, 1873-06-30
Another Horrible :Lynching
Case at Salem, nd.
Tho Jail ForcibEy Entered
Of Disguised Vigil
A Murderer Shot At, Peited g
Balls, and Disabled in e


Lou1sr1L1E Ky, juno 2o.--Ahous 2 o'clock
ttH morning a body Of maskod mon entered
sa1om, Ind, aeizcd and held prisoners the town
patrolmon, and, proceeding to tho jail, demand
od tho ltoya Of Deputy Sheriff Craycroft, who re-
aides III the building. Tho Sheriff refused 10
give thom up undor any peril, when he was
Bolzod aud confined, md a aledge hammer pro-
cured, With which tho mob proceeded
to forco their way into ths
CELL Of Delos Hetfron, who murdered
Or. Halatead a few days aince They broke
through tho outer door and thon through tho
gate at tue foot OF the atairs leadng to tho upper
coll had two doora, tho first was mado of wood
carved on both sidea, with heavy iron platos.
the wl,olo about 0 iuchos thick. and faBtencd
with hoavy iron bar, etapio, md paddock. Tho
blows Of tho sledgo hammer and tho mob stood
noforo tho seoond door, about fcot behind
tho frat, This door WAS made Of inch solid
iron, woll Rccuroa. hut was soon burst open, md
T. The ;, murderer stood face to faco. with the
tho mob which came tlirsting for his blood, and
had prepared hlmBolf Us we'll ns he could for O.
Desperate resistance. knowing death awaited him
1t taken, detorn1lnea to i)ght to tho last. With
some pieces Of furniture Of tho coll he stood
Ike 4 tiger at bay and guarded tho door.
The mob, knowing tho desperate character
Of the man, and that tho first who entored would
moot certain death, leBtated to attompt an on
franco. Thoy procured balls Of twino, aud, rat
them into tho cell, aud thrust othcra forward on
tho ona OF long polen. Haying thus ligltod up
tho coil, bringing Tho victim into full view, they
oponod fro OIL him, firing son1o twenty ,shots,
ing his arm. This incapactated him from
using the chair which he had soized to dofoud
himself, whon q rock thrown ut him struck h!m
on tho head aud knocked him down, aud before
L. &trS
asassa IL ssa out e is II ss5 3 5f' I sas sa
you goiug to do with mo 7" 10 asked. 's Hang
10 said. 1!o vas iMmodiatoly taken to tho.
eoyer9d rairoad brdGe ,; Sboq d1o thy hsy fos
time to pray, but tho lyncllors replied that they
could not wait. 4 rope wes put around his
neck, and thrown over tho raftcls Of the bridge,
and Heffren WIS pushed on. AZ noon 90 no "as
up everything tboy had loft that could afford
clue to their identity, released the Sheriff aud
guards, and scattered in every direction. None
wore recognized, and nobody knows by what
Tho body was loft hangng till 4 o'clock, whom
It was taken down ind taken home.
Only those citlzens living noar tho Jail vefo
awaro of tue afrair. Great excitement prevails
in tho town and vicinity, Hefron 'lsept drink
ing Haloon, waH an active Democratic politician,
and known aB desperate character. lIo Ind
many bittor enemies. and somo warm friends.
Bomo years ago ho killed man na,nod johnson,
w1loao widow ho afterwards married. She is now
widow again by VIOLENCE.
Tho people Of Salem md vicinity lad fears
that Heffron would DO lynchcd. a few nights
since, two bodies of mon rodo into town from
opposite directions and roconnoiterod the place
mob was composed mainly Of tho Bano mon who
hung tho Ronus. Tho nction of tho court Inst
Thursday, in continuing 1Iefrrens case to tho
next term, was taken aa an indication that ho