The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-28
MILITIA
PROTECTS
A NEGRO

w ES ON, w. Va, Dec Zi.-N Imam
Furby. negro. for hours tonight was
between two fires-death at the hands
OF a mob or sulfocauon In the iron
vault OF tho express office at the To-
cal railway station. Outside the 1T
tie building a crowd OF several nun
dred persons waited from afternoon
until late at night. demanding the
life Of the prisoner for assaults on
Miss Flora Anelin, daughten OF n
prominent farmer, and for an attempt
TO murder her.
While the mob waited large squad
OF deputies and the sheriff guard d
the express office and kept the negro
locked In the express safe, where he
had little air to breathe.
For hours the crowd waited, but for
want OF leader IL failed to move
with sufficient force 10 dielo6gc the
deputies and take possession Of the
express room. They stormed the
place several times. breaking all the
windows and forcing open the doors.
but were unable 10 gain access 10 the
safe.
The only hope OF the authorities.
however 10 get their prisoner TO the
jail at Clnrksburg. as they Intended
to do when the mob collected, was In
the arrival OF state troops. An order
was issued early In the evening for
the mobilization OF the militia at sew
eral points, but although special
trains were provided. IT was doubtful
If the soldiers would reach the scene
before early morning
urECTnNn
mob IS besicging the local railway
station tonight TO prevent sheriffs
from removing william Furby. ne
gro. to the prison at Clarksburg.
State troops are reported on their
way from Clarksburg by special train
TO prevent a lynchlng.
At Furbys trial this afternoon, Flo
ra Anglin. a farmers daughter. de-
clared she was the victim of three
attacks at his hands.
Father Says Daughter Is True.
The appearance Of Mr. Anglin. faith
er OF Miss Anglin, an aged man, upon
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 people from
a truck. but the truck WAS drawn
from beneath him and the crowd yell
ed him down. The officials were un-
able to cope with tho situation at this
time
Attempt to Get Negro.
At 7:l5 the mob burst open tho
door of the express room. where the
sheriffs and their prisoner had lock.
ed themselves In All the windows
were broken and the mob demanded
the negro's life But the latter was
pushed into the concealed vault of the
express company for safe-keeplng.
with hardly a breath OF air An ap-
peal to Governor Glasscook at Charles
town for state troops was followed i'm
mediately by an order for the mobili-
zatIon OF the militia at ClarkSburg,
Grafton and Parkersburg and their
dispatch here by special train. Untll
the arrival OF the troops II was neces-
sary 10 confine the negro In the air
less vault Although there was dan
ger of suffocating him, Il was oonsid-
cred a greater peril to release him
while the mob's frenzy was at It's
height
Held on Murder Charge.
After the negros trial this after
neon he was held TO the grand jury
without bail. to answer to the charge
of assault and attempt 10 murder
The Anglin girl took the stand her
self. after all other witnesses and
spectators were excluded from the
courtroom. and told how Furby at
tackled her while she was returning
from the dairy on her fathers farm
last Saturday night.
Tried TO StranoIe Girl.
While she struggled he dragged her
fully 800 yards. and following the at
tacks he was in the alleged act of
strangllnG her when a railroad flag
man came running to her rescue. Tho
negro ran TO a horse tied near by and
made off. but the animal fell. throw
Ing the rider. His shoulder was dis
located, and he was captured.
Following the trial mob collected
at the court house and demanded the
negro. but with the organization Of a
large squad OF special deputies and
the regular force. Sheriff Alfred sue
ceeded In getting his man to the rail-
road station, planning to take him TO
Clarksburg The train was an hour
late, however, and the mob meanwhile
grew to such proportions that when
the train arrived. the authorities
were unable to carry out their plans.