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lUhointj of Pipnin,—TUt i'rmnplou (/lt;i :itH give* the following particulars ut the lynching of Pippin —The particulars, a* Ur Hi we can llndci ttlnud, in ngurd to tin; bauging of .fame* Pippin, near Church Hill, oti the night of June 2lt;»lh, (who wni released from the Kaatun, Talbot Comity Jail, on tin? 10th o| Juno, on Ins own rerog nlrauoe to appear at tbo November term, there being uo evidence against litui, j art* follow*:—A parly of ten or HOmii men, disguised, wont to tin- house of hi* Ulliri about tO mYIocU, nnd demanded admittance Pipidtl'a fatliei, u-pii'intilng barm won In tended, coucetK i inlt;i unitor the floor, some plunk* being loom?. The party, how ever, being convinced that the non was In tbr house, set !ir«? to it, uo the inside, but before much damage wui done discovered bin hiding place, aud dragging him out, took him about one mile from the house, and a aboil distnucu iulo a woodi, near the tnuiii road. and then hung Inm to the limb nf a amalKonk tree, alter which the pmty went away and left him Imaging, lit* wan discovered early in the morning, hut the body wan allowed to bang until a Jury of IiujUlbI whs lutmtnoned, which wan between nine aud tvu o'clock. Tho above arc the tacts, we undet stand, us elicited at the inquest, aud given by Pippm** father. Wo also uudemtaud that other pat tie* have been notified that tlioy will nhau thu name fate unices they leave the couuty iImmediately.
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Wilmington Delaware State Journal and Statesman
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Thu, Jul 04, 1867
Page 2
Full Page
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MD, USA 27 Jun 2022
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