The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-05-17
HUTcHINS HANGED.
Swift RetributiOn Melted Out TO a
Noted Desperate by an Out
ragged People.

ed the proper papers for Hutchins
to remove him to the Bellevue lail.
In order to carry him safely through
they left on the first ferry boat about
8 o'clock Sunday morning, accom-
panied by a well armed and deter
mined posse of citizens, consisting
of Chief of Police Il. NJ. Austin.
Chas. A. Dewing, George L. Whips,
L. A. Conway, VIM. Wilnbish, VIM.
Nash and Police Officer Charles
Quiggles.
On leaving the Jail Hutchins was
placed in hack driven by Deputy
Sheriff Burt ard at his fHutchins')
request Mr.. CHARLES Dewing rode
with him in the hack. The rest OF
the posse were mounted and rode
around and near the hack. During
the entire trip Hutchins kept his
right arm around Dewing's neck.
After crossing The ferry Hutchins
expressed desire to stop at James
Fetterman's and get his double-bar
rel shot gun, but of course this was
denied him and he was driven swift
~ up the road. The road being
rough Mr.. Dewing suggested to Mr.
Burt, who was driving, to go slower
as the jolting of the hack was cal
culated to irritate the wound Hutch
ms had received on the night of the
murder of Lyons. Hutchins re
marked, ooh, no; let the horses go
in a lope if they want to; know I'm
going to be mobbed on the road,
but they won't get much" Dewing
replied to him that he didn't think
there was any danger, but Hutchins
insisted there was, and told Dewing
he wanted his pistol when any at
tack was made. Along the road
Hutchins kept a careful watch on
every person he saw.
When about four miles from town
under The shed road, on the Bellevue
road, short distance beyond Cock
leburr bridge, a large number of
masked men 1.-THE number being es-
timated from IS to 1O0) made their
appearance from the woods. They
were first noticed by Hutchins who
said, "D-n 'em, there they come
now; give me your pistol, quick,
Dewing, and let me commence kill.
ing them," and he commenced
reaching for Dewing's pistol. Dew
ing-held him back and succeeded in
getting his pistol out, and held it on
the opposite side of him, outside the
hack. In the meantime the hack
had been stopped, and the crowd
had their pistols and guns levelled.
Chief Austin, who had dismounted,
quickly stepped to the door of the
hack between it and the crowd and
told them to lower their guns
Hutchins quickly passed a book
containing some papers to Dewing
and told him to give it to his wife.
Hutchins then told the crowd to
shoot him, but several cried, mo,
you On - -, you, we are 60
ing to hang you, and here's the rope;
you have tried to kill several of u.s.
AS quick as thought Hutchins drew
a spring-back dirk knife, with
f0ur-inch blade, from his pocket and
commenced stabbing himself rapid.
~ in the left breast with his left
hand, the right being still around
Dewing's neck. Those who were
standing around thought he intend.
ed to plunge the knife into Dewing.
Finally Chief Austin and Dewing
succeeded in getting the knife away
from him, and he (Hutchinsl fell
upon Dewing's lap, bleeding pro-
fusely, saying, 81 am done for,0 or
words to that effect.
The crowd then closed in and took
Hutchins bodily from the carriage
and carried him to locust Tor
thorn) three some go yards from the
road, and laying him upon the
ground proceeded to tie his hands
behind him, he asked them not to
tie them too tight as he was nearly
gone anyhow. The end of the rope
was thrown over crotch in the tree
some 20 feet high and the moose adj
justed to his neck. just before be
ing drawn up Hutchins called to
VIM. Wimbish and told him to 60
and tell his wife to come and get his
body, and not to grieve over his
death. He said she was good wo.
man. He then asked him to come
and shake hands with him good. bye,
which Wimbish says he did, at the
request of several bystanders. The
body was then drawn up, the end of
the rope being made fast to tree
near by, and after few shrugs of
the shoulder and legs, life was soon
extint. In answer to question
about what part the Fettermans
took in the murder Hutchins said,
81 will not give those two men
away" or words to that effect. On
the way over he intimated to Dew
ing be would tell him all, but he
failed to do SO, and the secret is
buried with him.
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