The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-23

LA NNossE, w ls', Wv. W.. ~ I'ui
ton, president OF the Blaine and Logan
club here, was shot dead by ruflian
known as "Scatty," at 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-
Cured. As soon rs the fact
was made known there was
the most intense excitement, and hun
dreds of men In .Cilorn and carrying
their torches hurried to the courthouse
yard and demanded that tho prisoner he
handed over to them. Lynch him.
"Lyr".i him." was tho gneral cry, ana
at this moment (S:40 y. M there are
hundreds of men beaicging the jail.
Sheriff Scott. Chief Of Police Clarke ana
a posse of police are n the jail door try
ing to calm the irfuriatcd multitude.
No violence has been done yet, and
none may take place, but there IL
an awful current Of public feeling.
The body of Mr.. Burton has been taken
to the drug store Of r. II. Spence,
where an examination shows life
TO be extinct. Every shot took
effect. These who stood near the
scene of the murder say the man ad
vanced from the crowd on the sidewalk
to within few feet of Dis victim and
fired the first bullet into his back. Mr..
Bur. IN fell to the pavement and the
murderer 70 lowed with six shots into his
body and heed. He then threw the
revolver at his victim and gave him a
kick, saying. "Thats the son OF -
that knows mo and that / have 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. H..
Lowery & Co., Of Milwaukee, and SON.
agent of the St. Paul company
here. He was one Of the best
known men and one of the most promi-
nent younc business men In the north
west. He was chosen president OF
the Blaine and Logan club at
La Crosse and was managing the
campaign in this section. The
motive Of tho murder Is not known. The
murderer is said to be most desperate
for living. He has served q
term in the states prison. After the
throwing Of the first revolver at his vic
tim it was found that he had another in
his pocket, but he WAS arrested before
he had an opportunity to use it. II the
crowd had responsible, cool-headed
leader, the murderer would swing in an
hour. Deceased leaves wife and three
children. 1t is the most heartrending
tragedy that has ever occurred IN the
city.
THEY LYNCHED HIM.
la CROSSE, WIS, Oct. l6.--The officers
were not able to stay he tmob, who re-
fused to listen to arguments. FROM
D o'clock to 10 the COURTHOUSE
yard and square presented scene
which beggared description. The
mob increased in number until
the entire space on three sides
ity, demanding the murderer to be
hung. The torches Glared above the
sea of heads and the white
plumes moved resolutely about the
square. The best citizens in the place
were present and watched the fearful
scene with blanched faces, with no ex-
of sympathy. There were
HUNDREDS OF woMEN
il the thoroughfare and tine walks a greW
steadily in force. and the
demand at last found leaders
with cool heads, who went method
icaly about taking the man
from the prison and lynching
him. Beams were procured, and ~
a short time. Tho heavily bolted ana
barred doors on the Fourth street side OF
the jail were battered in, and
,rowds poured into the FIRST floor
rooms. The sheriff and lis assistants
succeeded in clearing the room, tho nrst
and second time, but on the
.hird rush the mob over
powered them and held their ground.
rhe interior wooden doors vie ldcd ike
so many plates of glass. In
he meantime the heavy oak door
ealing TO the mnin stairway was
battered down and he crowd had full
Slsdce hammers were used to
break in the heavy iron doors,
,wo in number, that interviewed between
hem and the cell room. These soon
Yielded. The prisoner had been con-
ined in cell No. on the lower corridor,
he crowd had little trouble in finding
heir man. He was taken from the cell
md 4
DRAGGED INTO THEyARp.
Iefwa, identified as the usan Who III