St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-10-21
LYNCH.LAW.


| tho Murderer Rcdman-One of the Lynch
| ers Killed and several Others Arrested
| Redman's Crinse.
| EVANSVILLE. Ind, October II.
At fen minutes past two this morning about
| ,ne hundred men from Poscy County on
horseback quietly surrounded our county jail,
situated in the ccuter OF the city, h"nhc the
Sheriff and demanded of HIM the keys Of the
iail They then went to Rcdmans cell, took
| him and put him in buggy, ana drove on
! with him.
| The first intelligence rec lived by the olhccTs
was at ten minutes past two o'clock. when the
| night turnkey. HItmachcr, received telc-
| phone message from Timers brewery that
| masked mot had passe up the street on
| horseback Hatnlachcr Immediately notified
| hewitt, who fastened to the jail. Hatmachcr,
| after 0tifyiny hewitt, went to the sheriff
| residence to give the alarm. Sheriff hcrtn
and Deputies Ma,intc and Martin and Tom
| Kcrth Jr., were on the alert, prepared to de-
| fe d the Jail and the prisoner hewitt soon
| arrived and went into tn" Clerk $ oihce to tel
| ephone for assistance. He heard the clatteT-
| ing of the horses hGofs coming up the bowl
| dercd streets, ana hurried back into the jail.
| Sheriff kerth wa: at the front door OF the
| courthouse whcE the mob arrived.
| The mob disInOunt ID. picketed their ami
| mails, left guard to cover their retreat. and
captured all the citizens who happened 10 be
attracted to the scene, while Il portion of the
mob made Il dive for the jail kerth fired at
| them, but they dill not taltcr. They took him
| prisoner and were into the iailyard in jitfy.
| Two blows were sufficient to break in the out
| side wooden door and the mob was III the jail
hall. hewitt, Martin and Tom kerh, .Jr..
opened up Il brisk fire, which WIS responded
| to by the mob, VINO poured fusilade through
| the door ('hiGnlS Stndor
| soon brought, an willing hands went to work,
and in twinkl:ng the jail door was open.
hewitt ran back to Redmans cell and said to
him: ~ have dole all l could for you; they
will get you and he replied, with an OATH
that if they would give him revolver he
| would kill some Of them.
When the Jail door was opened the mob
rushed through ihe corridor to Redman's CELL
and in minute it was opened and Redman
in their hands. They tied his hands with d
strong rope and led him out. The officers ali
this Tina were trying to escape from jail and
to get assistance 80 as to capture the mob. or
some Of them. hewitt manng d to get into
the Sheriff 5 residence ana run up stairs to the
front window. which he opened and blew his
whistle. Then the mob followed h II and threw
him down stairs When he got up the mob
were bringing Hedman tut of the front door.
They were ordered to halt. when their leader re-
Piled: we are from Poscy County, and came
after ltedmall, and we going to have him.
An alarm of fire having been gwen 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 countermandel and
orders were given to kill HIM the spot.
| One of the band seized a sledge-hammer and
dealt Redman a powerful blow on the head
telling him to the ground.
At this point Chief-of-Polic Pritcheu ar
rived on the scene. One of the mob ran up to
him and said: go away from here, Prtch
ell; we don't want to kill you" at the same
time swapping a revolver in his face. but nis
| hand was Knocked up in 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 Notwithstanding
mob. The mos fired as they retreated. They
were we'll armed. regular pitched battle
fought on Third street Bullets whistled
in every direction. Chief Pritchel 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 cath.
Redman was killed where he was stricken
.
en- balls entered his body.
1t was Mt 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 hcltcr-skelter through
their own ranks. Murphy astridc Il gray
horse, which started down Third street with
the remainder of the mob. When they left. Il
half square from tho scene. Murphy reeled
and fell. Prtchcl and hewitt hurried to his
assistance. He carried into the court
house, and medical aid WAS SUNNI ,nad.
The body of Rcdman was conveyed t. the
courthouse. but lite wa! extinct. Murphy
asked for adrnh of water and SAID h" eSi,let,
in Mt. Vernon. In twenty inmates afterwards
he was a corpse.
The mob. on leaving the scene, separated,
and everything was done to avoid the officers.
In short time after tn" occurrence,
young man, stVnger, approached the place
where the bodies OF Murphy and Redman
were lying. Chief Pritchel arrest d him. and
he resided III Mt: Vernon lie was locked up.
Chief Pritcheil also arrested IL large. heavy
set man, with black whiskerS. but he was aft
erward released. 1t was ascar,ai1ed later in
the day that tais person was the leader The
description given answers for the leader of
the mob of saturday last ut Mt. Vernon.
Dave McFadden, brother OF the murdered
woman. shortly afterward arrested by
Detective Merritt in Youngs saloon. hewitt
recognized him as The person who pointed
revolver at him in the Jail and said I've are
from Posey County: are after and going to
have Redman.". He was locked up.
The fourth arrest W s made by Officers Zorp
and StetZer, at the corner of Fourth and Main
streets. The officers saw a man coming up
street on horseback, and prepared t. 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
severe tusse, but was landed in the sta
tion-hOuse.
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 ''Mercy!" "For Coi's sake, don't kill
mel and at the same time sounds of blows
being struck and shortly after a pistol was,
fired off. Several of the neighbors went over