Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-06
TELEGRAPHIC.
Citizens Of Hastings Hold
a Necktie Social.
GREEN AND INGRAM LyNcHED FOB
NUMBERING CASE NlIllTT.
The Job Done Quietly and
Very Quickly.
sABcocx's LIFE SAVED IN coHslDfRATlo
Or ms CONFESSION.
A Bill to Prevent a Representation
Of Jesus Christ.
TWO RoYs ARRESTED FOR
IMCENDIARisM.
A Bill to Prevent a Representation
of Jesus Christ.
TWO eoYs ARRESTED FOR
INcENDIARISM.
ESPECIAL TO THE sRsr1srI.l

OMAHA, April 5.-The citizens Of Hast
ings, Neb., at IL O'Clock last night
lynched two men for the murder OF Cash
Millitt, . grocer Of that town. On the
night Of Tuesday, March rs, Millitt,
while on his way home, was assaulted by
three masked hishwaymen. and when he
started to run away he was shot in the
back, from the effects Of which he died
last Saturday night. The affair created
great excitement, and the citizens imme-
diafely offered 1000 reward for the ar
rest and conviction Of the murdcrers.
Three young men, Fred. Ingram, John
Babcock and Jim Green, who had resided
in and around Hastings for some years.
were arrested a day or two after the muir
der. The clue leading to the arrest was .
mask, which one OF them dropped near
the scene Of the murder, and which was
proven to have been q part OF q stand
cover in Green's room at the hotol. The
prisoners we're KEEP: separate, and the
officers succeeded in making two Of them
believe thxt the third had confessed, which
was . fact. Babcock was the one who
made the confession, the substance OF
which was that they had intended rob
berry only, but when Mint ran away In
gram fred the fatal shot. Ingram con-
fessed that be was concerned in the affair,
but did not fully admit Of the shooting,
stating that II be did it he was 30 excited
that he did not know what he was about.
On Sunday morning, before Miliitt's death
became generally known, the prisoners
were hurried ont Of town and taken to
the penitentiary at Lincoln for safe keep
ing, q 1t was feared the citizens would
lynch them. The Ccroner's Jury had not
returned : verdict, Inc they refused to
proceed unless the prisoners were ~
turned, 70 that they could be examined
further. Accordingly, they were returned
last evening and taken to the Courthouse,
| whom tho Coroner's Jnry immediately re-
turned : verdict that MiIlitt came to bis
death BY : pistol shot 6red by the pri-
soners. Upon being 81 onco arraigned
before Judge Green. Ingram pleaded not
guilty, while Babcook pleaded guilty.
This was followed by intense excitement
among the vast crowd assembled in and
around the Courthouse, and Il was ex-
pected that the lynching would Q Q take
place. The prisoners were put into :
room and closely guarded By the Sheriff
- ient ~ tbs eitisens % see nat thew
we're not spirited awsy again. AZ ii
o'clock ! large party 81 masked and armed
men APPEARED, and prccsedins 70 the
ccs.,sS s. We, snsrds "a rr;.orsrs
Win about So guns. The guards
were ordered 10 lsave. which they
did. and theyeupons the mob took
The prisoners and bound and gagged them
md brought them down stairs. Only
those who were masked vere allowed to
participate In The necbtie social. al others
being ordered baok. The lynchers pro-
eeeded to tho St. Joe and Western Rail-
road bridge sbout half : mile from the
depot. and hung Green and Ingram to the
bridge Without any ceremony. The job
being done qubtly and quickly, their
hands and feet we're tied, md they had no
coats, hats Of boots = Thefr remains
usze loft hanging y III bridge. Babcock
~ mol hung. but ~ taken back - town
and turned cver to tho authorities. His
NE va spared temporarily u least. In
consideration o. ~ oonfsssIon. He win.
however. b. tried BY the Law for murder.
Many sesm 70 think that he should have
swung also. Tho bcaie1 cf 9rsen and
Ingram we're out dowhs to-day and taken
G essssslly approved Of.
TIE hasa Rrssldent.
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