Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-07
SANGUINARY AFFAIR.
Bloody Deeds Done by Enraged Laborers
in Missouri.


SPRINGFIELD (Mo.), March 6th.-News
has reached here of wholesale shooting and
lynching in Shannon county, which have
been going on since Wednesday last Geo.
Madden is a subcontractor working on the
Current-river branches of the Gulf Rail
road. At present the road has been ex-
tended to the little village of Winona. The
village is at present filled with a rough
crowd of day-laborers. For some time past
these men have not received their paw, and
many were showing signs of discomfort.
Madden and the other contractors sue.
ceeded in pacifying the men for time by
telling them that they. too, we're out of
funds, having received nothing from their
employers-McTigh & Co., of Memphis,
Tenn. This excuse satisfied them for.some
time, but only transferred their anger from
their immediate superiors, with whom thew
were friendly, to the unknown moneyed
men.
CAPITALIST STRUNG UP.
On Wednesday, Mckee, member of the
firm of McTigh & Co., arrived at Van Buren.
Ark, having come to see how the work was
progressing. The men, hearing he was
coming to look at the work, stopped to re-
ceive him, and when he drove up the men,
in excited, threatening tones demanded
the money due them. McKee, not under
standing the demonstrations, refused to
comply with their demand until he had
seen the engineer of construction.
Anger had carried the men beyond the
control of the bosses, and upon McKee's
refusal they dragged him from his carriage
to the Courtyard. A rope was placed
around his neck and he was drawn from
the ground. The men allowed him to hang
until he became insensible, when thev low
cred him, and, throwing some water in his
face to resuscitate him, allowed him to GO.
Mckee, thoroughly frightened, drove to
Van Buren, and boarding the train was
leaving the country. In the CIR in which
he was seated he met George Madden, who
demanded 81, 800 with which TO nav his
men. Mckee refused to give him the
money. Madden at once drew revolver
and fred at Mckee. The latter started to
draw his pistol, but John Rucker, a con.
stable, who had seen the trouble interfered
and tried to arrest Madden. A rough-aDd-
tumble fight followed, which ended in
Rucker being put off the train.
SHOOTING AND LYNCHING.
Hurrying to house near by, he secured
a Winchester rife and waited for Madden
at Winona as he left the train, and he had
no sooner stepped on the platform than
huCheI upSHeu llIe, SSuuiHS nine DuIIStS
into the contractors head and body Mad
denis friends saw him fall, and. Fastening
to him, found him dead They then
turned their attention to Rucker, who was
endeavoriDg to make his escape. The
angry mob of lahorers, with whom Mad
den was favorite, was soon following
Rucker, with the avowed intention of
lynching him. He struck out for the hills,
turning every moment and firing at his
pursuers, several of whom he killed.
large portion of the mob kept up the
chase after Rucker, while some returned to
Winona, and collecting still more men,
started out to revenge themselves upon the
constabes friends. Two of them were
caught and lynched by the infuriated rail
readers, while another, who had barri-
caded himself in his house was shot. Ad-
ditional forces moving for the hills to assist
in the search for Rucker say they will not
return until they have caught and lynched
him. News of the terrible affair was sent
to the nearest telegraph station by special
messenger