Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-27
EASTERN NEWS.
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HI. -, canfined in the connty jail of
- cary county for ten days past
Rsrrstt and ten comp ,nions
JONI "a the Barrett gam, charged
BOW nnrder of Waugh Hilton OF.
sdn ~ M Of Saturday, May l2th, on the
~ NJ ,his county nearest 70 the Man
edne. Humors reached Judge Jas.
nussi.soo of this county, some days
=. thas mob from Manifee county,
sosed Of friends OF tbs murdered
~ rsre coming TO take the prisoners
Font and hang some OF them at
4 I%H IL he'd ordered an extra force to
N arsr AZ the Jail. The Jailor, j. o.
@ Tho il quite old, had gotten the
~ usrshal, Pat Punch, 20 take his
w Marshal Punch and Deputy
;a George Mccormick, were kesp-
a,srd in the hsilwa OF the jaii, AID
x.d Farmer, James Thomas and
ess Ham.iu, armed with shot guns.
49,, riAs, and pistols, were stationed
M front room up stairs. At O'Clock
mob Of a hundred or more on
.s,ask entered Mount Sterling
1.sn the direction OF Manifee. rode
n ssd,s 70 the Jail, where they were re-
tssc,csd by q small party on foot.
@ssr tbsy advanced to the gate of the
80 ard. Richard Farmer. from his
dcg above with his shotgun well
s.xsd with bucksho IN hand, COM
.dsa a halt, and asked who they
- and what they wanted. : We wan.
~ and We are going to have it,"
~ nromptly responded, and to the
~. cnmmand Of Farmer to hall,
tssre mug out On the night air: Close
- this: they Won't shoot" and at the
s,rs moment one OF the mob entered
~ pauQway. When Just wl,hiG the
~. another message came from Far
-, hut this time j, WA. leadsn Gne
nnstshotl. which feIIed the leader.
wa demon like yelis, tho mob COM
...nced firing. The guard from ths
.roer windows returned the fire az rap
td,y a. possible for three to five min
-. vheu tbs mob retired. The bells
q tbe court house and engines were
,sompsly rang, and tho Cerro Gordo
Guards and many citizens soon came to
- rescue. Upon opening the jail door
~ wounded man, who had fallen for
vsrd on the steps. WAS carried into the
an and there recognized a. A. j. RinRo,
6ioh Sheriff of Nanifee county. Near
"a iaiI. wounded in the leg, was found
Thomas Clarke, wealthy farmer of
this county. Near him lay his horse,
dead. killed by a bullet from Spencer
re which had wounded his rider.
Shortly afterward two or three stray
added horses with no riders were
found. Clarke claimed that he was only
uainQ and was accidentally hit, and
~ mol member Of the mob, but the
s,stsrnsnt il generally disbelieved.
sheriff Kingc, when asked by Marshal
Pansh what he meant by heading a
mob. raid "John Barrett aud his gang
nave besn bushwhaoking the people for
thrss ysars past. and the good people of
nv couuty arc tired. This gang have
previously bsen charged with the muir
dsr Of Jim Mssser. the shooting OF Gil
Mepsr, and the stabbiug of Vaughn
Hilton two years ago, and were acquitted
By tho Courts. Therefore. after advis-
ING with the best men in my county.
came here TO hang Barrett and others"
Bunches Of rope with hangman's knots
carefully made we're found near Ringo's
body. Ringo 10 dangerously wounded,
five balls penetrating his right leg ton
inches above the knee, necessitating
anputation, and will probably result
fatally. Although the ceiling Of the
nom above Is riddled with bullet holes,
rome Of tho guards were wouuded. The
general sentiment Of the public here Ia
that Il was very unfortunate that the
mob did not succeed in hanging the
Barrett gang. as they are considered
despe Yadoee Of the most dangerou.
Iyps This affair seems 10 be the result
pf a family feud existing for long term
Of years past. which has from first to
last cost many lives, and will only close
With death Of all parties concerned.
Ringo, the wounded leader of the mob,
has three cousins and ono brother-in.
law in the outlaw gang, whom he was
attempting 70 hang, and which will
doubtless cost him his life. He has
1inCs 1866 been an officer in the county,
md has always enjoyed AN excellent
Pspusation in his community M fine
pficer and Law abiding citizen.
4 New Company.
New York, May ga certificate Of
Of the Southwestern Tel.
agYaph and Telephone Company was
loday filed. The lines of the company
No TO run between Saratoga and Al
bany, N. Y. across the country south
westerly TO Galveston aud Austin, Tex
~ aud also 10 pass through Little
Rock. Arkansas. Capital stock Ia fixed
y $4,000, 600, divided into 10 600 shares.
Steamboat Disaster.
PlrTsBuRo, May 25.--Ths tow boat
Amss, while coming down MononRahala
river tonight at 10 o'clock. struck n pier
Il tho Panhandle railroad bridge, and
uent to pieces in few minutes. One
deek hand was drowned. Tho balance
" the Grew, consisting Of 10 men, and
- woman, were thrown In the river
bot we're all picked mp by men in skiffs.
klAlng Tho wheel.
CHICAGO. May 25.-1'he scors In the
hleyols race at the close Of the hfth day
Nas Armande, 70l miles: Morgan, 695i
W0odsids, 630.
Successfully usag.
TUAAKAMA, May 25.--Joe Young, the
neQto Who raped Mrs. Chism, Was taken
nom Miller county Jail At daylight
under 4 strong guard end conveyed over
f.;,,,a Vs., c,rntv TIA
rarsnns ~ho had thrsa..,nsd h. rs,scns
- prisorsr msaa M damons,rasian
Nina dnnht,ass - .hs fn,n,idahla a.
- Richmond Was reached 4 little
~ noon WHARF . Uraat crowd had IA.