Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-03
LYNcH.lAW IN MINNESOTA.
The Murderer OF Marshal Convey
Hanged by a Mob at Detroit City

Two houses of ill-fame have tcstered for
the past few months just outside oil the CITY
limits, and bitter feud has existed between
the runners for the rival houses. This teud
eliminated Wednesday with the result oil
the death of the faithful City Marshall Oon-
yey, of Detroit City, MINI. A row occurreu
between Howard, alias Eoomer' ana
Reidy. alias Big Red, and Burns, alias NC
Cormick. alias Frank Bennett, ana one
other gambler. about the different women
aud Reddy fred at Burns, VINO droppeu'
and Convey, thinking he mad oeeh suo''
iua,ped in on Reddy, who wheeled ana shot
Convey at short range. Convey put MS
hand 10 his breast, when man named Nor
cross, who had Just come up with livery
team asked Convey if he was shoL convey
replied Yes" and turning round, droppeo'
A crowd gathered around and doctors were
called, but their Investigations only pro'eu
that he was shot directly in the heart anu
| had died whom he dropped. heuuy Ian
away during the excitement but was aiteI'
ward caught, while trying To communicate
with his mistress, by two men, named Os-
tor and Zoutleet, part of posse which hah
baen organixed by citizens and frlends Oh
Convey and directed TO watch the u'Ne'
| Ex-Constable NOrcrOss within twenty hi'n-
utes after the shooting had seven Teams ou' ;
and teIegraphed to all points contiguous 10
| Detroit The Minneapolis detectives nave
had occasion to spot the murderer on TWO or
three separate occasions when IN Mlnheap-
oils He was never known here by any oth'
er name than .Reddy," and that he was
had man from Kansas City. His reputation
wa, chiefly that of gambler, with osu
temper when in liquor. He is man weigh
ing over 900 pounds and wears heavy mus
tache.
| BIG RED LYNCHED.
All day gangs of citizens thronged tne
sidewalks, and men were on The wa'ch
around the Court house to see that hed
was not spirited away by the sherif 10 an
other county. The evening train brought
. nearly 100 people from surrounding to"ns'
As the clock struck 8, lights in every saloon
went out. At 10 o'clock the silence was
broken by the clang of the bell Of the engine
house. and the doors of the Court House
| were SurfOuuutu Dy d NiO"N' 49, -
, m1 with Landkerchiefs tied over tneir
faces. A few heavy blows from sleuge
, and the rear door fell and the wiodow-irons
: were knocked into splinters, and nothing
, but the sheet-iron cells were between the
mob and their victim. Red was IN PLAN
view and begged the crowd to Shoot ou'
they paid no attention to him. A deiay oc
y Cured here, as the leaders had everything
( provided except the necessary light 10 SCI
: how TO work. Sheriff Pinny, who Is
e small man, struggled hard, but was over
e powered and the keys were taken ava!
0 from him. The mob now became lmpatien
at their slow progress, as matches dld no
q last long. One of the hardest struck at tn'
sheriff with a chair. but cooler maj
stopped the blow and the striker fel owe
e into tub. The sheriff az this stage, seeinI
z that il was impossible to save the man, sen
!, for aus deputy and handed over the Keys
o One turn of the key, wild rush, and "Bi
e Red with a rope round his neck an
twenty men at the other end, started on nj
last earthly run. The leaders dragged mir
q a full quarter of mile TO a grove OF trees
:. followed by 500 men on the dead run, an
le on arriving there nimble youth climbed
J. tree, and the poor wretch, without praye
or good word, was pulled up. As soon
j. the rope was fast dozen revolver shot
d were fired into has body. Twenty minute
:. :. later the town seemed deserted. The 5;
n, looms have not reOpened.