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not over twenty-live people were congregated. When they started up stairs, at the head were a number of persons, among them the aged grandfather of the assaulted and, perhapB, murdered girl, who sprang at the prisoner*,: he wob pushed from behind and a generalscuffle ensued.The grandfather's. cries, could be plainly heard. The crowd was pushed ipslde and the scuffle still continued. The crowd below by thte time bad be-Some larger fljid cries of HANG 1031! were heard- A number of sworn officers and deputies were distributed along the sidewalk and inside the office, The sheriff saw that something must be done and spoke to the crowd, warning them that they must’not attack the prisoner and violate the law of the state. This was effective in quieting them, but the crowd did not disperse. Soon a window was raised and the white head of the old grandfather was seen. He began crying to the crowd below and urging them. The trouble still continued above bat nothing could be learned ae to its proportions.AN AWFUL FIGHT-At 2:30 o'clock, just thirty minutes after the prisoner was conducted to the justice's office, the mob made an attack •n the small squad of police and deputies congregated at the head of the stairway leading to the court room where the prisoner lay crouched in a corner guarded by the sheriff and deputized citizens. They experienced considerable difficulty in forcing their way to the head of the stalls and into the door. Once inside the little room the prisoner was at their mercy, and before he.had a chance to say a word he was
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Oskaloosa Herald
Oskaloosa, Iowa, US
Thu, Nov 23, 1893
Page 2
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