The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-10-21

/ and lRpWies Nnunt@ andA Maun Rhd Tom
* K'F1 ~ ~ DsS \, ~ a Pxga ds .o de
arrived, and went into the Clerks office to tel
ing offths hq esikpA coming up the bowl
dered streets, and hurried back into the jail.
Sheriff Kerth was ut the front door of the
E.co9rt,house when the mob arriyed.
The mob disuouiited, picketed their ami
mas, left 4 grhirSl TO cover theae retreat and
captu,hA all the eitikens who happened to be
pqttrqeteg to the s9enssp Thlsq portion Of the
llmob made a dive for the JAIL Kerth fired mt
thetn, bllt they did not .fblter. SThetuto6 him
prisondran were INTO the srt I'm jiGy.
IyIYoblPws Yer,, ~ feiept 10 break in the out
-Nc|vitt, (Mssrtih AID fsyss.I -k1tA,. Jr..
opened up brisktire, which was responded
1 aoby We mob Who Rspred. a fusllade through
the door. Chisels and sledgt-haInmer5 were
soon brought, and willing hundswent TO work,
aihijnA a tNshlIihs sle. jhil door Mas open.
hewitt ran back to Redmans cell and said to
him; y fhqyet done al Ic9uld for you; they
will getyod,"' and he 'repliedl with an oath,
tbat ~ tfeyu weuidrr give~isfm revolver he
would kill some of them.
When the jail door was otehed the mob
rushed through the corridor to Redman's cell.
| and in minute it was opened and Redman
in their hahds.n They fled his hand s.iwth a
strong rope ppd led himout- The. officers all
this time were trying TO escape from fail and
to get assistanee so ~ to oapuiro the mob or
some Of therp. hewitt managed to get into
the Sheriff 9 resi- dence ana run up staf-s to the
front window, which he opened and blew his
whistle. Thenthe MOB f6ffowed him and threw
him down stpirs,y When he got uprhe mob
were bringing Redman out of the front 6oor.
They weiebrdBree to halt when thelr lea,ier re-
Piled iqfiWe aJrflfr9p1 Posey ;Gopppty, and came
after Redmdn, ana We are going TO have him."
lih An alarm of fire having been gwen out in
,the city, the chemical engine came rapidly up
the street. and Striking tho buggy into which
the mob had placed RedmapI overtpued it.
This threw the mob into some disorder, when
one of the leaders said "put him on horse
back. '~.'fnfs order~ was 'corlntermanded, and
|, orders were given. 70. kill him ON the spot
I One of the band seized a sledge-hammer and
dealt Redrhan apoweraul blow on the head,
/ telling him to the ground. -
I AT this point ehfef-of-Police Prifcf,ell ar
I5riYediqnthe scenea Oneof the mob ran up to
I'm and said: Go away from here, Prtch-
ell; we don't want to kill youi'a at the same
! ttmA snapping a reYolyer in his face, but mis-
hand was knocked up in the air before the
weapon was discharged b)+E3iqil5H
BY observation-disclosures were on the
! ground, who, without the orders Of their supe-
riofs, opened fiiSBlUni the 'rhbidltlretreatinp
II
were well armed. regular pitched battle
was fought onirhifd rect. Bnlletts yvhistled
y IN every direopon. Chief Pritchelland Detect
i've hewitt, who led the fight against them,
made an effort to capture some of them. but
the firing w2s SO hot they were compelled to
lie Int on heground to escape death. -
bh hedman WAS Killed where be was stricken
down with the sledge-hammer, Over two dOz-
Ell Bans ehterdd his bofti MOT NJ
Il ot stAla
prother-in-aw of the murdered woman, net
hlsdt$ah. iFhe nlobiwasI so intent on killiug
laeSnhn thpt th9y1Eed helters5elter through
their own ranks. Murphy was astride Il gray
horsel tdhidh started down Third. street with
the remainder of the mob. Whom they left, a
half ssisaEes iron. the scene, Murphy reeled
ana tei Pr1tcheii and hewitt hurried to his
tfssfstsnee Hei' was carried into fthe court
house, and medical AID was summoned.
The body of Rednian was c6nyeyed tn the
eoutJhouSe, but lice was. 'eXtipe6 Murpay
asked for drink of water and said he resided
1h Mt!Nefnon. Infwehty inmates afterwards
1'BG mob, Oh 'iea3inF the dsedne soparated.
andeverything was done to avoid the officers
Young man, a strangeA approached Inc place
Were e. iat,pS9ahle$JsLg Ag5phyBand! Sedman
hegate his.hnmelas Quincy All GiIE, and said
he,FeSided IN Mt Yernop,, lie was locked up
Cher PritcheIl also qrr6sted IA large heavy
schti7dlh WIN utdefiW HlskHfS, but he was aft
the lay that this person was the leader. The
afbf e 5b 9 gnd 1 f9F he leader of
. Duvo MdFatiden,ia brothsnof tho murdered
W We Y Y shortly afteryard arrested by
rcepgnZed him as The person who pointed a
rqvoYer at him in the Jail and said: ave are
from lPosey County; are sitter land going to
h4ES a ffe 641b HS ysS /, io} S IL -
and EStet1onl at the eornerot FGrgh and Main
atreetS! bhe oiteers SAY a map coming up
|. himy lie iined atthel officers, but fortunately
missed them. he was takeni INFO dhstddy. He
KNOCKED one df.theni down, Ind gave the 9th
sr o3 SeEe2Fgs tpsSlfg landed IN the sta
'3J<.5Ua9I ifEDifAxfs CRIME. mu1f
U ontaeGdaAt of the6th inst. the neighbors of
HUNG Rednan, whose home was about three
miles NORTHWEST Of Mount verfod hoard Iord
criesof "dereyI'1 aaEpr Gbis sake. don't KIN
me!'' had at the same time sounds, of blows
d az o Fpss sR4 Se gfas R S o was
TO the house and found Reduan's wife living
upon the iIoor about two feet from fht door in
q dying condition. iwelb4 ring IN her blood.
doctor arrived the wo1rian was dead fJfbe Cor.
ohqr was notified, and upon -examinnt ON the
ser Bsy 5ei iea V 6sep ieTri9E 6eaen
just behind me BIZ ea VII It f sfpbbs er 9 fbst
w ,sh she was being hsatan by the brute She
TIA Dor WIN I52R bf d9 a&a ; sbe lor
s sTEste 99' asB ye5 % sngn Tas
.X aobtIas a NO Ib S9pno 0nd Ia oh
learn ng or this tho POsey County Officials de-
termlnt d 10 take Redman 10 EVinisviAe When.
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