Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
MOB SETS UPON TROOPS;
FAILS TO LYNCH NEGRO
Furby, After Hours in Alright
Vault, Safe in CIarks-
burg Jail.

CLARkSBuRG, w. Va, December 2S.-
William Furby, who was saved from the
vengeance Of the mob gathered at Wes-
ton to lynch him for the alleged assault
on Flora Anglin, a member of one of the
most prominent, families in Lewis county,
was brought to Jail here this morning by
a Clarksburg company of the National
Guard.
He was kept here for two hours, when a
train was due for Moundsville. the seat
OF the state 'penitentiary, and when that
arrived he was placed on board. He was
closely guarded during the journey and
will be kept in the penitentiary until the
time for his trial.
Two Soldiers Battered Up.
AS the troops were about to place Fur
by on the train at Weston early in the
day, after he had been locked up for
hours in a safe, the mob pressed closer
and today Private Arthur Vannort Of
Clarksburg is in the hospital here suf-
fering from wound in his head, while
Lieut. r. Lynn Osborn has recovered
from the beating he received. tss,.
-Furby showed the effects of his trying
experience while lin Jail here. He pleaded
to be taken to some place where he would
be safe from the crowd which terrOrized
him in Weston.
Furby was tried yesterday at Weston
for assault on Flora Anglin, farmers
daughter. She identified him and he was
convicted. .e:.,t:
started to bring him to, the jail here. A
mob gathered at the station and pre-
vented the officers from getting on a
train. They took refuge in the express
room.
Word was sent to the governor. He
ordered militia to Weston from Clarks-
burg and other places.
Girls Father Incites Mob.
The appearance of the father of Miss
Anglin, an aged man., with long gray
whiskers upon the platform of the sta
ton, telling the crowd that the story OF
his daughter was as true as steel, set the
mob wild. Prosecuting Attorney Swint
made continued attempts to appeal to the
people from truck on the platform. but
1t was drawn from beneath him and the
crowd yelled him down. The officials
were wholly unable to cope with the situ-
alton.
The mob finally burst open the door of
the express room. All the window lights
were broken and the mob demanded the
negro.
Then the man was pushed into the air.
tight vault of the express company in the
railway station for safe keeping. 1t was
decided that until the arrival of the mill
tia the negro must be kept in the vault,
though that might mean death to him.
Girls Story of Attack.
At the negros trial the Anglin girl took
tho stand after all other witnesses and
snectators were excluded from the court
rom. She said Furby attacked her while
che was returning from the dairy on her
fathers farm last Saturday night He
drarred her fully 800 yards and was
circuit to murder her by strangulation
,,hen. a railroad hagman came to her
rescue.
aqibe negro ran to horse tied nearbv
.nd made off, but the animal fell, throw
;nS him. His shoulder was dislOcated and
he was easily captured.
Following the trial mob collected at
the Weston courthouse and demanded the
nepro but with the organization Of a
large squad of special deputies and the
regular force Sheriff Perry G. Alfred
cot his man to the railroad station. He
nlanned to take the $50 train for Clarks
burg.
It was an hour late, and the mob mean
while grew to such proportions that when
II did arrive the authorities were unable
to carry out their plans.