The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-23
DELAWAREMOBBURNS NEGRO
GEORGE WHITE LYNCHED FOR
MISS BISHOPS MURDER.
Mob Of 5000 Storms the workhouse At
Wilmington, Del.-Four in the Mob
Wounded BY tho Guards--Vrginian
LED the Lynchers-Police Powerless.

LED the Lynchers-Police Powerless.
WILMINGTON. Del, June 22.-The Coro-
ner's Jury this afternoon found q verdict
that George White. . negro, arrested for as
saulting and causing the death Of Helen
G.. Bishop, the daughter OF a clergyman,
was guilty Of the crime. This evening many
men started in electric cars for the work.
house whore White IL confined and then a
posse Of twenty police officers was hurried
to tho scene. At o'clock II was reported
that 1000 men, many having pistols, were
near the workhouse.
At 10 clock there was intense excitement
at the workhouse and the outer door Of the
building was broken In. Men began to
chisel down the iron doors. Pistol shots
broke the globe Of the electric lamps. e1-
tinguishing the lights, and many shots were
fred at the building.
The guards inside were firing back at the
mob and two men In the crowd were in
jured and brought to the hospital in this
city. Telephone connection with the work.
house was cut.
At II o'clock 1t was reported that the
mob had taken possession OF the warden's
quarters in the workhouse and that the
thirty police sent from this city were in the
cell wing Of the building. The Sheriff
has been called upon and 1t is expected
he will seek to form an additional posse
to go to the scene.
At ll:3o o'clock 1t was reported that the
mob had only one more door to force in order
to reach the cell corridor where White
was held. There was a rumor to the effect
that dynamite was being placed around
the building, in which there are about two
city was intense.
At 1918 o'clock word reached this city
that the mob had captured White and had
started with him to the scene Of his crime,
one mile distant, where it was the purpose
to hang him.
A crowd gathered in front OF the city
hall, and cheered and cheered when the in
telligence came.
to burn the negro. Thousands Of people
are on the streets and there Is increasing
excitement.
An extra force Of policemen was sent
every electric car running to the scene
was crowded with men fastening to the
spot It IA said that the leader Of the party
making the assault against the doors ia
. Virginian and that railroad ties wore used
as batterins rams. About 800 men were
in the building and they were in position
where they could have been shot down by
the guards. who were loath to open fire.
Outside the crowd was clamoring and
shouting encouragement to the men inside
and the scene was one never before wit
messed In this State. Even women were
standing on the line OF the cars in this
city shouting Lynch him!" The police
on the ground outside were pushed aside
by the mob and ignored. 1t was reported
at midnight that four men had been
wounded.
Many in the mob were from rural dis
tricts near the scene of the murder and
among the party were fifty men on horse
back and wearing womsns clothes, A
man who returned from the workhouse
about o'clock says that after the crowd
gathered there was muo talk, yet nobody
seemed disposed to take the initiative.
Finally a man, said to be Virginian
made harangue and called upon some
body to follow him. He was answered by
half dozen half-grown boys and later by
some men. They had secured railroad
ties and soon we're at the front door Of the
workhouse, which Is the residence OF the
warden.
This wooden door was soon broken in.
Notwithstanding that guards inside fired
many shots.
Then the crowd pushed into the build
ing and made their assault upon the steel
doors there. There were five OF them, and
one after another went down. There was
clash between the guards and the police
inside. but the mob prevailed. In short
time the cell where White was confined
was reached.
White was hurried to the place where
he had assaulted the girl and cut her throat.
which Is one mile from the workhouse
Then the negro is said to have confessed his
guilt and prepared for death
He was tied to a stake and surrounded
with wood. which was set on fire. He was
then burned to death, while the crowd stood
around to witness his agony.
This is not fully verified at O'Clock this
morning, although Whites shoes were
brought to the police station by some one
who had como from the scene. The cleo
trio road to the workhouse Is to run oars
all night to bring back the crowds.
When tho mob broke into the Office OF the
Warden they set about destroying every
thing in sight, and the valuable records were
wantonly torn and burned. There was a
general rush to enter the building. and the
guards and policemen inside were intimi-
dated and did not fire a shot.
They were utterly helpless to combat
the terrible pressure put upon them. The
damage to the building will amount to
several thousand dollars. It u reported