Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-01-23
80 A DESPERADO'S DEATH.
A Specimen of California Jpstice-A
Desperate Murders his best Friend,
and is Hung Before his Victim Dies.
From the San Francisco Chronic

and is Hung Before his Victim Dies.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
VIsALIA, December PA terrible
tragedy has Just been enacted in this
city. James McCrory, noted despe-
RADIO, who has killed and assassinated
four or five persons in this vicinity
without any apparent cause, to-day
shot Charles Alien, a warm personal
friend. Five shots were fred, entering
the brain, chest, and abdomen. either
of which was fatal. No words had
passed between them Mt all, and no
cause is assigned for the bloody deed
McCrory, upon firing the last shot Mt
Allen rs he lay PROSTATE on the floor.
ran out of the back door to the
alley. He was pursued and brought
to bay IN an out house, where
he held n navy revolver in each
hand. Deputy Sheriff Reynolds al.
vanced on him, and, aided by citizens,
succeeded in disarming the fend He
was marched back through the saloon
/ in which the shooting occurred, where
tie officers We're met by an excited
crowd. who took the murderer from
them amid cries of "Hang him !"
\
I rope was brought, but the officers rail-
he'd, and, aided by the city marshal
and n few citizens, retook their pris-
oner and marched toward the jail.
followed by the excited people. At
Main and Church streets the crowd re-
ceiyed reinforcements and again cap
tured McCrory, bat the officers, partly
by force and partly by permission,
rescued him once more, and
finally lodged him in jail. The
crowd before the Jail rapidly increased,
amid cres of " Bring him out ~
Break the jail in etc. Sheriff
Gasscock was ovcrpowered and search
ed for the keys, but unsuccessfullv.
Deputy Sheriff Reynolds was next
captured and searched, but the KEYS
were not tound on him, though secreted
on his person. 4 crowbar was next
procured, and the outer door broken
in. The mob rushed in with implements
to break the wrought iron door com
municating with the cells. Sheriff
Glasscock and Deputies Reynolds and
Parker being released, succeeded III
getting IN with the crowd, and made
another desperate attempt to prevent
the jail being broken open, but they
were overpowercd instantly by still
larger numbers, and carried outside
and placed under guard. The keys
were found and the door swung open.
The names of the other occupants
of the jail were called and answered to
by them until McCrory's cell was iden-
titled. The door was unlocked and
dozens of hands FASTENED to put the
rope ronnd his neck He showed fight.
and swore that he would resist till
death. But he was dragged to the cor
ridor and told to walk 60 his death.
Refusing to move he was dragged by
the neck and partly carried TO the door,
where 30 willing hands seized the rope
and assisted to pull him into the street
| He was dragged to Court street bridge,
and without time to say II word, flung
over the railing, the end of the rope
I having been tied to the bridge. The
/ fall was about four or five feet, No
motion OF the body was perceptible
after the fall. At this writing,
s o'clock, the body still hangs
from the bridge in almost a nude state.
with the rain pouring over 1T in tor
rents. The crowd had nearly all dis
persed, but "A watch is kept on the
| body to make sure of no rescue until
death is certain, Allen died about the
same minute that his murderer was
swung from the bridge. The unani-
nous verdict of the people is
"Well DONE Sheriff Gasscock
and Deputies Reynolds ana Par
ker did all that could possibly be
done by three men against as many
| hundred. They are entitled TO great
credit for the bravery displayed IN
the discharge of their duty. The 9th.
er prisoners We're IN Jail charged with
murder but were not molested.
Or. M.--The excitement has all sub
sided McCrory's body has been re-
moved. The crowd separated with
three cheers for Visalia justice.