, 1870-07-11
THE IOWA TRAGEDY.
Sheriff LFmnn, OF Eucax County,
Shot by a Horse ThieE-rhe MUIR
sIcrrr trunE from the S;our, fpou.c

ShcTtf1 AfmAu, OF Eucav County
| Shot by a Horse ThieE-che Muir.
| slcr"F 1funE from the Court Eonse
Window.
fTu7n the 0f:nm,sa (Ioro> Courier. ,J,,lv =
we are indebted to Major Safely, OF this
city, 1or proof-Ehccts Of the Charlton l'aL-ios,
CONTAINING TIE following account OF the terri
NC tIageuy aid speedy vengeance upon the
n'utde1er ty an incensed and outraged popu-
laee. Major Safely says that he never before
WitseEkea ca sid and un:outrollable oI-
c1teEent pervading all classes OF the citizens
just IS re arc going to p1css We learn Of
tie shooting Of Gaylord Lyman, Sheriff Of this
county, By horse-thief. 1t appears that on
luesday the Sheriff received ! description Of
ttoien horse and the thief, aud Mr. Lyman
the fellow made his appearance with tho
horse, and cndeavored to sell it to CAPTAIN
Robinson. The latter suspicioning tie horse
to bc stolen one. communicated the fact TO
the Sheriff, who attempted to arrest him near
Dennis 4 Kittredges wagon shop, when tho
Lyman in the breast, the pail passing
through the lower part Of the right lung, and
is supposed to have lodged near and Injured
the spine, as he cutters great pain in the
limbs. He WIS Immediately carried into Wm.
Iew1s' house, and Drs. Gibbon, Heed, aud
suffering.
The thief, and now murderer, started
down the alley, in the roar Of the wagon shop.
fouriehing his revolver, and threatening to
sl1oot eeveral men Tho we're following him.
falner's team whs standing il the alloy.
the Desperate, taking out his knife, cut the
halter strap Of one Of the horses, mounted
aud staited, using his knife in lieu of . spur,
riding rapidly until he approached Wilkerson's
c2rntleld. where he abandoned tue horse, and
struck out through the corn in tho direction Of
Bakers Woods. The most intense excitement
IVA 1t0 IT,
brush and prairie cast of town. II caught be-
fore the passion and anger aroused in the bo-
Homs Of all by this atrocious act dies out, tho
scoundre1 will hardly gee tho dawn OF another
day: Below we give the proclamation issued
by the Mayor:
walsi will be given for the arrest Of the murderer
OF Gaylord Lyman, Sheriff OF Lucas County. Iowa.
"sDEscK1I!noS: The man is thick set, weighs
sandy connlexion: had On when hc Committed
the deed, Wednesday noon, July G, hrowntsh
woolen coat, mouse colored cordaroy pantaloons,
bnnd around tt "'E B: WOODWARD,
Mayor Of Charlton, 1own.
".Cha1lton, Iowa, July 6, $780,
"Ls1En,-T1ey have caught the cuzs. He
caught, he shot at Martin. when The latter
broke Its gun over tho thief's head, and then
grappled him. Assistance being at hand. tho
murderer was taken in custody by Marshal
Mccormick and conducted to town on fnnt
accompanied by large crowd Of the citizena
b. REQUEST of the Sheriff. the prisoner ,yas
brought to him, when tho FOLLOWING conyersa-
ton took place: some one asked he sherifr
Il lie Recognized the pr;soner. A. Il d.,
Prisoner. How do yon feel, sheriy3
A, iComfortablo.' Sherifr.t Il snnnose van
feel as bad as dog pUeoner. Idos Wsa
in ybiekey at tho time Or / wnuM mt have
douo H. Just as lie prisoner wa ieinr taIran
away, be said 10 tho Sheriff: II want Won to
forgive me- Answer by tbe Sheriff. sITill do
that 4 great multitude than pathered arnnnii
the prisoner. many CRYING tbanV Iim! Bv
strong effort on tho part Of our best men The
prisoner was protected, and is now il the
hands OF the law.
"To describe the pent-up feeIings of the
crowd after tho murderer was brought to town.
would require graphic pen Pandemonium
makes music compared with the wild cries Of
the angry crowd.
'4 Tho prisoners name is Hiram Wilson, aud
he has been living with his father, three miles
south of NyTeka, Putnam County, Mo-, fU
the past year: A few weeks ago he riHited an
uncle named Plunkets, living ut Clayton, Ill.
Starting home on foot he came to the con-
c1usion that walking was hard work this warm
wenther, and when ten miles west Of Quincy,
ILL.,, near Fabius. Marion County, No., as he
sAye, he noticed the horse-now in
the bands OF the authorities at this place. The