Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-03

fled into the Jail, and twenty NOR
remained outside to protect their com
panions, or come to their relief if
was necessary. While the three mel
were busy preparing
MILLER TO BE STRUNG UP
another party discovered Frodsham
who had only been incarcerated las
evening, and, as the Jail is in crowded
condition, had not been locked up il
the cells or even in the cage, but haC
been permitted to remain simply in
side the walls. The victim was NJ
sooner spotted than a rope was thrown
around his body, and the yigilante'
began to prepare him for his end. See
ing his fate, Frodsham called out tc
the jailers,
"ARE YOU GOING TO SEE ME DIE
BoYs?n
which was answered by one of the
jailers: ave can't help you now we
are in danger ourselves" The victim
then exclaimed, won't you let me see
my wife first 2" "You will see your
HI first" was the firm reply, and
Herewith he was collared by the hemp
and pulled out of prison. AS he was
being dragged out he simply exclaimed
murder !" The slack end of the rope
was then thrown over the rafters of a
little frame that is being erected imme-
diately south of the Jail, about three
feet from the main building, and be-
tween it and the cook-room The
building is only in course of erection,
and simply the frame work has been
put up.
WHEN THE ROPE WAS THROWN
over the first joist and the weight OF
Frodsham began to strain it, the joist
broke and he was landed suddenly on
his feet. Quicker than wink the rope
was over another rafter and the body
elevated in the air The end of the
rope was then made fast to the side of
the frame work and the unfortunate
wretch was left to die. Not sound
escaped from him as he breathed his
last.
HIS NECK STRETCHED CONSIDERABLY,
however, and when the Herald re-
porter appeared on the scene the toes
were just touching the ground.
The next victim was then prepared,
and this was Patrick Stewart, the
young foot-pad, who is said to be only
twenty years old. He is beardless
boy, and when the vigilantes went to
him and made him come out, he prayed
for his life and beseeched that he might
not be killed. But vigilante commit
tees, like corporations, have no soul, or
if they had their sense of duty pre-
vented them from showing it, and the
young criminal was soon made ready
to meet his fate. Like many Others,
the recollection of childhood's days
must have flashed upon his mind, for
in his frenzy he beseeched for only time
enough to
WRITE LETTER TO HIS MOTHER.
This was not granted him and he
was hustled out without any further
parleying. He was dragged out with
a rope around his neck, and soon strung
up to the same building, with Frod-
sham on the opposite side.
All this time the deputies who were
in charge of the Jail were properly
provided for. Deputy Bob johnson
was clutched in the hands of power
full vigiIante, around the throat, and
six men pointed the danger end of their
pistols at his head. Deputy Miller's
predicament has already been described.
Deputy Harry Williams, who is the
assistant jailer, had his position on the
top of the cage, and as soon as he
jumped up to see what was the cause
of the disturbance, he was Immediately
greeted with the
MUZZLES OF HALF DOZEN GUNS,
and ordered not to move hand or foot.
This order was implicitly obeyed. BY
the time the men had finished their
business forty men were in the inside,
but not give-away sound was uttered
They did their work effectively and
quick, for a quarter of an hour after
the first alarm both of the victims had
been hurled into eternity. The fol-
lowing plaeard was written on half
sheet of legal cap, and pinned to the
back of Ed Frodsham, and contains a
warning to some of the crooked men
around town:
NOTICE TO ALL!
Lot thieves, bunko steerers, foot pads, thieves
and chronic bondsmen for the same and sympa-
thizers of the above class of criminals. This
is our commencement, and this shall be your
fate We hnsnpSe and laf fhic ho ynu =
last warning.
CooNEY,
ADAMS
CoNNERS,
COLLINS,
HOGAN,
ED. BURNS,
ED. CHAMP,
Z. A. KELLY,
and great many others known TO this organ
ization. Vigilantes committee. We are seven
hundred strong.
Both of the victims were privileged
to sleep outside in the corridor-Frod-
sham, because he generally gave bonds
and always refused to go into cell,
and Stewart, because he had wound
in his arm and there was no danger of
his attempting to escape.
Under Sheriff Watson was not in
the affair of his own free will as that
would have been inconsistent with his
duties as a county officer, but he was
awakened at his sleeping apartments,
and, in the same manner that the jail
officers were obliged to hold their peace,
was the Under Sheriff bound to ac-
company his unexpected visitors.
AS soon as the vigilantes had finished
their business and their errand was
completed, without any way disturb
ing anybody else, they retired The
first squad which went out took with
them the Under Sheriff, with a
PISTOL POINTED AT HIS HEAD,
and without explaining to him why
he was wanted, they simply con.
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