The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-22
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Lovingston. Va. October o1.-Johus
Moore. the cnndemned murderer OF
Frank Howl. vino was sentenced last
saturday to electrocution In Ricnmond
lson November %, was rescued from the
Nelson county jail here ear Fly thts
morning by mob of about seventy
Ave men. WI o. took the condemned
Imam away with them as they disap-s
1 pcared In the darkness.
i That Moore was carried back to thu
scene OF the alleged crime by friends
4 there Is no doubt, and 1t is doubted
Iinow II he will ever be recaptured. for
these friends will no doubt aid In
secreting him in the community for a
Itime until 1t appears to be safe to
Esprit him out OF the county and get
l,him away from where arrest will be
|gprobable
The mob. which had a start OF an
lshour or two. was pursued by J ailer
Perry and Deputy Sheriff Gleason
These officers following the trail for
ten miles to Roses Mills. on Pineys
River in the section alleged to be full
OF n1oonshiners. who seem to- ply their
avocation without any great fear from
molestation n on the part of government
revenue officers Here the sheriffs de-
cided to drop the trail and return to
this place. They reached here about
10 o'clock.
Death Watch Aroused.
At o'clock this morning John
Stevens, the death watch, who had been
Stationed outside Of Moore's cell since
his sentence last Saturday. was aroused
by q knock at a window from the out
side of the jail. 4. {
Responding. he was advised that
two Of the men In sight had a third
for Incarceration In the jail. Not being
connected with the jail, other than as
death watch over Moore. the guard
called Jailer Perry, whose sleeping
quarters are nearby. The jailer came
in ns'response to the call. and this old
ruse worked like n charm. for he
opened the door. and Instantly, men
seemed to come up out Of the ground. y.
They swarmed around the jail en-
trance and quietly but firmly demanded
admlttance. The ja.ier was. covered
with numerous pistols and guns. and
there was nothing left for him to do
do but to quietly submit. The mob
hurriedly went inside and the big pad
lock on the first door8was pri2ed off 2
with a crow bars. which were brought
along for the purpose. Pushing along
to the second door that was between
Moore and his friends. the mob soon
broke the lock away with crowbara
and hammers, and Moore soon found
himself in the hands Of friends. He
was assured that no harm was to come
to him, but that he Was to have a 8
chance to get away, and then he wa #
led out of the jail. He was placed in Il
<yone of the numerous buggies which had S.
appeared before the jail. and In q few
moments the excitement was at an end.
and Moore was being hurried to the
Piney River section, from whence no
doubt he will be liberated. y
$2S SJailer Perry hastily summoned De-
putty Sheriff Gleason, and therSthey
set out in pursuit Of the mob. which
had disa ppeared as II BY magic. for
the men were all either mounted or
were riding In vehicles ight enough to
make good time.
Telephone line Cut. 81
Before the deputies left IT was as
gcertained that the telephone line run
Ming TO Lowesyille, ' in, the, Ptney Rtyer
hood Of Colleen. The line had been
Intentionally cut In severaEp1a p1aces, ap-
parently to make a hurried repair im-
possible. Thus. -the section for which s
the mob was headed was cnmpletely
could be learned from Lowesvllle.
which is a long distance from he ~
courthouse, il 6 IS fs
The mob seems to have been thor
oughly organized, for It entered Low
afousing % the Village. So sauist IsWas il s
In carrying out lis mission that even
the death watch did not know q G it1 IA
approach until 2 he heard a. knock an ia
the win low, Even when ! ~ ler. Perx1 8