The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-08-13
IN THE HANDS OF A. MOB.
THREE PRISONERS PULLED OFT or JAIL
IN ThYLORSVIZLE. I'LL.
Tortured ny Blows and Hanging to Mako
Them Confcss-Saved from VenEe ance by .
Fire which Drew Most OF thena Away.

Tortured by Blows and Hanging to Mako
Them Confoss-savod from Vengeance by =
Fire which Drew Most OF then Away.
CHICAGO, Aug 12-Aftcr the conclusion OF
tho hearing in the case against the three men.
Clement. Pettis. and Montgomery. in Tayors-
vile. yesterday afternoon. who are charged
with ravishing Miss Bond. u school teacher. a
crowd OF q 900 or 8. 600 persons remained about
the Jail in perfect quiet until O'Clock awaiting
the arrival Of an organized party. AS the time
wore on and no party came the mob became
impatient and some cried. Break the door In
and bring them out" A few men, who were
pretty we'll intoxicated moved around urging
q general attack. and succeeded in getting the
crowd worked up. They walked up to the door
OF the Jail and boldly asked for the prisoners
The door. which had been opened from Within
was closed in their faces and they fell back
In short time they had rallied sufficiently to
make another attempt, and. after many efforts.
succeeded in working their way into the jail.
They then pushed up stairs to the cells. The
Sheriff abandoned the Jail TO the mob. who
went to work to got the prisoners out. After
half hours work. Pettis and John Montgomery
were pulled out through an opening in the top
OF a cell and handed over to the mob. brand
new rope was produced and thrown around the
by blows. threats. and every means known to
them to induce the wretches to confess.
II am innocent gentlemen" cried Pettis. in
""YS1 lie, YOU; you know a,S you did IT.
Then there was surging Of the crowd In the
small and TnhS them m out
don't know anythIngp
Clomenu. who gould not be found. The cells
We're FL opened by the us use Of erowbar and I'd
the ;aii " pnttis on1 Wnntoter wr tban
dragged down stairs and into the Jail yard, the
crowd LOCKING for a good tree as they wont
was made, during which a. confession was
sought TO be extracted from Montgomery. but
=" To the Court House yard!" some one cried.
and other voices took 1t up, To the Court
ya5 s the Ies
repeating. am innocent am Innocent"
A., The Court House yard was soon reached. and
Bile fellow climbed the. tree and threw the, end
Of the rope into 2 forked branch A dozen
somery f was P G0 Of his fee Tho poor
wretch pleaded Innocence. and hundred
dss eSd % so ery gut s1S e hs
%ass than s@GY rs vocs sDG as w sas
ssds SSt she Ppob hoo.ea and
yelled at him. telling him he was a dead man
a@a eH he
goes then" shouted those at the other end Of
Tho hs oHaS Es
| there full minute. The man was not stran;
gled. but being exhausted e1l an, and weakened ne,
| down and he was again asked to confess his
guilt, The man, could not speak at first. bu!
laid limp upon the grass Aftor he recovered
Gentlemen: I know I am dying. and tell
A cry for A. D. Bond, the father Of the victim.
then sysn by the MOB ta and biz eu tbs
| prisoner and asked him to tell II he wns not in
the school house on tho afternoon of the out
rance of the guilty. parties. Tho mob yelled
| for the, immediate hanging OF the prisoner.
| For an hour, those about the, man talked. bull
| wretch repeatedly reiterated his innocence.
In the mean time Clement had boon found
and was held by the mob on the other side Of
shook and s6ivered' and when soaded. Chat.
with rope round His neck and tortured also.
| He loudly and boldly proclaimed his innocence
and told the mob to go on and hang him.
| when Mr. Bond cut the rope and the prisoner
was taken to one side of the yard and subjected
| to another series Of questions. 1t was all in
ling to hang man after his repeated decara-
| lions OF innocence and gradually their man
ners softenSd Some ono cried out Turn
came general. The fringe Of men on the out
skirts Of the crowd yelled, Hang him." Re
member your families"
attention away from the prisoners. large
barn was on fire, and large, portion OF the
crowd ran away to see 1t. The Prosecuting
suaded the rest to return the prisoners to the
Jail. and. after consultation among, the lead
ers they were taken back to Jail and placed in
danger now. as their steadfast denias had q
good deal Of weight with the mob.