, 1881-10-02
The Mob Evidently Overlook Patsey
Deylne, shivering in the
Same Jail.
Tho People Inflamcd by the Re-
versal of Dcvine's Sem
tcnco Last Friday.
People who Knew the LYnched Horse
thief Say He was Not in His
Right Mind.
A GREAT SENSATION.
Enec{d{ Dtspatch to The CHICAGO Tribune.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oct. 1.--About 80
this erenine three discharges Of a revolver
following each other In rapid succession
were heard in the county Jail. Then the
people on the street began to cry: - Police
policc!'' and run towards the Jail building at
the corner OF Centre and Market streets.
Immediately rumor prevailed that the prls-
oners had obtained pistols, had killed the
Sheriff and Jailer, and were making their es-
cape. The fact was prisoner named Charles
Pierce, Il horse thief,
HAD MURDERED TEDDY FRANKS,
the County Jailer. Franks, while changing
the prisoner, Pierce alias Hewlett. from one
cell to another, was murdered in cold blood
by Pierce, who seized the Jailer's revolver
from Franks hip pocket, shooting him three
times and killing him instantly. The third
shot, Il large ball, went clear through the
body.
within a few moments after this tragedy lad
occurred, a large number of people had
gathered in front of the north door of the
jail within which the body Of Teddy Franks
was lying stark III death. Walking among
the people, you could hear men say: *rhis is
too bad!
THIS COMES FROM THE FAILURE or OUR
to punish crime. lie ought to be hung"
*Don:t stir up a mob!'' a law-and-order
man would say. "Let the law take its
course.'"
''The law be dan,ned,' was the reply.
'''fherc is 10 law, against murder and other
crime in Mclean County. He ought to be
hanged.
Then some one cried: **Let us take him
out!'
Cheers followed this, and other voices
cried: '.Take him outr'
AFTER AN HOURS EXCITEMENT,
i rush was made, and the work Of breaking
into the Jail was commenced.
For two hours the mob worked Mt tho Jail
with six sedge-}1arnmers and battering-rams
made of great pieces of timber.
Sheriff Alor and his deputies and the city
police soon ascertained that they could do
nothing to restrain the reckless men and
boys who composed the assaulting crowd.
Fully 5000 persons were in the howling,
yelling multitude. The officers lid what
they could to delay the mob's progress.
SEVERAL. PROMINENT CITIZENS.
including Senator Fifcr and others. attempted
to get the car of the excited nlen who were
battering the Jail wall down, but in vain. At
last the mob gained adnlittance to the Jail,
secured the murderer of Franks, took him to
Il tree on Market street, near the northeast
corner Of Centre and Market, put a rope
around his neck, threw one end across Il
branch, and !
PULLED THE Cu1rKIT UP.
One Of the mob climbed up the tree and out
upon the brancl, to which the murderer was
hanging. and, amid the cheers of the de-
lighted people, pulled the hanging pudy up
three or four feet and let it drop.
Pull hin up higher!' the crowd would
cry. The man on the branch would comply
with tic request and let the body drop with
Il dull thnd, while the savage crowd
WOULD CHEER AND LAUGH.
The knot had slipped behind the head Of the
corpse, and the head was thrown forward. |
The eyes stared and the pale face turned !
from side to side, spectacle which the mad |
'lened crowd seemed to enjoy. 1t cheered |
and yelled, and shouted: "T1,ere's law for |
,ou!' .Damn the courts!'' was cried here
tlld there. j
at last the man OH the branch caught the |
rope, Slipped down 1t, threw his legs around |
he heck Of the corpsc,' al{1 Jumped to the
ground. The crowd seemed to be delighted |
y this feat. t~
I CHEEltED, AND YELLED, AND SHOUTED.
While the work Of breaking the Jail was
going OIL the greatest excitement prevailed.
The Sheriff and his. Deputies and several of
he :police force stood in the doors and
beaded for peace, and ordered and fought
he angry crowd. thirsting for the blood of
he lnan who killed the man they all dearly
oveu. =
TIL. RANGING OF THE GATHERING RAM,
he blows of the heavy AK, the clanlor of
he kledge-hammers, and the click Of the
ia1rtll1ericEisei on the iron doors rang out
WITH l'doleful and exciting sound. The ye]ls |
md screams 1T the;:' excited mob drowned
[own fhf shouts Of the officers, and the
h'o' people'in the rear Of the assail-
Gf1EEREn coST1NUousLY.
'here we're a great ma1iy women in this
asst crowd,'> plodded with the rest
hroush the muddy Streets and joined in the
heering, and occasionally handkerchiefs in
vomen's hands would flutter above the heads
+ the mob. After some time the door and
'indow bpening 0qt Of the office were burst
u, and, with clubs, the crowd and officers
ought for a considerable length :of time.
'Fhen the leaders gained an entrance to the
flee the, cheers rang1ong and loud. -: +.
:.=.,e THE EsbEAD SOUNDS !. /,
Tere then heard on the massive Iron door |