Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-06
THE NATION.
Lynching of a Missouri
Murderer,
RUMoRs OF AN APACHE RAID.
A River Steamer ExplOsion-St
Louis Yelled Prophets Parade
Eastern Political News.

.speeial to the Heartd by The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, october 5.-R. P. Wallace, the
murderer of the Logan family of five per
sons-fatber, mother and three childr en-
was taken from the jail at Steeleyille las
night by q mob and lynched.
friday morning, october 1st, mob gained
entrance to the jail, seized Wallace, dragged
him from his cell and strung him up. He
was cut down after being allowed to hang
for short time. In order that confession
might be forced from him. He refused to
own up to the crime, and before the crowd
could hang him up again the Sheriff gained
possession OF him and hurried him back to
his cell. Last night, however, a second and
more successful attempt was made to mete
out justice to the murderer. A mob OF
about one hundred men quietly gathered
around the jail at midnight and demanded
entrance OF the jailer. This was refused
and the mob battered down the doors. Wal
lace, was awakened from his sleep ard
dragged out by the infuriated mob to whom
he protested his innocence. The mob then
produced rope, one end of which they
placed around the murderers neck. Inc
other end was thrown over the nmo OF q
tree near the Jail. Strong hands grasped
the rope, and Wallace's body swung in the
air. In few minutes he was a. corpse.
The mob then dispersed and the 1ali oficers
cut him down and took possession OF the
body.
Rumors of a New Apache Raid.
WASHINGTON, October 5.-No official con-
firmation of the report that a Few Apache
raid Is in progress has been received at the
War Department. The report is not con-
sidered improbable, as Mangus, who is
said to be at the head of the party, was lost
sight of by the people about year ago.
He was the 200 or 800 miles south of the
Mexican line. Six other Apaches disap-
peared with him. 1t has been since re-
ported that Mangus was dead, but this Is
not known to be a fact.
Explosion of a M ssissippi River
steamer.
CHICAGO, october 5.-A special to the
Inter Ocean from St. Louis, says; The
steamer La Mascotte exploded her boilers
at noon to-day, killing large number OF
people.
The Daily Nc,os' Cairo, Illinois special
says: The d ssster occurred at Apple
Creek, six miles below Grand Tower, and
that after the explosion the steamer
bHrned She OUS was less than ninety days old,
land & Perkins, Evansville.
Reports of the accident are very meager.
A full list of the killed and wounded can
not be obtained. The tow boat Eagle was
explosion took place and rendered valuable
assistance, rescuing all who were left
alive. The Eagle took twenty-five persons
to Cape Girardeau. No list of the passen.
gers could be obtained as the register
was lost and the excitement was so
intense among the surviving officers that
no one could tell who was on board. Among
the lost are known to be Judge Hsger and
wife, Mrs KDeigher and daughter, Christ.
Kneigher, VIM. H. Wheeler and two child
rem, and Fritz Land, all of Cape Girardeau
Charles Ansel (colOred), two chambermaids
and an unknown lady with two children.
The bodies of the last three and one cham
bermaid we're recovered and taken to Cape
Girardeau, on the Eagle. ]. r. Perkins. clerk,
Miss yuda Rabich, Cape Girardeau, and
First Engineer Porter are supposed to be
lost. Out of a crew of twenty four fourteen
were saved and the total loss of life is
placed at between eighteen and twenty
two. Those known to be badly injured are
Lena Buchanan. daughter of Geo. Buchan.
Mate; Among the saved are Capt J.
James V. Donahue. Pilot; J. ].
Harlan, Second Clerk; and d. G.
Msnez. second engineer. The La
Mascotte was new boat having. been built
by Evansville, Ind, parties during the past
summer at a cost of about $33 900, and es-
pecially designed for the packet
trade between st. Louis and Cape
Guardian. The patronage achieved
was more than satisfactorI. the steamer
making two weekly trips with heavy loads
of passengers and freight Capt. Thomp-
son considered her remarkably fast. She
left St. Louis at O'Clock Monday evening.