The sun., 1882-01-29
THREE MEN LYNCHEo.
Warrington Territory NiG;Iant. Deal Out
swift Justice to Mnicrcr-.

from me san frtnctSco r5r0nf""
SEATTLE W. r., Jan. 1S.-Gcorac H. Roy.
noils was last night murdered in The street ON
hls way home. 10y two men, and it Wa, dctcr-
mined that hi; death should b. avenged. Tho
ut tho engine house. II Vigilance Committee
was formed and lis membera told ar in squads
About o:}0 O'Clock two men were found answer
ing the description of those who had committed
cSomb S ani hanc TSrG @ l' I7SS Of SS
committee went TO the Jail and demanded tho
prisoners. The officers. promised that tho men
brought looprn trial. At . o'clock this morning
Ycscr,S Hal was filled to, its utmost capacity.
leriI,nc, si,1nrn;, Ghn lrisoners gave thc names
ncsses were examined The testimony was ab-
solutey conclusive. and they were proved be-
yond n possibility, Of doubt 20 be the mon who
murdered Reynolds. The examination con-
suncd about three hours.
While this was taking place within the hall
for ilnal action. At Occidental square large
scantling was placed in tho forks of two shade
trees. about eighteen feet apart. the scantling
being about fourteen feet from the ground.
When the evidence was all in. the prisoners, by
their attorney, said they had nothing TO say.
a sfse 'S n Sn w6rs Gg Mere shS Ren
wild shout arose. he officers We're seized. the
could get about them; Resi- Stance was useless.
They were hurried through the alley back OF
some resistance in the alley. but in n twinkling
lie was thrown upon inc ground ana III an
other moment boil men wcre underneath tho
bar; rope; already prepared. WAS about tho
neck of each the other end being thrown ovcr
the, timber, and in one minute from the timo
custody of the officers they were suspended.
Neither man said word.
Last October ono Benjamin PAYNE shot Da-
yid sircs. u special police officer in cold blood.
lynching was then talked OF strongly. He has
since thnt time been kept in the county jail
here. At about o'clock the fire bell again
mittce together again. About five hundred
men went to the Jail. tore down the tall fencing
on the south side and gained admission to tho
easing. aud the first door to tia Jail swung
open. Tho second was harder to conquer.
but it yielded to the repeated blows Of tho
Quircd hard labor to get 1t open. II was ltcr-
ally battered to pieces, and gave ADMISSION TO
the detorminsd ct men WI without; rWNhere's
oners. who wore in tho corridor. where Payne
also was. pointed him out. and he was seized.
rhe committee brought him down 10 the
spectacle OF two forms suspended from tho
scantling. wit blackcnod faces and protrud-
ing tongues he gave no sign of fear. cxccpttha
ropc was about his neck and his hands ticd
some one cried out from the crowd of 800 or
1bot p %a mSn thS tGSpG a9os Y"@ fire rns hs
out. If you hang mo you will hang an limo.
cen, man.. He said nothing furthcrthat could
be heard. for several hundred voices raised
shout that drowned all else, and his body took
its place bctween the murdcrers of toynolds
The three f9rms hung moionlcss forabout forty
minutes. when they were cut down and taken
Tho verdict Of the jury summoned by Acting
Coroner Cooml,s was brief and to the point. liz
each case the jury returned the following:
We the jury summoned in the above ease. lind that
there his nane came TO his death bv hanging hut from
Ins Z. yee lnr,she We are mhne M to nd +, whose
aid speedy Justice has been subscrved