The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-03-10
MURDER AVENGED
BY AN ANGRY MOB
JAIL DOORS BEATEN DOWN AT
SPRINGFIELD, o.
NEGRO DRAGGED FROM CELL
Shot to Death in Jail Yard and
Body Riddled with Bullets-He
Had Killed Policeman and
Wounded a Woman.

900 men gathered at the county JAZZ
Monday night with the ayowed pnr-
pose OF lynching Richard Dixon, OF
Cynthiana. Ky. the negro, who shot
Policeman Charles Coils Sunday
Coils died Monday. Coils was shot
by Dixon Sunday morning while the
latter was in his room in hotel here
removing his baggage. He Rad decided
TO quit the place, fearing trouble with
Anna Corbin, a woman with whom he
was acquainted Dixon asked Coils 10
go to the hotel with him. While in his
room Dixon and Miss Corbin quarrelcd
and DIXON is said to have shot her in
the breast The policeman then at
tempted 10 arrest Dixon. when the lat
ter fired into the officers body, inilict-
ing fatal wounds.
Angry Mob Gathers.
Dixon gave himself up to the police
authorities, and was taken TO Jail All
afternoon the Killing Of Coils was the
sole topic Of conversation. and both
Police Judge Miller and Common Pleas
Judge Mower are freely censured They
both sentenced him al various times to
jail and workhOuse for from two to six
months, but he was Away released be-
fore the expiration of his scntc1ce. It
was the general feeling thata trial would
only result In an insufficient sentence.
and talk Of mob was frequently heard
before supper, Nothing was thought Of
II by the officers until a. late as 7:20 p
m, when mob OF boys gathered In front
Of the jail. This group was augmented
by few men, and by eight O'Clock 200
men had congrcga'rd about IN" jail yard
and steps II was known that only
leader was wanted ~ start he assault
but no one assumed the responsibility
At one time the iron bar al ne east On
trance was removed and the door partly
opened The policemen on the inside
promptly opened the door and pulled tho
two nearest men inside This ended
all active attempts TO break the door I'M
I'll nearly II o'clock
Mob Gains Entrance.
Al this time leader seemed 70 have
been found and with a heavy iron bar
pushing the police aside. an attack vas
made on the east door ~ the Jail build
ing. which shortly yielded to The bat
ter.nR ram as did the inner lattice iron
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and ward gates hlr,led by fnlly 1900
men thus making II IuuoeF,blc for tho
militia TO have prevented access 10 the
negro had ii been ON me scene.
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about IS feet above thc street ThcY
then descended and thrir work was
greeted with cheer Tho ms'Iadc then
began. and for ~ minutes m BODY MA
kept sWaying bach and forth from rt,
force Of he rain u bul,cta which .wus
poured into IL
Upon the request of MAYOR Dovlps