The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-05-12


Several recent horrible outrngcs In different
parts Of the country upon the persons o. little
girls have been snmmariIy avenged by the Cit
ixcns taking the law into their own hands and
a. once ctfcctiialiy disposinx " the pcrprtrH
tors Of the terrible crimes A 81. Paul Mimi
Telegram of the 18th ult gives the following
account OF the lynching affair ~ Minneapolis:
1hc excitement IN Minneapolis over the cut.
rage perpctratcd upon little Nina Spear by .
tramp yesterday afternoon increased. without
any appearance Of concerted action. until
about midnight, when squads ~ men began %
assemble on the street corners and gradually
converzci down Third street and Washington
avenue In che direction or the county Jail.
There was no sound heard except the tramp ~
feet, and the attempt. % far as Il succeeded,
was conducted with remarkable discretion.
Tho Vigilance Committee. now numbering
about sixty persons. proceeded without
noise By sundry routes % tho county
jail. which they reached shortly before
I'D There was \ noiseles< tonsulto-
don. and. headed BY picked men. they
marched 10 the door Of the turnkey room and
demanded entrance. which was refused BY
sheriff Eustis IN person. Tho demand was re-
ppcnfcd and refused A few brawny shoulders
were placed 70 the door, and II gave way with
crash. The sheriff still resisted. but was
taken IN custody BY the mob. Disguised with
hundkcrchicfs. and was forced into submits
sion IN the corridor leading - the ccll-room.
Then commenced search for the prisoner,
from . cell 2 ccl! BY = dim i,Sht' but up p
.wo c,ouk w'nout rssuit: Ine committee e
give up the prisoner. but hc stoutly refused
About three O'cluck access was obtained ~ the
third tier cells. who're tho prisoner was. 81.
being the ono looked for were tax ~ out A
hurried investigation resulted IN tho partial
Identification Of one. giving his name ~ Crom.
tier He showed the utmost nerve while hs
was being questioned bv thu viTilnntS
making no effort 70 conceal bis face. and gIibiy
n,wer1s nc qusstsn wn,ch v mere put g
brought into the corridor. and. escorted BY the
entire company ~ vigInnts, the pr eonnr WINS
marched % the house ~ Mr. spear. where were
fore the commission ~ the act No sooner
wn~ hc presented fhan all the Indies de-
clartd positively THAT he was The culprit ths
Take hin away" While this dramatic scene
WINS going on In onc room. the victim of the
outrage lay dying N m adjoining rom.
The positive Identification Of tine villain by
the ladies was TIE signal for action. and. with
nut noise or any demonstration. the prisoner
was taken 70 y large uHk tree On this sutnens
corner 81 the block dingUnn'iy across from tho
high school. TIM moose WINS prepared. ono d
the members of tho committee climbing W
ana placing the rope over the limb. While
this was IA proer >. Or performance The pris
onnr was asked II hc had anything 20 sny. and
without the Ieast sign n fear, hc replied tha
biz name MAS Tim Crowley, and that no WA
from Boston. md Ind been hero fou
months. when be- was asked how he came
I ~ pcrprtrHtc tho crime ~ which n.
was guilty. he denied IL hut afterwards con
fes4ed, and said II WIS done while Ne WIN
drunk. ILL., hands were thercupUn tod benin,
him. The rope was then put over his necl
and carefully adjusted under his right Cur
and NJ 3:is, with h Int and boots on. NJ wn
1 swung into otcInity. the viHIlanta giving
1 long pull and strong pull which brought chi
| securely tied ~ the trunk Of the trcc. Tn
\ remains were left dangling in the mir. whcr
4 crowds inspected them, - the news spree
| rapidly over the city % the early riscrA