The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-12-25
JUDGE LYNCIi Al WORK
EHnnEiRg oTa'Onr %cD ny 81 Sob
at New Albany, EndiSuS!I

n6 med Ellitts, Moore and Clifton,
were hanged last summer 10y Wig
ilcnce committee ut Seymour. Ind.
lana, On the charge OF being con.
Dected with the stoppagc OF a train
on the o. md NJ. Railroad, aai the
robbery Of the Adams Express cer
on the uIght Of July 10. a tow /,
days later, three others Of the same .
gang, Sparks, Rosebcrry and j-:r,i .
shared The same fate. Frask Esro
AMI Charles Anderson, supposed to
be accomphccs IN tho train iat berry,
and other crimes, fed 10 Cpuadu,
from whence they wcrc taken after
much argument over tho cyrraGt
ton laws Il was not jr,m.i SRI.
to carry them TO Seymour They
wrc therefore imprisoned at Now
Albany, together with Two others
Of tho Reno family. Ibciy trial
was to take place IN February, but
on Saturday their eases were SUM
mariIy and violently ended, us viii
be socn Ivy the following account
given ir tho New Albany CONNER.
c;nl extra
Another terrible tragedy was
enacted in this city between 3 aud 1
O'Clock this morning, resulting in
the breathing open OF the county
Iiail. the shooting Of Sheriff Fuller
love, and Tho hanging Of four p.r,n-
nrrs
A. twenty minutes past 8 ''clocc
/ this morning, the famous Vili,pUao
Committee put in an appearance.
They arrived hero on tho train
! from Jacksonville, gctunc or ,hc
cars at Pearl street. IA,re wcrc
from seventy TO seventy five mon,
all well dressed wearing red fan
lei masks that completely conccaicl
their features. Each man was
armed with one on moro rcyoiycrs.
a heavy club about thirty inches
lonG, and usIung shot.
Upon getting of oc tho train
they placed patrols along the street
from the railroad to the iijl, aud II
strong guard WAS placed arouui
/ the Jail.
Before placing tho guard around
the Jail, five or SIX men sriz,d Mr..
Luther Wbittcn, one or Sacu'T Full.
lcrfove's guards. cnpoyci 10 keep
watch at night in the jnjl yard,
J tied him hand and foot, and rar-
rIcd hun INTO the Shorfs Cfico
( Hnd placed h;m in chHr Tho
committee then secured tho other
persons in the Shcrif's ufico, anj
Immediately went to the room IN
which Shcl1h' FulIcrloyc aud his
wife were sleeping.
Sheriff Fullcrlovc hud boon ava
kencd by tho noise, aid stepped TO
the door Just as the committee were
about to enter il. The committee
dem andcd Of the sheriff tho keys 90
the Jail, and told him IT ho madc
any noiso they would shoot h,m, al
tho same tine pointing thoir rcvol.
vers at him.
The Sheriff told them 10 shoot
he would not give them Iho keys.
aud would also raise the alarm --
Sheriff Fullcr!ovo then opened n
dom and ran down stairs INTO the
basement Of the house tnd climbed
out oC tho window.
Az he did this. half n dozor ris
tolls were pointed at hum, and b,
T told the crowd Of Nigtaute not Il
, fire at him. as ho was the sheriff.
Gaming the yard, hc attempted tC
reach the gnto leading into IL,
street, but was fired upon and 90,
, vcrely wounded in the arm Just be-
. low the elbow, the bullet bmyinl
itself IN the bone. Several mcr
seized Sheriff f., ono oil then
striking him in tho forehead Will
the butt of II pistol, knockjng hlu
, down, Some Of the mob then tolo
the men not TO lurt the sheriff, In
I" carry him into the house, whicl
, was done.
On their reaching the house, Mrs
f., seeing blood upon her husband
! clpthing, commenced crying, 5u
she was told by the mob to stop am,
p keen perfectly quiet, or she woul'
3 10 killed, The sheriff ha,t no clo
thing on except his drawers ani
r shirt.
Tho mob then soarchod tho hous
+ until they found the Jail keys
a They then shut up tho ihc shorj
I ard guards, and pr, ceeaod to mn
loc& tho doors Of ,he jail. VINO
the roached the inside doors G.
the cell of tho room thoy cncoun