The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07
JUDGE LYNCH BAFFLED.

THE CAIRO MURDER-ATTEMPIS TO HANG THE
MURDERER - THE EXCITEMENT FINALLY
QUELLED.
A special from Cairo to the S.. Louis
Globe gives the particulars of the attempt to
lynch a murderer on Sunday evening: At
a late hour last evening the city was thrown
into a furore of excitement over the an
nouncement that well known citizen had
been sho. down in cold blood, by
desperate named Bill Gupton, Ten
nesee river pilot. The particulars
of the terrible act were about these:
Mr.. Andrew Eishbach. a well-known barber
of this city, bad been to Villa Ridge tn attend
the burial of child of one of his neighbors.
When the funeral train returned, Mr.. Eisch-
bach went into his barber shop, which is
located at the corner of Sixth street and
Commercial avenue, to brush the dust off his
Clothes. He had hardly stepped inside the
door when GuTton came In and demanded
of Eisch bach that he shave him Mr.. Eisch-
bach told him that he had just returned
from funeral, and was anxious to go home
to his supper; besides the shop had
been closed for some hours, aud
he could not reopen il for bust
ness. At this Gupton became greatly en-
ragged, and declared that he would make
Eischbach shave him. stepping toward the
door, Eischbach ordered Gupton to leave the
house, but he was bent on mischief, and
drawing a revolver shot Eiscbbach three
times, twice in the breast and once in the
bowels. Gupton was Immediately arrested
by officer John Hogan, and taken to the
CITY Jail. While the TAILOR was in the act of
searching him before locking him up. Cup
ton made sudden motion with
his right hand, and drawing a
huge dirk knife, was about to attack the
officer, but heavy blow on the head from
a person who stood behind him, layed him
out, when he was secured and the knife ia
ken away from him. Eischback lived only
thirty minutes. He was well known in
Cairo, and was respected by all for isindus-
try and good citizenship. Gupton is a COM
parative stranger in this city, and the feeling
against him is very strong, He is an old
Tennessee river pilot and bears hard name.
From the time it became known that Eiseh-
bach was dead, it was evident that there was
something unusual going on, and that there
was
A STRONG FEELING
among some citizens TO take Gupton from
the Jail and hang him. But up to IL o'clock
everything Was quiet, save that on every
street corner groups of men we're gathered,
conversing in subdued tones, and their man.
hCl HCiO Ndl54bR lOG SOult
signal or action to be given for raid on the
JAIL AT about half-past eleven the fire bells
began TO ring, and the firemen gathering no
their apparatus started in the direction of
the courthouse and Jail. In fifteen min
utes from the time the bells first rang not
less than five hundred men had congregated
in the streets about the Jail, and cries OF
"Hang the murderer Remember Swo-
bada;" Break down the JAIL" ETC., were
freely INDUCED in by the mob. Judge Ba-
ker, of the Circuit Court, Mr.. NJ. b. Howell
of the Cairo Gazette Hon. John II. ObeTly.
representative frem this county, Mayor
Wood and about half dozen others took
up position at the gate leading into the
yard, holding it against the enraged mob,
and admonished them not to attempt to take
the murderer out of Jail, etc, and calling
upon all good citizens to dispense and 90 TO
their homes. Several attempts were made
by the mob to force their way through the
gate, but they were met by the
handful of determined men sta
toned there, and successfully re-
PEELED. For upwards of two hours an
excited and boisterous crowd fingered about
the Jail and INDUCED in all manner of
threats, but no further attempt to take the
prisoner out was made. Ali this time
Sheriff irwin, with handful of armed men,
was inside the house, and had the mob sue
ceeded in forcing its way past the front gate
some of them would surely have been
killed before reaching the cell where Gup.on