Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-10-18
MOB LAW.
A WJe-Martterer Lynched at
EcdRscitle, Iaf.
The Law Officers Resist the Mob and
Are Roughly Handled.

Afier desperate resistance by the Sheriff
and his deputies and the Off :ers OF the city,
Hume Rcdmar, who tInurderef his wife at
Mount Vernon, Ind, was taken tram tas
EyaasSille jaiii,ya NOR and IN the bastle
that ens,,ed was shot dead David Murphy,
relative of the murdered woman, was also
killed Dispatches from Evansville furnish
the following particulars Of the lynch hg:
The first in imation of the disturhamew which
resulted in Redmsn's death, was re
ceived by Night Turnkey Hatmacher
at The jail at 2I0 this morning At
that hour a communication was received
by him through the telephone from Ullmer's
brewery that masked mob had passed nm
the street The turnkey Immediately noti-
fed hewitt who hastened to the iail Hat
macher, alter notifying Newitt went 70 the
Sheriff's residence to give the alarul Shesiff
Berth and Deputies Mauntel and Martin aud
Tom Kerth, Jr.,i were ON the alert prepared
to defend the jail aud the prisoner hewitt
soon arriy ed and went into the CLERKS office
to telephone for assistance He heard the
elattering of the horses hoofs coming
up the bowldered streets, and hurried back
into the jaii Sheriff Kerth was at the front
door OF the Court House when the mob ar
rived The mob dsmounted, picketed thair
anima's left guard to cover their retreat
to be at'r ,cted to the scene, while a portion
Of the mob ma q o dive for the Jail Kerth
fired at them, but they did not falter. They
took him q priSpner. and were into the Ill
yard In a jiffy Two blows were sufficient
tn break In the outside wooden door and
the mob was in the Jail hall hewitt, Martin
and Tom Kerth, Jr opened up brisk fire.
which was responded to by the mob, who
poured fu'iade through the door, Chisels
and sledge-hammers were soon brought and
willing hands went to work, and in a twink.
to Redman's cell and sad to him: 4 have
done all could for YOU. they will got yen, :
And he replied: Give me revolver and
will kill some of them"
When the jail door was opened the mob
rushed through the corridor to Redmau's
cell, and I'm a minute 10 was opened and Red
| man in their hlndS They tied his han is
| with strong iope AMI led him out The
! officers all this time were trying to Escape
from iail and get assistance 70 as 10 capt
tre the mob, or rome OF them hewitt
| manage TO get into the sher frs reSiden e
and run up stairs to the front window, which
| he opened and blew his whistle Then the
mob followed him and threw him down
stairs. When he got up the mob were bring
/ ing Redman out of the front door. They
| were ordered to halt, when their leader re
| piled: We are from fosey county and
came after Redman, and we are gaina tn
have him. N~s
An alarm of fire having been given out in
| the city. the chemical e"g ne came iaridiy
| up the str, et and, sirix n the iu2gy Into
| which the m b had ploccd Re Imam, over
| turned H. This threw The mob in.o : me
/ di ord r, whom one of the egdeTs said:
/ "put him on horseback. This order was
! countermanded, AM ord rs Wees givsn
| TO kilt him on the spot One OF the
/ band seized sIedge-hammcr and de III
| Redman powerful b ow on tie head,
/ Telling him to the gr und At thi point
| Chef of folice Prtchell arrived on the
/ scene One of the mob ran up TO him and
/ said @Go away from here, Prit-hel, we
1 don't want to kill you," at the same time
| snappng revolver in his face, but his hand
1 was knocked up in the air before the weapon
! was discharged by this time several Off
| GERS were on the ground, who, without the
orders of their superiors, opened fire on
| the rapidly retreating mob The mob fired
1 as they retreated They were wei
armed A regular pitched battle was
fought on ] bird street. Bullets whstled IN
every direction. Chief pntcheii and ID j.
tectiye hewitt, who led the fight againS
4 them made an effort to capture some oi
them, but the firing was 80 hot they were
! compelled to lie Hat on the grolnd TO cs ape
| death. The result of the battle was that
Rsdman was killed where he was stricken
down with the sicdge- hammer Over two
dozen balls entsicd his BODY.
| Ii was at that place that David Murphy, Q
/ DfOthef-n-1aW OF tne III Ifucfeu woman ia =
| his death Tue mo was so intent on killing
| Retlman tlat they fired helt rrsse Z
l through ther own ranks. II was then tha
Murphy found his death. Ihe Off cers ar
1 re Il several tn mob
A dispatch from Mount Vernon says that
David Murphy, one of the mob who was
killed in Evansville, was bur ed in that city.
1 Five hundred peop.e attended his funeral
| Aftir the funeral a funi of sloow ra Sc
for monument. A large sum was also sub
scribei Tor the ben, fit of his three orphan
| children Great indignation was expressed
| by Posey county people on account OF hu
al, lth