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Show EXECUTED DY MOD. Ohioans Wreak Vengeance Upon a Negro Murderer. A mob or 800 men gathered nt the county jail nt Springfield, Ohio, Monday Mon-day night, nnd lynched Hlchard Dixon, ot Cynthlana, K, n negro, who had shot Policeman Collins. Dixon was shot to death In tho Jail yard, aftor which his body wns hung to n 'tolegrnph polo and tho mob spent a halt hour riddling tho body with bullets. bul-lets. Collins was shot by Dixon Sunday Sun-day morning whllo tho latter wns In his room In n hotel In Springfield removing re-moving his baggage. Ho had decided to quit the place, nnd, fearing troublo with Anna Corbln, a woman with whom ho wns acquainted, Dixon asked Collins to go to tho hotel with him. Whllo In his room Dixon nnd Miss Corbln quarreled, nnd Dixon Is said to havo shot her In tbo breast. Tho policeman then nttempted to nrrcst Dlxcn. when tho latter fired Into tho cHlcor's body, Inflicting fatal wounds. |