Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-12
THE EVANSVILLE LYNoH1Na.


mob had passed up the street on horse
back. Hatmacher Immediately notified
hewitt, who hastened to the Jail. Hat.
macher, after notifying Newett, went to the
sheriff's residence and gave the alarm.
Sheriff Keath and Deputies Mauntel and
Martin and Tom Keath, Jr., were on the
alert prepared to defend the Jail and pris-
oner. hewitt soon arrived and went into
the clerks Office, when he heard the
of horses hoofs coming up the
street, and hurried back into the Jail.
Sheriff Keath was at the front door of the
court house, when the mob arrived. The
mob dismounted, picketed their animals,
left guard to cover their retreat, cap
tured all citizens who happened to be at
tracted by the scene, while a portion of
the mob made dive for the Jail. Keath
fred at them, but they did not falter. They
took him prisoner, and were into the
Jail yard in a jiffy. Two blows were suf-
ficiont to break in the outside wooden
door, and they were in the Jail hall. hewitt,
Martin and Tom Keath, Jr., opened up
brisk. fire, which was responded to by the
mob, who poured a fusilade through
the doors. Chisels and sledge hammers
were soon brought, and willing hands went
to work, and in twinkling the Jail door
was open. hewitt ran back to Redman's
cell, and said to him, Il have done all
could for you. They will get yau." And
he replied. ''Give me revolver, and will
kill some of the SIS of b s." When
the Jail door was opened the mob rushed
through the corridor to Redman's cell, and
in minute it was opened and Redman in
their hands. They tied his hands and led
him out. The officers all this time were
trying to escape from Jail and get assist
ance, 80 as to capture some of them. New
lit managed to get into the sheriff's resi-
dence, ran 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 Redman
out of the front door. They were ordered
to halt, when their leader replied, ''We are
from Posey Co., and came after Redman,
and we are going to have him" An alarm
of fire having been given in the city,
the chemical engine came rapidly up the
street, struck buggy into which the mob
had placed Redman, overturning it. This
threw the mob into some disorder, when
one OF the leaders said: "Put him on
horseback" when the order was counter
nanded and orders were given to kill him
on the spot. One of the band seized
sledge hammer and dealt Redman
powerful blow on the head, telling him to
the ground. At this point Chief Pritchell
arrived on the scene. On 9 of the mob
ran up tohim, and said''go away from here,
Pretchell, we don't want to XII YOU" at the
same time swapping a revolver in his face,
but his hand was knocked up in the air
before the weapon discharged. By this
time several officers were on the ground,
who, without orders of their superiors,
opened fire on the rapidly retreating mob.
The mob fred as they retreated. They
were we'll armed. A regular pitched bottle
was fought on Third street. Bullets
whistled in every direction. Chief Pritch-
ell and Detective hewitt, who led the fight
against them, made an effort to capture
some of them, but the firing was so heavy
they were compelled to lie flat on the
ground to escape death. The result of the
battle was that Redman was killed where
he was stricken down with a sledge ham
mer. Over two dozen balls
entered his body. It was at this
place that David Murphy,a brother-in-law
of the murdered woman, met his death.
The mob we're SO intent on killing Red
man that they fired helter skelter through
their own ranks. It was then that Muir
ply found his death. He was astride a
gray horse, which started down Third
street with the remainder of the mob when
| they left. A half square from the scene
| Murphy reeled and fell. Pritchell and
hewitt hurried to his assistance. He was
carried into the court house, and medical
aid summoned. Chief Pritchell tele-
graphed for all the officers, and they were
placed on the watch.
The body of Redman was conveyed to
the court house, but life was extinct. Muir
ply asked for drink of water. and said
| he resided in Mt. Vernon. In twenty
minutes he was corpse. The mob, OIL
leaving the scene, separated, and every
thing was done to avoid the officers. In
short time after the occurrence a young
man, stranger, approached the place
where the bodies of Murphy and Redman
were lying. Chief Pritchell arrested him
and he gave the name of Quincy A. Gill
and said he resided in Mt. Vernon. HI
was locked up. Chief Pritchell arrested 6
large, heavy-set man, with black whiskers
but he was afterwards released. It wa
afterwards ascertained later in the da,
that this person was the leader. The de
scription given answers for the leader o
the mob. Saturday night reporter, Dav,
McF adden, brother of the murdered wo
man, was shortly afterward arreste,
by Detective hewitt in Young's saloon
hewitt recognized him as the person VIII,
pointed a revolver at him in the Jail an,
said ''we are from Posey county," etc. h
was locked up. The fourth arrest wa
made by Officers Zapp and Stelser at tn
corner of Fourth and Main streets. Th
officers saw a man coming up the street o.
horseback, and prepared to arrest him
He fired at the officers, but fortunatel
missed them. He was taken into custody
He knocked one of them down and CAV
the other severe tussle, but was landed il
the station house.
Yesterday afternoon about twenty pc,
sons came up from Mt. Vernon on tn
train, and last night on the freight NOR
followed. The horsemen were to NEE
their advance guards at Salt Wells. Las
night about midnight party on foo
wended their way to this place, and at 1
O'Clock they met. At 2 they started for tn
;,;l Thav had two leaders Ona q 1aro