The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-09
AN EXCITING SCENE.
Attempt to Lynch Murderer I'm Troy
Furious Crowd Baffied by Police
Bravery.

A Furious Crowd Bafied by Police
Bravery.
tAlbany Express.l
The Red Bridge, at South Troy, was the
scene OF bloody tragedy, the like OF which
has never before been enscted in that locali-
ty. One man met his death by the assassin e
bullet and several persons wer5 Injured by
the murderer, who, in bis efforts to escape
the threatened vengeance of an infuriated
mob, fired the remaining contents of his
pistol into their ranks. The excitement is un-
paralleled. and it is almost possible to ge. an
exact statement of the facts, but they are
substantially as follows: Between and s
O'Clock three men, named John Wall, John
Corners and Martin Corners, were standing
on the Third Street bridge, crossing the
Poetsenkill Creek, when man named Eng
hsb, approached the trio and accused John
Corners of having beaten him in a row in
which both were engaged last Sunday night.
Conners denied being one of the parties.
when English told him he lied. Following
up his words with blow, he knocked Con-
ners kown and fell upon him. Wall there.
upon endeavored to separate the two and
succeeded in getting them upon their feet
A crowd Immediately gathered and a gen.
eral row was imminent when Gonners broke
away from the persons holding him and ran
TO the middle OF the street, followed closely
by Wall, both men drawing pistols Super
visor Philip Carey, seeing the danger to
which innocent persons were subjected from
these now infurieted men, essayed to wrest
the weapon from Corners, but he broke
away from the would-be peacemsker, and
retreatlng few PAGES, fred a shot which
passed directly through the victims
heart. Mr.. Casey fell, the life blood squirt
ing from the wound, and expired with
out word. Corners and Wall both ran,
pursued by the crowd which. by this time
had inproaGan N al laaSt SQ0
fugltives fed for life, for the mob were
yelling "kill Them" Lynch them" mo
quarter for the murderers" all the time
hurting stones and missels OF every descrip-
ton.
Down the street went Corners and Wall.
pistol in hand, until the former reached his
house, burst in the door, rushed through
the house and escaped. Wall continued his
flight, and when the officers, who were at
the head OF the pursuers, saw that he also
was likely to escape, commenced fusilade,
but with no apparent effect. Wall turned
and occasionally returned the fire. At
the intersection on Monroe and Fourth
streets, Officer Owen Duffy came unex.
pectedly around the corner, and taking in
the situation at glance, drew his club and
struck Wall on the head, knocking him
down. The blow was not heavy enough,
for it only partly stunned the fugitive and
in an instant. before the officer had time to
disarm him, he sent two bullets into the of
hcer's body, one striking him in the head,
the other in the side. The injured man was
conveyed to Station l, where he received
medical treatment HIS injuries though
serious are not considered dangerous.
Wall was instantly grappled by the fore
most of his pursuers, the officers, who were
compelled to surround him, drew their pis-
tolls and threatened to shoot in order to save
Wall from being lyncned. He was marched
by slow stsges to the First Station and there
placed in a secure cell.
During the running fire little girl named
Siattery, residing on Fourth street, was shot,
but we were unable to learn the extent of
her injuries. A man named Frawley re-
ceived ball in the leg, which. luckily, did
not strike bone. Another little girl was
knocked down by the crowd and trsmpled
upon. We could not learn her nane but it
is understood that she is injured internally
dered man, Philip Casey, was forly years of
age, and leaves wife and nine children to
mourn his uutimely end. Connors the muir
derer, bears an unenviable reputation, aud is
known TO the authorities as q desperate and
hardened character. Wall is an ex-con
vict, and hss served a three years term in
our Penitentiary for burglary committed
in Troy. He is twenty-one years of age, and
will probably be put away for the rest of his
life. Coroner Woodruff took cnerge of the
remains of Supervisor Casey, and will hold
az inquest to-day.
The above account we give es The state
ment OF an eye witness. There are other
stories which conflict, inasmuch as they
place the death of Casey to the account of
Wall. There are so many statements that
We can not, at this late hour discriminate.
The examination will, probably, reveal the
true state of the case, and the right man be
made to pay the penalty of the dsstsrdly
crime. At the hour of going to press Con
nors had not been captured, but shrewd de-
tectives are on his track, who will, doubtless,
hunt him down.
The crowd which gathered around Station
/, when Wall reached its portals, lie esti-
mated at between 1000 and 3 600 persons,
The tumult was desfening. and the mad
dened throDg threatened to burst in the
doors to wreak their vengeance on the
wretched prisoner. The bravery of the po-
lice alone prevented lynching. The ex,ite-
ment had not died out at late hour last
night, and excited crowds of men were con-
spicuous on every corner. talking oyer the
thrilling events of the early evening.