The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-10-19

Evansville Qnd1 Jail and the Killing of |
the Murderer Redman-One of the Lynch
ers Killed and Several Others Arrested |
Redman's Crime.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, October IL.
At ten minutes past two this morning. about /
one hundred men from Posey County on
horseback quietly surrounded our county jail, |
situated in the center of the city, awoke the 1
Sheriff, and demanded of him the keys of the
jail They then went to Redman's cell. took
him and put him in buggy, and drove OH
with him.
The first intelligence received by the officers
was at ten minutes past two o'clock, when the
night turnkey, Hatmacher, received tele-
phone message from Ullmers brewery that a
masked mob had passed up the street on |
horseback. Hatmacher Immediately notified \
hewitt, who hastened to. the jail. Hatmacher,
after notifying .Newitt went to the Sheriff e
residence to give the alarm. Sheriff Kerths3
and peputies Aia1ptsi and q,.ss:, =,
Kerth Jr, were on the alert, prepared to de-
fe d 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
attracted to the scene, while a portion of the
mob made a dive for the jail. Kerth fired at
them, but they did not falter. They took him
prisoner and were into the jail-yard in a jffy-
Two blows were sufficient to break in the out
side wooden door, and the mob was in the jan
hall. hewitt, Martin and Tom Kerth, Jr.,
opened up brisk fire, which was responded
to by the mob, who poured fusilade through
tho door. Chisels and sledge.hammers were
coon brought, and willing hands went to work,
and in a twinkling tho 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. 80 80 -
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 with
strong rope and led him out. The officers all
| this time were trying to escape from Jail and
| to get assistance so as to capture the mob, or
some of them. Newitt managed to get into
| the Sherirs 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 Redman out of the front door.
They were ordered to halt, when their leader
replied: ave 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
| one of the leaders said: "Put him on horse
| back" This order was countermanded, and
| orders were given to kill him on the spot.
/ One of the band seized a sledge-hammer and
| dealt Redman powerful blow on the head,
| telling him to the ground.
| At this point Chief-of-Police Pritchell ar
| rived On the scene One of the mob ran up to
| him and said: I" Go away from here, Pritch
ell; We don't want to kill you," at the same
| time swapping revolver in his face, but mis-
hand was knocked up in the air before the
weapon was discharged. 80
4 ( BY this time. several roficcfss were on the
| ground, who, without the orders of their seoes
riors, opened fire on the Fapidly-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 Pritchell and Detect
| i've hewitt, who led the fight against them,
made an effort to capture some of them. but
| the firing was 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.
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 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 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 a corpse.
The mob, on leaving the scene, separated,
and everything was done to avoid the officers.
In short time after the occurrence, a
1 young man, a stranger, approached the place
where the bodies of Murphy and Redman
were lying. Chief Pritchell arrested him, and
he gave his name as Quincy A. Gill, and said
| he resided in Mt. Vernon. He was locked up.
L Chief Pritchell also arrested a large, heavy
set man, with black whiskers, but he was aft
erward released. 1t was ascertained 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, a brother of the murdered
woman, was shortly afterward arrested by
Detective Merritt in Young's saloon. hewitt
recognized him as the person who pointed q
from Posey County; are after and going to
have Redman." He was locked up. 4
The fourth arrest WIS made by Officers Zopp
and Stetzer, at the corner of Fourth and Main
streets. The officers saw a man coaaing 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 severe tusse, but was landed in the sta.
tion-house. -. -a.-s -i = .- ..--.a,i.f, 3
All the prisoners captured by the police
were heavily armed. They had two revolyers
each. f
REDMAN's CRIME.
On the night of the 9th inst the neighbors of
Hume Redman, whose home was about three
miles northwest of Mount Vernon, heard loud
cries of "Mercyl" "For Gods sake don't kill
me!' and at the same time sounds of blows
being struck, and shortly after a pistol was
fired off. Several of the neighbors went owe,
to the house and found Redmans 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 tc
have been terribly beaten, her body
being covered with bruises from kicks and
blows. The pistol ball entered her head
just behind the left ear 1t is supposed that
while she was being beaten by the brute she
managed to get away from him and started fo,
the door, when he shot her down. She was
about nineteen years of age. Redman wa
arrested and placed in the Mount Vernon Jail
A mob was organized to hang him, and OF
learning of this the Posey County officials de
termined to take Redman to Evansville. Wher
1t twas learned that he had been taken from
the Mount Vernon Jail to be sent off, mol
started for the depot after him, but the trair
pulled out just before they reached there.
Redman was released from the Joliet Oil.
Penitentiary about year ago, having servet
out sentence of eight years for shooting
man.
Near Heber City, Wasatch County
Utah, recently, Thomas Davis killed hi:
son, youth of twenty-one. The boy
Davis had decided to leave his home
He was packing his clothes in bundle
on the floor, and was on his knees, wher
his father came up, behind him, ane
with repeated blows from a neck-yokt
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