The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-07
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Irishmen. Attention.

BOSTON, June 5.-A conference of
prominent 1rishmen, representing
different Irish-American organiza-
tions of the state, met last night and
issued call for state league to he
held at Faneuil hall, June II, the an
niversary of the battle of the Boyne.
The Barber Brothers Located.
WAvERLY. La, June 5.-The noto-
rious Rarber brothers, outlawed by
reason OF their murder of Deputy
Sheriff Shepperd last September, and
for other crimes, and for whose cap
ture $5.OO0 reward is offered in Hi
nolS and 1000 in Iowa, were discov-
cred near Sumner Monday evening
Deputy Sheriff Jarvis and posse at
tempted their captrue. Jarvis was
wounded in the shoulder by one of
the outlaws. Two hundred armed
men are now securing the woods in
the vicinity. Their capture appears
assured.
Barnum's Circus Burned.
CHICAGO, June Sat two o'clock
this morning it was discovered that
Barnum'S circus was on fire. Before
any engines were brought into action
the destruction of the main tent was
complete. Several streams played on
the blaze and succeeded in preventing
spread OF the fire to adjoining can
vass, under which were the cages of
wild beasts. The flames ran up the
canvas to the centre poles in twink
ling. "A gorgeous scene was present.
ed on the lake front for few min
iiteS, Michigan avenue for blocks be-
ing as light as day, the shipping in the
arbor beng clearly outlined.
Tugs added to the uproar by an inces-
SAINT screaming of whistles. The
canvas andguy ropes being destroyed,
the center poles were precipitated
to the ground, crushing private boats
and carrying fire among the reserved
seats, entailing their almost complete
destruction. The night Waterman
in charge of the stable and tents was
appraised in time to enable the hos
tiers to lead out all the horses quiet
ly. The wild animals had been locked
up for the night, and as they could
not see the flames were in no sense
panic-stricken, although the smell of
the smoke appeared to excite some of
them. The actual property loss is
$4,000; no insurance. The Interrupt
ton of the performance necessarily
increases the amount consider
ably. The canvass destroyed
covered six acres of ground.
A Murderer Lynched.
HERMANN, Mo-, June 5.-The city
excitement shortly after midnight
this morning by the lynching of
Whitney, for the murder of young
Burchard. A. mob numbering two
hundred surrounded the Jail, guards
being stationed with drawn reVolvers
to keep back the curious crowd at
tracted by the noise made in beating
in the Jail doors. The jailor refused
to surrender the keys, when axes
were brought. Whitney, knowing the
purposes OF the assault, crouched upon
his cell floor and prayed ferverantly.
His voice could be heard outside. The
jailor was compelled to lead the way to
Whitney's cell, which was then forced
open. A long rope the mob had
brought with them was put around
his waist. Half fainting the doomed
man fell to his knees when once in
open air, and asked leave to pray
again. This was granted, but as he con-
tinued his appeal to heaven too long,
he was jerked to his feet and dragged
through town into the dense woods
that cover the bluff, a dozen of the
lynching party warning the crowd
not to follow; and intimidating them
by a display of revolvers. 1t was
thought the court would hold a spec
ial session to try the accused, but
when yesterday it was announced
that the trial would go
over to the fall term
the Indignation was general and
threats of lynching made. The mob
was quiet and orderly in its behavior.
with the conventional masks. Many
of the lynchers were recognized. The
last seen of Whitney he was being
taken into the woods by the lynchers.
When the woods were reached the
prisoner was handed over to a dozen
masked men. He said his real name
was Fisher, and not Whitney; that
his parents lived in Virginia. He
did not know whether he killed
Burchard or not, as he and
his partner, named Collier, fired five
shots each. He then shook hands
with part of the mob, bidding them
goodbye, after which he was strung
to tree. The mob then dispersed.
The sheriff took charge of the body
this morning and the coroner is now
holding an inquest. Whitney was a
desperate of the James stripe. He
and another outlaw named Collier, af-
ter robbing several stores in Gascon-
ade county, on the 18th of last month,
attempted to burglarize store in the
little town of Benz, during which
they shot and killed young Burchard,
son of one of the proprietors.