Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-10-28
Graphic Story of Lynching
OF Man by Maryland Mob
Related by An Eye Witness
TROOPERS JOIN WITH
FRENzIED LYNCHERS
Bloodthirsty Lynchers
Likened To Pack Of
Hungry Wolves
Impeachment Of
Governor Is Sought

Baltimore. Md. Following the
brutal lynching in Maryland last
week the Socialist party of the
State. through its State committee,
demanded impeachment OF Cover
nor Richie for Criminal neglect
Of duty and removal and prosecu-
ton for "second-legree manslugh-
ter" OF Judge Robert r. Duer and
John b. Robins, States attorney OF
Somerset County
Interracial groups from Boston
New York. Atlanta, and Washing
ton denounced the lynch mob. and
protested 10 Governor Richie and
President Roosevelt.
An eye witness 10 the lynching
writes this graphs story. Il say.
1000 men 80 mad with the bloof
lus. tonight.
" l saw them take human being
and make of his body holocaust
cd revenge
II saw men. young men and old
men. In the teeth OF warning they
: would pay 70 the last inch for their
I, crime. take the law OF their son
ereign State as a huge Jest. ans
; saw them frenziedIy fight with
> their bare hands the men who were
there TO uphold that law.
Masks oi Barbarity
IL saw men. with wildly gleam-
ms eyes, and unrestrained curses
and yells, demand OF the State the
life OF George Armwood. for an
attack on a 75-year-old woman.
Il saw men whose faces were
grotesque masks of barbarity,
turn into fearsome creatures with
ono oyerpowering motive in their
lives Revenge.
Il saw these men when they be-
gan to gather just az darkness fell
in this village of 1000 knew
many of the men. Some OF them
lived in Princess Anne. Some OF
them came from miles around.
II heard them talk, whisper and
muttef.
Il saw their faces change from
furtiye hesitancy to grim dctermi-
nation. and finally il seemed the
crowd bore a single face that ex-
pressed one horrible purpose
blood.
Blow Brings Tragedy
II saw this mob surge like the
sea To the Jail house where they
were trying TO keep George Arm
wood safe from all harm hut that
which tho State would inflict.
Il heard the shouts as the crowd
came closer and closer TO tho
group OF 20 or % State troopers.
Il saw a State trooper fell man
with his fist. Then saw the
crowd go utterly mad. raving mad
They. snatched up stones and
heavy pieces OF wood. anything
they could get their hands on, and
showered them viciously at the
little band OF troopers.
II saw the troopers hurl tear gas
bombs into the murder bent mob.
81 saw almost blinded by the
fumes, hut hazily glimpsed other
men crying and choking as the
powerful mist rendered them all
bu. helpless.
Animals On The XIII
And in a few minutes l saw tho
crowd, like a tremendous pack of
animals on a kill break forward
like water over a broken dam.
II saw the police swallowed up
in the struggle and surge OF 5000
humans. guess they were hui
mans
II saw scores OF willing. eager
men, grasp a huge pole and heard
tho SCATTERING noise of Il as II was
struck against the heavy Jail.
II heard a rending sound and I
saw the door smashed 10 pieces.
II saw men plunge through tho
splintered gap. saw no more for
few minutes and then / saw the
men come out.
and I saw that with them they
had George Armwood.
II did not hear him cry out, even
under the blows aud kicks that
fell upon him.