The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-09
LYNCH Law In CALIFORNIA.
The Murderer of Four Wen p Jagged by
the Neck Over the Gro. ind to a
Place. <of Exe0 dtion.
The Miserable Nretch Hung from the
Railing Of q Bridge.

most nendish devils in human shape that ever dis
Qraced the earth. There was not the slightest pal
nation for the act. 1t was only equaed in its hor
rfble, revolving character by the cold blooded
murders previously perpetrated in Visala by this
same McCrOry.
The circumstances as we heard of and saw them
and were developed by the testimony at the Cor0-
ner's inquest on the body Of Allen. were these -
McCrory arrived in town on Tuesday morning, on
the stage from Goshen, ct six O'Clock. He was
around during the day, and. we are informed, was
heard to remark that he ''came back to get even
and would kill his man before night.n He went to
Allen and represented that he was out of funds
Allen gave him $40 to buy pair Of pantaloons
with. He was sober, we are told when he arrived
At the time of the murder he was doubtless under
the influence Of liquor. About i've O'Clock P. H. he
went into the Ell Dorado saloon and drew six
| shooter, nourishing It around menacingly and
using oosterous ana threatening language, saying
the door" 1t Is stated by some that he had
grudge against the Mexican who was bartender in
room. Hearing the noise he came into the saloon,
remarklng, Jim, don't act SO childish; put up
cursed him and said, ~ might as we'll kin you as
any other man." shooting him In the abdomen as
he spoke Allen threw his saying
walking in front OF McCrory toward the counter
| McCrory continued to advance ON him, firing as he
| came, shooting him two more times IN the body
| At the third shot Allen dropped down on
the moor in sort Of sitting posture, the
then placed his pistol almost against Aliens head,
shooting him the fourth time through the forehead
J. white and ccrdova, the Mexican, saw the kill.
| ing. McCrory then attempted to revolve his pis-
| to and was preparing to kill Cordova. but IL would
| not turn and he ran ont the back way and Sc
| creted himself in an clubhouse. 1t was soon dis
covered that he was in there, and he was called
that he would "kill any son OF b-h who at
tempted to arrest him." Deputy Sheriff Reynolds
os as By Gs is s SLIGHTLY MSsoy aaS
Reynolds Marshal Meyers Johnson %n and
when he osns n out Others ss soon came. and
street and they started with him for the County
jail. AS soon as he reached the street crowd
the Graham Hotel, the cry OF "Hang him % was
raised. what had been done being generally
known The cry kept increasing With h., the crowd
| officers was made at the tail door, but he was
| finally got inside and put in cell.
ment, and Sheriff Glasscock was called upon to
give up the prisoner. He refused and appointed
District Attorney Atwell also aided the Sherf.
Alter the lapse OF short time, during which the
McCrory to summary justice. without awaiting the
laws delay, which had saved his neck from the
halter so many times before when he richly de-
served 1t, movement was made for an Organiza
tlon
Fifteen well known citizens were detailed to
guard the jail to prevent McCrory's being spirited
out. or course there was much loud talking and
tumult, but the crowd was calmly in earnest as to
the object IN view-the taking out OF McCrory and
his execution. The only thing was how best to go
about ir. The officers maintained firm front at
borny resisted whenever an attempt was made by
any OF the crowd to force IN Finally It was de;
hazards. long iron waterpipe was obtained,
some twenty feet in length, fifty hands seized it,
and the officers, after brief but fierce struggle.
I'M nytfnr hail Inar
battered open and the citizens were inside the
hall. The jail door was now reached. The first
is stronger one OF wrought iron crossbars inside
this. The first was forced with q crowbar. The
second failed to yield Sheriff Gasscock was then
successfully. Deputy Sheriff Reynolds was next
captured and searched, but the keys were not
found on him, though secreted on his person. The
crowd rushed in with implements to break the
wrought iron door. Sheriff Glasscock and Deputies
getting in with the crowd, and made another at
tempt to prevent the Jail being broken, but they
were overpowered instantly by still larger numbers
and carried outside and placed under guard. TWO
keys were found on them and the door swung open.
the names OF the other occupants Of the Jail were
was identified 1t was unlocked and McCrory was
found lying down inside, completely paralyzed
speak. He knew that his time had come. Before
the people got inside he told the other
In and hang him "clean out OF the jail.''
and implored them to 'help to fight IL out"
and he did so, ne says, McCrory lying down and
giving himself up doggedly to his fate. rope had
been prepared, and, as he refused to walk. the
moose was put over his neck and he was dragged
made some resistance, striking with his hands and
now probably numbered 200. Dozens OF men
seized the rope and he was dragged to the Court
street bridge in moment. Ali his clothes were
dragged on him down to his ankles. The end OF
the rope was tied to the railing and the body rolled
on. The fall was about four or five feet. No mo-
Inn f tha hody WaQ mr. ffar ha foIl
hung there for some time after he was dead, and
was taken down and delivered to an undertaken
they were determined not to allow the county to
be put to any further expense on account OF the
We say ''well done" to our citizens who executed
this devil incarnate. Allen was the fourth man he
had killed in visalia. He had killed at least TIVE
OF them In cold blood without the slightest cause
or provocation. couple OF years ago he shot and
killed Mexican in the Fashion Saloon here, whose
back was turned and who was not even aware OF
his presence and, with whom he had never had q
single angry word. He was allowed to plead guilty
to murder in the second degree through his at
torney, and on being brought into Court, before
Judge Bradford, for sentence he denied that his
attorney was authorized to make this plea. He
was sentenced, nevertheless, to Imprisonment in
the Penitentiary for fifteen years. After being in
prison few months he was granted
new trial on this technicalty and, on account
OF the removal OF essential witnesses and other
reasons, he was allowed to go scot free. He had
he succeeded in killing After this trial he left
here and went to Arizona He got into shooting
sCrape, III IL Sau Killed soldier ana ad 10 leave.
He had family In Stockton, and was on his way
there, he said when he reached Visalia on Tues
dav. The men whe hung him were among our best
and most influential citizens They thought that
there had been about enough Of wholesale, cold
blooded murders in this community yhe law had
failed TO protect us. The county had time and
again been put to thousands of dollars OF useless
expense IN trials which amounted TO nothing And
they had just seen man convicted OF
a cold-booded assassination, and the judy
ment upon whom had been affirmed in
our Supreme Court, have his sentence
commuted to simple imprisonment by the Gov
ernor. In couple OF years he NAV be pardoned
out to kill somebody else. No man was safe under
such circumstances. Human life has been held too
cheap here by desperadoes and the good name of
our entire law-abiding community has suffered
throughout the land In consequence. But the