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Hanging of Sims by masked men shocks Annapolis
A mob of about 150 masked vigilantes freed and hanged Sims in Dark Woods after forcing entry at Annapolis jail to take him for execution. An inquest found death at hands of unknown persons. leaders were named as respected locals amid warnings against legal due process.
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Evening News
Awnnapois
Adeline Jackson
Anne Arundel County
Lima
Sims
Armas
Simms
Annapolis
South Fourth Election District
State of
Maryland
Commonwealth
Hell
Bayonne
Bvrtor
Anne
Delaware Gazette
Middletown Transcript
Sussex Journal
Townsend
Jersey
New York
Peninsula
Jersey City
Enme Commission
Philadelphia
New Brunswick
Lim
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Iertor
Baltimore and Ohio
Wilmington
Providence
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Upper Jersey
Samuel Townsend