57:, who has been variously identified as J. D. Mayfield, John D. Metcalf, or Bud Fruit. In the ensuing altercation, he shot and killed Henry Gatterman, a member of the mob. Mayfield was intercepted by police and was taken to the nearby police station. Officers barricaded the doors, but they were unable to hold back the mob. Mayfield was captured and taken to the spot where the altercation occurred. There, he was lynched by hanging on the nearest telephone pole.
76:. Danville Mayor John Beard declined to press any charges against the rioters. Nevertheless, 12 members of the mob were put on trial. In September 1903, 10 men, a juvenile, and one woman were found guilty. They received indeterminate prison terms of up to 14 years. Of the 10 men, 7 of them served three years in prison, two of them served three years and nine months, and one served 7 years. It is unknown how much prison time the woman and the juvenile served.
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