The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-05-28

oi"o e"S pioCS vi -IeIlucZNOuS WOu!C
be on the railroad tracks in the ward
in trent of the depot. Tho crow d
gathered there and before the ap-
pointed hour at least 25O men con-
gregated, among them 100 from
Shawnee. All were unmasked ex.
eept eight, who did al the work, 50
completely hidden by their cloth
face coverings that they could moi
be recognized: They talked scarce
ly at all. The crowd was simply
spectators, but they lent their NOR.
al support to the work of the mask.
ed men. At 10 o'clock the bell
rang, not the usual bell. but the
one which calls the populace to
fires. The crowd at once ran up
from the depot toward the prison
not more than two squares away.
"hat follower there was graphic
ally described to the reporter by
WILDER l.. Hutchins, the constable
in charge of the prisoner:
.sWe had new night watchman, Tan.
dy having been discharged for his part
IN the performance of the night before.
and ne did not know the bell ropes.
was not used to them myself, but when
the time came for the ten o'clock bell
we went up to ring it. locked the
cell-rooms and went with the new man
up il the mayors Office on the second
floor to look for the rope. By mistake
we caught hold of the fire bell cord but
we kept on ringing it. At once we
heard the awful stamping and rushing
OF feet coming towards us. ] said, 4
guess they're coming They were up
on us in moment A small crowd
had been lettering around the prison.
and suppose one ofthem told the mob
Twas up stairs. They came in. four of
them, ard each presented
his pistols. The leader said keys and
give us the keys in a low voice. 1
looked at the revolvers and said, 7
guess I'll have to give 'em up and
handed them ont Then they left, say
ing to us, you stay in there. Well, we
didn't 60 out, l tell you, There was
good deal of firing eff pistols dowa
stairs. Pretty soon we heard the crash
of the outer door. The spring lock had
been fixed so that they wouldn't throw
the bolt and 80 they broke in the door
"a wooden one.
In the meantime another party had
gone into the room in the same building
where the FIRE hose is kept and hal cut
off about twelve feet of the rope with
which the machine is pulled.
Ibid you hear Guess say anything"
asked the reporter
There was so much noise that ]
couldn't, although he howled and
groahed when he first heard them com
ing.
go on with your story"
''Well, that's about all heard. They
opened the cell door with the key AID
took him out, with terrible clatterinw
going on.'
Guess lived just little distance from
the Jail. and from his house the prison
is plainly visible. His poor wife know
ing of the fury of the populace, and
fearing the worst, had been on the look
out. The intensity of her feelings can
not be imagined as she saw the mob
take her husband with a rope arou- d
his neck and start down the street. She |
heard him crying for mercy and groan-
ing in the agony of despair.
A man who was following along told |
the investigator that VIXEN the culprit |
was seized he begged most pite"usly /
for his life.
Boys, have mercy. know you
and yon know l am your friend. For
Gods sake have mercy"
"You had no mercy on Hen. Auer,
was the answer.
"Boys, l have wife and three little
children. Oh, God! Remember them.
boys"
You did not think of Hen. Auer's
wife and baby" was the grim response:
THE LYNcHING.
: Not more than a quarter of a mile
southeast Of the center of the town
stands Plumme Hill, 1t is rot very
nigh, and it is clear of trees with the
Of two chestnuts which stand
,ear together on the brow. Toward
.hese the mob now proceeded with their
terror stricken victim. To
ret to them it is necessary to cross two
,r three railroad tracks, and pass by a
mall mine known as Gibbs mine. A
louse occupied by Robert Archibald,
tands on the roadway. In front of this
he executioners stopped and prepared
o hang Guess to a tree just outside
Archibald's gate. Guess stood up and
he rope was about to be thrown over q
lm5 when Mr.. Archibald came out
With shot gun and said he would lot
'ermit the hanging to take place there.
de was terribly in earnest. and would
undoubtedly have shot any man who
attempted to make a gallows of the tree
" his door step. The lynchers not
Wishing to be disturbed in their work
ave the word to 'move on and rough
y handling Guess ordered him to 90
m.
"No. I'll be id ifI do,' was the
Now followed the most fearful scene,
eyond doubt, which was ever enact.
d in even that violent section of the
tate. 1t was minutely described by
Ir. V. 81. Teuscher, Il business man of
logan, but formerly ofNew Straitsville,
tho was in the crowd of SPECTATORS ,
iuess sat down upon the ground when ,
e uttered his refusal to go farther. He ;
had the vain hope, the straw
lutched by the dying man, that Mr..
Irchibald could save him from his tor ,
lentors, and he did not want to leave /
he place. But the lynckers, instead of t
licking him up and carrying him up
he hill, dragged HIM by the rope which ,
will be remembered. WAS fastened i