, 1870-12-09
ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN WASH
~LhGT0E CoUHfY, MO:

Ataempt' to Take tue Lapfno Faulty
mnrdercrs from tho, Eouuty. j all
,ThWAfted by ,:Arme1 Reststancr,
with Fata1'Hesults to Ono Person.
Ftops tie Wadh.n50ri tita ,ro4lnsl Dee i. -.
Ing directly ous Of tGe horrible Crime WITH
which our columns were helghted last week
We Bxy gro wing directly out, OF the Lxoins
rnasgacrp, because We know th4t, In a con-
munity sodeserredlY reputable as .aa OUTS for
the enforcement Of The civil law. and. the
iDgless than crime Of tha fearful magni:uda
et. thst could bring about tbs stair Of lust
'sDusing he early part of th,s ,!,, evening she1ir
Cla1ks and Deputy John c. Breckenridge, q:
;. veil IS, 'ConstabIe John Z. Higgins, ware sp..
E5ssa ot t5e ,.ss th,s R,s s citizens q
Lynch Law upon Charles Jolly and John Arm;
strong. the dastArdlY .enic.ofs of tha lspina,
family murdeK1. So de1ioalAta Eare tho de-
velopmeuts of this fact, TINT tba officers had
ample time r, make THAR prepax xations for :
1eaisssnoc to the movement At about half
their axeistance asm1n posse (hat, &s s.noe
/ testified BY Sheriff Clarke, all that be c7uld
mrster 1t that hour OF the night, aud for thAt
.Furpose), md being. appsised Of the approaoh
Of :" mob, +" NTH tha. intention Of breaking
ill., and hanging the two prisoners. named,
House, ind etationed themselves In, the Cir
gut Court room. imm edi4tely overlooking the
| Ill, Ma soonex h2d thiaf movement been ao-
cumPlished thAn, a,cfowd, vAriously estimated
a sfIom thirty y-ave 70 sixty q! number Assem-:
bled around nd il front Of tho JILL ..A:wagop
standing ;nbaf the. door was removed, aud
wagon body turned over. The ofhcers raissd
window Of. the Circuit Court room ut whi1h
their little party ras posted, and, in response
to their demand that the crowd ehould,
dieperse, a.. demand VAS also .msde by
several voicos below fos the keys. The
excitement Of the defenders Of the jai., "a we'll
As of the assallAnts, had then. probably be
| come worked up to auch IN immense pitch,
before extremes were resorted to BY tha for
mer, attended by fatal results to one, and se-
r,ous iDjuties to one OF more others present.
| There being considerable difference in the
Witnesses, We need but sta.e the fact thst at
I points Of time not far apart shots we1e hred
on both aides, by far the largest number Of
them from the Court House window, two or
| more of which took effect and those
| ments had elapsed until the crowd bad
entirely dispersed, going IN different direo-
tIong. Az Eoon aa this was apparent, the
Sherins posse took possession Of the prem
! isee- Attention, Of the offcers wAa called to
lying, Mel4se. upon the sidewalk opposite,
that Of Frink B. ManwatIna; son OF an esti. IT,
mable widow lady, who resided near Bjank-
wells Station, about ten miles from this
place. Justice Frank Harris Was Immediately
l. called from his residence. md took oharpe 81
the body aa actinr Coroner. -" =
i Itis frnntesibIs thst vn ehor15 dsarr;ha q tha
deep feelipr of p1oorn annarant m nn- ooM. M
mnp,iv ~ Ranb.Sh ,no,n;ea tha ~ s.a u Ua1
dv az the inirht bacama, Fnovn No a A. c;rn,%'
eisnca which aadad gra..sv ~ INA 1ansr.
gloom w.a the srr;vs, r toa1 ~ ~ tha s.nsaa
mosher ~ 1oun1 MsnE,s;,,s e,t;.s,e ~
n,,ssd ~ IA ~ ~ ha1 .o4s aha styteH ap y
ra;ne tI,st 2norn;ue thst ~. s bas e1su5 ~, 90
1;t4ia frIne az .;n..t lnAt ~ suo a ua'
tam;h1a S a1 ' h EEn', % VI ttaons taa,s, t o1 tn9
w;th snehi a's.r.sa .n u "a" oaen ,a pLes9a.e s
~ 1rsciads sha no.si,,;,;.a e1 - 9s,-4,,a.
slnnber pne az tbess wa f1,t IN tt,a horsss :s
mW,sc as so.,a 5sst ,hnns ,he s19
un m;,c mc1 nst sonn ~ srs e pass!ous M
s vsan1 hsa ds;ven m ~ tba ionr s canta}ninr
cnffinI a. Sieanv IA thess t;pes,s,s hsoo.n x
irnplsssed ] rpon H. mind Of Mrs. .Isuvsein9 .,'
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