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and determined. Tying their hor-808 to the gallows-like hitching r i bars around the Court-house, they ! c surrounded Judgo Chisolm’s house a nd insisted that tho sheriff should Iatake the prisoners to tho jail. This cwas done, and a guard of six men.! \ selected by the shoriff, was placed I over them. Then the mob hung ttwo of Chisolm’s negro servants jup to trees with bridle reins, and ' ;jtried to mako them confess that! tthey had heard something to im- lt;j plicate tho Judge in tho murder; f but the poor follows knew nothing, t and were finally allowed to run to j9 the woods. ; aAbout 3 o’clock in tho afternoon ! 2 Gilmer and Rosenbaum came into the village with tho deputy sheriff, dismounted and started to walk down the main street to the jail.c8They had not gone a dozen rods before ta shot was fired at Gilmer0rfrom the crowd of armed men1 'Jhnhanging about the storo doors. He y ran down a narrow passage to tho rear of the buildings, only to find himself penned in by anothej* detachment of the mob. Escapo was 1 j,impossible, and the defenseless man was killed like a rat in a trap. Two balls wore shot in his headafter he lay dead on the ground. When tho firing began Rosenbaum clung to an acquaintance in thefchytfrcrowd, named Hull, and begged ; ij for protection. This man inter-ceded for him, and he was allowedvto escape unharmed. j.
Newspaper Details
Medina County Gazette
Medina, Ohio, US
Fri, May 18, 1877
Page 6
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