The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-10-20
MOB RULE.


ers Killed and Several Others Arrested
Redman's Crime.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. October II.
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 Redman's cell, took
him and put him in Q buggy, and drove on
with him.
The first intelligence received by the odicers
was at ten minutes past two o'clock, when the
night turnkey, Hatmacher, received tele-
phone message from Ullmers brewery that
masked moi had passed up the street on
horseback. Hatmacher Immediately notified
hewitt, who fastened to the Jail. Hatmacher,
after notifying hewitt, went to the sherihs
residence to give the alarm. Sheriff kerth
and Deputies Mauntel and Martin and Tom
Kerth Jr, were on the alert prepared to de-
Re 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
captured all the citizens who happened to be
attracted to the scene, while portion OF the
mob made dive for the jail. Kerth fired at
them, but they did not falter. They took him
prisoner and were into the jailyard in 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 fusilade through
fnnd md laf1or .ror moi w
soon brought. and willing hands went to work,
and in q twinkling the Jail door was open.
hewitt ran back to Redman's cell and said to
him: ~ have done all could for you; they
will get you;" and he replied, with an oath,
that if they would give him o 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 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. 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
replied: I'VE are from Posey County, and
| came after Redmau, 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 1t.
This threw the mob into some disorder, when
one of the leaders said: "Put him on horse
back" This order was countermanded, and
Lii. 4 no .x,%
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: Go away from here, Pritch.
| ell; we don't want to kill YOU" at the same
| time swapping revolver I'm his face, but mis-
hand was knocked up i'm the air before the
| 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. 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 ne was stricken
down with the sledgehammer. Over two doz-
| en- balls entered his body.
1t was at this place that David Murphy, a
| brotherin-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 astridc gray
morse. wmch started down Inird street WIN
tho remainder of the mob. When they left,
haif square from the scene Murphy reeled
ana feii. Prltcheii ana hewitt hurried TO MS
ASSISTANCE. he was carried into the court
house, ana medical aid was summoned.
The BODY or kedman was conveyed TO the
court-nouSe, out lie was extinct- Murphy
| asked 1or q drink OF water, ana sara ne resided
IN Mt. vernon. In twenty minutes afterwards
ne was corpse:
The mob, on leaving the scene, separated,
| and everything was done to avoid the officers.
| In a short time after the occurrence, a
| young man, stranger approached the place
where the bodies of Murphy and Redmau
were living. 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 Pritchel also arrested large, heavy
set man, with black whiskers, but he was aft
erwar,i released. II was ascertained later I'm
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, q brother of the murdered
| woman, was shortly afterward arrested by
| Detective Merritt in Youngs saloon. hewitt
recognized him as the person who pointed a
revolver at him in the Jail and said: 1--WE are
from Posey County; are after and going to
have Redman." He was locked up.
The fourth arrest was made by Officers Zopp
and Stetzer at the corner of Fourth and Main
streets. The officers saw a man coming ND