The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-21


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pH0ne meaiHHH ffm tiihsFa tftNufg thal =
mstei m0n hai hsaaai 10 me street ~
horseback. iiatntehef Immediately hufihei
hewitt whu ha# en0i me ial iialmanhrf
aflof uatiiflna Naelii, weM ~ Tho HhsHHs
tesdaurr " Eive tho alarm. FhrflH Kfuh /
and liupuilei uaauiol AMI uaftln and f'm
ksfth h., wefo 10 Tho alert prepared H. as
~ 4 lhe iall and ne pflsanef Aewiil ann
arrived ani vent lnl0 lbu ClNfh's oflloq la lel |
ephonHfm assistance No heard tlio oiaiier
lHs NJ The hersHH hHefa eanns up tho hast |
defod stfucis ani hufflei tpch Into the jail
sheriff konh wai NJ iha fr1nt do0f NJ the |
courthouse when tho mpb arrived.
Tho mob dismunhlod, piekoied their AMI |
mails lefl guard "a cover their retreat, and |
captured MI the tiiifuna who happened "a hc
attracted N the scene, while q portion Of the
mob made dive for the iail krrth nfod N
them, hut they did not fatnr. They tonk him
prisoner end woru into the jail yard IN my
Two blows werc sufficient 10 break IN the nut
side wooden door, and the mott was In the jai
hall Newlit. Martin and Tom korh, jf.,
uponed up brisk tfe, which wins responded
to by tho mob, who poured q fuaiiade through
| the door, ChlHnls md sledH .hamfnaiH we're
soon brought. and willing hands went to work,
AMI Ia n twlnkling tho Jail door was open.
hewitt ran back 10 Rodmana coll and said 10
hlm, ~ have done all could for yonl they
Will get you.' aud ho replied. with an oath.
that II they would nlyo him q revolver he
would hill some Of thcm.
When tho jnll door VIVA opened tho mob
rushed through the corridor 10 itcdmans ooll,
and In minute II was opened aud itcdman
In their hands. They tied his hands with n
strong rope and lud him out. Tho officers MI
this timo were trying 10 escape from jail and
10 Eot assistance ~ ~ TO capture tho mob, or
some Of thom. Nowtt managed 10 get Into
the shcrln's residence and run up stairs 10 tho
front window. which ho opened aud blow his
whistle, Thon tho mob followed him and threw
him down stairs. When hc rot up tho moi
were bringing nodmnn out of tho front door
1hoy were ordered 10 halt, when tholr lender
rcpllcdi I'VE aro from Poacy County. and
| cnne after lledman. md We are going 10 have
him"
An alarm Of fro having boon given out IN
the city, tho chemical engine came rapidly up
: tho street, and striking tho buggy into which
: tho mob bad placed itodman, overturned H.
This throw the mob into some disorder when
4 ono Of tho lenders salii "Put him on horse
Al
!. orders wcrp given 10 kill him ON tho spot.
one of the band seized q slodgo-hammer and
dealt Redman n powerful blow on tho head
follnR him TO tho ground
AtthA point Chlcf-of.poioo pritoholl ar
y rived IN the scene Ono Of tho mob ran up Il
d h I'M and said, go away from here, Pritch
oil; we don't want 10 Kill YOU" at tho SAINT
!. time swapping revolver In his facc, but h
/. hand was knocked up In tho air before th'
: weapon wis discharged.
iy this tima several officers woro on III
% ground, VINO, without the orders Of their supe
i riors, opened iro ON tho rapldly-rctreatin
70 mob. Tho mob fired as thcy rctrcated. The
10 wcrp vol armed. A regular pitched BATH
rs was fought on Third street Bullctts whistle
ID IN every direction. Chief Pritchell and Dcteo
4. i've Nowitt, who lcd tho fight against thon
made an effort 10 capture some Of them. bu
tho iring was so hot they wore compelled
lie Hat on the ground 10 escape death.
er Redman was killed wbero no was stricke
IN down with the sledgchammer. Over two do
on balls entered his body.
n- II was Mt this place that David Murphy,
h. brpthcrin-hw Of tho murdered woman, IN,
\. his death. Tho mob was 20 intent on killin
=. llodman that they fired hcltcrskoltor throup
W their own ranks Murphy was astrido gn
es horso, which started down Third street vii
a. the rcmsindcr Of tho mob. When they left,
n half square from the soono, Murphy rcels
or and fell. Pritchell and Ncwitt hurried 20 b
ts assistance. IIc was carried into tho oour
house, and medical aid was summoned.
