, 1870-02-25
rH,z BEARDsTowN TRAGEDY.
.n.,nsr Statement OF the Affair."
Snnm. NY Vengeance Against q
Muldcx>er.
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Stats Journal.
,tiaIsers. 5. F. wilcox and c. y. Fos:er entsrsa
fns ssI<soo ri 4daA BeckeE, corner Of 5tate aod
i5sS1 1aaax r. 70 Ts; fssser m @
HecteE man s 70, ue 70 years OF aTe: Pred.
Buct adj, Geoige r. r, groxn.up aoa q taa o!d
nan yesf and d,aGA e1 sns.s' ia ~ 1sose az
en- "a 1nsn i or tns ehsl.-; .hsn ca7gat n,@ "a
y sy,u y Becker ns!d rsaoD,sa. az wilcox saa
aie 5ou I" 10 wh!cn Beeker replied. ~ rnn !his
bon wares vee sssse sea e. ~ foaT' no
leil lnng. old Tect ,nen s.aze<. Rtco1, VIM taos
him txSe once near ne nesI nj aG ~ o'dSt 1s s
aoor tnrouen hall which sepsrstea ne eaioon ~.
from Becksrs dwelling. Tnc ola man r. alIs atlss
drsgRf d aim back into the eaIoon. As he did SO.
NIT. Becker cane to the rescne NTH = oaiset ni
wecd beating Foatsf w'sn ~ nsE m ga saag Ro l
non E. s ss1'ee tae ssols. ~ mic ~ 5oen, and
itR hu, Wilcox maktrg uorestasance, ,and see ming
to oe dead. Maxwell went up 70 Beeker. aud
ta'd "Aasu yoase 81 m essd no. nos ~ Heen ,e11
sId tr1ed 10 itcp him and Mn. Becker nom beat
10 ,ne ] ooor md es5so Geofge b,ac1, vno ras ness
b., who sent IN and alter SHARP tuaIe, eoo-
9EsIed re psItclpa11s: asoiGe 1sG,s ,9 Fs1n. e.
! part IN the melee. As the old man rcleosed MS
| grasp on FosteF be ssnk DOWN on card ianle
~ II hssh me az % H.
ehote time crowd OF Inc friends Of the OLD man
ard Bock<r gathered. asdls vas vim r a. a'tssoa.y
4 they Wete kept from going down TO tne Jel, to
/ take ard hatg the accused men at onca.
Es1iy yesteItsy nosning tns praoness @ T., Teae re
e5opgns en aod eoI a9 ne T aaoot M ass Ell
/ with a >A el-blue eye, reddth hair. soatee-a
Han & powerful mould. Fo.te1 was apoat nse
eses b e1oEn ou,see. aod spors ees1d cut cesa
[ rroEn tne chin. BON were badly bEutsed aboat
| he'd up his head ana g'sresl around Win bis ore
eye. Tne u,ne. hfrt'y looked up all tne time Of
sas seove ..ssed rhe nas.srate s1e ieaadeo III.
coz TO Jail on the charge o. in1fder; and held
+ 81 ~ e aeas 10
court room were dl,po'ed 70 1Eea.
b. b. cosIt Of competent Jurisdiction, ard . taEe
! upon lhemfe1ses the burhen Of executing sentence
nsrgDg Meo.hs1iy nl1P' pnano ~: spe;e !;
take " coafte. TO this. one Of the cfowd: Ger.
NAP, shouted: TT oily costs nttJ dollars TO ~
years III C. IN WHICH Inc murderer was lst on with
| die of that amount Tnta roused 1ncu1 up, but
the otllcets crowded the msb down staIs into tue
we're lockers on anu s5npash'zers- Through rua7
essi e. @ Ia hsy id no: afsmps IL r. T.ce
that RaW, The mob rushed ut The tlaitMay--tAa
Is tbe - eIt5.ase or tn,rfy ae,re meo-su esIrt
| uy 8Gsaulr. but through mighty eIefttous on th
psst OF Nj. James Acctas~, sacked up ey stropi
lorce taeJ se'e p5egen.ed i5oa1 ca1}sn9 ,s ID .n
| h1stleo him BHay from the staircase down nloD
the hail to the i.out door Into the street, ha1dpl
Psa an aas ou 81 IL
| p<fore Rice, nade his ~ay osck to the stair val
, Eere Goth Gsrmane, This din and tumul
! lasted near three noura A apoat nosP, Il
ses sse5s sns ne
:: ii. AL '"'- 49, 1912 - 49,
fInm Ms1edpsis, tie couptry, aud Arerzs1e, G IN
.o ,sss ss1%s @ass .
tSe saettd T bessn ~ K to saee measures for deiendu
d H. pulla.rg; The Gayor q the ely, Charles
. . II the evening ttaln from INC soa.h. ms sasr
II heaI,Ee lie usio, 1ens ios toe Mayor. but he d
p This rea sn.ut 4. n. Leaving the MsYpr'J oGle
q be cana down tom to lne ja, wnels he !our
3 a1.n9Tilie III I'D no.seIs:a1 Of ins iii! It VI
n cast. Tne 1osss had 10: arrived. san
Il. ore rspped at the front door. John L. Dayi5, Il
II Iaittr, ta,d: "Wha, DO ynn want n 'Waut
- snesftn You a nonell:.H Opening il q lttle va
ol ce leered out. Tne Ioor vas lnstanslJ iolc1
e vide open: Darts rad the leys taken from nir
sneouan. D. s1s.rs, aud 10 tue cel occup!ed
j., W}5cox. ithai Ioy door, They uplocEed 1t;
~ sptaLg th1oceh, n,s tee! Ensckled, knocking
AZ psssase.WsY ruos around tho TWO calls,
re sta'1s, aae alone ms pa..ses .ney seo,nsa Y
ts. .taS, ~ ,t.y;no ~ ma nsn5 Ma Noa srna.,
TO- The door. A rope wns thro m o.er MS heat; 50