Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-06
BRAVERY
AVERTS A
LYNCHINC
DEPUTY SHERIFF IN OHIO
CHEATS HLooDTHlRsTY MOB
OF ITS PREY.
MANY ARE INJURED I

The Condition Today of Joseph Spivey
Who Was Rescued by Officer, is Sc
rious-Woodruff Probably Fatally
Injured.
Oxford, O., Oct. 1.-THE town is |
normally quiet in spite of the awful
riot that occurred in it's streets last
evening when Marshal John Woodruff
was shot by the Spivey brothers and
the latter and several others were in
jured, some perhaps fatally. The riot
and the brave rescue of Joseph Splv-
ey from the Infatuated mob are almost
the only topics of conversation, and
much credit is given Deputy Sheriff
Brannon for his work in taking the
Kentuckian. from the midst of the
crowd of men intent upon putting him
to death.
List Of Casualties.
The list of casualties in last eve
ning's riot follows:
John Woodruff, marshal, believed to
be fatally shot.
Jacob Manrod his deputy, seriously
shot in back and shoulder.
Ernest Jotten, country school teach
er Of Monroe, o., who boarded with his
sister in Oxford, believed to be fatally
shot
Louis spivey, of Wagonville, KY,
seriously shot in the back and
breast.
Joseph Spivey of Wagonville KY,
skull fractured by stone and several
other injuries.
spivey May Die.
Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. Physicians
attending the Spivey brothers at the
Jail here today report that both are in
D serious condition. Joseph Spiyey,
who may recover presents a horrible
appearance. Both ears are torn, his
neck is raw and swollen from the EFF
fects of the rope while his face is also
jisfigured. His most serious injury
is scalp wound which was caused by
being hit with a stone.
Say They Were Intoxicated.
The Spiyey brothers ascribed the
whole trouble to their drinking which
not only caused the disturbances in the
saloon but alsoE resisting of the Of
ficers on the street Joseph, when
asked today for his nearest of kin re-
piled that Deputy Sheriff Brannon was
his best friend. Brannon is the of
ficer who broke through the crowd and
cut the rope the last time Spivey was
strung UP last night BEannon then
rushed Spivey into the Oxford prison
from which he afterward brought him
here in safety.
Brannon Commended.
Brannon who was in charge at Ok.
ford last night is highly commended
) for his bravery and judgment in pre-
venting a lynching.
Negroes Take Active Part.
Oxford, o., Oct. "a striking fea-
ture of the attempted lynching was
the part taken by the negroes, who
Z protested every time the rope slack
I ened and Spivey was let down to
say his prayers, write to his wife and
children, or for any other purpose OF
mercy. Some of the negroes raised
quite disturbance by proclaiming
II the man had been negro he would
surely be lynched in the first place
without anyone giving heed to his
appeals.
Mob Had No Leader.
The mob was without leader a
any time, but still it would not have
been foiled but for the appeals of the
Woodruff brothers to let the law take
I its course.
Work of Whskey.
MI . ,,o;4 ,,+ ,l,,,;,,o. +t,o .hoo.;r,
was intense. A party of stranger!
from Kentucky came to attend tn,
fair. They had visited a number o
saloons and decided to inject some ex
element into the proceedings b,
Shooting up the town" Five of then
walked down the main street abreas
shooting revolvers promiscuously
Marshal Woodruff and Deputy Mar
shall Manrod endeavored to arrest then
and both were shot. Woodruff in tn,
right breast and Manrod in the lef
wrist. The shooting of the officer
was done by Joseph Spivey and Johl
Spivey, the rest of the Kentuckians il
the party trying to prevent them from
doing SO.
Taken to Jail.
botH were taken 10 tHe JAN, Wler
+, the prison physician stated that Their
was little chance for the recovery o
Joseph Spiyey, but the elder brothe
was speedily restored. During TIL
fight stranger from Monroe, Ohio
who refused to give his name and i
believed to have been passive by
stander, was shot in the abdomen b.
one of the bullets of the Kentuckian
and is seriously hurt.
Mob Attacks the Jail.
AS soon as the news spread through
the city that the marshal W as seri
ously injured mob was formed Will
the intention OF lynching the Ken
tuckian who was not fatally wounded