Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-12
MOB kULE AND MURDER.
IOWA CITIZENS SET ASIDE THE LAW
AND COURTS,

And Work Their. VIII on an Imprisoned
Wretch-Then II Desperate Follows suit
and the Result Is a Double Murder and
the Violent Death of the Murderer
Other Criminal Items.
SHENANDOAH la, Aug. l3-Great ex-
citement still prevails here over a terribly
tragedy Saturday night Hundreds of PEG
Pile came TO the city yesterday from the sur
rounding country by special trains to visit
the scene of the conflict Continued streams
Of people passed all day to and from the old
Gallup residence to view the body of a
dead Desperate as it lay in the city
fire engine house The Gallup fight had
been preceded Friday by another case of law
lesSness The facts in the two occurrences
are somewhat connected and are about as
follow:
Frank Phillips young unmarried dray-
man, was in Jail on charge of attempted
outrage on the little G-year.oif daughter OF
+, j. Pine, a merchant of this place. Friday
night a mob broke into the jail and tarrei
and feathrred Phillips, afterward severely
whipping HIM He was returned to the jail
and early Saturday morning mob again made
lis appearance, this time composed of not
more than dozen men, ali masked, and
took him out and hauled HIM up to telegraph
pole several times, thus extorting n confess
sion from HIM OF his attempt on Pines little
girl and also Of other similar crimes Then
they let him go and ordered him to leave
This was the first case. and it seems that
Outlawry became epidemc at once. Satur-
day evening about o'clock at the house of
the Gallup family, consisting of old Samuel
| Gallup. his wife Frank and Charlie their
| two sons, Franks wife. and some small chill
| drcni family row was in progress. Frank
| and Charlie We're beating the old man, when
Mr. Pine. father of the little girl mentioned
above; William Reinig, a drug clerk, and
| MIR. Patterson, travelling man, went to the
Gallup house to see what the trouble was
and to assist in restoring peace. Frank Gal
| up, without any provocatlnn or warning,
| advanced from the house and drawing re-
vulver said: w hat do you want here take
that d-n ven" He fired shot which
entered Pines breast above the heart. killing
him almost instantly Those with Pine at
once gave the alarm and in Il very few min
utes It least 800 angry and excited citizens
We're at the scene of the murder
The excitement grew So intense that dire
threats Of vengeance were made against the
murderer. Frank Gallup was known to be
a desperate man when aroused, and it was
deemed best To call out Company F Of tbs
Fifth Regiment, state militia, to assist in
capturing him. On the arrival of the mil
itla at the scene A line was formed around
the Gallup place, which included garden
containing some trees and shrubbery. In E
| -
Of the guards in the rear Of the house calling
from the shrubbery in the garden 10 his VIII,
in the house Al the same time the old MAJ
Gallup aud his wife were assuring those l.
front OF the house that their son Frank va,
not there but had fed, and invited them I,
enter and search the house and satisfy them
selves al the truth Of their statements
Having no suspicion OF treachery. Ber
Rice. Dave Campbell, T. F. Patterson L
Chicago travelling msn,, T H Winfrey, an,
others Of the militia company and citizens
went in 10 the house. They had searched tn
cellar and were coming out of 1t whel
Frank Gallup appeared armed with two Re
volvers. Dave Campbell, who was un
/ armed. grupflei with him at the door an
, received probably fatal wound in the necl
from the depersdo's revolver Standin
over the PROSTATE form Of Campbell, tn
desperate reloaded his revolver with cart
ridges handed hIm by one OF the wome
: from within the house ami commenced an il
discriminate fire upon thsoe inside H
next shot took effect on T. II Winfrey
wounding hum in the leg slightly He the
e started to run toward the rear of the nous
T and encountered Mlitiaman Bert Rice Bot
] F'.al of h. .,.'- ,