People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1894 — Page 2

AT FRIGHTFUL COST.

/. Mob Repulsed and the Law Vindicated in Bloodshed. Would-Be Lyncher* Attempt to Secure V Possession of a Colored Brute—--1 Three Are Killed and Twelve Wounded. Washington Court House, 0., Oct. 16. —Three men were killed and almost B dozen injured, some fatally, by the ' militia here Wednesday evening in the endeavor to keep mobs from lynching William Dolby, colored. Dolby was brought here on Tuesday, and Tuesday night the first mob rumors took shape. The local militia was ordered out. and later two companies from Columbus reached here. Much indignation was manifested at the aetiua of the officials in thus putting a b:.r between the mob and their prey, and on all sides denunciations were frequent. All classes were represented among those who took this view of the situation, though many deplored the lawless spirit manifested. Later in the day a special grand jury was impannelled and the negro was indicted. The militia companies formed at the west side of the court house while the sheriff and Deputy James Busick went to the jail for the prisoner. Struck Down by a Soldier. The sheriff and his deputies had hardly emerged from the jail door

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when the acknowledged leader of the crowd, Henry Kirk, who married Mrs. Boyd 6 sister, rushed toward the trembling wretch, protected by the sworn officers of the law, and breaking the thin ranks of the stalwart guard seized the culprit -with a hand of iron. Quick as a flash the musket of a soldier was swung with great, force and Mr. Kirk was dealt a blow in the face. The angry crowd rushed madly forward and in the rush swept one gallant boy around the corner and away from his company but he quickly returned to his post. The curses and imprecations of the thoroughly maddened crowd grew in volume and the wretched prisoner trembled like an aspen. His saddle color became purple and he had to be supported. Col. Coit rallied his men for a supreme effort and the prisoner was almost carried up the steps and into the courthouse. There was then a scene of intense excitement, men armed with staves and any form of weapon rushed blindly almost onto the bayonets of the soldiery and some so far forgot themselves as to rush almost on the troops. Warned the Mob. Col. Coit, commanding the troops, stopped on the steps of the courthouse to warn the excited people to disperse, and after his earnest warning had fallen ondeaf ears,he shouted: “Load,” and there was a uniform clicking of hammers and every soldier prepared his piece for trouble, if trouble must come. Pleaded Guilty. Once up to the third floor of the courthouse and into the room where the trial is held, Dolby was soon legally declared a criminal. At exactly’ 3:52 he was led into the courtroom, pleaded guilty, and in three minutes he was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment, ten days in each year in solitary confinement. Meanwhile the mob was clamoring for admission. The crowd grew in numbers and the accessions proved an inspiration to the tired leaders, who bad exhausted themselves. Called for Reinforcements. Col. Coit at this juncture telephoned the adjutant general at Columbus for 200 additional troops. “If you want me to bring the 'man to Columbus,” said Col. Coit, with characteristic emphasis, “I will do it, but it will cost blood.” Col. Coit then made a speech to the crowd. “It looks very much,” said hie, “as if you intend to make an attack on the legal authorities. There will be trouble if you do. I call on law-abid-ing citizens to disperse and go to tlieir homes.” Attached the Courthouse. Thia was received as other warnings had been. The prisoner had b»><*u laxcti to a brek room in the sheriff's vf.kc :: ; third floor. At 6:10 the

