The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-16

ing is an interesting story "f,te Tay-
is,rs. lie affair. The crowd rrn,ain.
ed about the Jail, about uine O'cl.,ck
impatient, quietly awaiting fer the .
arrival Of an .,rs,njzrd PARTY. A.
time went Oh aud u" party came the
'l,Oi became. impatient and some
cried, 'Break the dts,r in and fetch
ihr;:: c';t." a :eT nIrN pretty we'll
iIisux'cs;c.!, n,nvts' around urging u
general :.ttacis. nu.l Hna!iy >i,r.<sieta
iii setting ttst crowd ~ worked up
l:ley walked up 80 tHc i.*,- -. :;;.'
j.. : and h.'G:, a.: X. t"r tiw ,r:."i:-
RS. tn. .!.nW. i,i:;, i,:... been a.. ~
.d r,An within. was r;..-.'i in t',..i.
::u.- aid they is.l; back. ~ IL .i.ust
; ait, u:!t I:.r,m. an,: :.iter mianv
.':i ,r's Succeeded III working th.i:
My /" .::s .i.s,. They then ni!-s"d
H., ,!u .:,:,l,s IL VIII II. the ..i;S were
T:". si..r.ii is.,i mtaG.,.ll,u ne jai, 10
:i," ui.,i. WHO n:.T went 'o work to
get the i'ri.c0.Is Out. = ter y l'a!t
i:.Ir's work Petit. aud John Mont-
gun,'ry were pulled Out th' ouyh tire
opening in the top Of the cell, anOl
were k.L,ttd over to the mob. A
Iran new rslc was sus!slenl. pro-
.lu,e.l and thrown around the necks
vi il,e men, and then the most nor.
rib!e language on the part Ut the
moi, was used. They n.kavOred by
blows, threats aud every Dnt'ans
known to them to induce the wretch.
II tO confess. II ain InuUcent, gen.
tici,,esl,'' cried Peiiis In IN sg"nt-
xiny voice. "Hanx me II you will,
hut / am innocent" ''Y"u lie. d--n
you, yDu know you did It," IL know
I ann gninx to die, hut ~ God u my
Judge, I am innDc. MT" Thea there
was . surge Of tl,ecrowd in the small
apartment, and the cry, take them
out and hang them" John Mont.
xnlnery in q mean and whining
v.,ice, said. II ana innsa'cnt, don't
know q ything." The mob searched
for Clements, who could not
i,e found. The cells We're all open
I'd by the l,se Of crOw-Oar and
1t was dis.pverysl Clements was nOtth
the jail. Then Pcttis and Montgom.:
e,y were dragged down stairs and
into The jail y ri, the crowd looking
~ they progressed for = good tree.
The trecs were all saplinys snd
halt was made, during which y con:
fe sion was sought to le extractetl
from Montgomery. The man still
protested his Innocence.
''Ts the cOurt-hOslse yartl!" some
one cried. and other voices took II
IN, '.'rO the courthouse yarl!" They
then pr,x,es.detl, the mob threatening
aud Outlying the prisos,els Oh their
wav. Lee Pettis repeated every
| minute, IL ANA innocent! ! ain inl''''
cent :" The courthouse yard was
s.pon reached and the crowd hailed
under y large tree. Some ninlbIs.
fe.l,,w c!iu.i.ed the tree and threw
/. the end uf \ rope into the forks Ot q
! ,ran. b. A dtzen hands caught the
lMne e I'd and John Momt gO,s,ery wa>
| jcrl<e,i OF his feet just for trial. The
usn,r wretch still pleaded inns"'e!'se.
! aud he was called upon bya hun'ir.. d
voices IT, speak out and tel! his story.
II have no story 10 tell; ! a'i inno-
cent; 1 know no more atr'4t t,,!'
iIla ter, gentlemen, than y"u. A's
voice was as weak =. = woman =, ARA
" pathetic ~ . c:'ild's plea:li'S Tor
mercy. The infnriated crowd .'t'otet'
and yelled ut him, saying. Ike WI. $.
dead man any way, and he hs:n;
u. we'll confess" II am iun..'ent.
re-iteratcd M,nt.cmery. up :''c
goes, then" cried th.rse at the Hshe'
end Of the ripe, and up he did s'.
