The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-24
A Carnival OF Crime.


The city Of Shenandoah, Iowa. has been In
On upronr ot excitement. On Friday night
Frank Phillips. n drnyman. who had us-
s 81, th" six-y"ar-old daughter of H. j.
l.ihc. prominent merchant was taken from
the Jhsl by n mob vi masked men. who bat
tered the door down. The prisoner at rugglc,
desperately. but his clothes were soon
stripped of, and he was thoroughly tarrc,
the ground, in which condition he was
found by the sheriff. whose appearance
with Il posse put the mob to flight. The
inan was carried back to the Jail and
physirians summoned. While they were en-.
gagged in removing the tar the Jail WINS
nl:ain surrounded. The sheriff surrendered
Phillips without a strngglr. Thcmobdragrc,l
Inn to the street, his hands and feet were,
pinonnl to u lamp post unl the lash an.
Piled until the blood came He uttered fear.
full cries. When the mob got tired of whip.
ping tho prisoner they threw II rupp around
his neck, dragged him. to IL tclcgra nh polc
nnd hauled him into the mir several times
lie was then in half dead condition. and
upm a ms promise to leave town was released.
The next might Mr.. Pine was shot and in.
stantly killed by Frank Gallon, n despcrn,io.
Gallnp csrapcd to his house in the outskirts
OF the city where he was surrounded bv
officers The house was dark. The windows
were all closed and securely fastened and tho
doors were strongly harricadcd While tho
Officers were attempting to effect un en-.
an UPPER window. Two of the officers
were killed and several wounded. Gallon
'sc'i winchester and was plcntifully SUP
Piled with ammunition. The mitjn wci,,
CALLED ont, hut before they arrived the moh
succeeded in capturing Gailop and lynchng
him by hanging Him to IL tree
The dispatches show that three men were
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the first victim was T. J. Pine, father of the
Ittle g,ri who was assaulted, although his
deatl did not grow out oft he trouble with Phil
ups, but from entirely different causes. The
bloody author of today's tragedy. and who
pad the penalty of his devilislncss, having
, strung up by the frcnzicd citizens. was
FRANK ,, inli"p, desperate young character.
whose lnis'iceds had made him notorious in
southwestern Iowa. Gullop and his father
had Inarr.lltd and the young man assnultc,l
the old man. '''''"''''
DrotIier came to the young mans rescue
anu the fat her was receiving a severe bcntin,,
NJ the hands Of his SONS when the cries nt'
tractc,i the ncighbors. Pine and lalfn dozen
other men came to the Gallon house and in.
terfrrrd. Gnllop whipped out II gun and fire., ,
at th"crowd: At the first shot Pine fell dr,,,l.
md before his Mortified companions wcr,
scarcely aware of the tragedy Gallon had fled
from HE scene. ''''' ''o
Friizicd as the people tills were with tllt
rcileinhrancc of the violence of the day l,e
fore tho news, which spread like wild fire. was
enough to collect Il mob of larger nronnr.
IONS hni far greater determination than Ind
tirollEcd the streets the previous ,lay. PIN
was u highly respected merchant md on. al
The foremost citizens of Shenandoah, nn,l
i"ivrsa wife aud two children. Senrcl,il,r
pifths, three or four lH.raOns in each rruIn
LUZ unhhn 'i""hthc streets without Il leader,
nut with til" on" Thought upMrnost In Nm.
minds off every "ne-to find the hiding ploc.
VI inc misrr'int and wreuk summary yenu..
ance upon him. "s''
suddenly ~ shout went up. Galloplad lre,,
!on''h r"h'i.lcl in Il house just lnick Of the
telegraph office. rush WAS Ina,lcfor His l,itln,,
pl,rr' but he young dcslmr,ido stood nj tbc
window and cinplicl shot after shot into the
hdHnIrng crowd. Two were killed and two
W, Fire the house." some yclled
ne cry WINS taken up by hundreds of voircs
na''"P stu stood at the window. the sinai.
ing revolver still in his hand. lie yeIle,i dn,;
anuiy At the crowd and then disn pDcnr,d
me door wils finally burst oI,en. Uni,nn
captured, and strung up on Main st,ect I'M
not until four more men Ind h,cu uLnt '"'
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
AZ the home of the Gallon family. consist.
ing o. old Samuel Gallop, his wife. Franz
anu Charlie. their two sons, Frank's wifi.
and some small children, a family row wo vim
progress. Frank and Charlie were bont;n,
the old man when +. j. Pine. n bardunrss
msrcho1t Of this place, WIN. Refining n Irno
clerk, cid 9f. Patterson, q travsiinss S:Ss