before evening. Joe Spivey.
OF Middietown, o.. brother OF LOFTS
spivey. skull fractursd by stone. will
live.
An attempt to lynch Joe Spivey fol-
lowed the rioting. II only the determ-
tned action OF Luke Brannon. deputy
sheriff of Butler County. who arrived
from Hamilton W hours after the nrst
outbreak. prevented the success Of the
mob's plan. Almost unaided. he cut
spivey from a tree an which 70 mob
had hanged him.
Shoots sfasshal Down.
The riotins began at 6 o'clock. when
Marshal Woodruff attempted to arrest
Louis spivey. who had been exhibiting
pistols and was drinking whiskey In
the street. He had no sooner seized
Spivey than Joa spivsy stepped back
and without warning, shot Woodruff
down.
The street crowd. when 1t had recov-
cred from the shock. rushed for naigh-
boring hardware stores and seizing shot
guns and revolvers, pursued the men-
Both the spiveys drew pistols and n
running hattie in crowded High street
followed. Deputy Marshal jake Man
yTod was shot twice At the hrst FIRE. T.
v. Jotter was hit by q stray bullet as
he entered his house opposite Oxford
College. The fu~gifives made q stnnd.
airing repeatedly, but the crowd rushed
tzsem. The shooting became general
In an alley Louis 5pivey turned north
and was shot in the side before he had
sone Nifty feet. He was captured and
taken to the police station. whore he Ii
dying.
AT the very door of the station the
mob made a rush FOR him. but the
,ficers beat the crowd of.
In the mean time part Of liz crowd
pursued Joe spivey. who ran west on
Church street. In ron of d. NJ. Wells
mans house spivey made his last stand.
emptyiny his last pistol at Letcher Bur-
ton, a young negro, who led the pur-
suers. The plucky negro kept on. and
Following him across lots overlook
Spiyey In North street. As he anne up
Burton hit the fugitive in the head with
. rock. knocking him senseless,
Carry Him 10 Jnil.
Ex-Mayor Flanagan and others then
took charge Of the man. carrying him
T.. the lail,
lie mob, which now had a rope. tried
- get him also. but 1t nad no Leader and
he officers got their man inside.
Soon q sullen mob of several hundred
:ormed. The wounded men were oper-
ated upon In various doctors ofices
and the crowd awaited eagerly for
news.
Marshal woodrun's aEed father, a
farmer. arrived soon after and har-
angued the mob. calling for vengeance
On the spiveys. As the excitement grew
= message was sent to Hamilton for
aid. Luckily Deputy Sheriff Bssnnon