The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23
A KENTUCKY HORROR.
THREE THOUSAND DETERMINED MEN
AyENGE woMaNs WRONGS.
Iyncl,ins Of the Brute Kltne-uelancholy
Fate af the Gentlemen Who Undertook
~ uphold the Iaw-Pu0naelin the
prIsener on his way to Death.
IOlneinnati Oommerclal.l

| cincinnati Commercially
Quick Justice was last evening meeted ont
1 III Peter Kline. The crime Of which he was
guilty was the outraglng of Mrs. Caroline
Truesdpll at her home In the Highlands, and
| the robbing of the house. The cruel and bar
barous manner In which he had committed
| the deed had drawn special attention to the
| matter. Not satisfied with his first intention,
| he had tied her In most horrible position,
| by the hands and feet, and suspended from
| bench and door-post she had remained for
| four hours beautiful woman, a young
wife, and soon to become mother, the sym
| pathy accorded her was general. Her Injuries
| were lasting and painful, and for time
| death, AZ the result, was expected
| All day the excitement had been great, and
| the knowledge that it was the intention of the
| Highland people TO deal Justice without law
| TO the criminal was general, but 1t was not
supposed they would make the attempt be-
| fore the early hours OF this morning. The
| day had worn YEARLY away, and many dis
| appointed had sought shelter from the storm.
| The guard had somewhat relaxed In vigil
| lance, and seven Of them had gone home TO
| supper.
now THE DOOMED MAN SPENT THE DAY.
| During the day Kline remained In his cell,
| with averted face and abstained from all nolir-
shment He seemed to have grown older
and more slender since the night before.
| Many persons visited him through curiosity,
and all remarked his deep study, heavy sigh
ing and frequent low mutterings OF oh,
Lord, well, we'll" The prisoners addressing
| him on the subject Of his being lynched he
| replied, "You don't know. What are you
giving me?' He was reluctant to talk, and
maintained a stolid Indifference TO every
| thing.
| PRECAUTIONS AND now THEY WERE
THwARTED.
In view of the great excitement Judge Per-
kins went to Newport yesterday morning and
arranged for Kline's removal to Covington,
| and, If necessary, still further away. It was
the intention of the officers to take him away
lest evening. md had the mob arrived half
| an hour later It would have found the prize
gone. The Governor had telegraphed dur
| ing the morning to use every means Of pro-
tectng him, and If necessary to call out the
militia which unfortunately was not done.
| few minutes before O'Clock a messenger
| hurriedly announced at the police headouar-
| ters that 300 horsemen and 1000 men on foot
were making their way toward the jail. In a
| few minutes they had entered York street
the horses beng left on jefferson. The mob
| grew larger at every step, and the number
swelled TO 1900. The cries and hallooinp
could be heard In Cincinnati and Covington
many from the latter city coming over and
Joining. Knives, guns and revovers were
freely brandished, and calls of eve will have
| him and hang him." could be heard fol
squares. The courthouse bell ringing to
| summon the citizens to the aid of the officers
tended only to increase the excitement Men
| women and children emerged from their
homes and blockaded the streets and resi-
dents Of distant parts Of the city, hearing the
news, flocked In BY hundreds.
| None of the mob were masked, but the
darkness aud snow storm prevented the dis
tingushing of any OF the men.
MAYOR AND OFFICERS KNOCKED DOWN
Arriving at the courthouse square, the
crowd divided and completely surrounded
the jail The yard was a black mass of
struggling excited humanity. The jail Is in
closed with 2 high board fence, having foul
| entrances. II was found impossible to force
the main gate, but the three others were
opened, and the fence on Southgate street
torn down.
At the gate facing the jaler's residence
| Mayor Harton intercepted them and at
tempted argument but a revolver was point
| ed IN his face and heavy blow cut a deep
cash In his right cheek and knocked him to
the ground. Before he had time to regain his
| feet he was picked up by the crowd and
| thrown forCibly over the fence Capt. Link
was also struck, and Officers Martin and
Dupey tramped upon and beaten,
The signal for the advance was given by one
| OF the leaders turning to the men and calling
out, "All you who have mothers, wives or sis
ters, come on" and with a wild shrek the
crowd surged into the yaid.
DESCENT ON THE JAIL.
T The iailer had gathered the chief OF police
| and one or two officers about him at the jail
| door, and answered their cries for the prison
er with refusal to deliver him. They paid
| no heed, but demanded the keys. the crowd
taking up the refrain. eve do not want to
| harm any one but him." said a leader, land
| we will have him" Eyes we will" echoed the
mob, and guns and pistols were presented at
| the heads Of the guards The officers being
| ground and the keys taken from his pockets.
! The door was unlocked, and number poured
| into the building, over the body Of Jailer
Swartz. Kline was taken from cell No. and
carried out, held above the heads Of the men.
| At the sight hearty cheer went up, and q
geneI al rush was made for him.
Proposals were made to hang him in the
| courthouse yard. some suggested burning
| him, and others riddling him with bullets,
but the leaders were firm and pushed for
ward.
THE JOURNEY TO THE HIGHLANDS.
Emerging from the York street entrance of
| the jailyard the crowd pushed off up York
street, with Kline and the men who had taken
him from the Jail, leading Two strong, reso-
/ tute meu having Rffza hold IF THE eHiPfit
| walked on either side OF him, and others were
close upon his heels and punched him In the
back with their fists at almost every step
| II was by this time AS o'clock The streets
| were quite dark and snow was falling rapidly.
| The crowds which had gathered in the vicini-
| ty of the jail followed close behind the doomed
man, filling the street from sidewalk to side
walk, and receiving hundreds OF fresh Access
| sons at every crossing. It Is estimated that
at least 1900 people joined the procession on
foot, and added to these we're many hundreds
on horseback and in vehicles of every deserip-
! ton. Before Tibbatt5 street was reached by
the throng every horse in Newport had been
pressed into service by eager curious men,
who were determined to see all that might
occur.
The immense crowd turned east on Tibbatts
1 street, growing more excited with every
square. At the intersection of Tibbatts street
and Washington avenue, there was sudden
halt and the cry went up, Hang him here, ;"
Hang him to lamp-post." This was pre-