Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-21

trolling spirit OF the yelling mass
was not the holy one OF regard for
the purity of woman. but hatred of
colored men and eXultation at the
opportunity OF committing crime un
der the guise OF righteousness. Sher
III Horner had only n few moments
warning by telephone. and had real
ly made no preparations except 20
assemble six OF his deputies. The
lights were extinguished in the Jail.
The mob knocked loudly for admis-
sion, demanding that the doors be
opened and that ColSer and Dun
can be turned over. The sheriff did
not respond in any way TO the
knocks or demands. \ volley Of
sticks and stones went against the
windows on all sides OF the Jail. and
the crash of falling glass was deaf
ening. A fusilade OF revolver shots
followed the breaking OF the win
dows. Some bullets entered the
jail. but injured no one.
Some one procured a heavy tim
ber, and as many men as could get
hold OF it began 20 use IL as a bat
tering ram against the outside door
Of the Jail. Another contingent
smashed the front door OF the sher-
ms residence. which is in the east
wing of the jail building. The sher
In was in the cellrooms with the
deputies. His wife and daughter
had retired. the bed rooms being in
the second story.
INDIGNITIES TO sHERIFF'S WIFE
In the 'sheriff's private residence
n oh n 2 ~ ar Of hn oh 1nFr
ly Indicated by it's conduct Men
pulled Mrs. Horner from her bed
and demanded that she show them
the way into the Jail. She swooned
and was left lying on the floor, her
child crying Historically by her side
The mob gleefully destroyed tle pi-
ano. dining room furniture. and stole
Mrs. Horner's purse. containing SIS
and a shotgun belonging TO the
sheriff.
Sheriff Horner came 10 the door
and called 10 the mob that IL they
did not disperse in twenty minutes,
he would fire upon them. He then
ordered his deputies not TO fire, and
withdrew with them to the roof of
the upper tier OF cells. The mob
seemed 20 yell and shoot and swear
to keep it's courage up. A sicken-
ing smell of stale liquor pervaded
the air. Every thud of the impro-
vised battering rams was greeted
with a volley OF cheers. The crowd
in the sheriff's residence was nam
mering with an old wagon tongue
upon the door between the resi-
dence and the jail The other bat
tering ram was directed for a time
against the outside door without a
vail, and then crowbars were OBJ
tanned and the work OF tearing the
iron grating of one of the windows
out of the wall was begun. BLOW
the Id jail up with dynamite If
they don't open it," yelled the crowd
The leader Of the mob at this stage,
said 10 be a relative Of Miss Edmond
son from Bolivar, had the working
element OF the mob under perfect
control and directed the work on
the window. loon the iron grating
gave way and fell out with crash.
The shrieks OF terrified prisoners
were greeted with howls of delight
by the mob. BY this time 1t was
perfectly apparent that the great
crowd of bowling hoodlums was on
+ ly there to conceal the working mob
inside OF il.
SHERIFF REMOVES FAMILY TO
SAFETY.
AS soon as the window had been
broken open. the men VINO had been
working on IL climbed through and
were in the passageway running a
round the steel cages. Realizing that
resistance was useless, so far as out
er walls we're concerned, the sheriff
now opened the door from his resi-