The Mineral argus., 1885-06-18

Two of the Notorious Hamburger Broth
srs Lynchsd st Eldora. Hardin County,
Iowa.
ELDoRA, Iowa, Special Telegram, June IA
mob Of hundred masked men surrounded the
Hardin county jail here at o'clock this morn
ing. ovcrpowercd the jailcr broke down
the doors and captured Finn and Mans
Rain-barger, brothers, who were yester-
Gay arrested for firing upon two prom
inent citizens who were driving over u
Steamboat Rock. After being captured they
were shot until they were unacceptable by
the Infatuated mob. The trouble which cul-
minated in this tragedy occurred last fall, when
Euoch Johnson. father of Rainsbar gers wife,
was found dead not far fronOhs home. AT
first appearance II seemed that he had been
thrown from hs horse, dragged by the stirrup.
and trampIed To death. Suspicion final y attach
ed 10 Nathan Hainsbarger and i.s brother Will
lam. They were arrested and on cxsmina-
ton were committed To Jail The VIE o. Natb-
an and daughter of the murdered man was u
witness, and she told touching story Of how
the suspicion had grown upon her that her
husband was the guilty man. The two broth
ors being in Jail. three others began bold and
systematic course OF per-ecuting and in
timiJating all who had been instrumen-
tai in the prosecution. Men were am
pushed in the night had horses shot down
under them. and various acts Of like character
were perpetrated Finally Wednesdays at
tack made endurance no longer possible TO the
citizens. Hence the mob and results narrated
above
Tie facts as to the deed for which the
iynched men were arrested were these Late
Wednesday afternoon, DR.. Underwood OF
Eldoia was called in consultation with a
physician from Steamboat Rock. ever case
near Robertson. twelve miles from Ellora.
He was accompanied by DIR. litenour, adenti,'
of Ellora and on their return after night, they
were fired at by four parties in ambush. The
doctors being armed. returned the fire, and the
would he assassins ilel Several shots struck
the buggy, and ono passed through DIR. Under
woods coat, but neither gentleman was in
inred Yesterday morning warrants We're
and +. N. RainsbarSer, brothers, and
Edward Johns, and they were arrested last
evening The Rainsharger's were brothers of
the two boys now on trial for the murder OF
Euoch johnson last fall and Johns il sou of
Henry Johns who died recently from the .cf-
fects at the wounds received at the hands OF a
mob who ambushed him near his home
night He was also uncle of the Hlinsbargcr
boys a,id was furnishing the money to defend
them on the charge of the murder Of johnson
The latter il is believed was killed that the
murlerers might get the sl5,o1 insurance on
his life.
The lynching OF Finn and Mouse Rains'ar-
ger is really the result of an old feud that has
II originated in family quarrel great many
years ago, and eliminated last year ia the muir
der of Johnson For this crime the two Rains
bargcrs, Nathaniel and Frank, are, as
already stated, now, in Jail at Marshalltown,
charged with the murder. The ac-
cusston was made by the wife Of
Nate. who is the daughter OF Johnson. Among
the most prominent men III the county who
testified At the preliminary examination was
DIR. Underwood, of Eldoralo His life was
threatened by the gang 4 few days ago ,us
picious movements were dire ,yered 10y party.
upon whom a watch was set II was dlscov-
cred i'll a secret communication with the Rains
bargers. II was finally found that Il plot
was being concocied 10 murder a number
the leading citizens of the county. These
facts developed ouly u day or Two ago The
attempt upon the lives OF Doctors Underwood
and Hicdcnour drove the citizens Ia deslcr-
alton, and the l.ainsbargers having been ar
rested last evening were during the night taken
ont and lynched AS already told Fin wa
partioncd convict charged with murder. The
family and their followers are hard characters,
and have given the peaccablo neighbor-a great
dcal Of trouble. Great excitement prevails.
Pubaic sentiment, however generally approves
the iynching. Its doubtful if any prosecutions
will follow