Tho body OF Redman was conveyed b n
~ courthouse, but lifo was extinct Murph
IN asked for drink Of water. and said ho reside
= IN Nj Vernon. In twonty minutes aftorwars
ly ho wss q corpse.
NJ Tho mob, on leaving tho sccnc, scpaute'
"a and everything was done 10 avoid tho oflioer
r. In short tims after tho occurrence,
young man. stranger. approached tho plns
whero tho bodies Of Murphy and Rodma
n wero lying. Chief Pritchcll arrested him. an
Of ho gave his nane rs Quincy A. OIL, and sal
n. be resided in Mt Vernon. Hs was locked VI
Chief Prltchcll also arrested large. heav,
set man, with black whiskcrs. but hs was af
., crwari released. II was asosriainod iaier
ts tho day that this person was tho leader. IN
rs description given answers for tho ioador I
h. tho mob u Saturday last ut MI Vernon.
Davv MeFadden, q brother OF tho murderc
=. woman. was shortly afterwHrd arrestsd b
u Detective Merritt In Youngs saloon. Eeui
or recognized him ~ tho person who pointed
revolver al him in the jail and saidi ave Il
from Posey County, arc after and going
>" have Rcdman." IIa was locked up.
re Tho fourth arrest wss made by Of1ocrs zop
ty and sbrt<er, NJ tho corner Of Fourth knd Maj
IN streets Tho oficors saw q man coming n
al street on horseback. and prepared b. arrs'
him. fie fired nj the oficors. but foFtunaieI
missed them. Iia was taken into custody. II
=. knocked ono Of them down. and gave tho otl
ot or sevcre tusslc, but was landed In she st
. tionhouso.
Al tho pn-onon captured BY tho polk
ly wcrs heasiiy armed They had two rsvolvel
- each.
tic On tho night Of the 9Th Inst. tho nsishbon
In Hume Hcdman. whose homo vas about thr'
N. miles northwest Of Mount Vernon, heard Iou
II. cries of .Ncruyr' -Por 0ofs sake. don't II
a.. met and NJ tho same time sounds Of hiov
''ttlN Attbtl@t atft rt't'tf att@t ftr''t -
=. frrd OF Several Of tho noiehiors went ov'
All 10 tho house and found Iiedmau's uifo iyin
lee upon the noot sloul lso feet from Tho door
NJ dying condition. weitsrina In her bloc
ily Medical aid was summoned. but BY tho tin
The doctor arrived the woman was dead. II
/ Coroner WIS notified. and upon .
80 animation tho woman vas found
have boon TERRIBLY beaten. her bof
ny being covered with bruises from kich1 n
blows. me pistol ball entered hsr be
Just behind tho len eas. u Il supposed n
ri whic shs was being beaten By the br1ts d
ise managed TO get away from him and started
"a. the door. when be shot her down. she v
I'D nl,out nineteen ycas Of are Rcdman '
~ arrested and placed in tho Mount vernon Js
n. A mob vas organized 10 hang him, and
~ learning of this tho Posay County ofhcials
'a' tsfmined 10 take lfsdman 10 Evansville. WI
" Il vas learned that he hsd been taken n
len tho Mount Vernon jail to b sent oR, . m
{ started fos the depot after him. but tbe n
cd. pulled out just before they reached there
be Resimsn was released from tho Joliet q
no pcnitsntlary shout year ago. having srrv
rht out . sentence Of eight yesrs for shooeisl
.r..d man.
tod Near IIebcr City. wasaich Coun'
Utah, recently, Thomas Davis killed
son, youth of twenty-onc. The b
mt Davis had decided 10 leave his hon