Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-15
Another Minnesota Lynching.

On Saturday, the Cd inst, the dead bodies
Of Edward Washington, surveyor and late
inspector for the Minneapolis Mill company
of Minneapolis, and Fred Feherbach were
found at Red Eye, seventeen miles north of
Perham, Otter Tail county. Washington
was shot back of the right ear with load OF
buckshot. Feherbach had his throat cut, a
bullet wound in his left cheek and back of
the left ear Over the right eye cut to the
scalp, done by a club found near, covered
with blood. SrIs picion fell to Tibbetts, who
fed into Dakota. and on Tuesday was cap
tured at Bismarck and returned to Perham,
Minnesota. On Tuesday morning about one
o'clock about twenty resolute men broke
through the surrounding crowd and began
to break in the outside door of the Jail. It
offered little resistance and they were soon
inside.
The lynchers found hard work breaking III
the door OF Tibbett's cell. The sounds of
the blows upon it could be heard great
distance. The crowd kept coming closer
and closer, but were warned back in men
acing tones by the lynChers. At last the
door Welded to the hIuWs, and their victim
was at their mercy They took hold of hin'
roughly, and he exclaimed, Don't boys;
this is too rough. Cd id you, you
will think it rough" was the harsh answer.
A short distance. \ ladder had been pro-
yided and was braced up against telegraph
pole. A rope was thrown over one OF the
rounds, placed around the neck of the muir
derer, and in q few minutes all was over.
No one but the lynchcrs were allowed to
come near the scene of the hanging. All
others were warned to keep away, and the
warning was enforced by the showing OF re-
volverS.
il ell
evening He said he was alone in commit
ting the deed, and told calmly the full story
of the bloody affair. His story was substan-
tally the same as tine account already pub
lished. He killed Washington first, who
died instantly, but he had desperate strug-
gle with Felterback YeSterdayahe laughed
at the crowd which met him on his return,
but toward evening he became depressed,
and seemed to have a tpresentiment of his
fate. He sent for Father Buii and was bap-
tized into the Catholic church. The lynch
ing was well done and there were no bsulks,
TIBBTTTs IN BISMARCK.
While in the Jail at Bismarck the lad was
hysterical, alternating fits of hyenic laugh
ter with flights of profanity which wouldpu
pirate to blush. DR.. Bentley was called in
to dress his finger and after the dressing had
been applied he was asked how the injured
member felt and tartly replied that it was in
better shape than his neck would be when be
got below. When taken to the train by the
sheriff of Otter Tail county, the crowd began
curging in to get glimpse of him when he
remarked to the conductor, for Christ's >
sake shut the door and charge an admission
fee, and he remarked to the bystand
ers that they would have some fun when
they arrived at Fargo. When a gaping
member of the crowd was observed cycling
the Young reprobate rather closely he sneer
ingly asked the fellow what he thought OF
his appearance An old timer answered
the query by remarking that he would look
better under flexible limb with hempen
cravat about his neck. To this sally he
quickly and tartly responded, uwell, 1 CUES.
there will be picnic of that kind when
get below" As the sequel showed the spirit
of phrophecy rested heavily on him. His
whole demeapor was. that of a case of de-
pravity, the joint inspiration of vicious litera.
| ture, lax training and violated physical
laws. In appearance Tib6itts was
| below the medium height for
| his age, stout, thick set and muscu-
| lar. His face was of the square order oj
architecture with massive jaws, low, reced.
| ing forehead His eyes were dark and deeF
set, and shot frutiye glances out of the car
| window in the direction of the Black Hills
| with an occasional wistful look at the sheriff,
| who was watchful and on the alert. He was
dressed in rough but new and neat suit OF
grey clothes and slouch hat. When arrested
| he had but little money, having spent his i'll.
| gotten gains on the boys at Fargo. He ex-
| pected to work his way to Pierre on the
| Peninah, and then rely on huge forty-foui
| caliber Smith & WeSson revolver and forage
| off the country for cow boy pony and pro-
| visions.