Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
JUDGE LYNCH.
Bad Men Who Died by Mob Vic.
lence.


16-Moncrfef, a negro, near Atlanta Gin. as
sault. w.
1.-two brothers named Halves at Flagstaff.
29.Rlcbard Wood dragged to death by q
masked horseman at LenvenwOrth.
30-Ludlow Cornish at Springfield, Ky; muir
der.
aEIrin Blocker, q negro youth, at San Mar
cos. Texas; attempted outrage
murder A1-'''
1v-Wm jackson at Falmouth, Ky. murder,
lo,Wm Hardy Of Troy. Tenn; MURDER At
Lordsburg, New Mexico, VIM Dodge alias
4one-Ear" Dodge, desperate and horse.thief '
APRIL.
5-John H. Mckenzie at Corning, Iowa.
5-Four negroes-Giles Good, Bailey Bowdle,
Prindle Thompson. and Nose Lipscomb-at
Iorkville. S. c.; murder
:. lO-At Ripley. Miss, murderer named Will
hanson.
l1-Joseph Arnold. horse-thiei, at Sargent.
Neb. s'''
A-Johu Thomas at Union City, Tenn; bru-
tally assaulted q coored child
ia negro named Hite, in Union County,
2o-Threo negroes named Sylvester. brothers,
near Proctor, VIVA; thievery.
Richard Goodwin and Grace Blanton, me-
gro incendiaries. ut Floyd, La
"a colored youth at Williamstown, N. c. (;
criminal assault
1.-Two colored mon ANDREW NIcGeehe and
}. b. Walker) shot to death at Willis Texas, for
2l-Andrew Springer at Powhatan Ark. as.
sault upon q woman.
3l--In Crawford County, Ind, two brothers.
Walter and Charles Davis; assault on q young
girl.
sW. L. Washington. colorod, near Mans
field, La: attempted assault
2-Peter Betters, colored, at Jamestown
Ohio; murderous assault "Dago Joe a half
breed, noar Austin Miss.
N--1n St. Mary's County, Maryland, Benz.
OF tod r,,tro
23--James NJ. Webb, wife poisoner. ut KOS
ciusko, Miss.
Sat Caperton, W. Va, Lol1y Robinson killed
Charles Williams, his wife's paramour, and was
NJ RsiiY s SnfSese at Dallas,
Oregon.
John Christianson at Peru. Ind
7-John Thomas noero, at Union City, Ky. I;
criminal assault. At Nelson, Neb.. a farmer
named Conrad; robbed and murdered neigh
Dor.
l9.Wm. johnson, murderer, run down by
blood hounds ct Mineola Texas.
murder. George Washington, at Missis sppi
|, City, Miss F; criminal assault
2S--Reuben Cole in Surry County, Va. color
21--Reuben Hudson, colorod. at Redan, Ga. I:
assault.
AUGUST
4--Goorge Evans at Greenwood, Miss.
5--Boyd Martin in Sunlower County, Nfissis-
sippi.
7-Thos. Scott at oak Ridge, Ark.
8--Chas. Williams, at Logan G. H.. w. Va.
johannes Reynolds, tramp, near Alton,
Iowa. a. sault.
11--Dan Pleasant at Franklin. La. murder.
Celery White lcoloreD ut Valentine, Neb. !:
assault.
25--Eugene Hairston at Greensboro, N. C. !;
assault.
SEPTEMBER.
3-Charios Colman at Flemingsburg, KY;
assault.
l4-Joseph Dixon at Ouray, Colo
OCTOBER.
11-Five bandits who had abducted and were
holding for ransom wealthy citizen OF Starr
County, Texas captured AID strung up.
14-Dan Cunningham, George Duff, Jr, Robt.
Duff and Jake Coon, nlelnborS OF robber gang,
near Sissonville, w. Va.
20-On the banks of tho Arkansas River, in
Indian Territory, battle between Bud Train
or gang of outlaws and vigilance committee
resulted in the killing OF eight OF the vigiants;
the outlaws lost fifteen. Perry King and Drew
Green at Winnsborough, La.
pianos Green, at Delphi. Ind.
NOVEMBER.
5-George Hart, Mt Waverley Ala.
1.-Two negroes burned at the stake in Dale
County, Alabama; assault.
1.-Two unknown tramps in Pike County,
Missouri assault.
GUS assault.
26-lrank McCutcheon ia Mexican at Oak
dale Cal. incerdinris,n.
Michael o'Brien, at Aiamosa, Cal f; fol-
onous assault.
}--At Charleston, Miss, Monroe Harris, Joe
Iribble, and Charles Taylor attempted muir
der
adam Charles, Andy Miller, and William
Smith, near Rivers, Tenn. criminal assault.
la--George Green, cattle thief, at Fleming
1$-Uick Hines and Charley Metz at Dade
City, Fla. felonioll5 assault.
l7--John Porter. at Qutman. Ga, assault.