, 1873-01-11
RUDE AND SWIFT JUSTICE.

Il Cold~Rloottcl Murderer Taken
from Jail by Citizens In California,
und Flung frona Il Street zsridgo.
p'sa" tDse. ~ Correspondence e the San Francisco
Chronicle.
Jamos hfcCrory, noted desperate, vii
had killed and nsaasainatod four or i've
poraons in this vicinity, without any up
parent cause, to-day shot Charles Alon, warm
personal friond. Five ahota wore fired. enter
Ing tho brain, chont, and abdomen, either Of
which was fatal. No words had passed between
thom at nl1, and no ca1lso is assigned for tho
bloody docd: hlcCrory, upon firing the last shot
at Allen as 10 lay ,prostrato, On the floor, ran
out Of the back door to the alley. ue was
pursued and brought to bay III nj outhouso,
whore ho hold navy revolver in each hand.
Deputy shorir Reynolds advanced on lin, and,
aided BY citizens, succeeded III disarnling tho
in which the shooting occurred, where tho off,
cors wore mot by an excitod crowd, who took the
murderer from ihom amid cries Of :" HING hirn!"
. Shoot him ~" Kill the dog!" so. a ropo was
brought, hut the officers rallied, and, aided by
the City Marshal aud few citizens, retook their
prisoner and marched toward tho Jail, followed
by the excited poop1o. At Main and Churcl,
streets tho crowd received reinforcemonts, aud
agnin captured Accrory but tho officers, part1yby
force andpartly by permission, rescued lin onco
before tho Jail rapidly increased, amid cries Of
" Bring him out |" tBroak tho jnil in n DO.
ehori1 Glasscocls wan oyorpoworcd and searched
Tor tho keys, but unsl1ccosBfully: Deputy Sheriff
Reynolds was noxt captured and searched, but
the kcys wero not found on him, though aecroted
on ltB person. A crowbar waH next procured
and the outer door broken in. Tho mob rushed
III with implements to break tho wrought-iron
door communicating with the coils. Shorifr
dlaaHcock md Deputies Reynolds and Parker
crowd, and nado another desperate attempt
to prevent the JUL boing brolon, but they wcro
eoYorpowored instantly by still larger nu,n-
bers, and carried outaido and placed undor
guard. Tho keys wore found, and tho duors
swung open. The. names OF tho other occupants
OF the Jail woro called, a1ltl nnBwercd to by them
until McOrory's cell WIS identified. The door
wRs unlocked, and dozens Of i,allds hastoned to
aud s'7oro he would rcuiBt ILL death, but he was
dragged to tho corridor and told to walk to hia
daath. Nofusing to moyo, lie was dragged by
tho neck and partly carried to tho door, wlero
tfty willing hands Hoized the repe md asuiatod
the Court street bridge, and without tinso to my
word, flung oyor the railing, tho end OF tho
ropc having boon tied to tic bridge Tho fall
was about four or i've foot. No motion
a e 'i 'ssx sxs wa rrs Sse'9t's soes s.' The The
body still hangs from the bridge in
almout n nude sta!o, with tho raiu pouring over
1t III torrents. The crowd Inns nearly all dis
perae nnt nasc y keRt on t. tlo body to make
huA0 VI uo tCaGUp EkllLl QeALu III EUTLalu. AllCQ
died about tho Same minute that Lin murderer
was swung oycr tho bridge. Tho unanimous
verdict OF tho people is, 'woll DONE" shorlH
Qlnascoelz md DoputioB Reynolds and parkor
did all TINT could possibly bo done by threo mon
groat credit for tho bravery displayed in lilo
llaclIargo Of their lnty. Two Other prisoners
worc in jail charged with murder, but wero not
1noleslod,
Nine O'Clock y. ,n.--.rhe excitonscnt has all
HubHftlcI. McfirnrYsN bo1y Inn haar rarnnyol
The crowd separated with th1oo cheera for Visa-
lin iuattHo