Iron County register., 1882-10-26

6ers Kined and Several Others Arrested
Redman's Crime.
ss sh. EVANSVILLE. Ind. October IL.
| tAffef minutes past two this morning abou
one hundred men from Posey county OF
horse ebackQuietly surrounded our county 1aai
situatediu the center Of the city, awoke tn
Sheriff. and demanded of him the keys of thu
1ail They the, went to Redman's cell. tool
him ana put him in a buggy, and drove OF
| with him. ~
The first intelligence received byfhs ohncer
| was at ten minutes past two O'Clock, when th'
| night turnkey, Hatmachcr. received teie
phone message from Ullmeffs brewery thaf
| masked mob had passed. ap the street OF
| horseback. Hatmacher Immediately notified
| hewitt, who fastened to the jail. Hatmacher
| after notifying Eewitt, went to the Sherif's
residence to give the alarm. Sheriff Kertf
| and Deputies Mauntel and Martin and Ton
| Kerth Jr., were on the alert, prepared to de
| fe d the Jail and the prisoner hewitt soon
arrived and went into the Clerk Office to tel
| ephone for assistance. He heard the clatter
| ing of the horses hcofs coming up the bowl
dered streets, and hurried back inro the jail
Sheriff Kerth was at the front door OF the
courthouse when the mob arrived: = =
The mob dismounted. picketed their ami
mails, left a guard to cover their retreat and
captured all the citizens who happened to be
attracted to the scene, while portion OF the
mob made a dive for the jail. kerth fired at
them, but they did not falter,. They took him
prisoner and were into the jailyard in a jify.
Two blows were sufficient to break in thefout-
side wooden door, and the mop was in the jail
hall. hewitt. Martin and Tom Kerth, Jr..
opened up a brisk fire, which was responded
to by the mob, who poured a fusilade through
the do5r. Chisels and gt-hanmers were
soon brought. and willing hands went to work,
and in a 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 revolver he
would kill some of them. 80
When the jail door was opened the mob
rushed throug. the corridor to Redman's cell,
and in a minute it was opened and Redman
in their hands They tied his lands with a
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 SheriTs 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 gait up the mob
were bringing Redman cut of the front door.
They were ordered to halt, when their leader re-
piled: We are from Posey County. and came
after Redman, and we are 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 fruEgy into which
the mob had placed Redmah, overturned it.
This threw the mob into some disorder, when
one of the leaders said: Put him on horse
back" This order was countermanded, and
orders were given to kill him on the spot.
One of the band seized a sledge-hammer and
dealt Redman powerful blow on the head
telling him to the ground. TsN
AT this point Chief-of- Police Pritchen ar
him and said: go away from here, Pritch.
ell; We don't want to kill you." at the same
time swapping revolver in his face. but nis
hand was knocked up in the air before the
weapon was discharged.
Y By this time several officers were on the
ground, who, without the orders of their supe-
riors, opened fire on the apidly-retreating
mob. The mob fired as they ratreated. They
were well armed. a regular pitched battle
was 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 80 hot they were compelled to
lie fiat on the ground to escape death.
Redman was killed where he was stricken
down with the sledge-hammer. over TWO doz-
en- balls entered his body. ..,..rsy
1t was at this place that David Murphy, q
brother-in-law Of the murdered woman, met
Redman that they fired helter-skelte through
their own ranks. Murphy was astride gray
horse, which started down Third street with
the remainder of the mob. When they left,
half square from the scene, Murphy reeled
and fell Pritchell and hewitt hurried to his
assistance. He was carried into the court
house, and medical aid was summoned.
The body of tRedman was conveyed to the
courthouse, but lie was extinct. Murphy
asked for drink of water, and said he resided
in Mt Vernon. In twenty minutes afterwards
he was corpse. - f&7,. . ~ @sf3<'--@ VIZ
The mob, on leaving the scene, separated.
and everything was done to avoid the officers.
In short time after the occurrence, a
young man. a stranger, approached the place
where the bodies of Murphy and Redman
s nsm onney and
he resided in Mt Vernon. He was locked up
Chief sPritchell also arresteda large, heavy.
erward released. Itwas ascertaned later ii,
the day that this person was the leader The
description given, answers for the leader of
the mob OF Saturday last at Mt. Vernon
Lave McFadden, a brother of the murdered
woman. was shortly afterwarf arrested by
Detective Merritt in Youngs saloon, New1tt
revolver at him in the jail and said: I've a.e
rom Posey County: are after and going to
The fourth arrest w s made by Officers Zop,
and Stetzer, at the corner OF Fourth and Naia
'treets. me ofhcers saw a man coming up
aim He fired at the officers. but fortunately
missed them. He was taken int o custody He
knocked one Of them down. and gave the 9TH
,r a severe tussle, but was landed in the sta.
,lon-house. ,4 s,#F Is - a+E I = =
REDMANs CRIME
On the night of the 9th inst. the neighbors of
Hume Hedmsh, whose home was about three
niles northwest of Mount Vernon, heard loud
,ries of "MercyP' "For Coils sake. don't kill
me-: and at the same time sounds OF blows
.elng struck, and shortly after a pistol was
ired off. Several of the nefyhbors went o--er
o the house and found Redman's wife lying
lpon the floor about two feet from the door in
!, dying condition, weltering in her blood.
ealcal ald was summoned. Eut ny tue time the .
toctor arrived the WON IN was dead The Cor
'ner was notified. and upon examination the
woman was found ohavc bee4terriblv bea-en
ler body being covered with bruises from kicks
nd pioWs- The PISTOL bait nj cred her head
usf behind the lett car. 1t is supposed that
Vhlie she was being beaten by the brute she
managed to get away from in ard started for
ne door, when he shot her down. She was
pout nineteen years of age. Reiman was
rrested and placed in the Mount Vernon Jail.
moo was organized to hang him. and on
earning Of this the Poseys County officials de-
er1nlns to take Redman to Evansville When
was learned that he had been taken from
he Mount Vernon jail to- be say,ts Off n nsoh