The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-09-07

A Midnight Picnic.
SHENANDOAH, PAGE Co., IA, Aug. 12.-Abou
Ii O'Clock Friday night mob of about 90
men broke down the doors Of the jail in thi
city, took out Frank Phillips, 4 prisoner com
mitted for trial for al attempt 10 commit al
outrage on the little year old daughter O
Z. D. Pine, prominent hardware merchant o
this place, and after stripping him naked ap
piled liberal coat Of tar and feathers al
over his body. After severe whipping will
heavy whip had been administered he wa
allowed to 20, followed by the crowd, through
| the streets to the jail.
At o'clock this ID orning the Jail wa
again entered BY about dozen masked mel
Who placing rope around the prisoner
| neck, led him forth TO telegraph pole. Afte
being hauled up by the eek and then lower
ed he made full confess ion Of the hideou:
| crime and also admitted having committed
| similar OTenses with several other little girl.
of about the same aye and Of we'll known
families Of this place. On his promise t.
| leave the city never 10 return he was given
| his freedom.
Phillips is very ignorant and british look
ing fellow and did not seem to realize the
enOrmlly OF the Otfenses he had committed.
| de is 70 years old, unmarried and had lived
with his parents here for bout two years il
| the occupation Of drayman.
STILL ANOTHER SENSATION.
AS though this was not enough Of a sensa
ton for small town, at the home of the Gal
lup family consisting of Samuel Gallup and
bis wife, Frank and Charlie, their two sons,
FRANKS wife and some small children fam
lily row was in In progress about O'clock last
night, Frank and Charlie heating the old man,
when f. j. Pine, father Of the little girl whom
Phillips attempted to outrage William Reinig,
q drug clerk and Mr.. Patterson, q Kentucky
went there no trCII n Ura
and to assist In preserving the peace FrankGal-
lup without any prOVOcatiOn or warning adj
vanccd from the house and drawing a revolver
said, what dOyOu want here, take that -
YOU" and fired shot which entered Pines
breast above the heart killing him almost III
stantly.
The men with Pine at once gave the alarm
and IL few minutes at least 500 angry and
excited citizens were at the scene Of the MUIR
der
MILITIA AND CITIZENS DEFIED.
Frank Gallup was known to be desperate
man when aroused and it was deemed best
to call out company Z of the Fifth regiment
state militia to assist In capturing him. On
the arrival of the militia line was form
ed around the Gallup place, which included
a garden containing some trees and shrub
berry.
In a short time Frank Gallup was heard by
one of the guards in the rear of the house
calling from the Ghrubbery in the garden to
his wife in the house. At the same time ola
man Gallup and his wife were assuring those
in front OF the house that their son Frank
was not there but had fled and invited them
TO enter and search the house and satisfy
themselves of the truth Of their statement
Having no suspicion of treachery, Bert
Rice, Dave Campbell, I. E. Patterson, a Chi
cagO travelling man, I. II. Winfry and others
OF the militia company and citizens went in
TO the hoC3e and had searched the cellar and
O1tT1Cr Of TN,ll
peared armed with two revolvers. Dave
Campbell who was unarmed, grappled with
him at the door and received probably fatal
wound in the neck.
Standing over the PROSTATE form of Camp
bell, the desperate reloaded his revolver with
cartridges, handed him by one of the family
IRON within the house, and commenced an
indiscriminate firing upon those inside. His
second shot took effect on T. II. Winfry,
Wounding him in the leg.
THE DESPERATE FINALLY KILLED
Gallup then started to run toward the rear
Bert Rice. Both fired at the same instant.
Kice's shot, 1T seems, did not take effect, but
the shot from Gallup's pistol e1tered Rce's
breast and he died in few moments.
Gallup then encountered Morris Fletcher
another militiaman, who raised his guu under
his arm, he being too close 10 bring it TO his
shoulder, and with the muzzie almost touch
ing GalluPs back, fred. The bullet passed
clear through Gallup's body.
1t was not yet known that Gallup was dead
anu preparations were continued for closer
and to prevent auy further loss
OF life by the trc0chery Of the other members
OF the family, but in a short time Frank Gal
lups wife appeared ald stated that her hus-
band was dead.
Fearing further ireacherv, q rope was
passed to the woman with instructions to mt
1t around his neck. She complied 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 body was dragged through the streets at
the end Of the rope
Old man Gallup and his wife have been ar
rested and sent TO Clarinda 10 stand trial MS
accomplices in the nights terrible deeds F.
}. Pine the murdered man was hardware
merchant Of this place and was very highly
and q member of the knights of
Pythias He leaves young wife and two
children. Bert Rice, the dead militiamau.
lived near lmogene. He was unmarried.
Old man Gallup was wounded in the ARRAY,
but 1t Is not known whether it was at tile
hands OF his son or those on the outside
The Gallup family had had rather an unsay-
DRY reputation.