Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-12-23
EASTERN NEWS.
MuSSGll, the Murderer Of Daniel
ChTiSiman, Hanged by a MOD.
a NASHVILLE PREACHER BEING HUNTED BY
AN ANGRY CROWD.
Two Men Blown Into the Air BY the
Explosion of a Boiler.
WV. ELL!EaswoRTE AND JACK CASSIDY
T!azT WITH SKIN GLOVES.
a Stay Of Proceedings Asked Tor IN the
kc2uade Case.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.l
Cnristmanss Murderer Hanged by
"a Nob.


n Mob.
CMCINNATI, Dec. PA Greencas-
tie, Indiana, dispatch says: William
| Mussell, the murderer OF Daniel
Christman, at Eaton, Ohio, on the 18th
instant, was arrested here and admit
ted his identity, and that he had
worked for Christman, but denied the
crime. He is to be sent to Eaton to-
day.
A special from Eaton, Ohio, says
that Mussell arrived there about noon
and created the widest excitement.
The officers got him quickly into .
carriage and drove rapidly to the Jail,
but found there a crowd OF 500 men,
yelling, "kill him; shoot him." A
rush was made for the prisoner, but
the officers drew their revolvers and
kept the mob back. Another effort to
get him was made after Mussell was
placed in Jail, but it failed for lack OF
organization. The crowd fingers about
the Jail.
The lynching of Mussell was fully
determined and all the details arranged
this afternoon. At a meeting held
this afternoon in this city, to which
only trusted men were admitted, and
which was made up of the heaviest
taxpayers and best men of the place,
four of the best friends of the Sheriff
were detailed to peacefully call on him,
at the proper time, and hold him a
prisoner. Cold chisels, sledges, and a
rope were provided. Soon after Z
O'Clock the Sheriff was captured and
held a prisoner in a woodshed. Then
the party with tools started for the jail
followed by a hooting crowd. The Jail
doors were soon broken, and the lead
ers were quickly in MusselPs cell. He
answered to his name, but when asked
if he killed Christman he denied it.
He refused to talk further than to say,
"If you are going to hang me be quick
about it," The men sent for some
one to identity him, and this being
done, the rope was put on his neck,
and he was led to the electric
light tower in the principal part
OF the town, where he was
aRdll gwen all opportunity W
confess. He declared his innocence,
and asked hat his body be buried,
and that his coat and letters be given
to his wife. The leader then gave the
order to pull the rope, n end of
which had been thrown over a beam
of the tower, and was in the hands of
several stalwart men. Just then a
call for silence was made, and a hush
fell over the crowd, in expectation of
a confession, but Mussell again said
he was innocent. "Pull the rope"
was the order, and in an instant Mus
sells body was dangling in the air.
At this sight the crowd gave vent to
it's delight by hand clapping and
cheers. The body was left hanging
an hour, during which time
hundreds OF women and children gath
cred about to see it. 1t was then cut
down and given to the undertaken
Mussell's crime was the killing of
Daniel Christman, an aged and res
pected farmer living near Eaton, and
the attempted killing of Mrs. Christ
man on the night oil December 7.
Mussell had been employed that day
by Christman to do some work, and
after going to bed at night got up and
went out. Christman becoming anx-
ious went out after him. Mrs. Christ
man then saw Mussell strike her hus-
band dead with an axe. He came to the
house, and beating her to insensibility,
robbed the house of q few dollars, set
the bed on fire and fled. Mrs. Christ
man recovered, put out the fire and is
still living.
A Minister With a Bad Character
Gets into ~ Row.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 22.-For
some months past the First Colored
Baptist Church OF this city has been
involved in a bitter quarrel, which
arose primarily from the calling of X.
T. Huffman, of Louisville, to the pastor
ate. The intelligent part of the con-
gregation opposed calling him, on ac-
count OF his bad character in Louis
| vile, but we're overruled and Huffman
came. He was Don accused of inn
proper conduct toward women of the
church, and several laid their shame
at his door. He had an unaccountable
influence owe the ignorant portion OF
the congregation, however, and man
aged to hold on. 1t was announced
that he would preach on r~attlesnakes
Sunday night, and as this was con-
strued as personal to his enemies, y
large congregation gathered for a row
He however postponed the sermon I'M
til tonight. The church tonight was
packed with Huffman's armed adher.
ents, and an angry mob surged out.
side the building. Huffman, on the
advice Of his friends, did not preach
his rattlesnake sermon. AS he left the
mob surged toward him madly. He
drew two pistols and fired both into
the crowd, but no one in it is known
to be injured. The shots were re-
turned, and Huffman fled to the
church. He escaped through a back