The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-24
WOULD LYNCH
GIRLS KIDNAPER
ChaS.Hemphill Narrowly Escaped
Death al GlaSSbOrO, \. J.
ABDUCTED 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD

Seven Killed In Mine Explosion Near
PottsviIle, Pa. - Ex-Preacher Shot
Dead For Revenge-False Clue IN
Williams Murder Mystery - New
York Brokers lnsuring Against Elco.
ton Of Rryan-Labor Leaders Cited
For contempt-Alia Died Denounc-
ing the Priesthood
Charles Hemphill. a young man
whose home is in Clayton near Glass.
boro. g. j.. had a narrow escape
from being lynched by excited resi-
dents of this vicinity who had been
wrought 90 the point of fury because
Hemphill had kidnapped Cora Carton
a sevcnyear-old child. whose home is
in Millville ~ J. Only the quick action
of the police authorities I'm secretly re-
moving Hemphill to the Woodbury.
fail. il IS believed. saved bis life
Hemphill on Thursday last joined .
Holiness campmeetlng here and be-.
came. it is said. infatuated with the
child Saturday he hired q team and.
going 90 the home Of Rev Mr. FARRELL.
where the child was visiting offered
% drive the clergyman 10 the camp
meeting The offer was accepted and
after leaving the minister at the camp
Ilemphill returned 90 the FARRELL home
and told Mrs FARRELL that he had been
sent for Cora Helen Higgins. aged
eight years, was a play with Cora at
the time. and Mrs FARRELL not sus
pecting anything wrong bundled the
two children into the carriage A hlli
hour later Helen came running back
almost exhausted and told the pastor
wife that after riding about a mile
Homphill slapped her face put her
out of the carriage and had driven of .
with Cora Mrs FARRELL at once no. f
tilted her husband. and hundreds of
persons joined IN the search for the /
girl as nothing was seen OF heard oil
her until nearly midnight when Han .
ley Beckett a summer cottagcr at Pit /
man. heard screams and. leaving hls /
home. came across llomphill and the
child Beckett demanded an EXPLAIN
tion. and Hemphill said that ho had
missed the train and that hc and the
girl were walking 10 camp He then
moved of saying Il can't do anything
with her. so I'm leave her with YOU
Beckett secured a carriage. took the
girl to her home and notified the police
officials a short time later HcmphiIl
was captured at the Pitman railroad
station as he was buying a ticket for
Word Of the capture was
10 Glassboro. and men arm
I'd with clubs. base ball bats and some
'arrying ropes soon began TO gather
ibout the GlassbOrO Jail When 20 was
earned that Hemphill had not arrived
he crowd determined 10 wait Another
.rowd gathered at the hotel AT which
he stages between pitman and Glass
loro stop. and there were threats of
'iolence Word was sent 10 pitman
Il the temper of the crowd and it was
.ecided TO detain Hemphill there and
i've him an immediate hearing Tie
vas arraigned before Magistrate Paul
n and held in $1,000 bail on the charge
f attempting a statutory ofense DIR
ne the hearing a large crowd of PIT
nan residents gathered and threats
gainst Hemphill were made A thun
Ger storm broke about this time ami
he crowd sought shelter Hemphin
uring the height OF the storm was
ustled into a covered wagon and a
nick trip was made TO the Woodbury.
iil
The physicians say the girl is not
ariously injured