Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-08-18
A BLOODY NIGHT IN IOWA.

a BLOODY NIGHT IN IOWA.
Citixens Interfere with Frank Gallup
While He Is Beating His Father at
Shenandoah. Ia.-He Fires Upon Them,
killing Two Men, and Wounding Sever-
ri Others-He Il, In Turn Riddled with.
Bullets, and His Dead Body Dragged
Through the Streets.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 3-Southwestern
Iowa and Eastern Nebraska has furnished.
two of the most thrilling and sensational
tragedies ever known in the history Of
those sections. The town of Shenandoah.
the county seat Of Page County,
has just passed through a. scene Of
terrible excitement growing out Of the
attempted outrage of the 6-year-old
daughter Of F. J. Pine by Frank Phillips
and the subsequent treatment accorded to
him by a mob of 200 men-which broke
open the jail, took Phillips out, stripped
him, applied tar and feathers, thrashed
him with big black-snake whip,
was rescued by officers, again taken
from Jail, when he became defiant
and sWore vengeance, this time being
strung up to a telegraph pole and only re-
: leased on confessing his crime and prom
ising to leave town-all this was still fresh
in the minds of the people at Shenandoah
when they were Mortified by still more
terrible occurrence and far more deadly in
its results.
The author of Saturday IS bloody tragedy,
by whom two men were killed and two
wounded, and who paid the penalty Of his
devilishness, having been strung up by
frenzled citizens, was Frank Gallup
desperate young character whose misdeeds
had made him notorious in Southwestern
Iowa
Saturday Gallup and his half witted
brother had been drinking, and early in
the evening went to their fathers house,
just across the street from Frank Gallup,s.
and a quarrel ensued. The old man was
badly pounded His cries for help brought
crowd of citizens to the rescue, F. j.
Pine among them. Frank Gallup went
out to meet them and without a word of
warning deliberately shot Pine. The others
he'd, and gathering crowd of armed citi-
Zens returned to the house. Gallup's father
told them his son had escaped. Pine was
conveyed to the Delmonico Hotel The mill
tia was called out, and kilograms describing
the outlaw sent in all directions. After a
short time it was learned that Gallup had
not escaped, but was concealed in his
fathers house. This news took crowd of
100 men, including militia Company E,
Iowa National Guards, to the house Of the
old man. Gallup, who had joined the crowd,
declared that Frank was not in the
house. The crowd hesitated as if
at loss what course to pursue
when T. E. Patterson, travelling salesman
for R. P. Smith & Son, of Chicago,
stepped out and asked that a peace
officer deputize a posse to search the
house, and offered to lead them. Old man
Gallup said: Gentlemen, you have my
permission to search the house, where
upon Patterson armed himself with
revolver, took lantern, and in company
with one of the guards started for the
house. David Campbell who was un-
armed, accompanied them, against Patter-
sons protest. Patterson went into the Gel
lar through an outside door,
and, after making complete
search, returned, saying that ''all
was clear down there" He had
scarcely uttered the words when Gallup,
armed with two revolvers, sprang from
side window to the porch, and selzing
Campbell by the throat, placed revolver
against his head and said: You are after
me, are you?" Campbell attempted to
push the revolver aside, but was shot in
the back of the neck and fell in his tracks.
Standing over Campbell's body Gallup
began shooting right and left into the
crowd, taking deliberate aim at the near
est man. The next man shot was Bert
Rice, who was just bringing his gun into
position. Rice shot, but without effect.
He had just fallen when Patterson jumped
from the cellar and leveled his revolver at
Gallup. Gallup was ready for him, and
both weapons flashed simultaneously. Gal
lup's shot whistled just past Patterson's
head and struck T. H. Winfrey, milkman,
IN the right leg.
AT this juncture the shooting was rapid
and lively. Gallup's mother came out and
gave him more cartridges, and in going
bsck she ran against one of the guards,
young boy named Moroni Fletcher,
knocking him down. Gallup, seeing
himself hard pressed, started to run.
AS he passed young Fletcher, who was
just staggering to his feet, Fletcher
gave it to him from the left side, having
barely time to swing the musket around
and shooting off hand. The ball struck
Gallup in the left arm passed through his
body and right arm, and on through the
side of the house. Fletcher did not tell
the crowd that he had killed him
for several minutes after he had dis
appeared. The crowd waited and watched.
Ga1lnp's wife finally appeared ard told
them her husband was dead But fear.
ing further treachery from the family,
they refused to take her word for
it until the end of a rope that was
passed to her was fastened about his
neck. Then with wild cheers the crowd
ran down the main street, dragging
the naked body through the dirt to the
city hall, where it was left on the floor
After caring for the dead and wounded
o,1-+ -
old man, but he had escaped and left town.
His wife was arrested and placed in the
city Jail.
At s o'clock Sunday morning Samuel
Gallup was brought to town by farmer
named jeff Williams, living mile south
Of town. He had permitted the old man to
take refuge in his barn. Shortly after he
was placed in the jail with his wife
crowd collected about the building that
somewhat threatened the safety of the
prisoners necks. They were therefore
taken by the sheriff and his deputies to
Clarinda and placed in the county Jail
A coroner's inquest has been held over
the remains Of F. J. Pine, Bert Rice and
Frank Gallup, bnt no particulars differing
from the above were given. F. j. Pine
the first victim, was a prominent hard.
ware merchant here, and was univer
sally respected. He leaves young wife
and two children. His remains will
be taken to his old home at Galesburg, Ill.
under an escort Of the Knights OF
Phythias Bert Rice, the militiaman, was
q yonng man well known and respected in
the community. His death is greatly la
mented. David Campbell, who is an ole
resident. is still living, though his recovery
IS con sidered doubtful.