The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-14

but FuIlenlove, notwithstanding
coeke8 pistols were pointed at bis
! hoad, told the mob they might XII
him before he would give up the keys
4 or aid them la any way.
At this time, which, however, was
but a few mo nents, men were search
\ ing every part of the Jail residence
I 48Oxqho keys. About dozen entered
the room where Mrs Fullenlove was
I'm bed, &ed demanded of her the
! Eheraaboufs Of the keys. Sheriff
F'hilshfove heating the demand made
Of hisrWife, caned to her to let them
| kilt her rather than tell. She did re-
fuse to give them any information. but
they succeeied IN finding the object Of
their search in a wash stand drawer
IN herlrOom.
These. in their possession, no time
was lost in opening the Jail doors.
Here .themob, had some difficulty, as
they could not unlock the cells, not
being acquainted with keys, each lock
being different. They returned to
the hall and demanded that Fullen-
love shbuld go with them and open
4 be cell .rbHt-this =he@Inoss emphatl-
caIIy, althoughsagain threatened with
death, refused to do. At this some
one aremarked4 there is a man -
pointing TO Thomas Matthews, one. of
the inside guards, and several uis-
tolls were. pointed at his head Mat
tbews droppedfto the floor, as though
he was shor, but was sooa compelled
TO do as he Eas directed-open the
rcells oflthe men the mob had deter
vfaTl Ny7.kz
The first victim dragged from his
pell was Frank Reno, whose piteous
cries as the mob placed the fatal
moose about his neck, are described
rs most heart rending. He was held
up by some OF the mob while the rope
was made fast to the iroa pillars from
the platform around the second tier
of the cells. VIM. Reno was the next
man brought out, and he was hung
alongside his brother and to the same
pillar. Simeon Reno was next brought
forth from his cell, but he fought the
mob with great desperation, knocking
one or two of them down before he
was overpowered, and left suspended
between the sceiling and feor. He
was left hanging at the southwest
corner of the jail cells, his feet nearly
dragging the floor. Charles Ander
son, the last victim, was heard to beg
for the privilege of praying before the
fatal moose was adjusted, but he was
told by his relentless enemies to shut
up, aud soon his body was hanging
from the pillar at the southwest cor
ner Of the Jail cells, r o. +
During the progress of this horri-
BILE work, guards we're placed about
the jail aud over the inmates of+he
house TO prevent any alarm being
given. Mrs. Fullenlove requested the
guards as her door to permit her hus-
band to come to her. but this was
refused. Messrs Henry Perrette and
Green Fl. Nield, two of the County
Commissioners. were occupying
room iazthe jail residence at che time,
and were also placed under guard.
Mr.. Perfette requested them to allow
him to go for a physician to dress
Mr. Fullenlove's wound, but was de-
MED this request, although he prom
ised to say nothing about the mob to
any one.
When finishing the tragical work
already recorded, they returned TO
the Jail Office and made threats to kill
Sheriff Eulleulove. At one time it
-
Dtas t1a6aht htF51 of the party. wIf1
scelned to be the leaders Of the sanR.
made them desist by saying ne had
only done his duty and mdsu - he
harmed 1sas asasaazsazsa.asssa
When tile mob left the Jail they
locked the door and carried away the
keys. taking Mr.. Perrette aiong with
K l<hemsto tho train, at the foot OF State
Street, MrsP. Informs ,us that the
train was con- mposed Of two passenger
coaches aad locomotive, with q
torch for d head light. From the
rial and along Pearl Street to the
train armed men stood guard to pre-
vent zany-alaFml being given to he
citizens. At the depot, foot of State
| Street. the night engineer. Richard
ii Ohnson, aud conductor \. w. Ham
line, were placed under guard and
u Kept in the office while the mob were
/ at work. When they returned john
son was called out and told to start
up. HamliEe came 10 the door, but
I was told to remain where he was.
The train left here about 4 o'clock
f and wheBE near @the4Stats Prison, as
/ we learn from one of the attaches OF
/ the road, it was stopped and the mel
4 got off, telling the engineer to return
! to this city at once.
4 Asssoon asa the train left, Mr.. Per
rette went In search OF aphyslclan t
/ dress-the Sheriff s wound, but befOr,
4 he reached the Jail the alarm haC
| been sounded, and quite crowd haC
collected.
AS maybe Imagined. the new
! spread like wildfre, and great excite
ment prevails from one end of the Cit.
to the other. All day long the jai
premises have been thrO0ged will
/ people, and a thousand lumors ar
afoat Aa a.
1t is estimated that there were from
seventy-fve to hundred men IN tn
hparty, bur who they are is as yet un
known. They came we'll armed and
equipped for their work, and eXeeute'
it in less time than a person woul'
! Iimagine it could be done, as the.
were not over twenty minutes at tht
+ Jail. They had five MANILA r0pes
each abeut'eight or ten feet long, viii
hangman's moose already adjusted t
n slip over the neeks OF che victims
lone of these ropes was lett behinc
yfiand it Is supposed they intended {
: hang Clark, who IS here on chang
Of venue from Washington County
for the murder of George Telle, bu
sEthey concluded not to do SO, fearin
! Ito remain longer, least the alarm
might be given.
!, The Coroner was called upon an
} summoned a jury to investigate tn
, affair, but we have no idea that en-
: evidence will be ELECTED tending {
! determine who are the guilty, Partie: