Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-12-18


In the best order the Vigilance Com
mittee then left the premises for the rail-
road, where train was in waiting for
them. aud left the city, the work for which
they came being accomplished. =
When Sheriff r. was shot, Mr.. Perrctt
begged the privilege of going for a ply
stefan for him, but the Vigilance Com
mittee would not permit, telling him to
wait short time. When they left they
took Mr.. p. with them to the train to pre-
vent his giving The alarm telling him to
hasten for surgeon for the Sheriff the
moment the train started.
The mob brought with them ropes with
which to do their work. They we're Of
MANILA rope, fve-eighths Of an inch in size
and about ten feet in length. Each rope
had areguIar hangman's knot upon IL.
The mob brought i've ropes 10 all, one Of
which they said they brought with them
to hang the guard If he resisted. 1t Is be-
lieved, however, that il was the intention
oft mob to hang Clark, who is in our
Jail, on change of venue, from Washing.
ton county, as his name wss. mentioned
several times by the mob. Fear Of an
alarm doubtless saved Clark's life.
The mob were in the jail, Sheriff r.
states, not 10 exceed FIVE minutes. lie
thinks not over three minutes we're occu-
pied in the terrible work of sending the
four victims Of their fury into enternity.
The parties were sent to the Floyd County
Jail for safety. t bss i',.
ADDITIONAL ny TELEGRAPH
LOUISVILLE, Decem Der IL. Additional
particulars OF the tragedy at New Albany
have been received. About 3 o'clock this
morning, Mr.. Luther Written, one Of the
outside guards Of the Jail, was met at the
entrance by party of men who presen-
ted pistols demanding silence or death.
Written shouted, however, but was
seized, knocked down, and informed
that if another shout was uttered be
should die. BY this time the Jail 'ofico
was filed with men, searching for the
keys. Sheriff Fullerlove, understanding
the situation, came down from his sleep
ing apartment aud gained the door lead
ing to the grounds on the west side OF the
Jail. lie there met an armed force, with
pistols directed at him, aud exclaimed,
"Gentlemen, don't shoot at me; am the
Sheriff One ofthem, however, fred, the
shot taking effec, 10 the right arm, infict-
ing a serious and painful wound.
The keys we're demanded Of him, but
he positively refused TO surrender them.
about dozen Of them then entered MIR.
Fullerloye's room, where his vile lay in
bed, and demanded the Jail keys Of her.
which she refused; but they succeeded in
finding them concealed in u drawer.
Thomas Matthews, one ot the inside guards,
was compelled TO open the cells of the
men. The mob had determined to hang
Frank aud William Reno, who were tho
first victims dragged out, aud they were
hung alongside Of each other on the same
pillar. Simeon Reno was then brought
ont, but he fought the mob with great
desperation, knocking one or two down
before he was overpoweTod aud left sus-
pended between yelling aud iloon Charles
Anderson. The hast victim, was heard to-
beg for the privilege Of praying; but the
request was refused. aud he was hung at
the southwest corner OF the Jail cells.
After further threat vi killing the
Sheriff the mob proceeded to the train,
carrying with them the jail keys. From
the Jail TO the train armed men stood
guard to prevent any alarm being giving.
At 4 o'clock the train, with the entire
patty. consisting Of from seyenty-dyo to
one hundred men, started of They came
well armed aud equipped Tor the work.
They intended to hang man named
Clark, the murderer Of George Tile, but
they concluded not TO do 20, fearing to re-
main longer. The vigilanis came from
Seymour, Indiana, IL ear by themselves,
attached TO the regular train.