Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-19

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. October IL.
AT ten minutes past two this morning about
4 one hundred men from Posey' County on
horseback quietly surrounded our county Jail,
il situated in the center ofgthe city awoke the
4 Sheriff. and demanded of him the keys of the
jail. They then went to Redman'sl cell, took
him and put him in q buggy, and drove or
with him.
The frstinterigeRce received by the officers
was at ten minutes past two O'Clock, when the
night turnkey, Hatmacher, received a tele-
phone message from Ullmer's brewery that a
masked mob had passed up the street on
| horseback Hatmacher Immediately notified
hewitt, who fastened to the jaik Hatmacher,
after notifying hewitt, went to the Sheriff's
residence to give the alarm. Sheriff Kerth
| and Deputies Mauntely and Martin and Tom
Kerth Jr., were on the alert prepared to de-
fe the Jail and the prisoner. hewitt soon
arrived, and went into the Clerks Office to tel
ephone for assistance. He heard the clatter-
| ing of the horses hoofs coming up the bowl
| dered streets, and hurried back into the Jail.
Sheriff Kerth was at the front door Of the
| courthouse when the mob arrived.
The mob dismounted. picketed their ami
mails, left guard to cover their retreat, and
captured all the citizens who nhappened to be
i attracted to the scene, while portion. of the
/ mob made dive for the Jail. Kerth fired at
them, but they did not falter. They took him
prisoner and were into the jail-yard in jiffy.
/ 1.-TWO DlOWS were SuEHC1enC 10 break the OUT
| side wooden door, and the mob was in the jail
hall. hewitt, Martin and Tom Kerth, Jr.,
] opened up brisk fire, which was responded
| TO by the mob, who poured fusilade through
the door. Chisels and sledge-hammers were
| soon brought and willing hands went to work,
and in a twinkling the jail door was open.
| hewitt ran back to Redman's cell and said to
! him: II have done all could for you; they
| will get you;" and he replied, with an oath,
/ that if they would give him a revolver he
would kill some of them. NJ EE
| When the jail door was opened the mob
rushed through the corridor to Redman's cell,
| and in a minute it was opened and Redman
in their hands. They tied his hands with Il
strong rope and led him out The officers ali
this time were trying to escape from Jail and
to get assistance so as to capture the mob, or
| some of them. hewitt managed to get into
the Sherif's residence and run up stairs to the
| front window, which he opened and blew his
whistle. Then the mob followed him and threw
/ him down stairs. When he got up the mob
| were bringing RedInan out Of the front door.
! They were ordered to halt, when their leader
| replied: I'VE are from Posey County, and
came after Redman, and we are going to have
! him."
An alarm of fire having been given out in
the city, the chemical engine came, rapidly up
the street, and striking the buggy into which
the mob had placed Redman, overturned it.
This threw the mob into some disorder, when
OlEO VI luO 1GdOCTS bdIQs |1QL MIN on Morse
| back" This order was countermanded, and
! orders were given to kill him on tho spot.
One of the band seized sledge-hammer and
dealt Redman q powerful blow on the head,
J telling him 70 tho ground.
At this. point Chisf-of- Rolfce PritcheH ar
rived on the scene. One of the mob ran up to
him and said: Go away from here, Pritch-
ell; we don't want to kill you,% at the same
time swapping a revolver in his face, but mis-
hand was knocked up in the air before the
weapon was discharged. ts
By this time several officers were on tho
ground, who, without the orders of their supe-
riors, opened fire on the rapidly-retreating
mob The mob fired as they retreated. They
were well armed. A regular pitched battle
was fought on Third street Bullets whistled
in every direction. Chief PrftcheIl and Detect
i've hewitt who led the fight against them,
made an effort to capture some of them. but
the firing so hot they were compelled to
lie fiat on the ground to escape death.
Redman was killed where he was stricken
down with the sledge-hammer. Over two doz-
en- balls entered his body. @ 4
1t was at this place that David Murphy, a
brother-in-law of the murdered woman, met
his death. The mob was so intent on killing
Redman that they fired helter-skelter through
their own ranks. Murphy was astride q gray
horse, which started down Third street with
the remainder of the mob. When they left,
half square from the scene. Murphy peeled
and fell. Pritchell and hewitt hurried to his
assistance. He was carried into the court
house, and medical aid was summoned.
The body of Redman was conveyed to the
courthouse, but life was. extinct. Murphy
asked for drink of water, and said he resided
in Mt. Vernon. In twenty minutes afterwards
he was corpse. latI szf -7.sa
The mob on leaving the scene, separated,
and everything was done to avoid the officers.
In short time after the occurrence, a
whore the bodies of Murphy and Redman
were lying. Chief Pritchen arrested him, and
he gave his name as Quincy A. Gill, and said
he resided in Mt. Vernon. He was locked up.
Chief PritcheH also arrested a large, heavy
set man, with black whiskers, but he was aft
erward released. 1t was asoertained- later in
the day that this person was the leader. The
description given answers for the leader of
the mob of Saturday last at Mt. Vernon.
Dave McFadden, brother Of the murdered
woman, was sAortly afterward arrested by
Detective Merritt in Young's saloon. hewitt
recognized him as the person who pointed u
revolver at him IN the jail and said; 1--WE arc
from Posey County; are after and going to
have Redman." He was locked mp. 81.
The fourth arrest was made by officers Zopp
and Stetzer, at the corner of Fourth aud Main
streets. The officers saw man coming up
street on horseback, and prepared to arrest
him. He fired at the officers, but fortunately
missed them. He was taken into custody. He
knocked one of them down, and gave the 9th
er a severe tussle, but was landed in the sta
ffon-house. ~ H fis
All the prisoners captured by the police
were heavily armed. They had two revolyers
each.
ii REDMAN's CRIME. ss0r
On the night of the 9th inst. the neighbers of
Hume Redman, whose home was about three
miles northwest OF Mount Vernon, heard loud
cries of 'MeHcyE'' "For Gods sake, don't kill
meiY and at the same time sounds Of blows
being struck, and shortly after pistol was
fired on. Several of the neighbors went over
to the house and found Redman's wife lying
upon the floor about two feet from the door in
dying condition, weltering in her blood.
Medical aid was summoned, but by the time
the doctor arrived the woman was dead. The
Coroner was notified, and upon ex-
animation the. woman was found TO
have been terribly beaten, her body
being covered with bruises from kicks and
blows. The pistol bali entered her head
just behind the left ear It is supposed that
while she was being beaten by the brute she
managed to get away from him and started for
| the door, when he shot her down. She was
about nineteen years OF age. Redman was
arrested and placed in the Mount Vernon Jail
A mob was organized to hang him. and on
| learning of this the Posey County officials de-
termined to take Redman to Evansville. When
it was learned that he had beeHtaken from
! the Mount Vernon Jail to be sent on, q mob
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