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Show THEY GOT ENOUGH A PARTY OF LYNCHERS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE JAIL. Two of their Number Were Shot lSy tho Man Whom They I'ropotrd to Hang The Sherie tiets tliH Prisoner Out of Town Safely. Hcktin'gton, Tenn., Nov. 22. A mob attacked the jail at an early hour yesterday yes-terday morning to get Widis, who a few days ago, murdered Constable Ross aud his rephew. They could not force the inside iron door but succeeded in breaking a hole through it. A man named Coulter climbed through with a revolver, and immediately a report was heard and Coulter said he was shot. Sam SHlers shouted in to his assistant when Widis, one of the prisoners, shot and prolml.lv fatallv wounded him, The mob then lied. The sheriff smuggled smug-gled Widis out of town. The people are wild with excitement. |