The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-15
Another Minnesota Lynclltng.

On Saturday, the Sd inst, the dead bodies
OF Edward Washington, surveyor and late
inspector for the Minneapolis Mill company
Of Minneapolis, and Fred Feherbach were
found at Red Eye, seventeen miles north of
Perham, Otter Tail county. Washington
was shot back Of the right ear with load of
buckshot. Fchcrbach had his throat cut, a
bullet wound in his left cheek and back Of
the left ear. Over the right eye a cut to the
scalp, done by a club found near, covered
with blood. Suspicion fell to Tibbetts, who
fled into Dakota. and on Tuesday was cap
tured at Bismarck and returned to Perlam,
Minnesota. On Tuesday morning abD ut one
o'clock, about twenty resolute nen broke
through the surrounding crowd and began
to break in the outside door of the jail 1t
offered little Resistance and they were soon
inside.
The lynchers found hard work breaking il.
the door of Iibbctt's cell. The sounds Of
the blows upon it could he heard great
distance. The crowd kept coming close.
and closer but were warned back in NEIL
acing tones by the lync'lers. At last the
door yielded to the blows. and their victim
was at their mercy. They took hold of him
roughly, and he exclaimed, "Don't boys;
will think it rough. was the harsh answer.
He was taken out. and driven
short distance. \ ladder had been pro-
vided and was brared up against a telegraph
pole. rope was thrown over one of the
rounds, placed around the neck of the muir
derer, and i'll few minutes all was over.
No one but the lyncherS were allowed to
come near the scene of the hanging. All
others were warned to keep away, and the
warning was enforced by the showing Of re-
volvcrs.
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evening. He said he was alone in commit
ting the deed, and told calmly the full story
of the bloody affair. Ills story was substan-
tally the same as the account already pub
lished. He killed Washington first, who
died instantly, but he had desperate strus-
gle with Fehcrback. Yesterday: :he laughed
at the crowd which, met him OH his return,
but toward evening he became depressed,
and seemed to have !presentiment of his
tized into the Catholic church. The lynch
ing was well done and there were no bsulks.
TIBEITTs IN BISMARCK.
While in the Jail at bismarck the lad Wa,
hysterical, alternating fits of hyenic laugh
ter with flights Of profanity which would put
pirate to blush. DIR. Bentley was called in
to dress his finger and after the dressing had
been applied he was asked how the injured
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better shape than his neck would be when he
got below. When taken to the train by the
sheriff Of Otter Tail county, the crowd began
c'rgins in to get glimpse of him when he
remarked to the conductor, for ChriSt's
sake shut the door and charge all admission
fee, and he remarked to the bystand-
crs that they would have some fun when
they arrived at Fargo. When gaping
member of the crowd was observed cycling
the young reprobatc rather closely he sneer-
ingly asked the fellow what he thought of
his appearance. An old timer answered
the query by remarking that he would look
better under flexible limb with hcnpen
cravat about his neck To this sally he
quickly and tartly responded, ..well, guess
there will bea picnic of that kind when
of phrophecy rested heavily OH him. His
whole dcmcaror was that of a case of de-
rravity, the joint inspiration of vicious litera
ture, lax training and violated physical
below the medium height for
his age, stout, thick set and muscu
lar. His face was Of the square order OF
architecture, with massive jaws, low, reced
ing forehead. His eyes were dark and deer
set, and shot frutivc glanccs out of the car
window in the direction Of the Black Hills
with an occasional wistful look at the sheriff
who was watchful and on the alert He was
dressed in a rough but new and neat suit OF
grey clothes and slouch hat. When arrested
he had but little money, having spent his i'll.
gotten gains OH the boys at Fargo. He cx-
pcctcd to work his way to Pierre on the
Icninah, and then rely on q huge forty-four
caliber Smith & Wcsson revolver and forage
off the country for COW boy pony and pro
visions