Arizona republican., 1910-12-28
IA RACING MOB OUTSIDE
His Life Was Demanded for an Assault Upon a West Virginia Girl, Fol lowed by an Attempt to Murder the Victim.

Weston, w. Va, Dec 27.-Wiuidm Furby. a negro, for hours tonight was ! between two fires-death at the hands of mob and sufrocation in the iron vault of the express office at the local railway station. Outside the little ! building crowd of several hundred persons waited from afternoon until late tonight demanding the life of the prisoner for an alleged assault upon Miss Flora Anglin, the daughter of a prominent farmer, and for am attempt
 Co murder her.
 While the mob waited large squad of deputies and the sheriff kept the negro locked in the express safe, where he had little air to breathe
 For hours the crowd waited. but for want of a leader failed to move with
 force enough to dislodge the deputies and take possession of the express room It stormed the place several times. breaking all the windows and
 forcing open the doors. but was unable to gain access to the safe.
 The only hope of the authorities. however, to get their prisoner to the jail at Clarksburg, as they intended when the mob collected, was the arrival of state troops An order was issued early in the evening for the mobilization of the militia from several points. but although special trains are provided it is doubtful if the soldiers will reach the scene before early in the morning
 At Furbury'S hearing this afternoon al al. time of three attacks at his hands. She took the stand herself after all the other witnesses and the spectators were excluded from the courtroom. and told how Furby attacked her while she was returning from a dairy on her fathers farm last Saturday night.
 While she struggled. he dragged her fully 300 yards, and. following the att tack. was in the alleged act of strangl- ing her when a railroad flaSman came running to her rescue. The negro got on a horse nearby and made off, but the animal fell. throwing the rider. His shoulder was dislocated and he was captured.
 Following the hearing the mob col lectad at the courthouse and demanded the negro. but by the organization of a large squad of deputies and the regular force. sheriff Alfred succeeded in getting his man to the railroad sta ton. planning to take him to Clarks- burg The train was an hour late, how ever. and the mob meanwhile grew to such proportions that when the train arrived the authorities were unable to carry out their plans
 The appearance of the father of Miss Anglin. an aged man. on the platform of the station. telling the crowd that the story of his daughter was as true as steel. set the mob wild.
 Prosecuting Attorney Swint made attempts to appeal to the mob from a truck. but the truck was drawn from beneath him and the crowd yelled him down The officials were unable to cope with the situation at this time. At 7:15 the mob burst open the door of the express room. where the prison CT was locked in. All three windows were broken and the mob demanded the neero's life But the latter was pushed into a concealed vault for safe keeping where there was hardly a breath of air.
 An appeal to Governor Glascock at Charleston for state troops was followed immediately by the order for the of the militia at Clarks- burg. Grafton. and Parkersburg. and their despatch here by a special train.
 Until the arrival of the troops it will 1 be necessary to cOnfine the negro in l the airless vault. Although in danger Of suffocation, it was considered a | greater peril to release him while the 1 mob's frenzy was at its height.
 After the negro's hearing this after | noon he was held to the grand jury without bail to answer to the charge of assault and attempt to murder
 A mob of more than 15O men. eX- l pecting Furby to be taken to Clarks- l burg on the evening train. intercepted l the train at Fisher Summit. near the | home. and held it for twenty l looking for the negro. When | they found he was not on the train they came to Weston and joined the mob.
 The first man who appeared when the express car door was burst open was immediately arrested. Company K is expected to arrive on a special train at midnight from Clarksburg to reinforce the guards here.
 THE MILITIA ARRIVES.