The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-04
AGO =. III. The Ierer I.ynctLe.l.

The man who gave lis name "a Cromley was
ound IN cell No. 5 on the third tier. He
'hcwed the utmost nerve while he was
being questioned by the vigilantes, making no
,tfort TO conceal his face and glibly answering
'he questions which were pn: to him He told
several conflicting stories convincing lhe COM
nt!ee that he WAS the man they believed
llm 10 be. To give him the benefit Of what
aver doubt existed, however, the attempt to break
nto tho cell was renewed and proved sue
,essfnl. The prisoner was thereupon taken from
:l'e cell, securely han;cntfed and the under
standing made that ii there was the
east shadow Of doubt no should be
returned 10 the Jail. During all this operation
and the events w!iclr tolloWelt the hardened
wretch showed no sign Of trepedation and was
were engaged in removing hlln 1t was ex-
actly $40 when lie was brought into the
corridor escorted By the entire company
Of vigiantes, the prisoner was marched up
Fifth street to Seventh avenue, up
Seventh avenue to Tenth street and
The house Of Mr.. Spear ). sub committee was
appointed before leaving the jail. and
called pp ISD Mrs 'S Snyder. R''s''? Mrs Ash snih,
and Mrs. Powell, all of whom had seen the
man prior TO the commission Of tie
40 sooner was he presented then all
the ladies declared positively that
be was the culpri. TIE ason.zed mother ex-
claiming, Tits the man; take him away. take
him away" While this dramatic scene was So
Ing op IN one room. the victim, OF the ontrager
passaon lay dying IN an adjoining rccm The
positive iden,ifcatio. OF the william
by the ladies Was the signal for
action and without noise CT any demonstration
the prisoner WAS taken over 10 the corner OF
Fourth avenue and Twelfth. street, and stood
underneath u large cah true On the south
Cos az ofj he 4;
the High school The moose was pre-
pared in the Most approved fash
ion with seven knots. ono OF the
members OF the committee climbing up and
placing
THE NOPE OVER THE LIsLH.
prisoner vas asked il he had any,
thing to say and without the least
sign of fear he replied that his
game was Tim Cromley am! that he was from
Boston, and had been here four months
"hea asked if he had any parents, he
Anu Cromley, living il South Dosteu He
:htn took member Of the committee aside
and had moments private conversation, re-
posing in him something to DO delivered to
to his mother at some iuture time The
"ondorful nerve OF tie wretch still remained
nm %nsAasen se a. When he wa. was asked how
ot which he vas suii!y; lie denied If, but af-
terwards confessed and said it was done while
he was drunk Kls hands were
thereuron tied behind him with piece
Of the same rope procured for
the hanging bee: The rope was then put o7er
his neck and carefully adjusted uador his
right ear and at 351 with his hat
and ioots Oh lie WAS swung into eternity
the vigilants giving long pull and strong
pull, which brought the wretch danglin: in
the Dir. The rope was then securely
tied 10 the trnnk Of the tree
Tho grey dawn Of morning WAS Just breaking.
and fulI9 satisfied with the nights work tho
COMMITTEES stood for few moments watching
the dangling remains, but unable
in the dim daylight, to detect
the dying struggle: .lif struggle there
were) Of the victim OF n speedy, retributiye
justre. While stil standing gazing on the
unusual spectacle q buggy drove up, there
was cry OF police and tho
crowd rapidly aud quietly separated
With the exception OF souss noise in the Jail.
the hanging Tas accomplished without
whole atfeir, being manged despite the diff
Guilty in getting at. the prisoner with the ut-
most precision and best OF order,
Tho remains were left dangling
in the air where crowds inspected them. a. the
news spread rapidly over the city to the early
Users.