The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-16

change OF venue, from washington
county, as his name was mentioned
several times by the mob. Fear OF an
alarm doubtless saved Clarke life:
The mob were in the jail, Sheriff r.
states, mot to exceed five minutes. be
thinks not over three minutes were &C.
cupied in the terrible Work OF senulnB
the four victims of their fury into eter-
nifty. The parties were sent 10 the
Floyd county Jail for safety,
for killing George Telle, at SalemI In
diana, was an eye witness OF the lynch
ing, and makes the following statement:
The first persons l saw III Jail were
two men who had on masks OF red nam
mel, or some hing of the kind-perhaps
red handkerchieIs. Heard the men
talking to Matthew'S. the guard, nppa-
renIly endenvOTinG to force him TO point
| out the cells. Then voice said some
thing about putting rope round ms
neck. and the order was given TO pun
him up. Then heard numbers 81, IL and
No. distinctly uttered, and they seem
| ed TO have released Matthews. NUM-
81 was Frank Heno's cell. Number IL
was Charles Anderson's, and Simeon
and William Reno were In No. z. Then
heard some one say, "Bring rope"
and they went TO Frank Reno's cell at
| fret. Frank said nothing, and heard
the words, Frank Reno, No. "a" and
| then, "Puil him out" He resisted some,
and cried, "FOr Gods sake, gentlemen,
what are you going TO dog" They told
him TO dry up, and then tied his hands,
and IA couple OF them grabbed him by
the throat, pushing him along, AS they
got TO the top Of the stairs he clutched
at the bnnisIers, but made no NOISE lie
died very hard.
After hanging Frank, they went to
| No. ., where Simeon and VIM. Keno
were. AS they opened the door, some
one spoke up and said, ''What do you
want here?'' Then l heard something
fall. and Rfterward heard that one oil
them had been knocked down by Sim
con, who had seized the sink lid to de-
| tend himself, then heard the fall OF
another body as they rushed into the
cell. Simeon hud been knocked down.
Heard him groan, They then took hun
out, carried him round and hung him.
| heard him make no noise.
Thqn they brought out William, and
/ saw them put u rope around his neck .
An order was given for Nos. ana D.
Every man seemed TO be called by II
number instead Oi by name, 10 60 up
and eaten the rope. William saluI II
am innocent gentlemen, never done the
rUDbiug. Oh Lord protect my latheT
and sister, Two men pulled him up.
William struggled very hard.
When Anderson was taken out OF his
cell he asked for time TO pray, but was
told TO shut his mouth and that they did
not want anything out oil him. They
strung him up, but the rope broke. II
was tied again and he was again pulled
UP.
The Iyuche.s arrived by the Jefferson
railroad and departed the same way.
They are generally supposed to be the
Jackson county Vigilance Committee.
1t is understood that Reno and Ander'
son intended 10 apply before Judge
Bicknell for writs OF hGbedS corpus
saving that they could show that they
were not concerned in the Marshheld
robbery. The so.called vigilants prob
ably got wind of this, and hence the
terrible tragedy. These four make ten
men who have been lynched in Indians
for the robbery Of the Adams Express
, Company. Vol Elliott, Charles Rose
r berry aud Philip Clifton having beer
: hanged near Seymour, OH the 10Th o.
! July last, and "A short time after Frank
Sparks, John Moore and Henry Jer
rell were captured and hanged neal
the same place.