Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - June 27, 1903 MIDNIGHT HORROR George WHITE, the alleged assailant of Miss Helen S. BISHOP, the Wilmington school girl, who was assaulted on last Thursday afternoon, was taken from the New Castle county work-house, at New Castle, early on Monday evening, and burned to death by a mob of infuriated citizens from the vicinity of Miss BISHOP's home. There were about 5000 people in the party, and no attempt was made at concealment. The guards were overpowered, and a rush was made for the cell where WHITE was confined. He shrieked and struggled, and bit the nose off one of the party. WHITE was taken to an open square a short distance from the work-house and tied to a stake, while boxes saturated with coal oil were set on fire. The police were powerless to withstand the assaults of the mob. The negro struggled to break loose from his bounds, but the mob surrounded him, and jeered and hooted at his struggles to free himself as the flames began to creep upon him. After the human bonfire with its gruesome sight had been burned to the ground, the mob dispersed in an orderly manner. The first attempt to lynch WHITE was made Sunday morning. Two mobs were organized, but for some reason failed to meet, and were defeated in detail by the guards of the workhouse, who were re-inforced after the first attack. The second of these Sunday morning mobs was led by a negro, and there were many blacks in the two small mobs, which numbered in all probably 175 men. It was not believed that the mob would make a second attempt after their failure of the previous day. The crime for which the negro was lynched was the brutal murder of Miss Helen S. BISHOP, the 17-year-old daughter of the Rev. E.A. BISHOP, on Monday last. The girl died as the result of her injuries the following day. Miss BISHOP was unconscious when found. She remained in that condition until she died, and for that reason the negro was not taken before her for identification. Rev. BISHOP and other members of the dead girl's family deprecated every suggestion of mob violence and repeatedly urged that the law be permitted to take its course. Rev. Robert A. ELWOOD, pastor of the Olivet Presbyterian church, Wilmington preached a sensational sermon on Sunday evening in which he advocated lynch law, saying, after having pictured the crime and appealing to the judges to reverse their refusal to order a speedy trial of the negro: "And, honorable judges, if you do not hear and heed these appeals, and that prisoner should be taken out and lynched, then let me say to you with a full realization of the responsibility of my words, even as Nathan said to King David of old, after his soldiers had killed Uriah, 'Thou art the man,' so I would say to you the responsibility for lynching would be yours for delaying the excention of the law. "Should the murderer of Miss BISHOP be lynched? Yes; but only under one condition, and that is this: If his trial shall be delayed until September, and then, though he be proven guilty, through some technicality of the law or any undue influence upon either judges or jury, he be not given capital punishment, then the citizens of the State should arise in their might and execute the criminal and thus uphold the majesty of the law." THE DEATH LIST George ZERN, of New Hanover township, near Anise, who resided with his son Abraham for the past seven years, died of apoplexy and other infirmities incident to old age, on Wednesday night, aged 87 years. His wife and one son, John, preceeded him in death. His is survived by two sons, Abraham, of Anise, and Daniel, of West Point. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Rev. Jacob ZERN, of Harrisburg; Charles ZERN, of Frederick; Mrs. John SCHWENK, of Limerick, Mrs. Jeremiah BENDER, of Niantic; Mrs. Reuben LANDIS, of Collegeville, and Mrs. Lovina GRUBB, of Pennsburg. The funeral will be held on Tuesday forenoon at 9 o'clock, at the home of his son Abraham. Interment at the Falconer Swamp Reformed church. Rev. G.W. ROTH officiating. Alice GEPHARD, daughter of Warren GEPHARD, of Ringing Rocks, died last Saturday of scarlet fever and was buried at the Lutheran church, at New Hanover. Rev. J.J. KLINE, of Pottstown, officiating. A child of Mr. and Mrs. John HUNTER, of near New Berlinville, aged three years, died and was buried at Hill Church, on Monday. Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL, officiating. A child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. DOTTERER, of Hill Church, was buried on Thursday. Rev. H.W. WARMKESSEL, of Reading, officiating. Mrs. B.C. KRATZ, wife of B.C. KRATZ, of Bergey, died Monday a week ago and was buried last Sunday. The funeral was held at the Franconia Mennonite Meeting house. Infant daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Harry STOUDT, of Milford Square, died and was buried on Sunday. Funeral services and interment at Blue Church. Daniel MEITZLER, a well known resident of Long Swamp died and was buried at St. Peters church near Harlem. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. O.R. FRANTZ, of Old Zionsville. The infant child, of Mr. and Mrs. John R. MASTER, of Fullertown, died and was buried at Salem Church near Sigmund on Friday. The infant son, of Mr. and Mrs. James M. RAUB, of Washington D.C. was buried at Huff's church on Thursday. Rev. Eli KELLER, of Allentown, officiated. BRAKEMAN'S FALL A well known employe of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway, living at Bridgeport, at a late hour on Saturday night, met with terrible injuries on the Plymouth Branch, that ended in his death at Charity Hospital shortly after the ambulance had conveyed him to that institution. The victim was Frank GAYNOR, aged 29 years. His train was standing not far from the Conshohocken station and as it pulled out he stepped from the bumper and fell upon the rails. The wheels mangled him in a terrible manner, but he was alive when the train crew reached him. The ambulance was called to the scene and the young man taken to the hospital but his agony ended as he reached that place. The dead man held a position on the road for about a year as brakeman. The body was taken to the deceased's home. FELL FROM LADDER AND BROKE LEG Mrs. Amos B. OBERHOLTZER, of Bechtelsville, while picking cherries on Monday morning, accidentally fell from the ladder, which tilted, and broke her left leg near the hip joint. Dr. L.Y. LECHNER was called and gave the limb surgical attention. MAN INJURED BY BICYCLE John MILLER, proprietor of the Miller Brick Works, met with a serious accident early Thursday morning while on business in Phoenixville. He was walking along the pavement and was run into by a bicycle and knocked out over the curbing. He was picked up unconscious and after regaining consciousness he managed to get home as quickly as possible. On his arrival at home medical aid was hastily summoned, on examination it was found that he sustained severe injuries about the head and body and one rib was found to be fractured. He is confined to the house and will have to keep himself quiet for some time. The name of the bicyclist who did such reckless riding on the pavement is unknown at present.