Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-19
STRUNG UP.
A LaWrencsvilIe Man SANDERS Gen.
eral Grant
AND PROMPTLY DANCES ON NOTHING
At the Hands Of Enraged Citizens BY
Way of Punishment for
the 0ffense.
A MOST REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE,

currence took place in Lawrenceville last
evening. 1t was nothing more nor less
than visit Of Judge Lynch to Pittsburg.
The peculiar circumstances surrounding the
case are highly interesting at the present
TIM, even though the Importance Of such
visit in itself be disregarded. The occasion
shows again with what high respect the
dying chief General Grant, is held in Penn
sylvania in general, and Pittsburg in
particular, and to what excesses an attack
on him may lead. The whole affair was
so startling even to the participants
that it was with some difficulty the follow
ing facts were ascertsined: Socn after sup
per last evening, about score of men as
sembled in the livery stable short dis
tance beyond the forks OF the road, which
form a meeting place for the boys" OF
the neighborhood Among the number
was Patrick Mulvey In the conversation
which ensued the talk came on General
Grant. AS soon as his name was men,
toned Mulvey jumped up, and exclaimed
il excited tones: Don't talk here about any
such as that
Rebuked.
There was silence for momeut, and then
one of the party answered: Look here,
man, don't you talk about man like Cen
ersl Grant in that strain while you are here.
IF you can't say anything better you had
oetr,r get ont OF here. Mulvey was
,ile1 ccd for the time, and the conversation
If the others continued, the topic being
ierttal Grant. Although the majority Of
bose present were Democrats there were
several veterans in the crowd besides few
enthusiastic Republican Grant men. One OF
hese, the proprietor ofa feed store on Penn
syenre. took more otfense from Mulvey's
attack than the others, and opened the sub.
iect sgain after time. At this Mulvey,
who had been brooding in silence over the
rebuff he had received, became frantic with
rage and reiterated his attack, COUGHING his
language in words too vul gar TO reproduce.
This was more than the feed dealer could
stand, and with Jump he had Mulvey by
the throat Then ensued a scene of the
widest excitement Mulvey seems to have
been the stronger of the two and his get
ting the upper hand moved the others to
frenzy. "Kill him Kill the -, Hang
him! Lynch him." were the cries which
filled the apartment. Chairs were over
turned and in an instant Mulvey was in
the hands OF the excited crowd.
The Moose Ready.
They dragged him into the back part Of
The stable, and while some got Il rope from
furniture wagon, others held the strug
Cling man down and prevented his crying
for help. His imprecations and violent
struggles only resulted in keeping the anger
of the men at fever heat, and when the
rope arrived it took but q moment unit! the
unfortunate man was dangling in the air
With a hangman's moose about his neck. The
other end of the rope was thrown over
rafter, and two score willing hands stretched
out 10 pull him up Up he went, and his
nerve went up at the same time. lie was let
down, but il only needed another cry OF
Hang the rebel, boys" to cause him to as
cend second time. Mulvey, BY this time
was blue in face, and could only beg for his
life by moving his hands and uttering gut
tural sounds. When he came down the
third time he lay painting on the floor, and
it was then that the lynchers sympathy
overcame their wrath. They we're not &C
customed to seeing such terrible sights, and
at the same time recognized that they were
performing Aagrantly unlawful act. The
angry crowd changed in a moment to an as
sembIy of men who we're anxious 10 make
good what they had done.
ReIented.
Mn.vey's neck was released rcom the con-
6pirC moose, and the work OF reviylng him
begar. Soon he become himself again
but ole nervous tremor chased the other as
he thought of the f1ghtful ordeal through
which be had passed, A carriage was got
ten rt ady and the frightened man taken to
his home.
The lynchers all agreed to keep the at
fair strictly quiet, and arc looking with sus
picion on anybody who refers 10 the affair
IN their hearing. Mulvey is said TO be quite
pros,rated with nervousness, but refuses to
express any opinion on General Grant per-
son or merits at the present time.
The entire trouble came or so quietly
that but few people knew anything about it.
Some persons heard the noise at the begin
ming Of the how, but when Mulyey had been
drae ped to the rear Of the stable the sounds
were dulled by the distance, and the per
sons outside passed on congrstulating them
selves and everybody else that 1t was only
. ou, rrel." The knowing ones persist in
,s1ipg: 1T served him right We have
mn nse for an individual who will kick q