The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-17
The Man Who Brutality Muir
dered His Wife, Meets His
Fate.
The Widest Mob of the
Season at Evansville In
diana.
They Defy the Officers, Threat
en- Them With Death, and
Kill Their Victim.

Evansville. Ind, Oct. 1.-THE
first intelligence received by the
officers was at ten minutes past two
O'Clock, when Night Turnkey Hal
macher received telephone message
from Uilmer's brewery that a masked
mob had passed up the street on horse
back. Halmacher Immediately no
tilted hewitt, who FASTENED 10 the
iail. Halmacher, after. mott
fiying hewitt went to the sheritfs
residence and gave the alarm and
Sheriff Keith aid his deputies mount
ell and Martin and Tom Keith jr. were
on the alert. prepared to defend the
jail and prisoner. hewitt soon arrived
md went into the clerks Office Is tele-
IN, ne Tor assistance.
lie heard the gathering of the
horses boots coming up the streets
and hurried back into the Jail. Sheriff
Keith was at the front door Of the
court house when the mob arrived.
The mob dismounted. picketAd their
animals, left a guard to cover thel'
retreat. captured all the citizens who
happened to be attracted to the
scene, while portion of the mob made
dive for the jul. Keith fired at
them but they did not falter; they
:ook bin a prisoner and were into the
Jail ward in jiiy. Two blows were
sufficient to break in the outside wood
en- door and they were in the Jail hall.
hewitt and Martin and Tom
Keith, jr., opened up a brisk
fire, which was responded to
bv the mob which poured fusilade
through the door.
CHIsEhs AND sLEDGE HAMMERS
were soon brought and willing hands
went to work aud in a twinkling the
Jail door was open.
hewitt ran back to Redm ms cell
and said to him 4: 81 have done all |
could for you they will get you, and
he replied, "give me revolver and
will Kill some of the SIS OF b-s.
| When the Jail door was opened, the
mol rushed through the corridor t.
Redman's cell and in minute 1t was
opened and
REDMAN WAS IN THEIR HANDS.
They tied his hands with a strong rope
and led him out the officers all TINS
time trying to escape from the jail
and get assistance, SD as to capture the
mob or some of them.
hewitt managed to get into the sher
ifs 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 ne go1
up the mob were bringing Redman ou
of the front door. They were ordered
TO halt, when their leader replied :
I'VE are from POsey county, ant
come after Redman and we are goins
TO have him" An alarm of fire hav.
ing been given out in the city tn
chemical engine came rapidly up tn
street, struck the buggy into which tn
. mob had placed Rednan and over
turned 1t. This threw the mob int
some disorder, when one of the leader
said,
s'PUT HIM ON HORSEBACK.
Then the order was cOuntermandet
and orders were given to kill him OF
|. the spot. One of the band seized
t sledge hammer and dealt Redman
: powerful blow on the head, telling min
to the ground. AT this point Chic
Pritchett arrived on the scene. On
: of the mob ran up to him and said
y EGO AWAY FROM HERE, PRITCHETT,
We do not want to kill you" at tn
d same time swapping q revolver in hi
!, face. But his hand was knocked "
in the air before the weapon was Oh
d charged.
II By this zine several officers were o
:, the ground, who, without the ordel
y of their superiors, opened fire on Il
n rapidly retreating mob. The me-
$ fired as they retreated. They wer
b we'll armed and regular pitched ba
E. tie was fought ON Third street. III
n result. of the battle was
- REDMAN WAS KILLED
Ut where he was stricken down with Il
. sledgehammer Two dozen balls e
4. tered his body. 1t was at this pla
IS that David Murphy, brotber-in-la
l. of the murdered woman. met b
" death. The mob was 81 intent
at killing Redman that they fired belt
re SHELTER through their own ranks.
r. ., was then that Murphy found !
" death. =.
Us He was astride a grey horse, viii
Or 100000 lowr Third stroet with the