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Lynch Stood Off With Revolvers

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
April
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Feedkbick, Md., April -:1. - Mrs. Thos. Butts, a highly respucced farmer's wife at Broad Run, flitcou miles froni Frederick, was brutally assaulted by Frank Winterchief, an 18-year-old negro. He failod in nis purpose, büt in the struggle Mrs. Butts was sariously hurt. The negro fled to the mountatns, but was folio wed and caught by Peter Hemp and DaYid Majaha. Ou their return from tho mountaia with the negro the captors wero escorted by a mob who demanaed the surrender of the man that they might tako him to the woodá aud hang him. Hemp and Majaha retasad to give him up at the point of their revolvers and brought Winterchief safeiy to Fredetick.

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News