The New York herald., 1878-03-25
Dragged Nearly a Mile Over
the Ground.
SHRIEKS OF AGONY AND FEAR
Hanging, Dreadfully Mangled, by
the Roadside.
THB UNFORTUNATE MANS CONFESSION.
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

This morning party OF fifteen resoluie men met In
building on tho outskirts OF the town and laid their
plans carefully to take the prisoner John Wallace IRON
the house where ho was confined and hang him.
They were all armed with revolvers and were deter.
mined to fight the guards II necessary They marched
silently through the streets 10 the house
in question, where they were Joined by ten
moro men, also armed. They approached
tho FIRST guard and demanded admission; he
refused and they drew hcir pistols and fired several
shots In The air and tho man ran or Entering the
front door nosily they began knocking OF tho lamp
chimneys with their pistol barrels. and as the wind
was blowing strong the lamps soon extin-
guished and the place was in utter darkness. Then
The IN OBJ began firing into the ceiling and shouting Us
II ihey were SO many devils They fired about In
such reckless manner that several Of thor party
were slightly wounded
THE CONDEMNED CELL
When Wallace heard the uproar he began sobbing
and praying. and as the door OF his room opened and
the FIRST OF the lynchcrs mado his appearance, he
sprang behind Of the guards aud screamed
"My God Don't kill me Save mo! Save me-"
Tho mob laughed at his fears, and after knocking
the guard down and trampling on HIM. thoy threw
Wallace on his back aud began tic bis arms Again
he screamed In agony grcat drops OF perspiratou
roed down his face.
.Donr murder mo Don't kill me For Gods sake
givo mo time to pray want to SEQ a minister"
One OF the men yelled, 'You murderer, Miss
Church wants 10 see you. and, by God, she shalli"
Alter placing tho rope firmly about his neck thoy
dragged him down stars head foremost and out OF
tho TO the railroad track whcro he uttered
the most horrible cries. cursing praying and begging
them TO let him CO.
HORRIBLE DARBAkrrY.
They paid no attention TO him, but began running
with him as If he were log or barrel They took
places behind the other, and presently began TO
run. Wallace did not stop calling until he had been
dragged nearly quarter Of q mile He va,niy tried
regain his foet and stand up but whenever he did
the mob would pull the ropc suddenly and Jerk
him on hts back. After going noariy mile below
Litteton, they stopped and hung him to trec. IL Ia
supposed. Of course, that Wallace dead by this
time.
FOUND HANGING.
At six O'Clock he was found dangling from q limb
OF apple tree alongside OF the railroad, his ieet
about three ieet from The ground When the curly pas
senger tram on tho Baltimore and ohio Railroad
passed the place there great commotion among
those board and the Stacked spoed in order
to give the peopio chance to look al tho yncners
work. When the body was examined the neck and
spine found to be broken and the body horribly
man Rled aud bruised.
THE coRoNERs VERDICT.
A coroner's jury was at once summoned, and they
returned verdict TO the effect that he to his
dcath by hanging at the hands OF unknown persons
wALLAcE's LETTER MS WIFE.
The following letter found In his pocket writ.
ten to his wie:-
Mrs. MARY WALLACE
From husband to his wife.
will probably never see you again. l am a prls.
oner ana expect To oe hung Tor the murder OF those
WHO confessed to have killed. Dear Mary, / cannot
tell Inc reason aid It, only through the
hatred tha. l had against George ior the
way he talked ABOUT you when we wsre staying at his
back 10 your ia,nef's That is VIVA. Mary Thomas
said that they said about you. sorry say that
was persuaded by Henry v,ars. more or
less, ana was drinking some. ! commit
tea to Jail Tor further examination. Dear wife,
would ike TO see you, but cannot you
you can come and soc me, come. Write me line or
two and send 10 me right away Ii | live 10 get to
jail will write to you aud tell you all hope 10 say
Write soon. From your husband,
John Wallace.
+. ST. will trust In Goa to save my soul GoodUy,
dear wife; goodby. Your once loved husband, and |
hope, YOU VIII never forget NC, lot q cd be your
comfort God forbid that any shall do as have done.
The corpse IS now awaiting burial at Burton. Hun
dreds OF people have looked at It and not one cx-
pressed any regret. Whom some women approached
IL they seemed to act as though It was dead snake
or wild animal were afraid 1t would come TO lilo.
TALK OF LYycBISG vLLARs.
The dead Wallace accused Henry vlllars Of suggest
ing the murder when he was on his trial and he re-
peated the thing just before ho taken from
his room by The mob. AS vil!ars had mad quarrel
With George Wallace the story is beginning to DO be-
lievod and there Is strong talk OF lynchlng viars.
Nothing has yet boon done toward arrestng those
who hung Wallace, but some action will DO taken
by his father and by the officers OF the State.
LATER.
Tho body OF John Wallace has Just arrived on Ito
way 10 West Alexander, Pa WaIlace's father tele-
graphcd Tor II this afternoon The poor old man, who
is greatly beloved by hrs neghbors, Is almost insane
with grief.
George Wallace came here his way TO Jail, where
he Will be held as accessory to tho murder.
CONFESSIONAL CRIME WITHOUT
ExrENUATIoN-KILLING TWO WOMEN AND
COWARD
From the Wheeling IntelIigencer, March %
LIrrLEToS, W. Va, March %, 1873
Abou. eleven O'Clock to-day John Wallace sent vord
10 The jury that lie would like to make confession to
thcui. he was brought in aud before he allowed
to speak was informed by tho foreman that what he
had say Eiust DO said voluntarily. and would DO
used evidence against him At hts trial, but he
evidently bursting 10 confess, and gave tho following
account OF mis- horrid crime During the
recital every pause, he would repeat over
and said as though speaking TO himscl 'l must tell
IL all; IFS tho onIy way" Several times, while no
was speaking OF the MURDERS he became completely
ana hid his face his hands and soobed
aloud. lhe confession, taken us he rscountcd II by
onnvt ra fn