The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16
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"A M'''af hlsrtt. Mob. Effort 60 Lynch n
Murderer Bnited by ~ sheriH.

FRI lid, Mss. Dec. i2-ln the Jail
fr' % man who has twice barely csraped
iyn h.n, within a few days. H is John Ten
j IA ~ negro and hall Indian. "A years Of
use. II j. accused Of numbering Mr. ma Mrs
David - Imam aged respectively 50 and 81
years WHO were killed on Thank living night
IL fh'ir farmhouse, Just out OF sheffield. in the
rou'h IN lart OF Berkshire county. Mr. Stell-
man VIE upright. respected q member OF the
Nethodi-i Church. nnl was supposed to
be W.. out all enemy. Tn Eyck is known
10 b, guarrelsolne and yinlctve. and
has served several terms in Jail He has
been IN the habit Of going to the Stilmans'
housc and demanding provisions. for which he
bad no money to pay. Mrs. Stllman supplied
y ina Litul he came So often ana was So insOlent
nsr ~ STI TN En- orIrr,d hln t. keet away
ngoir- the old couple. On the evening Of thnir
rurf"r Ten Eyok inquired Of boy il they
WI" hione, and then went toward the house
~ hours later he was in the village drug
BE- Were ne bought hair dye. which he said
mon'y IVAN ne usually possessed. He was ar-
te-i" carly the next morning His clothes
WI h"od stained. and he SAID that they be-
GEM - Wnlle killng hogs but the marks were
No ana be- had not killed. hogs within several
Vs.. a search through tho house showed
tlMtnN murderer had attempted Ia sot nre 10
u IT." utttc tloOr had been saturated with kero-
srn". 'links in the boarding had been stuffed
W. a.r ,o, aSSed WIN Oil hut the FIRE h2d
tn-' locged by Ten Evck from a neighbor.
Zen fy'k was taken TO the scene 81 the crime,
wher mob called out hang himi" lynch
tlA. and = Le was thrown over his head;
~ " llree onlcors who were there got their
Irl-'N'r into a wagon and hurried hun 10 treat
burlington. On Thursday he had an examua-
ION strong was the feeling against him
MAJ 'Au village Was occupied by thousand
men NAV had ridden In from all parts of the
egun, determined on n lynchng. mob
rs coming. but the train dashed past
them ~ stopped much nearer tho Court
t'us. sheriff Root and four officers hurried
70 Ivy 'ner into the Court House by back
poor. Ivory point in the exam nation served
u nnrm Ten Eycks guilt. and he was re-
nllI ip Piusntid Jail 10 await trial. At the
Co. Of ace proceedings he WAS kept in the
r, y a." afternoon tram. Most of the mob
IaI iiiled, hut about ility men and boys re-
TtihHi on guard near the court house.
~ D. span Of horses were driven to
H. "A door the watchers gave a yell
tlh' 90 arl. the population Of the village to the
spo'. Ten Eyck was brought out 10y the officers.
W. 'i'I a. place him lu the wagon. The mob
pa rush Tor him, throw a rope over his
800 'h'l lf.Di 70 iras hlm TO a tree. ShCrifi
= pt HNl mig ON ''rs USED the butts Of their Is-
~ IS, threatened 20 fire into the throng
nhlf,- ~ made way for them and drove Of with
ION n. covering IA the bottom OF the WAGON.
inu piui'r Langdon sweeping the mob with
! rNplNr Thr llI~ul4or was carried 10 Van
g. ', ~ IT, Jew miles NJ tho road. and then
VIZ ~ lrlp a baggage car which was lock 4
snnr J uINwh away Just ~ time to escape the
\, tAeepting few minutes. when It seemed as
X "a. could save Ton Eyck from Icing
~. A' was Iciiec'lyooOl. and on his return
2lili p't ." was as cool as though nothing un-
usaal nad Happened.