The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-10-23
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=. a. Burbn Shot Seven Times and Killed
The Murderer Hanged TO Tree.
La CroasS Special 10th. r. AZ Burton, pres
ident Of th} Blaine and Logan club here, was
shot dead BY rufian known as s'scotty''' at
9 O'clock this evening. While the .Eepub-
licans weYe forming in procession on Main
street. seven shots were fred il quick sue
cession. The; murderer was arrested and
hurried 10 Jail before the immense crowd
could realize what had occurred. & As soop as
intense excitement, and hundreds Of men in
uniformand carrying their torches hurried to
tho court house yard and demanded that the
prisoner be handed over to them.
The body of Mr.. Burton was taken to the
drug store Of 7, 81. Spence, where an exami
effect ", al $stJ q s{f{ 5S ,;.6L 9; "a
Those who stood near the scene Of the
murder say the man advanced from the
crowd on the sidewalk to within a few feet
5his back. ME- Burton fsll to- tho pavement,
and the murderer followed with aix shots into
I his body and head. 4 He then threw tho
revolver at his victim, and gaveS him
s. kick saying, shat IS the g +--7of .
looking for,s Or words to that effect al thia
was done in minutes time, and befofeany one
could realize what had happened. Mr.. Bur-
ton was o broker and commission merchant
for. L Hi Lory q Co., of milwaukee, and SON
Milwaukee 4 st Paul company heSe He was
one Of the best known and n6st promi-
nent young business men in the north
( vest He was chosen president Of tho
Blame and Logan club Of La Crosse, and waa
managing the campaign in this section The
motive Of the murderer is not knownS he ia
asaid to be a. desperate character, who has fol-
4 lowed the river for o living. He has served q
term in state prison. Altar throwing tie first
revolver at his victim, it was found that Re had
another pnd in his pocket
& The officers we're not able to stay the mob at
the Jail q The mob increased in number until
the entire space on three sides Of the jail was
. dense mass Of humanity AL demanding
that the murderer be hanged. The torches OF
the men Jared above the sea OF &heada
! and the white plumes Z, moved sresolutely
about. the square; The 8 doors wera
\. battered down and the murderer was taken
from his cell A rope thrown to q man sitting
on the first strong limb was quickly attached,
and everything made ready for the execution
At this point in the proceedings came apause;
Among the leaders were some who wanted tho
murderer to make 8 statement while aothera
moro impetuous, urged immediate notion.
The murderer declined to say anything, lex,
Z cept that be was the man who SHhot Mr. Bur;
ton. this juncture the cry went round,
him. i've minute longer!s Be ~
The mob seized the rope and made sstrong
pull, but the rnfian freed his hands and the
rope broke before het was raised from the
ground In less than five minutes o new rope
{ was thrown over thos heads Of the crowd and
Z fell within 5 few feet Of the murderer This
was adjusted, his hands and arms firmly
tied, and in another II moment heS was
sS 5S8;$s s II ssss 4; HANGING M THE AIR. i
with his face closely pressed against the limb
4 of o tree, and the terrible trndg was over.
The bodyof the doomed man was left hanging
1 Ifeless and left in charge Of the sheriff who
Swiil see the Temains inferred b z III ss Z
& Atfrst twas thought Nh. Burton's position "a
\ president Of the Hepubli cah club had aggravated
some crank to attack him, but no one now be-
3ieves that to be true. Ths urderer had openly
threatened him, It'll other citizens whom he
could have known only bySsight Iastspring,
on coming out:of the woods, Mitchell said hi
would lin FRANK Burton, Frank Hatch 4her
chief OF police, then Charles McDpnald HI
would e.maks his mark in this town, r. a he ex-
pressed it y ~ S r. Il IA