The Portland daily press., 1882-04-29
ANOTHER FIEND.
A Four Year Old Child Horribly
Outraged in Minneap-
oils, MINI.
THE PERPETRAToR HALLS FROM BOS-
TON-JUDGE LYNCH DIS
POSES OF HIM.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 2S The first
lynching in the history of this city, and the
first in Minnesota for many years, took place
this morning when young man giving tne
name of Tim Crowley and claiming to be
from Boston, was hanged by citizens for out
raging the four-year-old daughter of L. P.
Spear, prominent citizen. The wretch,
while intoxicated, enticed the child from
home, and for some time after his arrest yes
terday afternoon she was not to be found. FL
nally the child was found in dying con-
ditlon, mangled in most shocking man
ner. Crowley was promptly recognized as the
man who had been seen by several leading the
child away, and blood was found upon his
hands and face and clothing Physicians pro-
nounce the child's case hopeless. Early In the
evening the excitement in the community
became SO great that the prisoner was removed
from the police station to the jail for safe keep
ing, The Jail is substantial structure, and
the cells are made of chilled steel, and it was
generally believed by the authorities that the
prisoners bars could not be forced. About mid
night a crowd of determined men in masks col
lected on the streets, and organized for raid
on the Jail. About 2 o'clock this morning
some 60 men marched upon the Jail, forced the
outside barrier with heavy timber, seized the
sheriff, and held him while the search for the
prisoner was in progress. The committee
made various demands upon the sheriff to give
up the prisoner, but he stoutly refused. Final
ly, through hint given by the night watch
man, instigated by fear, the vigilants made
dash for cell No. 8 on the upper tier. They
tion, and marched him to the house of Mr..
Spear, where he was fully identified, the ago.
nized mother exclaiming, sit is the man-take
him away" While this dramatic scene was go
ing on the victim of the villain lay dying in an
adjoining room. The positive Identification OF
the brute was the signal for actioBs and, with
out noise or demonstration he was placed un-
der large oak tree. and the moose was pre-
pared in the most approved fashion, one OF the
members of the committee climbing up and
placing the rope over the limb. While this
was being done the prisoner was asked if he
Lad anything to say, and without the least
sign of fear he replied that his name was lin
Crowley, and that he was from Boston, and
had beeen here about four months. When
asked If he had anything sto say, he said he
had mother named Nancy Ann Crowley, liv-
ing in South Boston. Hes then took member
of the committee aside, and had few
moments private conversation, reposing
in him something to be delivered to his
mother at some future time The wonderful
nerve of the wretch still remained unshaken.
When he was asked how he came to perpe-
trate the crime Of which he was guilty. he de-
med it, but afterward confessed. and said it
was done while he was drunk. His hands
were then tied behind him with piece OF the
rope procured for the hanging, the rope was
put over his neck and carefully adjusted, and,
Win Ills uat anu UCOtS Ou3 Ho way cWubS oi.
The remains were left dangling in the air.
This victim of Western Justice is 25 or 2S
years old. He is about 5 feet 7 inches in
hight, rather slight, and was clothed in suit
of blue with woolen shirt and small black felt
hat. His face is rather small eyes light blue
and somewhat expressionless, and hair and
moustache dark brown. There is deep scar
on the left side of the chin and another near
the eye.
BOSTON, April 2S.-A thorough inyestiga-
tion in South Boston leaves little doubt that
Frank McManus was the real name Of the man
lynched in Minneapolis to-day for an outra-
geous assault upon little girl. He was one OF
three brothers who formerly lived there, and
his description tallies exactly with that of the
Minneapolis man. He left Boston eight years
ago and had previously borne generally good
character. His friends are not positive how
ever as to the identity of the deceased, and are
anxious to learn the contents of the message
he left for them.