The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-17
BLAlNEISM AND BLOOD. i
TERRIBLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tho President of n Blaine and Logan Club
Shot Dead Unwarned By IA Coward
ly Villain, But for Reasons
-Polltical-Lynched.

La CROSSE, WIS, Oct. l6.--f. A. Bur-
ton, president Of tho Blaine and Logan
club here, was shot dead by ruiliian
known as "Scatty," at s o'clock this
evening, while the Republicans were
forming in procession on Main street.
Seven shots were fired in quick success
sion. The murderer was arrested and
hurried to Jail before the immense
crowd could realize what had oc-
was made known there was
the most intense excitement, and hun
dreds of men in uniform and carrying
their torches hurried to the courthouse /
| yard and demanded that the prisoner be
handed over to them. "Lynch himW |
Lynch him!' was the gneral cry, and |
at this moment $40 p. m.) there are ,
! hundreds of men besiegng the Jail. |
| Sheriff Scott, Chief of Police Clarke and |
posse of police are at the Jail door try |
ing TO calm the Infatuated multitude |
| NO violence has been done yet aud |
none may take place, but there is |
an awful current Of public feeling. |
Tho body of Mr.. Burton has been taken |
to the drug store of II. II. Spence,
where an examination shows life
to be extinct. Every shot took
effect. Those who stood near the
scene OF the murder say the man ad
vanced from the crowd on the sidewalk
to within q few feet of mis- victim and
fired the first bullet into his back. Mr..
Burton fell to the pavement and the
murderer followed with six shots into his
body and head. He then threw the
revolver at his victim and gave him II
Kick, saying, CHATS the son of q ---
that knows me and that | We been
looking for" or words to that effect All
this was done in few minutes time
and before any one could realize what
had happened. Mr.. Burton was broker
and commission merchant for j. II.
Lowery q Co., of Milwaukee, and a SON
ln-law of Capt. /. II. Moulton,
agent of the st. Paul company
here. lie was one of the best
known men and one of the most promi-
nent young business men in the north
west. He was chosen president of
the Blaine and Logan club ut
La Crosse and was managing tho
campaign in this section. The
motive of the murder is not known. Tho
murderer Is said to be most desperate
character, who has followed the river
for a living. He has served a.
term in the states prison. After tho
throwing of the first revolver mt his vic
eiii ~ " ~ lOullu Lllul llt llhil dIOtntT III
his pocket but he was arrested before
no had an opportunity to use it. If the
crowd had n responsible, cool.headod
leader, the murderer would swing in an
hOur, Deceased leaves wifo and three
children. 1t is the most hoartrending
tragedy that has ever occurred in the
city.
THHY LYNCHED HIN.
la CROSSE, WIS, Oct. lG.--The officers
were not able to stay he tmob, who r5-
fused to listen to arguments. From
10 O'Clock TO 10 the courthouse
yard and square presented scene
mob increased in number until
the entire space ON three sides
OF the Jail was dense mass of human
ity, demanding the murderer to be
hung. The torches glarcd above the
Sea OF heads and the white
plumes moved resolutely about the
square. The best citizens in the place
we're present and watched the fearful
scene with blanchod faces, with no ex-
preston of sympathy. There were
HUNDREDS OF WOMEN
in the thoroughfare and the walks about
the jail. The excitement grow
steadily in force. and the
demand at last found leaders
with cool heads, who went method
ically about taking the man
rom the prison and lvnching
him. Beams were procured, and IN
a short time. The heavily boltod and
barred doors on the Fourth street side OF
tho Jail were battered in, and
crowds poured into the first floor
rooms. The sheriff and lis assistants
succeeded in clearing the room, the frt
and second time, but on the
third rush tho mob over
powered them and held their ground.
The interior wooden doors yielded like
so many plates OF glass. In
the meantime the heavy oak door
leading to the main stairway WINS
battered down and the crowd had full
possession to the main corridor
Sledgo hammers were used to
break in tho heavy iron DOOR,
two in number, that intorvoncd between
them and the cell room. These soon
yielded. The prisoner had been CON
hned in cell No. 3 on the lower corridor,
the crowd had little trouble in finding
their man, lilo was taken from the cell
aud
DRAGGED INTO TlIRYAnp.
lilo was identified IA the man who did
the shooting, and the officers, when APP
pealed 70, declared that they had
the right man. Numerous men
were soon climbing 10 the
branches OF the trees, and in a minute a
rope was thrown TO a man and ovety.
thing was made ready for the execution.
The murderer declined 10 say ANYTHING,
except that he was the man who shot
Burton. The mob seized the rope and
made strong pull, but the rufilan frSod
his hands and tho rope broke before be
was raised from the ground. In less than
hVe minutes new rope was thrown
over the heads OF the crowd. This was
adjusted, his hands aud arms were firmly
tied and In another moment he was
HANGING IN TIGR AIR, N
with his face closely pressed against the
limb OF u tree, and the terrible tragedy
| was over.
Another Jesse james Gang Ite-,
CiScISNATI, Oct l6.--A.report comes
| from lfninnYilln Indiana a amnm in.n