The body was p,,llrtl up about ! iet
from the ground and kept there u
.ull minute. The hanging nan
never >; struggled, tut :ciEg exhausted
un.! weak with fear the nIch, wis"
held the rU,,e. let him Gown t:'en and
he was called ON to tell his guilt.
The man could nu! slH:.k nj once eu'
laid !in,p un .l,c rr;,>s. !: ter hc re-
covered III; breath he finally SAID
'.veu: :.c,s,s,s, I EncW nnl dying ant
tell yc.. I am ~ innsreni a. yo'
are" \ rry fnr i. y. Bond ths
father cf the victim, WAS ticn I;if"s
u. the crowd, aud !; hig i:u, " "r.'
,.:.i.e.I his Way j.. IL" .t"% ~ t!i'
:.r;...u.: : and II, ,k..: ili':' I" te:' '''h !
ne ~ "a, nu, in the st'!s'si lt'"'~c l'!.
intern. ..,n ~ The O,,ira.s.. III: 'hr"s'ss'
ul tl.r m,,n maintained ais iS;'"r
au.e "i the guilty is.r:.'s.
T;.. ,.:,war.i.v ..r wi -:..'M "u si's
:.u,,.. and nu ti,.. .,; skirts -; >et.is'''':
i..:~s. yc!:i..y n'r lis 'inH.'''I''' sA
.c;, u.n F.,r u. Ir'ur 'si'.,'' ;'"'u
yrl:,,i. i,I lied. ~t'rh.s'' il" 'h't:''
r,r.i. hut The I"H.r AtJcst WIZ ''''' ~
;ca:c.!iy rc-iterats"; hI> ,tsn S*'"t
, IL tt,. mean i,,,.. element hHd '"s''
t.,,ud and was held by the ni's' ~
the either side uf TIE. ward. COwers":
dow: with his l;4s,.. On III. i'is';as
III. neck drawn IN Ikea turtle. ~
.h..,k and ,!.ivrr.,l aud wise" gts'.'r'
c.,u,,e,.d out his ium.hs'i't'e. l'e
I'rtt;. y ~ held with n rope nr1na'
IL. neck and tortured Also. II
loudly u,u, L.,!.liy !'rn'iaiss'es! his ~
n.nxn,.e. aud old the ns.'!, to Ss, ~
and hang. Montgomery wa> a""'
, IL i,e swung up again when I*'"'
!, ..,,t tl,.. ru,n. and the prisoner wa
taken Il. ";,c si.l.. cf the yard and sui
i n,ittcti to- another series Of H''estI",!'
. II was ull in vain. Tile man VIII
held the r.r.e l,a.: ton much heart I
hang the l:,an after his 'ei";a'esI ~
:, ciars,i"rss aud xr:,sausI'y their mat
,ser xu,ftenesl. \ cry Vi 'turn '"eI
: loose'' was generally taken up: :
/. crowd of nm u Ou the outskirts ~ ~
l crowd yell.l themselves ht'.r"e VII
: cries ..i,ang him." ''Re,,,en'i'er YOU
families" )" 'ha e him. etc. \ !ig'l
: in the western part of the tcw" 1re'
!, attention away from the Pii-s'ner'
y A larxe l,:.rr 0f q. ID. t;s""!ricl W.
, on fire aud . great part "f the crow
r,,.h~tl away 10 see this: TINS ''a
9 the effect Of llau,perirE the sp'r'ts.
q the rest and their passion for in'e
|. night adventure, and thirst fs's ''it'c
!. i,cinx satisfied. the prisoners wer'
e a(;~r consultation among the leader |.
= taken back 10 the jail, aud placed
. their cells. This movement ";
|- owing IL the efforts of \. u. bo''
+ and juO. q. brennan, the prs"'ts'n
ing attorney. The mob are pref:
veil convinced Of the Innocence
u the rrj.On.rs who are now Pre''
snfe from violence.
e WiLLrsnARE, Pa, August L..
h The striking iri 'er 'Mys rt...'lvtrt
q hold mo- NOR. meetings. They WI
reu,ain firm. The miners nre ~
In fail accord with them anu tl.s
;, received encouragement from otn'
D ,listricts. 1t il impossible I" tt
. how far the strike may extend.