The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-04
THE MURDERER LYNCH.
Brought to Rsck Island and in Jail.
He Comics % his identity and II
Fearful and Repentant.
Personal APPEARANCE.
HIS ARRIVAL.

the notorious leader of the steamboat Du-
buque rioters would arrive here on the
steamboat Minneapolis yesterday, had the
effect of crowding the levee with anxious
sight seers, curious to look at being of so
monstrous fame. The boat pushed up to
the shore. The prisoner and Deputy Sheriff
Payne and Detective Mitsch were standing
on the barge slongside. A gang plank was
showed off and the prisoner was huf
shore. A murmur of threats to
constrained PAYNE to call the hoekioro ON
hr.rd he was showed in and driven /
off followed BY the excited crowd on the
RIM 20 get another peep at him as he was
taken into Jail. He was safely incsrcerated
and the crowd remained around the jail door
for a half hour, talking of the event of
HIS CAPTURE
The particulars of his capture are
as follows: After long wanderings in
constant fear Of detection, he arrived at Clsr.
endon, Arkansas, and obtained work from a
man named l. n Wilcoxon, who owns q
saw mill Wilcoxon had in his employ, a
man BY the name of Bennett who knew
Lynch. Lynch it seems, understood that
Bennett who had recently married a woman
| in Clarendon, had another wife in Wisconsin.
| This led Bennett to 'pesch" on Lynch to
Wlcoxon, to get rid of so trou blesome neigh
Dor. Wilcoxon teegraphed TO Philip Mitsch
in Bennett's name, 10 know if the reward
which had been offered for Lynch's capture
still held good, and receiving a reply in the
affirmative, be was at once arrested, and the
county authorities notified to come on and
Deputy Sheriff Payne and Mr. Mitsch
accordingly went down, accompanied BY
him. Sweet recognized him at once, and he
was brought to Memp and thence via the
river to ST. Louis At St. Louis they
stopped to rest. and Lynch was placed in
jail Hearing Of the departure of the
Minneapolis they determined to leave day
or two before they had intended. When
they brought the prisoner on board the boat,
about two hundred also came on, and
trouble Was feared, from the frsternsl in
stinct of the genus. There were but few of
them, however, took passage, aud these
desired or pretended TO desire Lynch's pun.
ishment One OF two said to Capt. jerks,
"If you want that fellow hung get those
Sheriff's officers out Of the way and we'll
string him up in fifteen minutes At keo
l. L - D.. a,-,Lrars tb
ened to board the boat and lynch him. On
arriving here the prisoner seemed considers
. Div frightened at the threats, and asked for
protection. On the way up the river he
, confessed his identity to Sheriff Payne, and
! gave a detailed recital of the riot differing
only in slight particulars from that adduced
in evidence. He wept frequently, and said
IN ex.enuation that he was excited BY
liquor and made mad by the negro calling
him "son of a bib" He has been al
Ishmaelite since the dar of the riot. Ever;
shadow he saw WAS that of sheritf's officer
every hand laid on his shoulder seemed to be
the clutch of fate.
! HIS wANDERISGs
He got off the boat at Hampton and walk
ed to Moline, and there got on q raft and anC
come to this city, crossed on the ferry boa
and gradually worked his way out to Omaha
Thence he went South, AT every place b
stopped he discovered the presence of some
body that knew him, and again began tn
srsmp to escape justice. Strange to say b
did not attempt to change the name he hs
rendered Infamous, but was known as Lyme
IL Clarendon, which coincidence led Bennett
to suspect him and to arrest him. Il seem
that in the "free fight among hi
tribe of river Arabs, he was notorou
leader aud under the stimulation of liquo
became fend incarna,e. His nomsdi
r habits led him to traverse the banks of tn
}, great rivers, where he was most liable tC
arrest. He knew Of the reward on his head
and tremuous With insecurity, he continues
his indecisive journeyings until be walked
into the trap that fate had set for him.
THE BRAND OF CAIN.
| His burly figure and broad face disfguret
by the small pox, par,icularized in the hanc
bills offering the reward, were marks for hi
recognition that no power of his could eradi
8 cate, so he became lie q twilight, fitting
t bird He kept out of sight talked but it'll
with anybody and kept his eyes on th'
ground constantly, shading his face fror
. observation BY an old SLOUGH hat.
PERSONAL
Our Reporter visited him in the jail
shortly after his arrival yesterday and a
= tempted to Interview" him. Lynch is a ma
e of medium height with STOPPING shoulders
f short neck, light brown beard, hair of
slightly darker shade. He wore a short fu
beard and few small pox pits appeared o
. his cheek bones. His face was dark an
sallow, and though of not an intelligent cas-
y was not particularly wicked or bru,a
8 looking one. His eye was most character
is.ic, its expression being mistrustful ant
d defiant. He answered the few question
put to him with bull dog reserve as if somt
= thing was being extorted from himto his din
. advantages When asked about his capture
he SAID that "he had just commenced a jo
ofchopping when he was arrested BY his boss.
g We spoke about his irons which were unu
8 sually heavy and asked if they hurt him
Q ''Yes" he replied. "They rub my ankle
= They took them off yoke of cattle an
q hammered them on to me fourteen day
ago." and he looked up smiling to one c
the jail birds standing near. He was re
lieved of his irons few minutes af.erwar
, by blacksmith and assigned to q cell. L
: several other questions put to him he mad
, no answer. He was dressed in an old wee
coat, wooden shirt, yellow, unbound slouc
hat and low shoes. tied with hemp wrappinJ