Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-17
THE SEN TINEL.
A Murderer Hung by a Mob.

MA, named Charles Allen, firing four bullets
into him. lie was arrested, and on his way
TO Jail an effort wac made to hang him.
The crowd Of citizens grew larger every
moment and Sheriff Glasscock was called up
on 10 give up the prisoner. lie refused and
appointed several deputies TO assist him in
guarding the JUL. District Attorney Atwell
also aided the Sheriff. After the lapse CT
short time. during which the citizens evinced
determined resolution to bring McCrory TO
summary justice without waiting the laws
delay, which had saved his neck from the
haiter so many times before when he so richly
deserved 1t, movement was made for an or
ganizaton
The prisoner was finally secured in inil, and
a posse. of Deputy SheriTs organized to prevent
the crowd from obtaining possession of the
prisoner. The crowd was calmly in earnest
as TO the object in view-the taking out
MeCrory and his Execution The only thing
was how best TO go about it, The officers
maintained firm front at the hall door, which
was locked, and stubbornly resisted whenever
an attempt was made by any Of the crowd to
force in. Finally it wNs determined 10 break
into the Jail Immediately at all hazards
long IRON waterpipe mas obtained, some TWEEN
~ feet in length, fifty hands seized it, and the
oillcers, after Il brief but fierce struggle were
forced aside, tue outer hall door was soon
battered omen and the citizens were inside the
hall. The Jail door was now reached. The
first door was forced with a crowhar The
second failed 10 yield. Sheriff Glasscock was
then oveTpowered and searched for the keys,
hut nnsuccessfnlly. The crowd rushed in
with implements TO break the wrought iron
door, hut they finally found the keys
The name Of the other occupants of the Jail
were called, and answered to By them, until
McCrory's cell was identified It was unlock
ed, and McCrory was found lying down inside
completely paralvzcd with fear He refused
to stand on bis feet or speak. He knew that
his time had come. rope had been prepar-
cd, and, as he refused to walk the moose was
put over his neck and he was dragged out
AS the moose was being put on his neck he
made some resistance, striking with his hands
and kicking, but not attempting to stand.
The crowd now probably numbered zoo
Dozens Of men seized the rope and he was
dragged TO the Court street bridge in no
ment. All his clothes were dragged Off him
down to his ankles. The end Of the rope was
tied 10 the railing and the body rolled off.
The fall was about four Eve feet. No mo-
ton Of the body was perceptiblc after the fall.
II hung there some time after he was dead
and was taken down and delivered to an I'M
dertaler. The crowd raised twenty dollars
20 bury him, as they were determined not to
allow the county TO he put to any further ex-
pcnse on account of the desperate.
The Tulare Times, in closing the account
of the tragedy, says:
We say "well done'' to our citizens Who
executed this devil incarnate Alien was the
fourth man be had killed in Yisalia. He had
Killed at least two of them in cold blood with
ont the slightest cause or provocation.
couple Of years ago he shot and killed a Mcxi-
can in the Fashion Saloon here, whose hack
was turned, and who was not even aware OF
his presence, and with whom he had never
had single angry word. He was allowed to
plead guilty of murder in the second degree
through his own chosen attorney, and on he
ing brought into Court, before Judge Brad
ford, for sentence, he denied that his attorney
was authorized 10 make this plea lie WIS
sentenced, nevertheless TO imprisonment in
the penitentiary for fifteen years. After being
in prison few months he was ranted II new
trial on this technicality, ard on account Of
the removal of essential witnesses and other
reasons he was allowed 10 go scot free. He
had shot at various others in this town, be-
eides those he succeeded in killing. After this
tri, he left here and went to Arizona. He
got into a shooting scrape, il is said, killed
soldier and had to leave. He had family in
Stockton, and was on his way there, he said,
when he reached Vsalia on Tuesday.
The men who hung him were among our
that there had been about enough of whole
s,lc cold-hloodcd murders in this community.
The law had failed to protect us The county
mad time and again been put to thousands of
dollars Of useless expense in trials which
amounted TO nothing. And they had just seem
II man convicted of n cod-hlooded assassina-
lion, and the Judgment uron whom hnd been
affirmed in our Supreme Court. have this SEN
tence commated to simple imprisonment by
,he Governor. Ina couple wears he may lie
pardoned ont to kill somebody else. No
man was safe under such circumstances -
Human life has been too cheap here by des-
pcradoes. and the good name of our entire
law abiding community has suffered through
ont the land in consequence But the worthy
clement in our community has spoken (and
taking our whole population into consdera
ton, there is none more peaceful and respccta-
hlel and VIC hope the lesson given despcradoes
in the hanging of McCrory will have the
effect to render such course entirely unmeccs-
sary in the future We are earnestly opposed
to mob law. but in the case we have chronicled
II was assurcdly the quickest cheapest and the
hest way of accomplishing the desired end -
But the closing act OF McCrory's career was
certainly short and striking lIearriyed here
Tuesday morning from Arizona. after a long
absence murdered a man in the afternoon and
,ros buno in the evening.
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