The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-10-08

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oxford. o.. Oct; Five persons
were shot and dsnger2usiy wounded
Thursday n!xht IN a fxSt between on
GERS and several strangers from Ken
tucky who were shooting their revoi-
vcrs on the streets during the fair
Two Of the Kentuckians were named
Joseph and John spivey Marshal
John Woodruff and his deputy. Jacob
Msnrod. endeavored 70 arrest them
and were shot. Marshal WoodruE In
the right breast and Deputy ManrOt
IN the left wrist crowd started In
prrsui, OF the Spivey brothers and
overlook them. Joseph Spivey ~as
shot In the right side With Load Of
huckshot and his brother was Knocked
unconscious With a stone thrown BY
some one IN the crowd % pnrsucrs
During tho nEht a stranger who re-
fuses TO give his name was shot 10 the
abdomen and Is In dangerous con
dnion. The Spivcys were arrested.
A large crowd followed and socr
surrounded the jail They has secured
a rope and endcavored 20 take both
Louis spivcy and Joseph spivey out
- the officers hands. but they were
N..AaANtA - NMN NAA"|NNH |N MANA
also had no recognized leader and
were Intellectual ia their desires. p
naliy Everett Woodruff. the father OF
the wounded marshal appeared on the
scene and expected the mob 90 avcnEe
the murder OF his son. himself direct
ing the mob. the door of the ieil vas
battered down and long rope was
fastened around the neck % Joseph
/ Spiyey and he was led forth fuily
/ one hundred men had hold of the rope
and they dragged him through the
street in the direction OF the public
park Snivcy begged and cried for
mercy and implorcd the mob 20 allow
him 20 see his wife and children be
fore they hung him Epithets and
curses were heaped upon him. and hs
was dragged by the iufuriated mob q
the public park when they came q
the tree where ii years ago a mol
hsd lynchcd Henry Corbin. the Nesr,
who killed Mrs Horner. and murder
ously assaulted her daughter. a voic'
cried out - halt and 60 hang him
I This tree was also tho scene % year
ago ~ a iynchinE of n Negro who hel
also assaulted a lady The rope va
swung around limb and Spivcy va
iorkcd into midair in their hurry m
mob neglected tu te snivcys hand
and hc grabbed tac rope above hl
head and saved himself lfc cried pi
cousiy ana begged to be allowed 3
write a letter to his wife and children
a voice ln tho mob cried ont 90 lcay
. him down and the mob released Oh
rope. and Spi,ey was given penc
and paper De vslniy cndcavorcd
, write. but it vas utterly unintelugihl
d, A voice cried out. hang him. and tf
4 rope frightened and Spivcy vas aga
suspended In midair lie again Era
D., bed the rope above bis head and p
p tween stranEuiatous begged and plea
ci Tor an opportunity 20 write a lctt
20 bis wife and children He vi
again let down but only repeated h
former miserable efforts There We
q in the mob a number OF Negroes ai
r they were greatly excited. a color
man raised hts voice and said that
.- Spivcy were a coiorei man be wou
r have hcen swung into eternity lo|
N ago. The rope again frightened al
d Spivey was suspended for third tir
f, ia midalr There was sudden So
a. ling and Deputy sheriff Brannan 81
Il, a few assistants rushed forward. e.
.r the rope and dashed down ;ha r'rs
4 with the prisoner.
d. He was rushed TO the jal and b
H. been spirited OUT of town.
John spivey IS dying with a bui
through his head The stranger As
at Monroe. o.. and viii die. TAe m
ne shat and deputy win recover.