The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-18


door of the court house when the
mob arrived. The mob dismounted,
picketing their horses, and left a
guard TO cover their retreat. They
all the citizens who hap
pened to be attracted to the scene,
while a portion of the mob made a
dive for the jail.
Keith fired at them, but they did
not falter. They took him prisoner
and We're in the Jail yard in a jiffy.
Two blows were sufficient to break
in the outside wooden door, and
they were in the Jail hall. hewitt,
Martin and Tom Kelley opened up
a brisk fire, which was responded to
by the mob, who poured fusilade
through the door. Chisels, sledges
and hammers were soon brought,
and willing hauds went to work, and
in twinkling, the Jail door was
open.
hewitt ran back TO Redman's cell,
and said to him:
Il have done all | can for you.
They will get you." :.
He replied : Give me a revolver,
and | will kill some of them"
When the jail-door was opened the
mob rushed through the corridor t.
Redman's cell, and in minute il
was opened and Redman was in
their hands. They tied his hands
with strong rope and led him out
The officers all this time were try
ing to escape from the Jail and gel
assistance, so as to capture the mob
hewitt managed to get into the Sher-
ifs house 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
We're bringing Redman out of the
front door. They were ordered to
halt. when the leader replied: I'VE
are from Posey County, and came
after Redman, and we are going to
have him."
The alarm of fire having been Civ
en- out in the city, the chemical en-
gine came rapidly up the street and
struck the buggy into which the
mob had placed Redman, and over.
turned it. This threw the mob into
some disorder, when one of the lead
ers said: Put him on horseback, y
when toe order was countermanded
and orders were given to kill him on
the spot. One of the band seized a
ledge-hammer and dealt him a
powerful blow on the head, telling
him to the ground. At this point
Chief Pritchett arrived on the scene.
One of the mob ran up to him and
said go away from here, Pritch-
EFT, we do not want to kill you" at
the same time swapping revolver
in his face, but his hand was knock
ed up in the air before the weapon
Was discharged.
By this time several officers were
on the ground, who, without the or
ders of their superiors, opened fire
on the rapidly-retreating mob. The
mob fired as they retreated. They
were vel. armed. A regular pitched
battle was fought on Third street.
Bullets whistled in every direction.
Chief Pritchett and Detective hewitt
led the fight against them, but the
firing was so hot they were COM
PEELED to lie fat on the ground to
escape death.
The result OF the battle was that
Redman was killed where he was
stricken down with the sledge ham
mer. Over two dozen balls entered
his body. 1t was at this place that
David Murphy, a brother-in-law of
the murdered woman, met his death.
The mob was so intent on killing
Redman that they fred helter skel-
ter through their own ranks. 1t was
then that Murphy found his death.
He was astride gray horse. which
started down the street with the re
maiuder OF the mob. When they
had left a halfsquare from the scene
Murphy reeled aud fell.
Pritchett and hewitt hurried to
his assistance. He was carried into
the court house, and medical aid
summoned. Chief Pritchett tele-
phoned for all the police, and the
officers were placed on the watch.
The body of Redman was conveyed
to the court house, but life was ex-
tinct. Murphy asked for drink of
water, and sand he resided in Mt.
Vernon. In twenty minutes he was
a corpse.
The mob, on leaving the scene,
separated, and everything was done
to avoid the officers. In "A short
time after, a young man. stranger.
approached the place where the
bodies of Murphy aud Redman were
lying Chief Pritchett arrested him.
He gave his name a Quincy A. Gil
and said he resided la Mt. Vernon.
He was locked up Chief Pritchett
also arrested another man, but he
was aiterward released. II was sub
sequt ntiy ascertained that this per
son was the leader. The description
given answers for the leader of the
mob.
Two mGtS men were arrested
The fourth was made by Officers
Scapp and Stetzer at the corner of
Fourth and Main streets. The Off
GERS saw "A man coming up the street
on horseback, and prepared to arrest
him. he fired, but. fortunately
missed them. He knocked one of
the officers down and gave the other
a severe tussel, but was landed in
the station house.
The news was quickly spread in
the city. In short time a large
crowd congregated at the corner of
Nam and Third streets. In front of
Browns office is pool OF blood.
ana around this hungry crown is
gathered 10 witness the sickenine
'lght All the prisoners captured
BY the police We're heavily armed.
They had two revolvers each. Mur-
'hy's revolver had two empty cham
1ers. A cold-ehisel was taken from
Ms pocket. These weapons are at
he police headouartars