The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-05
MEN OF AN OHIO TOWN
TRY LYNCH|NC.
Kentucky Visitors Use Their Guns,
Shooting Five Persons-Mob
Is Baffled in the Act OF
Lynching One Of the
Desperadoes.

oxford Ohio, October blood splash
cd on the streets of this usually quiet
village tonight and bullets whisted pro-
miscuously in a desperate shooting a.
fray and riot that attended the VISIT 81
two beiligerent Kentuc1ians, one OIL
whom. sorely wounded, was rescued from
the hands of a mob while a rope attached
to his neck was dangling over q tree lllno
and he was on his knees praying oeloie
being launched into eternity
Flying bullets desperately wounded four
men while a fifth escaped death by q
narrow margin, several balls piercing ms
Clothes,
The riot which led to the attempted
17-nchina and to the widest night that
oxford has seen since the negro Henry
Corbin was lynched for the murder OF
Mrs Horner was caused by the attempt
Of Marshal John Woodruff to arrest
Louis spvey, of Wagonviie, Ky.
First Shot Is Fired
This afternoon Marshal Woodruff was
informed that Louis Spivey was display
ing pistols in Mrs. Peifer's saloon and
shortly before o'clock he encountered
his man drinking from q whisky bottle
Woodruff arrested him and started TO
the police station.
Instantly, ana without warning, joe
sDivey the prisoners brother, who was
standing 10 feet away, whipped out q
revolver and shot Woodruff down.
Stunned by the sudden deed, the crowd
was for moment helpless Then there
was rush for nearby hardware store
and Selling shotguns and reVolNerS' the
crowd started in pursuit.
The two SpiveyS drew their pistols anu
started west, shooting they ran, Depu-
~ Marshal Jake Manrod, who was nea''
Woodruff. was snot twice at the first nre.
The Spiveys fed through the crowded
street. shooting IN return to the par-
suers fire.
Near oxford college. f. v letter, the
school teacher, was hit by q stray bullet
Just rs he entered Il house, and prohabiy
fatally ntrt. In lr4nt OF MIS-. 91fah
Csreer's iouse, opposite oxford college.
the splveys made a stand behind a tree
ara fired repea teddy, beating off the mop
for a moment.
Oslodged by Mob.
The mob soon dislodged them and they
ran to the next alley. where they sepa-
rated. Louis Spivey turning into and run
ming UP the alley. and Joseph Spivey
continuing wet on High street Louis
epfvev had not run over one hundred feet
up the alley until he was struck by
bullet from a shot from the mob and
fen
He was quickly overnowered and Con
stable John Moon together with spe-
cial sworn deputies, removed him to the
town Jail
Elk Mayor Flanagan, who was in the
citizens posse came up quickly and with
the aid Of several citizens carried him
to the town jail and locked him ap
1l rfIr
rounded the tail They had secured
rope and cndeavored to take both Louis
Spivey and Joseph Spivey out Of the
officers hands, hut they were frustrated.
The mob also had no recognized leader
and was ineffectual in its desires.
Father Urges the Mob.
Finally, Everett Woodruff father Of
the wounded marshal. appeared and said
he expected the mob to avenge the muir
der of his son. he himself directing the
mob The door of the jail was battered
down. rope was fastened around the
neck Of Joseph Spvey and he was led
forth Fully 100 men had hold Of the
rope and they dragged him through the
street in the direction of the public park.
Splvey begged and cried for the mob to
allow him to see his wife and children
before they killed him.
lie was taken to an elm tree one
square away. on which Henry Corbn
was lvnched In 1892 lie was strung up
and let down to pray. a second time
he was strung up and let down. and
while he was pleading for time to write
to his wife Deputy Sheriff Brannan and
a few assistants rushed forward. cut
the rope and dashed down THE street
with the prisoner. lie was rushed 20
jail. the mob following.
The father of Woodruff still urged on
the mob and swore that if it did not
Il SetRT,Er
and kill the men himself
Woodrun"s brother, Samuel, then ad-
dressed the mob. saying:
Men, l am John Woodruff's brother,
and ! love him For his sake and for
mine ask you to go home and let the
law take its course.
Cheers greeted this speech, and in five
minutes the mob had dispersed