The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-16
ANOTHER LYNcHISG.

A covpie of Desperndoes Hanged BY n
Rob AZ syaveriy, Iowu-Thc Jail Doors
Frozen Down and the Prisoners Swung
from a Tree.
DuBUQUE, IOWA. juno s.
The Barber brothers, Ike and Bill, whose
recent doings and pursuit and capture have
furnished material for sensational items of
late,paidthe penalty of their crimes tonight
Il little before midnight and that without the
forihaIity of a trial. twill be remembered
they were taken to Independence to escape
the mob that threatened to denlolish the
Waverly Jail To-day for some reason the
sheriff took the two criminals back to the
Waverly Jail. When it was reported that
they hhd been taken back to waverly, it
was considered that il was time for the
coroner to get ready for an inquest. Sure
enough about half-past eleven o'clock
rrob descended on the jail and took COM
I.lete possession OF affairs.
Il IS said that the mob was led BY
brother OF Deputy Sheriff Marion Shepherd,
aud was composed mainly II not entirely of
residents of Lafayette County, many of
them from the town ofiNyest Union, rwhere
Shepherd, was killed. The1AeB surrounded
the jail and demanded the keys which of
course the Sheriff rdfusedzto give them,
when they proceeded to batter down the
doors with sledges- Men withropes enter
cd the cell were theboys were confined and
ia moment emerged with the prisoners
with moses about their necks.l5 Neither of
the boys made any objection to the pro-
ceedings. sFheyii,iftls not ask for time 20
pray, and with a calmness born of sheer
desperation seemed tolools on their taking
off as matter of course. They were taken
about three-quarters of mile from the Jail
TO d cluinp of trees, where in as Speedy a
hummer as possible the rope was Thrown
over the limb of a tree and they were hoist
ed, and so died. EF
, THEIR cRbT. 80
L The first notable crime committed by
them was the killing last September of
deputy sheriff named Marion Shepherd.
When asked in regard to the shooting of
Sheriff Shepherd last September, Bill said
they had worked for a farmer who had
cheated them out Of their pay, aud they
ran off with horse and sold it and
Shepherd came TO arrest them. He drew
revolver as soon as he ordered them to sur
. render and fired, the ball striking Bill in
the head, and Ike then drew revolver
( and killed Shepherd. oil s.fif
VI After killing him they slSulked to, Water.
loo, and then took a train from there &c
Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs, and
went TO- Clay County Kans.y and bought a
ferry on the Republican River, which they
ran three months, and afterward hired out
as farm hands near there. Being unable
to write, they came back to arrange with
their mother to leave the country for good.
They were always of a rowing disposition,
and did little work at home, but worked
out some for their neighbors and relatives.
They decided after their first bloody work
10 be like the James and Younger brothers,
claiming everybody's hand was against
them. They were always looked upon as
roughs, and were the terror of the town.
ship.
When asked Il they heard of the murder
of a farmer and hired man in Kane
County, H., in August, 1889, they said not,
but they heard that a rich old farmer
named Lord was robbed there by two men
of his money, watches, etc, but was not
hurt by the boys at all. They got wrathy
when the case was mentioned and gave
evidence ofhaving been Implicated there
in. PartieS living near their old home said
to-day that after they came back from Illi-
nois, where they had been visiting sister,
they had plenty of money and spent it
freely i'll saloons, They were sworn to
stay together, and the fact that Ike could
easily haye escaped on the night of their
capture, had ne not waited to help his
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