The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-15
MOB VENGEANCE.
Zhe Barber Brothers Taken from-sJaiI at
Waverly, Iowa, and Hanged-They Meet
their Fate Fearlessly.

WAvERLY, Ia, June 9.
The Barber brothers were taken from jail
Friday night by a mob of about one hundred
people and hanged. The particulars of the
affair are as follows: A large number of
persons congregated around the jail at an
early hour in the evening, and mob was
talked of on all sides. AT about nine o'clock
aman appeared with rope followed by about
two hundred people, and demanded the deliv-
cry Of the two BARRIERS. The Sheriff was OBJ
durate. They then proceeded to the
door Of the courthouse, and smashing it in
were soon inside There were now two
doors between the outlaws and the mob,
who Immediately procured crowbar and
sledge and commenced operations upon the
doors, it taking over two hours
for them to get at the Bar
bers. After breaking the doors down the
desperadoes were taken through the hall
to the stairs, one of them being dragged part
of the way down the long stairway. After
getting into the street the BARRIERS were al
lowed to make a confession. Bill Barber
said he had never killed man until last
fall; that they had been accused of killing
seven men in Illinois. He said this was
false. Ike Barber said he had no hand
in killing Shepherd last fall; that he
had never killed a man nor assisted in doing
so until the past week. The desperadoes
appeared to have plenty of grit, although
Bill shed few tears. They conversed in
strong voice, and did not expect or ask for
sympathy. The leader of the mob was
captured by the Sheriff The county Off
GERS did the best they could to protect the
prisoners, but it was of no avail.
THE BANDITS REMOVAL.
INDEPENDENCE, Ia, June Q.
Everything was quiet in this city Thurs
day night Notwithstanding the presence of
the BARRIERS and the various reports of lynch
ing parties being headed this way. During
the early part of the night the principal
streets were thronged with people, all on
the alert for something which did not turn
up. The BARRIERS themselves were nervous
as night drew on, but as each moment sped
by seemed to breathe easier, and toward
morning slept heavily. The Board of Su-
perviSors directed Sheriff Currier to tele-
graph the Sheriff of Bremen County that a
speedy removal of the BARRIERS from this
county must be made. Obedient to such
summons, officers from Waverly arrived and
departed with the desperadoes on the morn
ing train for Wayerly. While here the off
GERS expressed themselves as believing that
the mob formed Wednesday night had dis
persed for good, and no fears seemed to be
entertained of an outbreak. The
BARRIERS were shackled hand and
foot and chained together before re-
moval from the Jail, and were still
in the same ragged, dirty, barefoot condi-
ton as when captured. Upon being in
formed of the intention to take them back to
Waverly, they pleaded to be kept here or
taken to Anamosa; but, seeing the useless
ness of their requests, they lapsed into sui
len silence. Upon being approached by an
old lady friend with the question: "What
made you do it?" one of the outlaws re-
piled: II guess we were crazy;" and when
the old lady expressed her sorrow at their
degraded condition, one of them said:
''Then pray for u.s."