crowd, largely augmented, surrounded the building and with huge improvised battering rams battered the doors in rapid succession. The troops were hastened together in the courthouse at all entrances. The doors were barri- ■ caded from within and furniture piled | against them. The soldiers stood with pieces cocked and bayonets fixed and waited till the doors would yield. Huge stones were thrown against the doors and the noise was deafening. : All the time loud and angry yells came from the crowd. Col. Coit went into the crowd and said: “If any man of you hit one of my men I will direct him to aim directly at that man’s heart.” Fired on the Mob. At 7:55 the south doors were broken and immediately there was a deafening and continuous volley from two score of muskets. A pandemonium of yells and curses and a dense smoke liiled the corridors. The law had been vindicated at frightful cost, for this was the list of dead and of wounded: The Victims. JIH.r.ED- James Judy, aged 25; Smith Welch, . ged It*. and Mack Johnson, of Williamsburg, Clermont county. Wounded- Hugh Ammerman, shot through the hips, dangerous; F. L. Nitterhouse. shot through both ankles, one foot almost severed, since amputated; Rial Parrott, shot in foot: John McCune, shot in leg; John Korn, shot in foot: Emert Ellis, thumb shot off; George Keating, 14 years old. shot in both legs and groin: William Sams, fatally shot through the bowels: Frank Smith, flesh wound in face; DeWitt Dale, shot in arm; William Laum. shot in abdomen: Ellis Webster, shot in body. It was reported at midnight that three attempts had been made to place dynamite under the courthouse. It

was said that a large quantity of the explosive was wheeled to the building in a hand cart, and that the dynamiters were frustrated by the militia in each attempt. The leaders stated at midnight that the plan to lynch Dolby would probably be abandoned but that he would be riddled with bullets when led from the courthouse to the railroad train. Fully two-thirds of the active members of the crowd were armed with revolvers. Dolby Taken to the Penitentiary. Columbus, 0., Oct. 20.—Dolby, the assaulter of Mrs. Mary C. Boyd, was successfully taken from the *county jail at Washington Court House early Thursday morning and brought to the penitentiary under escort of four companies of the Fourteenth regiment. Two More Victims. William Sams and Hugh Ammerman, wounded in the riot, have since died. This increases the death list to five.

A DISASTER IN RIO JANEIRO.

Three Score Persons Killed by Careless Handling of Dynamite. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 24.—Capt. Hudgins, of the coffee bark Dom Pedro 11., now in port, gives a graphic description of a dynamite explosion that occurred in Rio Janeiro a few days prior to September 0, when his vessel sailed for Baltimore, whereby sixty persons were killed. A Brazilian soldier discovered, near the English cemetery, a subterranean magazine, in which the insurgents of the recent rebellion had concealed a large quantity of gunpowder, cartridges and dynamite shells, which they evidently intended using against the government. The soldier reported his find to the general commanding, and a rough cart, drawn by two mules, was sent to t'ne scene to remove the contents of the hidden magazine to a place of safety. A detachment of soldiers accompanied the cart and a curious crowd of citizens followed it to the little hill which had been dug out to hold the explosives. A quantity’ of the shells had been placed in the cart and a pile of others had been passed out close ■ behind it, when one of the soldiers while in the act of handling a shell dropped it among the others. The same second an explosion shook the earth. A sheet of flame shot upward, and a cloud of whitish smoke hid everything from view. The vessels in the harbor rocked at their moorings, and the entire city was thrown into wild excitement. More than a ton of dynamite bad exploded from the dropping of the shell. The I soldiers and mules were blown into fragments, and only the iron tires of the cart wheels were found. John Dreifke was thrown out of his wagon and killed at Baraboo, Wia.

OFF FOR WASHINGTON.

