The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-16
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LYNCH LAW IN NEBRASEAl
A Murderer Hung by n Mob,
For killing a Man Last October.
He COnfesses his Crime and
Takes a Smoke Be.
tween Ropes.
YNCH LAW IN NEBRASKA! !
REMARKABLE EXHIBITION OF sTuIClsM


James jameson, alas Mcbulh, was
hung bya mob at Helena, Cedar county,
Nebraska, nino miles east Of here, on the
south side Of the river, about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon He was arrested
near Omaha last week for the murder Of
Henry Locke, u German wood cutter
living in Cedar county, in October last,
and was brought to Helena for trial, ar.
rIving there yesterday,
There seems to have been no doubt as
to his ldSaiity nor of his guilt, and know.
Ing of his expected arrival " Helena yes.
lerday, quite large crowd Ia few from
this side of the river was there to meet
him. He confessed to the murder, which
wss cold blOOded one, and three other
murders, Of which he was accused, he
having escaped from Jail here on a similar
charge day or two before the murder In
Nebraska was committed.
lie objected To being hung because he
was unprepared to die, but not because Of
his innocence. He was once strung up,
but the rope broke, and II Is stated he
rOOlly smoked his pipe while they were
getting the rope ready again.
The whole affair, however reprehen-
,ibe, seems 10 have been conducted with
equal COOlness and dellberat lon on both
sides. The plea being that he was
deep dyed and slippery scOundrel, and the
only safety was in hanging him as no or.
binary Jail would hold him. The murder
with which he was charged when in jail
here was the killing of comrade near
Fort Randall, when coming down the
river in II Mackinaw boat. Ho denied
having done 30 yesterday, hut afterwards
said a companion first shot the victim
and lie afterwards cut his throat
SECOND DISPATCH
Later and Fuller Particulars.
YANKToN, u. T., May Is.
From an eyewitness learn the follow.
ing additional particulars relative to the
hanging Of the murderer, Jameson, at 1t.
Helena, Nebraska, yesterday;
lie began by confeSslng to the murder
Of John CalTrey, at Fort Buiord, hut
claimed that his comrade, Swisder, shot
him IIe denied the murder Of Locke
until about Q o'clock, by which time the
crowd had increased to about 200 A
vote had been taken and ho had been In
formed that he would he hung lie then
confessed to the murder of Locke, and on
being taken TO the porch said
Fellow Citizens, have come to make
n Tree and open confession Of the crime |
have committed. know that ] will
have to he hung, and | only ask 70 be
hung like q man. have received good
deal Of abuse for murder committed ut
Fort Buford, the principal part OF which
was done by the man himself who testi.
lied against me. killed this man Locke
down here. had quarrel with him
the day before, but that was no excuse;
| had time TO reflect, but killed him.
We were going through the timber TO.
gether, and l had some angry words,
when / caught his axe and struck him
twice, killing him Immediately"
The murderer's real name was .lno. Me
Buell. Ilo was thirty years old, born in
New York, went to Kentucky, served in
the United States army, and came to Da.
kota in the 22nd Infantry. lie has sis
ter at Bowling Green, Kentucky He
made will just before the execution, be.
Queathing her house and four acres OF
land there. lie confessed to killing a man
in Kentucky before leaving, butlie says ac.
eidentally. Saturday night alter being
taken across the river from here, he took
heavy dose Of strichnlne, given him by
aprsoner at Sioux City. The dose was
too heavy and he recovered, though sick
Yesterday from its effects.