The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-13
Lynch Law.

Several recent horrible outra2es In dinercnt
tnrts Of tho country upon the persons OF iitilo
girls have boon summarily avenged by the oit,
liens taking the law into thoir own hands ana
ut once crectiinlly dIsposng Of the perpetri,
tors of tho terrible crimes A ~. Paul 'Ninnl
Telegram of the ssth ut. gives tho following
acco,int Of the lynchng affair Ut Minneapolis
The excitement In Minneapolis over the out
rngc perpo,ralod upon little Nina spear by
tramp yesterday afternoon Increased. without
any appearance OF concerted action, until
about midnight, whom squads Of mon began 70
assemble on the street corners and gradually
convcrvcd down Third street and Washington
ayonue ia the direction Of the county jail.
There wns no sound heard except tho tramp OF
feet and tho attempt. 80 far a. II succeeded,
was conducted with rcmnrkabis discretion.
Tho yIEiInnce Committee, now numbering
about sixty persons, proceeded without
noise BIZ sundry routes IN tho county
Jail, which they reached shortly before
IsD. There was q noIselcss oonsulta-
tion, aud, hcadod by picked mon, they
marched 10 the door Of the turkeys room and
demanded entrance, which was refused by
Sheriff Rustis IN person. The demand was 70
peatsl and refused. A few brawny shoulders
were placed to the door and u gave way with
crash. The Sheriff still resisted, but was
taken In custody by the mob. disguised with
handkcrchlcfs. and WIS forced into submis
sion In the corridor leading 10 the oeil-room.
Then commenced n search for tho prisoner,
| from cell to coll. by dim light, but up 70
two O'Clock without result The committee
made various demand, upon the sheriff to
give up tho prisoner. but he sioutiy refused
About three o'clock aoceas was obtained 10 tho
third tier of coils, whore thu prisoner was or.
dcrcd to be confined. Two men suspected OF
being the one looked for were taken out. A
hurried investigation resulted IN tho partial
Identification of one. giving his name as cron'.
ley, who was found in cell No. . on the third
der. Ho showed the utmost nerve vhila he
va. being questioned by the sigilants'
making no effort 10 conceal bis face. and siiblJ
answering the questions which were put %
him. II was exactly 3sio when he wa'
brought into the corridor and, escorted by the
entire company of vigisnts, the prisoner wa
marched TO the house Of Mr. Spear, where wer'
gathered several ladlos vhD hld seen him be
fore tho commission Of the act No soonoi
was no presented than all the ladies' de
elartd prl.ltlvrly thai be vas the enlprit tn
ssoulsed mother exclaiminzi at IL the man
Take him away while this dramatic seen
va. going on In one room, the victim Of tn
. outrage lsy dyins In an adjoining rom.
\ The positive Idcntincatiou Of tho villain
the ladies' was tho signal for sction. and. witt
!, out nolse or any demonstration. the pfison'
~ns taken 10 q large oak tres on the southea
D oornerof the block dIaTnnaIly seru<- from y
Is high school. The moose wss prepared. one
the members of the committee climbing Y
= = and placing the rope over the limb. Will
4 this was In progress Of performances the pr
y oner vas asked II be had anything 10 say, an
Is without the least sign Of fear. he replied n
p ?, his name was Tim Cromley, and that he v
IL from Boston, and hsd been here 70
months. When he wss asked how he cal
% perpctrafe the crime of which
u was euIlty, he denied n but afterwards q
m fc.sed. and said u was done while ne
~ drunk. HIs hands were thercupou tied bch'
A. him. The rope was then put over bis M
.r and carefully adjusted under bis right 9
he swung into eternity. the siziIants sislni
d. iunF pull aud strong pull which brouRhf
i wreffh dangling in the air. The ripe vas y
~ securely lied tn the trunk Of the tree I
M cruwdz Inspected them, ~ The news spf'
- rapidly over the city 20 the esfiJ risers-
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