The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
A MOB'S FURY.
Summary Justice Administered to
an Indiana Wife Murderer.
A Hot Fight with the Authorities.
One Ct the Lynchers Killed.

After a desperate resistance by Che Sheriff
and his deputies and the officers of tho city,
| Hume Redman, who murdered hrs wife at
| Mount Vernon, Ind, was taken from the
! Evansville jail by n mob, and In the battle
that ensued was shot dead. David Murphy, "A
relative Of the murdered woman, was also
| killed. Dispatches from Evansville furnish
| the following particulars OF the lyrclpng:
! The first inthnation of the disturbance which
resulted in Redman's death was re-
ceived by Night Turnkey Hatmacher
at the jah ut 2:1e this morning. At
that hour a communication was received
by him through the telephone from U1lmers
brewery that masked mob had passed up
| the street The turnkey Immediately noh-
| fed hewitt who fastened to the fail Hat
macher, after notifying hewitt went 10 the
| Sheriff's residence TO give the alarm. Sheriff
Kerth and Deputies Mauntel and Martin and
| Tom Kerth, Jr., were ON the alert prepared
| 30 defend the jail and the prisoner hewitt
| soon arrived and went into the Clerks office
| To telephone for assistance He heard the
Gathering of the horses hoofs coming
up the powdered streets, and hurried back
into the Jail Sheriff Kerth was ut the front
door of the Court House when the mob ar
rived. The mob dsmounted, picketed their
animals, left guard to cover their retreat
and captured all the citizens who happened
to he attracted to the scene, while portion
of the mob ma e dive for the Jail. Kerth
fired at them, but they did not falter They
took him prisoner, and were into the jail
yard in fifty Two blows were sufficient
To break in the outside wooden door and
the mob was in the jail hall. hewitt Martin
and Tom KeTth, Jr opened up "A 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 i'm n twink
ling the jail door was omen. hewitt ran back
to Redman's cell and said to him: Il have
done all | could for you they will get YOU
And he replied: Give me revolver and
will kid SEINE of them.
When the jait door was opened the mob
rushed through the corridor TO Redman's
CELL and in a minute IL was opened and Red
man 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 get assistance so as to capt
ure the mob, or some OF them. hewitt
| managed TO get into tho Sheriffs residence
and run upstairs 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 bring
ing Redman out of the front door. They
were ordered TO halt, when their leader re-
piled: we 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 Iapidly
up the street and, strikng the buggy into
which the mob had placed Redman over
Turned it. This throw the mob into some
dieorder when one of the leaders said:
Put him on horseback. This order was
contaminated, and orders were given
TO kill him on the spot One OF the
band seized sledge-hammer and dealt
Redman u powerful blow on the head,
fDl IN In 4
Chief of Police Prtchell arrived on the
scene One of the mob raR up TO him and
said go away from here, Pritchell; we
don't want to kill you" at the same time
swapping a revolver in his face but his hand
| was knocked up in the mir before the weapon
was discharged BY this time several Off
GERS were on the ground, who, without the
orders OF their superiors, opened fire on
the rapidly retreating mob. The mob fired
az they retreated. They were well
armed regular pitched battle was
fought on Third street. Bullets whistled in
every direction. Chief Pritcheh and De-
tective 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 Tat ON the ground to escape
death. The result oil the battle was that
Redman was killed where he was.stricken
down with the sledge-hammer. Over two
dozen balls entered his BODY.
1t was at that place that David Murphy, a
brother-ip-law OF the murdered woman, met
his death. The mob was so intent on killing
Redman that they fired helter-skeltes
through their own ranks. 1t was then that
Murphy found his death. The officers ar
rested several If the mob.
A dispatch from Mount Vernon says that
David Murphy, one of the mob who was
killed in Evansville, was buried ia that city.
Five hundred people attended his funeral.
After the funeral fund of sos was ra sed
for q monument. A large sum was also sub
scribed for the benefit OF his three orphan
children. Great indignation was expressed
by Posey county people on account OF his
death