The President Leave* Gray Gable*— Mach Business Awaits Him. Buzzard's Bay, Mass., Oct 24. There was stir and bustle at Gray Gables long before daylight Just before 9 o'clock a special train backed down to the Gray Gables station, and President Cleveland, his family and party boarded the private car of General Superintendent Allen, of the Mew York, New Haven & Hartford railway. The train, which was run special to Middleboro, left Gray Gables at 9 o'clock. New York. Oct 24.—The train President Cleveland was expected to arrive on swung into the Grand Central depot on time Tuesday afternoon, but the president was not on board. Dr. Leech, of No. 39 West Twenty-seventh street, who was a passe’nger on the train said Mr. Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland and the children left the train at Greenwich, Conn., where they are to pay a visit to Mr. E. C. Benedict. It is believed that the president will remain there for a couple of days. The passengers on the train who arrived at the depot told the reporters that the president looked very well. Washington, Oct. 24.—The return of the president will find much business of great importance awaiting his attention. Probably the first important business will be the rendering of a decision in the Brazil-Argentine boundary dispute, determining the ownership of the Missiones territory. The action of the quadruple alliance will furnish some food for reflection, although this government has declined to become a participant in the China-Japan war. But the fact that China has determined in advance to" select Secretary Gresham as her arbitrator in the event of arbitration will of necessity make the United States prominent in the settlement of the oriental dispute. He will also have the report of the national strike commission, which is now being prepared, to, consider and act upon. Then there is the awarding of an indemnity to be paid by the United States qf Colombia to Italy for the murder of a citizen in that country, which matter was left to the president to be disposed of. The Nicaraguan matter will take considerable careful thought, as several delicate diplomatic questions are involved. The question of reciprocity has, by the withdrawal of the special trade favors extended by Cuba and Brazil, been brought into prominence and its settlement may cause much serious thought. Last, but not least, is the suit to be brought on behalf of ex-Queen Liliuokalani asking for a couple of million dollars from the United States government because of the illegal part taken in procuring her deposition by its representatives. The selection of a successor to Ambassador Bayard must be regarded as a possible contingency, as it is said that in the event of a democratic legislature being elected in Delaware he will be chosen to succeed Higgins in the senate. A large number of presidential postmasterships have recently become vacant by the expiration of commissions and must be filled. The estimates of appropriations for the next fiscal year have been completed and the president can occupy any of his spare time in beginning the preparation of his annual message to congress, which must be got ready within the coming six weeks. So that it is easy to appreciate how, on his return, the president will find awaiting his attention enough work to put his I recuperated powers into active play.

THE STRIKE COMMISSION.

It Reconvenes to Investigate the Late Labor Troubles. Washington, Oct. 24.—The national strike commission appointed by the president to investigate the strike at Chicago reconvened Tuesday in the office of Commissioner of Labor Wright. After the last meeting the members of the commission went to their homes to prepare subdivisions of the report to be presented. This has been largely completed and the commission is now engaged in giving final shape to the report to the president. It is said that the important rulings recently made by Justice Harlan of the United States supreme court in the Jenkins injunction case are in line with the conclusions drawn from the Chicago outbreak as to the rights and limitations of strikers. The report will be submitted to President Cleveland soon after he returns and it will remain for him to determine as to its publicity.

A CARELESS OPERATOR.

He Causes a Collision Between Trains in Texas—Two Men Killed. Houston, Tex., Oct. 24.—8 y a collision near Walker Station between the westbound passenger train from Houston and an eastbound freight train, Conductor Hess and Brakeman Sanosbarg of the freight train were killed. The engineer and fireman had legs broken and Fireman Gibson, Express Agpnt Irwin and Brakeman Lowery of the passenger train were painfully injured. Five carloads of live stock were killed. No passengers were injured. The carelessness of the telegraph operator in not giving proper instructions caused the accident.

SELF-ACCUSED.

An Embezzler Surrenders to the Omaha Authorities. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 24. —Henry A. Rosenburg, aged about 32 years and nicely dressed, went to the police station Tuesday and gave himself up. lie claims that over a year ago while employed by C. Bade, wholesale grocer of New York city, in the capacity of a collector, he embezzled over $2,5t)0. He went to Australia and has just returned broke. Inspector Byrnes, of Fiew York, has been notified.

A TRUST BETRAYED.

