The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-06

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From tine Cincinnati Enquirer.I
BATAVIA. Ohio. May william
Story. alias Allen. Il . St. Louis man.
and Mrs. Charles Atchlcy h the wife of
Charles Atchley, weil-to- do and highly
respected young farmer who lives At
Altons about four miles north Of this
place. on the Williamsburg road. Allen
eloped with Mrs. Atchley. Allen Il .
naiise Of Brown County In this State,
hut since 1870 has been travelling in the
West. making bis headquarters At St.
Louis, which place be now calls his
home- The pair were captured BY De-
tectives Duffy and SbafFer 1t the Great
Western Hotelin Cincinnati, where thew
had stopped on their way 70 St. Louis,
their place Of destination. Charles
AichIey. whose wife il the victim Of Al
lens wiles, u young man Of excellent
Township Trustee. and . prominent
business man Of Alton. When Allen
was brought back to this place and
lodged In jail. open threats Of lynching
were made. During his stay in Alton,
Allen had ' himself offensive by
mis- frequent boasts that he could run on
with all the women In town.
The feeling against the man vas in
tensified IS the facts in his recent es-
capsde developed. and early this morn
ing band Of men, al masked, went 70
the hotel and battered down the door Of
his roon. The men soon had Allen in
their possession. He pleaded for his
life, but 10 attention was paid to his
prayers. He was taken from the hotel
and hurried &c the bridge that spans the
creek close to town, and il was only bv
miracle that he escaped hanging. At
the bridge rope was tied around his
neck. and the other end was made fast
to the timbers and he was then thrown
head first over the bridge He uttered
. cry, and the next Instant fell into the
water, distance Of about 40 feet. In
this terrible descent the rope had wrap
ped itself about his shoulders, and the
force Of his fall snapped the rope. and
ne fell to the water comparatively un-
Injured.
An Enquirer reporter found Allen in
tke Munson House, lying on lounge,
still suffering from bruises but comfort
able. His neck and shoulder show
marks Of the rope. and his feet are cut
severely BY the stones in the bottom Of
the creek, in which he walked q con-
siderable distance before deeminR il ssfe
TO venture ashore. He says that he
heard the mob approaching the house
where be was guarded, but that before
he could cal any one they had forced
their way in. passed the Constables and
Marshal, and entered the room occupied
BY Henry Skillinger and another board
O.. He heard them ask for him, and
heard Skillinger say. "For Gods sake
let mo g0;" that be was not tho man
that they wanted. There were eight or
ten IN the ro0m. Skillineer continued
20 plead and cry that be was not The
nan that they were after. and they aid
him 10 shut up Or they would blow his
brains out.
The door Of his room hardly checked
them an instant, and donen men were
upon him. He vas still in bed. Three
or four pistols were leveied at mis- head
"Open your mouth 20 make any ont
cry" the rinRlesder said. land III
blow the top Of your head on Anoth-
Or q the mob brandished . long knife
used for topping corn, and told him il
ne tried TO escape be would chop him
down like corn-stalk. 81 was not
frightened" said Allen, sssnd asked
them what had done To deserve such
treatment? II have done wrong 1 am
willing 70 make any PREPARATION or suffer
any responsible penalty, bat this Il too
much They told him II Ne opened his
mouth again they would kill him. and
pistols were shoved close % his face, and
The man with the corn-knife slasbed II
around close TO his head.
They then made him get out Of bed
and tied his hands behind his back and
hound his legs. so he co1ld take only
short steps. His hands were tied With
. small cord which cut his wrists. ave
ere only gu'ag to duck you.' said one.
but Allen says when be saw the rope
nth hangman's knot Ia the end. he
knew that something great deal worse
Sas coming. The rope was then put
srouDd bis neck, and he was dragged
out II the room and down the street To-
w.rd thu creek. 81 wss In nv bare
fccf," said be. "and had nothin1 on
hstmy undershirt and drawers. They
dragged me 70 the bridge. and when
they arrived in the middle OF Il all hands
stopped There were about fifteen men
close around me. but the whole bridge
was black with them The bridge 4 q
new, uncovered ore, and thirty-one fSet
above the water. As 1 learned to day,
fhev m ade m<> Sfsri oroct x~sSk 80 49, .
70 the railing The moose vas drawn
tightly around my neck. and the other ,
end made iast 20 an upright
"On my Wv down from the hotel I |
had mxnaeed 70 work my hands loose, ,