Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-27
LYNcH-LAW.


, the Murderer Redman--One of the Lynch
ers Killed and Several Others Arrested
Redman's Crime.
EvANsvII.LE. Ind, October III.
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.
Sheriff, and demanded of him the keys OF the
Jail. They then went to Redmans cell took:
him and put him in q buggy, and drove on
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 Ullmer's brewery that q.
masked mob had passed up the street ON.
horseback. Hatmacher Immediately notifledi
hewitt, who fastened to the Jail. Hatmacher,-
after notifying hewitt, went to the Sherin's.
residence TO give the alarm. Sheriff Kerth
and Deputies Mauntel and Martin and Tom
Kerth Jr., were on the alert, prepared to de-
fend 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 happened to be
attracted to the scene, while 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 jiffy.
Two blows were sufficient to break in 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 a fuslade through
the door. 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: ~ have done all 1 could for you; they
will get you;" and he replied, with an oath,
that if they would give him q revolver he
would kill some of them.
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 q
strong rope and led him out. The officers all
this time were trying to escape from Jail and
to get assistance 80 as to capture the mob, or
some Of them. hewitt managed to get into
the Sheriffs 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 re-
piled: 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 I'D
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-Polce Pritchell ar
rived on the scene. One of the mob ran ND to
him and said: "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 tho
weapon was discharged.
BY this time several officers were on the
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 whstled
in every direction Chief Pritchell and Detect
i've hewitt, who led the fight against Them
made an effort to capture some of than. 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,
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,
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 MI V ernon. In twenty minutes afterwards
ne was corpse.
The mob, on leaving the scene, separated.
ana everything was done to avoid the officers.
In short time after the occurrence, q
young man, stranger, approached the place
where the bodies of Murphy and Redman
We're 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
Chief Pritchell also arrested 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
the mob of Saturday last at Mt. Vernon.
Dave McFadden, brother of the murdered
woman, was shortly afterward arrested by
Detecuve Merritt in Youngs saloon. hewitt
recognized him as the person who pointed a.
revolver at him in the Jail and said ''We are
from Posey county; are after and going to-
nave Redman. He was locked up.
The fourth arrest was made by Officers Zopp
and Stetzer, at the corner of Fourth and Main
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 tussle, but was landed in the sta
tion-house.
REDMANs CRIME.
On the night of the 9th inst. the neiRhbors of
Hume Redman, whose home was about three
miles northwest of Mount Vernon. heard loud
cries of Mercy For Co.'s sake, don't kill
mel'' and at the same time sounds of blows
being struck, and shortly after a 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
a dying condition, weltering in her blood
medical aid was summoned. but by the time the
doctor arrived the woman was dead. The Cor
oner was notified. and upon examiIat on the
woman was found To have been terribly beaten
her body being covered with bruises from kicks
and blows. The pistol ballentered her head
Just behind the LETT ear. IL 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. Pedman 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
IL learned that ha had hoay 70 lre,, F-~,.~