Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-13
FRANK GALLUP's CRIMES.
He Murders Two 1Ien aud Fatally Wounds
Another The Assassins Bead Body
Dragged Through the Streets.


Dragged Through the Streets.
SHENANDOAH, Ia, Aug. 13-Great excite
ment still prevails here over the terrible
tragedies o6 Saturday night Hundreds Of
people are still coming to the city from the
surrounding country by special trains 10
visit the scene of the conflict. Continued
streams Of people have been passing all day
to and from the Old Gallup residence to view
the body Of the dead murderer as it lay in
the city fire engine house
At the home Of the Gallup family, consist
ing Of old Samuel Gallup, his wife, Frank
and Charlie, their two sons Franks wife and
some small children, family row was in
progress about o'clock Saturday evening.
Frank and Charlie were beating the old man,
when J. Pine, hardware merchant Of this
place, William Reinig, drug clerk, and
Mr.. Patterson, a travelling man, went to the
Gallup house to see what tho trouble was
and TO assist in restoring peace.
Frank Gallup, without any provocation or
warning, advanced from the house, and,
drawing revolver, said:
~What do you want herei Take that,
d you"
He fired a shot which entered Pinasi breast
above the heart. killing him almost instantly.
Those with Pine at once gave tho alarm,
and in a very few minutes at leass 500 angry
and excited citizens were at the scene OF the
murder. The excitement grow so intense
that dire threats of vengeance were made
against the murderer. Frnnk Galup was
known to be a desperate man whea aroused
and il was deemed best to oail out company
Z of the Fifth regiment state militia to assist
in capturing him. On the arrival OF the
militia at the scene q line was formed around
the Gallup place, which included gardea
containing some trees and shrubbcry. Ia a
short time Frank Gallup was heard by one
of the guards in the rear Of the house calling
from the shrubbery in the gaFdea bs his wife
| in the house At the saIh6' time old man
I Gallup and his wife were assuring those in
| front Of the house that their son Frank was
not there, but had fed, aud iDvited them to
enter and search tie house and satisfy them
selves Of the trrsh o, their siatenents
Having no suspicion Of treachery, Bert
Rice Dave Campbell, I. f. Patterson, a
! Chicago travelling man, T. II. Winfrey and
others Of the military company and citizens
went TO the house. They had searched tho
cellar and were coming out of it when Frank
| Guliup appeared, armed with two revolvers.
4 Dave Campbell, who was unarmed, grappled
with him at the door, and received pr0ba-
! bly, fatal wound in tho neck from the des-
I perado's pistol.
Standing over the PROSTATE form Of Camp
/ bell, the desperate reloaded his revolver with
cartridges handed him 10y one Of the womea
I from within the house and commenced an
indiscriminate fire upon those inside His
next shot took effect on Il. FL Winfrey
wounding him in the leg slightly. He then
started to run toward the rear Of the house
and encountered Militiaman Bert Rice. Both
fired almost at the same instant Rice's shot
it seemed, did not take effect, but the shot
from Gullup's pistol entered Rice's breast
and he died in a few moments.
Gallup then encountered Morris Fletcher
another militiaman, who raised his gun under
his arm, he being too close to bring it to his
shoulder With the muzzle almost touching
Gollup's bac'- he fired The ball passed
clear through Gallups body. It was no
yet known that Gallup was dead, and prepa
rations were continued for a closer investi
CATION, and to prevent any further loss o.
life by the treachery of the other mombsr
Of the family.
In short time Frank Gallups wife ap
peared and stated that her husband wa
dead, but fearing further treachery a rop,
was passed to her with instructions to put i
around his neck. She complied. aud in thi
manner the body Of the dead desporado wa
hauled from where it lay at tho rear Of thl
house. .~--
Such was the fury Of the mob that th
corpse was dragged through the streets
the end OF the rope. Old man Gallup ant
his wife have been arrested and sent {,
Clarinda to stand trial as accomplices in th
nights terrible deeds.
J. Pine, the first murdered man, was ,
hardware merchant of this place, very highly
respected and member Of the Knights o
Pythias He leaves a young wife and tw,
little children.
Bert Rice, the dead militianan, lived near
Imogene. He was unmarried
Old man Gallup was wounded In the ARRAY
but it is not known whether it was at Ia.
hands Of his son or of outsiders The Gallul
family has resided at the PIaos about eigh
years, and has had rather an unsaVory repu
/ tation.
Three Men Drowzed.