New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-06-30
4 MINNESOTA LYNcHING.
Village Msrs11al Convey of Detroit MUIR
derod by William Kelleher, Alias s.Big
Rod',-A Mob Breaks into the Jail Takes
tho Murderer .Autto a Grove and Strings

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derod by William Kelleher, Alias ..Big
Red',,-A Mob Breaks into the Jail Taxes
tho Murderer .taut-to q Grove and Strings
Him Up.
Detroit (Bsekerg o-1 Special 23d.-Joh
Convey, marshal OF this village, was In
stanly killed by >a-shot through the heart
fred by a gambler and runner of a house OF
Ill fame named William Kelleher alias
big Red. " at 1880 o'clock this morning. A
row between gamblers had been in prog
ress all the evening, end hard blows had
been exchanged. Finally a number of
them were standing insfront of the Masonic
block, when big Red" drew his revolver
and shot at an0ther gambler named Frank
Bennett, who quickly lodged and the shot
struck the sidewalk. Marshal Convey,
who was standing near, started for Big
Red,' who as quick as he saw the move
ment brought up his sell cocker and fired
at Convey. Convey threw up his hands
and exclaimed, '.ay God, q m shot!' and fell.
''Bis Red'' ran around TIE corner and dis
appeared before the astonished spectators
could realize what had happened. Doctors
were called, but Convey never breathed
after he dropped. County attorney Brown,
Sheriff Phinney axad Constable Norcross
were aroused and a reward OF 5000 being
offered kilograms were sentrin all directions
and parties detailed to sconr the country.
Messrs. Foster and Bontel, who had been
detailed to watch Reds house, while pa
trolling discovered their man. s,sleep in the
brush, captured him and locked him up in
jail At 10 a. m. Corezler Hanson empan-
elled jury, consisting OF some. OF the best
citizens, who, after hearing the direct evil
dence and doctors report OF the port NOR
tenn examination, brought virdict that
the deceased came to his death by a shot
fired by William Kelle}ser, with malice
mother live in Rochester, Mimi. and a tele-
gram being sent there they answered to
send the remains to Rochester, whiesl will
be done. Convey was unmarried, but ell
gagged to an estimable young lady lGying
south OF town.
All day gangs OF citizens have thronged
the sidewalks talking in quiet, but earnest
tones, and men were on the watch around
She court house to see that Red is not
spirited away by the sheriff to another
county, the sheriff fearing lynching. A
surrounding towns came in. Every one
conrersed in quiet tones, and no noise or
confusion was heard. AS the clock struck
the lights in every saloon went out. Alto
O'Clock the silence was broken by the clang
OF the large bell OF the engine house, and in
less time than it takes to chronicle it the
three doors to the court house were sur
rounded by a crowd led by few men with
handkerchiefs tied over their faces. 4 few
heavy blows from a sletlge and the rear
door fell and the window irons knocked in
to splinters the inside door, and
nothing but the sheet iron cells
were between the mob ard their
victim. Red was in plain view and beg
ged the crowd to shoot, but they paid no
attention to him. A delay occurred here,
as the leaders had everything provided cx-
cept the necessary light to see how to W ork
Sheriff Phinney, who is a small man, strug
ged hard, but was verpowered. The mob
now became impatient at their slow prog
ress, as the matches did not last long. One
OF the hardest workers struck at the sheriff
with chair, but cooler man stopped the
blow, and the striker fell over into tub
The sheriff, at this stage, seeing that it was
impossible to save the man, sent for his dep
uty and handed over the keys. One turn Of
the lock, wild rush, and big Rod" with
rope around his neck and twenty men at
the other end, started on his last earthly
run. The leaders dragged him :, full quar-
ter OF a mile to a grove OF trees, followed by
500 men on the dead run, and on arriving
a nimble youth climbed q tree, and the
poor wretch, without a prayer CT good
word, was pulled up. As soon as the 70 pc
was fast q dozen revolver shots were fired
whether there was much life in him when
he was carried along that part OF the time he
was dragged rather than ran. Twenty
minutes later the town see med deserted