St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-26
A MOB CHECKMATED.
Lockwood, the Murderer of the Daughter
OF Farmer Randall of Connecticut,
Hangs Himself.
And Thus Prevents 1900 Irate Farmers
From Launching Him Into
Eternity.
A Chicago Lady Robbed of $1,000 in
Money and Diamonds on a
Crowded Street.
M1screants Fire Into Mississippi
Tratn--An Unprovoked MUIR
der in Pennsylvania.
Lockwood Hangs Himself.

Lockwood Hangs Himself.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, July 25.-AH last
night crowds of men and boys slept in the
woods or secured around in the thick under
brush and high trees that surround the open
field near Farmer Randalls house in the
town OF Morris. Fifty men came from
Plume 81 Atwoods shop in Thomastown
yesterday, and 100 more came over with
crowds of men from Watertown, larry
town, Bethlehem and Litchfield, making
altogether motley army of $500 men,
armed with guns. pistols. swords, and In
fact, every conceivable variety of weapon.
They brought their food with them, and the
farmers house was turned into storehouse.
This morning the crowd started through
the patch of woods that have been
vainly searched for the past three days
to find Lockwood. The boys were in
the mems way, so they were sent back, but
in skirmishing around on the side where
the largest number of the searchers We're,
three of them suddenly came upon Lock
wood. He hung from rotten limb OF
small chestnut tree, strung up by rope
which had been stolen from JOhnston'S
barn with a pailfull of food the day before.
AS soon as the boys saw him they set up a
shout, and as if by magic and OF one COM
mon accord the whole 1,500 men cOnverged
to the place where the murderer hung. 1t
looked like vast army of battle-Stalned
veterans marching over the hills. Ihe
body was cut down and was carried out into
a large field. There it lay while man after
man came up to look at the murderers
stifened form and rigid features. The
crowd had more Subdued air than would
be expected Of a mob of men who had been
spending two days hunting for the man
who lay stetched at their feet with the
avowed determination of stringing him up
to the nearest tree.
THE BODY WAS BAREHEADED
and was dressed in blue overalls, rubber
boots and workman's jumper of dull
gray color. When the 1850 spectators had
satiated themselves with gazing at the body
it was carried into barn, and the rope,
which was tied in a knot under the left ear,
was siezed upon by relic hunters, but the
presence of the coroner restrained many of
them. Lockwood's reason for remain
ing in the neighborhood was
probably that he was morbidly
attached to his victim and could not bear
to leave the place where her body lay.
He could easily have got away had he
started through the woods the night after
the murder. He soon got out of food. and
when he saw George Johnston leave his
home for the funeral he darted in after
food. He found a pail full OF cake, one
and one-half pounds of cheese and six
pounds of mutton. The fact that he was
so quick in taking advantage of his oppor-
tunity to make
FOOD RAID
| strengthens the belief that he was never
more than mile or two from the house,
roaming around in the woods, climbing up
a tree when closely pursued and watching
! his pursuerS from his airy perch as long as
they were in sight. If Lockwood had not
been found to-day regular old time slave
hunt style of chase would have
been instituted tomorrow. Yesterday the
question in all directions was Have you
a bIoodhound?" and one was &C tually on
its way to Morris. The question whether
was saved the trouble of tying the knot is
a mooted question. Those who think he
was lynched say it was very remarkable
that the whole searching party should have
been concentrated within half a mile OF
where his body was
FOUND HANGING.
especially as they all were so near the
house and that would seem about the last
place for a murderer to hide-the scene OF
his awful crime. 1t is now notorious that
the people who were looking for him did
not intend to spare him, and that bullet
or ropes end would have certainly saved
Connecticut a long and costly trial.
On the other hand, those who say
that he took his own life turn
this last fact to their own advantage. fol
they say Lockwood no doubt saw that all
his pursuers were armed and that they
were Infatuated at him. Hence what more
natural than that, finding escape impos-
sible, ended his own life? Deputy Sheriff
Goodsell had charge of the
hunt and he would have been
careful to see that no Iynching was done if
he could have helped it, and in any case il
might have been uncomfortable for those
who were implicated in it. The body was
found hanging from limb fifteen feet
above the ground, tied by a short rope.
Lockwoods neck was broken.
THE MURDERED GIRL.
Miss Matte Randall, scarcely Is years old
was found dead by her mother near her home
at Morris Thursday noon, with bullet hole
in her breast. By her side lay mans hal
and rifle. Suspicion was directed to Charlie:
| Lockwood, who was last seen in her com
pany and to whom the hat ant
rifle belonged. Lockwood was a far
mer and employed by the girls father
one of the best known and respected farmer.
of Morris. The girl was a great favoritt
with all her acQuaintances and was the bell,
of the little village. She was thrown mucf
into the company of Lockwood, and he ap
peared much attached to her. They wer,
seen together at the place where Miss Ran
dall's body was found just before the murder
Lockwood soon disappeared and band @
citizens began vigorous search for him.
A Daring Robbery.