A Michigan PoatmLstreg* and Her Son Charged with Robbery. Grand Rapids, Mich.. Oct. 24.—Mrs. Addie B. Holland, postmistress at Ndrth Grand Rapids, and her son, F. Marion Holland, were arrested Tuesdaj’ evening charged with robbing the North Grand Rapids post office and held in 92,000 bail each for examination. The scheme was a clever one and was worked so successfully that, it is said, $1,(500 has been embezzled by the parties under arrest. The method of operation was for the ■on. F. Marion Holland, to make out money orders signed by his mother drawn on various post offices in western Michigan payable to John Sutton, a fictitious party. After the letter of advice had been sent, F. Marion Holland would visit the office on which the order was drawn and get the money. Grand Haven was frequently tapped, and the books show he got $1,200*. The other places which have suffered by the scheme were Sparta, Rockford, Coopersville and lonia. The whole amount will reach $1,600 or more. The way the officers got the clew was owing to the fact that F. Marion Holland, a few days ago, drew an order on Grand Haven, and before the letter of advice reached the postmaster, he called and demanded cash on the order. This led the postmaster to become suspicious, and he put the matter into the hands of United States detectives, and the parties were arrested as stated. After arrest the son made a full confession, detailing the whole scheme. His mother still denies any knowledge of the embezzlement. The arrest of the parties is a sequel to the robbery of the office reported to the government authorities September 26, when the postmistress gave out that the North Grand Rapids office had been robbed of $1,200. Mrs. Holland was appointed postmistress six years ago.

CITIES WELL SHAKEN.

Earthquake Nearly Destroys a Town in Japan—California Visited. London, Oct. 24.—Advices from Tokio to the Central News state that the town of Sakaite in the province of Akita was visited by a violent earthquake Monday evening ahd almost entirely destroyed. Many of the residents of the town were killed and a large number injured. San Franwsco, Oct. 24. —Despatches received in this city Tuesday evening show that southern California was shaken by several earthquake shocks shortly after 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. At Los Angeles they were light and scarcely noticed, but at Oceanside, Santa Ana, San Diego and other places the troubles were more severe and drove people from the large buildings into the streets. Windows were broken and clocks stopped at San Diego, and a telephone message received there from Campo, a small town o-n the Mexican border 55 miles east, sp.ys the shocks were very severe, but the damage was not serious. Seismic disturbances were heaviest at San Juan Capistrano, where, besides the breaking of windows, crockery of all descriptions was shattered in many houses, and the old mission bells tolled in low tones. The vibrations were from northeast to southwest, and each shock was of about a minute’s duration.

SEARCEY CONFESSES.

He Points Out the Hiding Place of Some ot His Plunder. Calverton, Va.. Oct. 24.—Before being brought to Fredericksburg, Charles J. Searcey, the Aquia Creek train rob ber made a, confession which was taken down, put into typewriting and is now in the hands of the proper authorities. After being brought here Searcey agreed to go and show where some things, consisting mostly of bonds and bank drafts, were hidden. On Monday he was taken in a team from Fredericksburg, with Mr. Robert Pinkerton, of New York, Sergt. C. W. Edrington, of Fredericksburg and Mr. W. Seymour White, commonwealth’s attorney for Stafford county, over the route traveled by him in trying to escape, to endeavor to locate the spot where the bonds ha I been hidden. After searching for the spot all of Monday and Tuesday, Searcey apparently having become somewhat mixed in his endeavors to locate the roads over which he and Morganfield traveled, it was finally discovered about dark Tuesday evening, and under the roots of a blown-down tree, just as Searcey had described, the bag was taken out Its contents were not examined. The party drove at once to Culverton, where the bag was sealed and shipped to the Adams Express company at Washington.

SEEKS HEAVY DAMAGES.

A Successful Will Contestant Sued for 875 0,000 for Alleged Slander. San Francisco, Oct. 24. —As a result of the recent decision in the celebrated Martin will contest, in which Mrs. Henry Martin was declared to be entitled to 81.500,000, Mrs. John Martin, sister-in-law of the deceased, has filed suit for 8750,000 against Mrs. Henry Martin for slander. The plaintiff alleges that her reputation was damaged by false statements made by the defendant, to the effect that she was an adventuress, and that she forgeA the will, bought the baby and poisoned her husband.

THIEVES CARRY OFF $1,300.

Albert Spaulding and His Mother Hobbed Near Vinton, la. Vinton, la., Oct. 24. —Albert Spaulding and his mother, living in the timber '.1% miles east of town, were bound and gagged Monday night about 7:30 o’clock and the house robbed of 81,300 in money. Four hundred was in gold. The woman is a miser and has been hoarding the money for years. The robbers are unknown, but there is a strong suspicion that the thieves are local.

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