, 1874-12-16
Every Legal Expedieht Exhausted to
Keep Him III the State.
And Gov. Hendricks 0rdurs d stav of
Proceedings.
The Rinksnopf Case.

LTNC1EED DY A tAwLEss MOB.
Sneeda' Dispatch to Tile Chicago Tribune,
DEB MONIES, H., Dec. 15-Charlos Howard
VINO Wha yeHto1dAy cunrlctud of tho murder q
doAn JOHNSON In juno last, and soutoncod to I'll,
ienlteistiary for lfso. was takcn from tho fai
nero thts morning by d mob of masked nj,
eshor"iao disguised men, and hanged to O 1anp
post Until ho was dead.
THE TRIAL or HOWARD,
Which Inns boon bcfora tho Court sinco tia Ola,
Of November, camo to teriniuus on Saturday
1lo was indicted for murder in tho first teerco
It vas in evidence that he killed bis victim b,
htriking him With q wlno-bottlo on tho hcafi
in q house Of prostitution. Tho Wit
neascs woro ncar]y., all donizeus Of aucl
p!naceea. Two M Witnesses sworo poaltivcly to tht
Wednesday noon, but they did not return until
| Saturday afternoon. when thoy rendered 4 ycr.
DICT OF murder in tho aecond degree. While
IMey were out, public oxclton1ent ran high.
Ihero was but one opinion III to the guilt OF tina
criminal aud, when it wau loainod tilat tuo fury
Stood IL to l, charges Of brlbo1y woro current,
| THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEES
throughout the country began to move. Two Of
!lcili cano into tho city Oil Saturday and, when
voriict OF tho Jury, ono Of them passed quickly
! lnto The courtroom In tho crowd tho ta,taii,
aud tsn oshcrs taking soats Immediately around
TUG prisoner. Howard, as ho saw them. turned
lala ~ ahcet. aud loekonins M officer to him,
aont notice to tho Judge that Lo NODDED prosoc-
ton, and policeman was sent to llis aide. The
vhrdict. however, prevented for tho timo tho uc-
llon OF tho Vigilants. who were evidently pre-
pared TO resort to extreme measures had tho Jury
peeh discharged without giving verdict.
11owAnD's CAREER.
The criminal bus led chcckorcd life, l,ay,uc
sent 'oht Of ils yeara III tho nlinsti e bsluees
Wlloro he wns known ns "Curly" and ''Dauio
Aoward.' llo was horn iu New York. in August,
dsos ,,, Wac about feet inches hugh with oluo
was wealthy,, and tcndorod his son college Cd
,'eaton. but he declined it, aud ontorud tho show
business with !he 1}urt's Ya,ietica. lhouco lo
}olnsa em honaSy Mooi9y = oamphsl's eon1any II Droo
in Pennsylvania, where he opoued a yaonn
at Pithole. Hcro, according to h1B report there
was doplorab!e condition Of eociety ~ half
dozen men for breakfast" was common occu1-
renco. Thanco he travelled with Dill Blake, Of
New YORK. He soon aftor started fqr himself in
t!!a BLOW business, and travelled Through tho
Western States, but faitcd. In 1S70ho wont to
Lako Superior os teachor Of tho banjo. lie eoou
aftor joined Sam Ford. tho cauiuu-bal mr.
maluea until 1878, whom lie returned to Omaha,
and matlo IN engagement at tic theatre. Soon
after ho came to DeB Moincs. Nlcrt ho became
bartender.
He was we'll educated, ehrevd. tuutinc. fcar.
less. aud posacaHod all the fruits II bold. bad
fnan; anu the scrap Of paper found with JOHN
sons body. on which was wrlttou BY Jnu,ison, at
1o,, noTafas ictation "fhis is tile tsentysoventh
discharged horc warrant was ii tho hands Of !
ihe sheriff FOR llls arrest, on chatgo Of murder
N bohton County sig yoara ago. III usaloon fight, !
ite lad beef, indicted, but succecdol in breaking
jail before tue day Of trial.
TIE LYNCH1Sa.
AZ fnt NJ
gnisod men. evidently Yigllants, enterod tho
Gol!1 t-o4lso md Jail in eqnada. oyntpowercd the
Jailor, took tho keys OF tic ceIls from liz
pocket; entered tho cell Of Howard. pacrl n rope
q state Of soml- ml-nudity, and hing him as beforo
described. Every guard about tic Jail was Gov
cred with drawn 1cyolyera. Tho nork was done
ln fifteen minutes and showed ptccuuccrtcI
plan.
A public mcctng adopted resolutions donounc-
ng tho most Infamous transaction. and calling
Ill lilo authorities to find ont the perpetrators
lTo ths Associated f'ress.l
THE MOB.
DEs Mo1SEs, Ia, Dec. 15-Mouilay afternoon
7 : lAa district Court Of Des >loines Charles
cnt!ary for tho murder Of John johnson ia this
ty III June last. Tuis morning at s oolonr
q ome quo yigilanta. With their fuces @
red s Soapa sbo S s4 5a
out, and took his hoys, and then ovorpowercd
u tho same manner tho Deputy Sheriff and tle |
pec,al guard Of live nen WHO had been retained
y tho Court to guard thu prisoner, UNLOCKING
ne ne a9ots and made thelr why to Howard's
Ill WAS IN he'd !
;lth hia vito, the lattor being NOW under In ;
lctncnt for conpclty in the murder Tllo t
:omaut seeing them coming, threw hor !
ss lnls so, aoops tn lie nees Of her husband, but
lowa,d'a 10 neck: lo was Immediately jorkcd
it'll tho rope. At the ioor some fsonty mt;
l"1o sa a,tooe, took hold Of tho ,ropc, and ho i
hdes6h'rt. through tho loll. down the steps, | /
NJ cut through the CouEt-1Iouso yarf, tho fail !,
clng III tho basement Of tho Court.Houae, ind
HUNG TO 4 LAMr-posr
one at tho gates. Tho whole thing did not
sGlnpy lsp :nt nltoSn @ minutes They stood about tho
Jon out, Of sight. Whom tho policemen mon =
'acl,ed tho body life was extinct, It is anp- -
osoa +tae tho iynehlns wus done by three anti
'mpces in tic oity, but othSa ] datlnito 1aad ss
,en decided yot Iho oxcitcmen6t whcs ias has -
d to this foul outrage has been growing for -
,a me time, saveral mysterious a,urdorH having q
'ace OF four years.. ?
THE TRIAL or HOWARD NJ
aa protraoted and exciting, the jury being out d
= nearly -FOUR days. fl1nlly compromising On n
'ftl!at Of murder i'll tho aocolld degroo, It was
ared a',. III Howard would ho lyncheA list Fridny
'neray tllonglt tloy would agreo to diyagrea,' ~ ~
~ piccatltlolss wero taioM 10 prasent it thon. ~
~ 9n SATURDAY morning yostlot wus returned. ii
oaay aa afternoon he wan sontenccd, and Jud4o d'
aA~eIl imposed upon him tho extreme rgor Of LII
o law, imprlHonlnont Tor life. Eyorybody hero re- IT,
the oty seemed satisfied, md tl,e b1lphing iell II,
'oa tho city to tta surprise and horror, Bit II