The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-08-16

window and emptied shot after shot into the
advancing crowd. Two were killed and two
wounded. Fire the house." some yelled.
The cry was taken up by hundreds of voices.
Gailop still stood at the window, the smok-
ing revolver still in his hand. He yelled def
The door was finally burst open, Gallop
captured, and strung up ON Main street, but
not until four more men had been shot.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
At the home of the Gallop family, consist
ing Of old Samuel Gallop, his wife, Frank
and Charlie. their two sons. Franks wife
and some small children, family row was in
progress. Frank and Charlie were boating
merchant Of this place, VIM Refining, a drug
clerk and Mr.. Patterson. travelling man.
| went to the Gallop house to see what the
trouble yas and assist In restoring peace.
Frank Gallop without any provocation or
warning, advanced from the house and
want here? Take that, d-n YOU" He
fired q shot which entered Pines breast
above the heart, killing him almost instantly.
Those with Pine at once gave the alarm and
| in very few minutes at least 500 angry and
excited citizens were at the scene of the
murder. The excitement grew intense and
the murderer. Frank Gallon was known to
be a desperate man when aroused, and it was
| deemed best to call out Company E of the 5th
regiment, state militia, to assist in capturing
him. On the arrival of the militia ut the
scene line was formed around the Gallop
| some trees and shrubbery, and in a short
time Frank Galiop was heard by one of the
guards in the rear of the house calling from
| the shrubbery in the garden to his wife in the
house. At the same time old man Gall0p and
his wife were assuring those in front Of the
hfNI hat %hnSR
but had fled, and invited them to enter and
search the house and satisfy themselves of
the truth oftheir statements. Having no sus-
picion Of treachery, Bert Rice, Dave Campbell
q. E: Patterson "a Chicago travelling mani,
L. IL. Winfrey and others of the militia
company and citizens went to the house.
They had searched tho cellar and were COM
ing out of it when Frank Gallop appeared
armed with two revolvers. Dave Campbell,
who was unarmed, grappled with him at the
door and received a probably fatal wound in
the neck from the desperado's revolver
bell tho Desperate reloaded his revolver with
cartridges handed him by one of the women
from within the house and commenced an
lndiscrlmlnate tire upon those in sight. His
next shot took effect on T. FL. Winfrey,
wounding him in the leg slightly. He then
started to run toward the rear Of tho house
and encountered militia-man Bert Rice. Both
it seems, did not take effect, but the shot
from Gallop's pistol entered Rice 8 breast and
he died in q few moments. Gallon then en-.
countered Morris Fletcher, another militia
man who raised his gun in his arms, he being
too close to bring it to his shoulder. With
the muzzle almost touching Gallop's back he
fired. Tho ball passed through Gallop's
body.
1t was not yet known that Gallop was dead,
and preparations were continued for closer
investigation and to prevent any further
loss oflife by the treachery of tho other men,
bers Of the family. In u short time Frank
Gal!ops wife appeared and stated that her
husband was dead, but fearing further trench
cry rope was passed to her with instruc-
tons to put it around her husbands neck.
She compiled, and in this manner the body
of the dead desperate was hauled from where
it lay at the rear of the house. Such was the
fury of the mob that the corpse was dragged
through the sreets ut the end of the rope
Old man Gallop and his wife have been ar
rested and sent to Clarinda to stand trial as
accomplices in the nights terrible deeds.