The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-12-24

1t the Court House on Tuesday
evening and then adjourned to We'd
ncsday night. There Was then gath
cred large body of our best citizens,
and BY word and resolutions and limo
mild terms they dsnounced the
whole transactioo - stig1nA upon
the fair name Of our capital city, thst
nothing less than the apprehension
and severest punishment of the prin-
cipal offenders would atone for. But
who were they? It is said there
we're from 100 to $50 with masks
and hlackened faces, fully armed;
that they spoke no word, and each
one took their position with the Ut
most precision, and that they dis
persed-none knew where or how.
There are some Who say they came
from the country; that they came in
force on horseback. SIS
There are various excuses offered
in extenuaiion Of the crime. The
Judge, . man whom l greatly re-
specf, personally said while sentenc-
ing Howard, he regretted that the
death penalty had been abolished in
our State, and that sach murders led
the people to extreme measures to
protect themselves, and that vigi-
lance committees were not always
the lowest members of society, but
often our best and most law abiding
citizens. These sentiments, some
think, gave encouragement to the
mob spirit that was SO much aroused.
Then his attorneys had moved, or de-
clared their intention Of moving, for
. new trial, and they feared the sen
tence would never be fully carried
out.
The Sheriff, Mr.. Bringolf said that
Mr.. Bently, attorney for the defence
had put a revolver into Howard's
possession as he WAS on his way te
receive his sentence, and as Howarc
had sworn that he would shoot Judge
Maxwell, that may have incensed
many. Bently denies the assertion
but the Sheriff insists that he did 30
It is q question Of veracity between
them, SO places the Sheriff in an ug
" position. If false, Mr.. Bently i
cruelty wronged; If true, the Sheriff
was false to his trust in quietly re
turning the revolver to Mr.. Bentl,
rs be alleges, and in not promptly ar
resting him for high crime.
A few more words and | am don
for this time. Howard's real name
according to Armies sworn state
ment ut the coroner's inquest, wa
Charles Henry Howard Nelson; hi
MARI lge license was Chas. II. 3
Nelson. His parents reside in Brook
lyn, N. Y. His fathers name wa
Admiral Nelson. He had wife i
n. ", who died some time ago; b
has two children there now. He wa
also divorced from another wifi
He had q legacy coming to hir
worth 100000. He was about ST
: Pin. tall, rather lightly built, ha
keen klack eyes, and q countenanc
: as hard Is flint. During the tri;
he was unmoved only when son I
J the murdered man came into tn
Court room intoxicated and tried
kill him. He was . saloon-keepe
/, BY day and spent his nights wit
I Annie Groves, and hence his asst
I ciates were of the vilest classes.
!. To add to the excitement, the n
port came that Rob Graves, . negI
e who is under arrest for killing Mr.
Barrett. and who was being remove
!, to Fl. Madison for safe keeping wa
e reported mobbed. And only th
evening it is said Mr.. kirkman III
/. der arrest for burning barn of NJ
Zinsmaster, was hung last night
2 Washington tp., this county. Their
is no doubt that he was hung, bu
whether he suicided or was hung b
= the vigilantes is not positively know
yet. Truly this has bsen an event
full week in the history of De
Moines. It reminded me Of some {
the exciting events in Tipton's histe
ry. Dies MONIES OCCASIONAL.