The daily gazette., 1883-06-06
LYNCHING A VILLAIN.
A WESTERN BANDIT ,HANcEn
BY A MOB.
SURE JUSTICE TO A MURDERER.
The Fiendish Trip of Two DesperadOes
Brought 70 aSudden Rnd-One Shot and
the Other Lynched.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 5.-Wbitnev the
Gasconade desperado, was lyncbed at Her.
mann, MO-, before daylight this morning.
On the evening of Wednesday, MAY 9, two
men heavily armed and mounted made
tnelr appearance In the old James gang stvle
at GroVedale, In Maries county, which ues
southwest Of Gasconade, off the line of rail-
roaos, and, disfnounting, entered the store
OF moreland q Love and, at the point of the
reVolver, stole from the post office, which
occupies part OF the store, cash, stamps aud
helping themselves to some clothing
1ney then rode quarter of mile un the
road TO blacksmith shop. The smith was
engaged at some late work They displaved
tneir arms and attacked and cruelty beat
nlnI and robbed him of the few hard-earned
dollars he had in his possession. They then
rode rapidly to the little settlement of Bein.
Where the residence of Mr.. Beos was entered
ana some money and clothing stolen. They
then rode to the farm house of william Col
ner, Two miles distant, and, while one of
tnem neld the farmer prisoner the other
compelled Mrs. Collier to cook suDper far
them. They robbed the house of some small
articles of value.
YOUNG MAN SHOT DEAD.
Thinking that their destination was Bur-
chard & Linke's store, and that as II was
growing late and the store was closed thew
intended to rob it, Mr.. Collier seized his pun
and revolver and hurried to the house of
Hon. T. w. Burchard, one of the nro-
prietors, and gave the alarm, William Bur-
ehard, 500 of the proprietor, at once armed
himself, and, accompanied by Mr.. Collier
hastened to the store. The two bandits
were standing in front of ,he closed store.
AS soon as Burchard and Collier got within
range the desperadoes opened fire.
They were splendid marksmen. The first
shot from Winchester rifle went crashing
through Burchard's wrist, a second made =
gaping wound in hi left shoulder, and a
third passed through his body, and the
young man fell dead. The fourth shot
wounded Collier in the shoulder. The sud.
denness Of the attack had paralyzed Collier.
but when he saw his friend dead at bis feet
his backwoods blood began to mount. and.
wounded as he was, he raised his rife, and
Williams, or, as some claimed, Davis, fell in
hts tracks, shot through the brain.
ktney. appalled, by his partners fate
ST. 7aNSo fee, when Collier took steady aim
at 7 ID and lodged a bullet in his thirh
Confer became weak from loss of blood and
co1id not pursue the villain. Neiphbors
attracted by the shooting began to assemble
and took up the blood stained trail of Whit.
ney, who had disappeared in the brush.
All day Thursday and Friday Maries
equity farmers beat the woods in vain. ON
morning Whitney came into
OwensViile, Gasconade county, to DIR, A.
W. Moore to get his wound dressed. The
doctor recognized the halfstarved. cripnled
fugitive and took him into custody. dis
arming him without difficulty, and, calling
constable Langhorst in, turned him over.
Fearing an attempt at lynching, Langborst.
who is a law-abiding official, summoned
posse of four men to assist him to care for
he prisoner, who was confined in a little
rame house. The mob came 200 strong.
hat night, but their demand for the pris-
'ner's body was refused.
ESCAPE OF THE OUTLAW.
All exciting discussion followed and to
prevent long-range shooting the constable
)ut out the lights. During the excitement
ma IN the darkness Whitney escaped, and,
soing to the stable of Colonel Mellon stole
! horse and started for the Missouri river In
/ southeasterly direction. Early next morn
ng pursuing party was organized aud the
rail aRatn taken up. 1t was a long chase.
upwards OF 80 miles, and the party changed
and men dropped out and recruits were
added.
A half mile from the Missouri river. near
,he little town of New Haven. formerly
Miller's Landing, in Franklin county, the
llghwayman was again captured and bound
with ropes. All talk of lynching was rea-
,oned down by the cooler heads, and on
Tuesday, May Is, the robber and murderer
vas taken to Hermann and locked up in
all. With no doubt existing as to the guilt
d the prisoner, the people seemed satisfied
% let the law take its course, but demanded
speedy justice. The adjournment of the
trial to next fall incensed the people, how.
ever.
THE LYNcHERs SUCCEED.
1t was Just midnight when the crowd sur
rounded the jail and demanded the prs-
oner' Inc Jailer refused to surrender him.
He was then told to remain quiet and his
wo sons, guards, also. With axes, beaTns
and stones the door was battered in. Whit
ley knew what The sound meant. and his
craven spirit let ont i5s fear in ef,t,r,4n; ar
empts at PRAYER. When his cell was
reached nc was found croucned an t1e floor.
rembliDg rs il in an agup.
de was dragged to the Jail door, where a
'opr vas paced arrund his ak ar ready
lands. "Don't hang lin 6cre," sad Il
Voice.
"Ltt me pray" cried the tremb!inr
gretc6
'Yes, let him pray,She nrels it,a said
ome one.
The rope was taken from his neck and
'ut around his waist. In IA disjninted, wild
manner, with trembling lips, the doomed
nan prayed as only men iu such peril can
LAY.
HANGED TO A TREE. -r.#
"Come on, you have PRAYED enouph. -
aid several voices. The rope had been
passed through the impatient crowd and
Iuick Jerk broupht him IN bis fao- M.