Daily globe., 1879-03-19
RIGHTEOUS RErR1BUr1oN.

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The Jssd0n,ent Eaecuted Upon Peter Kletn
near Ne,cport, Ky.G .f
[Cinoinnati Special March 16) to Chicago
Times.I
A week ago last Friday an inhuman out
rage was committed by tramp upon Mrs.
Charles Truesdell, a young married woman,
at her home, at the Highlands, about four
8 O'Clock the neighbors of Mrs. Truesdell
rage, in the outskirts of Newport. The
wrong to Mrs. Truesdell was the more brut-
ish because she was alone at her home, She
was enceinte, and the man first knocked her
down, kicked her in the abdomer, then drag
ged her into room and outraged her person.
He then tied her hands, stretched apart, to
the legs of a bench, tied her feet to q door
knob, and proceeded to search the house for
valuables. He found gold watch, silver
watch with gold neck chain,
Mexican dollar and little
change. He then left the house, but came
back to taunt the woman by asking her if
she thought she could get loose. She lay in
that tortured posture till half past 12-four
hours-when her husband came and released
her. Her life was despaired of for several
days. The neighbors were aroused and in
dignant, and the country was secured to find
the criminal, but without success. Then
followed series of arrests in different places
of suspected tramps. and that process is still
going on. Yesterday, however, Peter Klein
was arrested in this city on suspicion, and,
the silver watch, gold chain and Mexican
dollar being found in his possession, he was
o,41k u
Cottingham, OF Newport, was notified and
visited the prisoner. To him Klein made
full confession, even giving almost
the exact order Of incidents related by
Mrs. Truesdell. He said he went over to
Newport that morning, not knowing what
for. He had pint of whisky with him, and
drank it. After the outrage and robbery he
came back to this city and exhibited his
watches to persons in the saloon near where
he was stopping. The next day he was in
the same saloon and heard the account of
the outrage. He manifested no interest in
the matter, but he left his sisters house,
where he had been staying, and did not re-
turn until yesterday, when he was arrested.
He was taken to Newport Jail last night, and
the matter was kept as quiet as possible. It
came out, however, to-day, and early in the
day crowd of people gathered about the
jail, making no demonstrations, but patient
ly waiting for something to happen. The
snow began to fall at O'Clock, and the
crowd only gathered thicker. Judge Perkins
and Prosecutor Cleary addressed the crowd,
saying that if they would dispense he would
call special grand jury tomorrow and
have the man indicted and tried Immediately,
and if found guilty he would be
hnr,o hV, ho of ho Oko&o IT, =,
crowd answered that Mrs. Truesdell was too
ill to attend court. Late i'll the afternoon
little printed dodgers were scattered through
the town, saying that Klein would be taken
to Mrs. Truesdell's at O'Clock. A little be-
fore o'clock crowd of two hundred men,
armed with shot-guns, axes and pistols
marched four abreast into Newport, coming
from the direction of Mrs. Truesdell's house.
Somebody rang the bell, and in five minutes
a crowd of two thousand people gathered.
not word. They broke through the fence
overran the police, and demanded the jailor'e
keys. He did not refuse. They went quietly
in, released Klein, who trembled violently,
but offered no resistance. Out of the jail
they marched, with him at their head, and
started to Mrs. Truesdell's, four miles away
They were followed through the now deer
snow by crowd of one or two thousand
people. When the head of the procession
reached Mrs. Truesdell's house the rear was
mile bohind. The man was taken in the
presence of Mrs. Truesdell, who Immediate
ly said, s'that is the man,
Klein spoke to her, and asked in plead
ing tone, "Can't you wait till tomorrow
She replied: "Your voice alone 8 enough
to betray you"
One of the mob in solemn tones said to
Mrs. Truesdell: care you sure you are not
mistaken?"
She said: "Perfectly sure.''
This was enough. Klein was taken out,
and the men gave yell. That yell was
taken up and travelled back to the rear of
the column. He was taken to Southeate'e
farm, about mile from Mrs. Truesdell' s
house, where he was placed on a spring
wagon, a rope placed around his neck, and
he was asked to confess again. He refused,
and the wagon was drawn from beneath
him. He gave one brief struggle, and that
was all. The crowd left soon, leaving the
man hanging, where he is expected to re-
main until 6 o'clock tomorrow morning.