The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-26

A,srev :. rsann~,n, ~ msrdrr~r a.,
james \. B1nnll.an Ta1Da frsm SAN a
snrrison. Af1-s fruag ~ and shot ~
Death By n1so q iArnrd. Msuns~d .sli
Y Unnnswn C1olnsur-
HAansrox. Ark. Nov. la-There a inuch
excitement here over the lynehing 81 Az
drew J. Nullignn, alias James Page ~
murderer OF James y. Hamilton. sainrda,
night. by mob, who took him from tie
jail and shot him 70 death.
Nulligan was brought here from NAcer
70 avoid lynching. and had been here about
4 week. during All Of which time a gnGra
had been kept II the jail. A. the sheriff
WINS apprised that an attack would b.
made 81 Hamilton's friends IN Harrison
and Macon counties 20 vrcak vengeance
on the murderer.
Between twelve and one O'Clock. ~ a
number Of persons were returning iixM
socicty gathering. and the two guards
were lcisurely strolling around the .af
and cndeavoring 70 keep out from = cold
drizzling rain that was falling constantly
| n number NJ mounted men appeared IN MA
| strcet A reporter chanccd 10 be passiN.
near the jail and was first 70 notice any
! thing uncommon In the street. H. shy
| Ave horscmcn with faces turned toward
! the jail, - IL accommodating; they iAssed
| entirely by. then came back 10 the square
! In which the Jail Is situated and returned
! 70 the street from which they had just
| come. and where they were lost 70 view ia
| the darkness.
Attention was called 70 the men. but rs
nothing more was heard Of them AZ this
time Il was not thou ght necessary 70 raise
the alarm.
After the lapse a abou. en- hour twenty
five or thirty men. heavily armed and wei
mounted. suddenly pounccd upon the lai!
guards. aud captured them without
struggle.
They demanded the Jail keys. and being
told that they were in the POSSESSION 81
tho taller. who was M his homo. iLcy fore
ad the guard 10 accompany them - the
house. where they found aud captured The
taller. and making sure that he had ne
keys with him. took him 70 the jail and o.
dercd him 10 open the door. This he re-
fused 70 DO. but gave up the KEYS p the
mob. who Immediately proceeded 70 crcn
/ the jail and brought out the prisoner Anl-
I ligan.
| About this time. an alarm having been
| sounded from two or three church cclls,
by citizens who Ind learned what was be.
ing done. considerable crowd, among
whom was the sheriff. gathered near ne
iail. but were stood of by the mob ~ho
warned them 10 approach no nearer.
a rope was thrown around the neck Q;
the prisoner. who stood bound hand and
foot in heavy chains. and two horscmer
? taking hold Of il. literally dragged ths
\ miserable wretch. who begged for mercl
az he went down tho Tcllcvilie road-acros'
) Crooked Creek 20 the edge ~ the town
: and about four blocks from the jail wher'
some twenty or thirty more horseme'
awaited them.
Here they threw tho rope over limb Il
) 4 tree that stood near. and as the wretr'
\ | was drawn up they r;di.cd his body Wit
\ bullets and then LET IL fall TO the ground
where Il lay until this morning under
y sbsrifY's guard when the coroncr's inques
y was held. the jury returning verdict
y death by shooting at the hands oi unknow
parties.
Nullican's crime was committed on ~
eod nit He was employed BY Hamilton
q work on a farm. He had been thus en-
y Moved about four months. and was trea
y ed as one Of the family IL any enmits
II cause for II existed between him ana o.
Z employer II has never been made Known
y On the night Of the murder ne lei nan
y ilton's 70 spend the night at neighoor
q While Hamilton lay In his bed asics
ne Mulliran. or Page. as he was then know
g crept into the room. and taking han
tons pistol from where il hung on y
~ wall ehot him through the brain and We
~ hack 10 the neighbcr's He was arresie
: ana confessed the crime. but gave
- credible account Of his motive. which -
- rcrnains n mystery.