Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-13
A TRIPLE MURDEREE.
The Slayer of Three Men Lynched-
Desperate Struggle

The Slayer of Three Men Lynched-A
Desperate Struggle.
SHENANDOAH, August 12th.-The excite
ment which originated with the tarring and
feathering of Frank Phillips on Thursday
eliminated last evening in a triple
murder and lypching. Phillips had as.
saulted the little daughter of f. ]. Pine,
and the citizens, after half hanging the
scoundrel, drove him out of town. Yes
terday Mr.. Pine, still in highly nervous
condition, was walking along Main street,
when he was attracted by cries for help.
Entering the place from which the appeals
proceeded, he found Frank Gallop. a we'll
known desperado, engaged in brutally beat
ing his father
HIS father is laboFing man about so
years old. Pine at once closed with the
young brute, and a fierce struggle ensued.
Gallop, seeing he was getting worstsd broke
away with violent effort, and drawing
revolver, shot Pine through the heart. He
thea dashed through the rear door and
made for ciump of woods near by. Pines
father had meantime raised the alarm, and
in few minutes half dozen citizens were
in pursuit OF the murderer, who had
snatehed up Winchester before leaving
the house.
TWO MORE MEN SLAIN.
seeing that escape was impossible, &C.
cord1ug to his original plan, the murderer
turned aside ana entered au uncccupied
house near the telegraph Office. Barring
the door securely he went to the upper
story, and from the window detied the
crowd which had by this time assembled.
One OF the pursuers, ak in ha d, started
for the door, with the intention of breaking
1t in, but he was shot dead BY Gallop from
the window. Cries were at once raised,
Set fire 10 the house and burn him out ~
but before this could be done, another of
the posse, undeterred by the fate of the
dead man, seized the ak and made dash
Tor the door, which formei barrier be-
tween the pursuers ard their intended vic
tim. Gallop took cool aim once more.
his rife cracked, and another life fell
victim to his unerring aim.
THE MURDERER sURRESDERs.
BIZ this time everybody in town was on
the ground, aud a number of people began
firing on the house. Gallop, however
crouched down and managed to escape all
the bullets. Finally the Chief of Police
advanced close enough to be heard, and
shouted to the murderer that the best thing
he could do was TO surrender, as otherwise
the citizens would most assuredly fire the
house and cremate him. After a few min
utes Gallop, knowing their inten ion would
be carried out, agreed to do as suggested,
but asked the Chief of Police to protect
him from the mob The officer answered
that he would do all he could, and Gallon
then came down stairs and opened the
door.
LYNCHED BY THE MOB,
The Chief at once seized him and started
for the lookup with his prisoner Mean
time hurried consultation had been held
by the mob, which suddenly made a rush
on the officer and prisoner Before the
former could raise his hand Gallop was
torn from his grasp and dragged, more than
led, to the nearest tree. One of the mob
had rope in readiness, and moose was
quickly made. Gallop fought like a tiger
against being pinioned, but struggled in
vain.
He was given a few minutes to prepare
for death. but replied with blssphemous
volley. The Chief of Police meanwhile be-
seeched the mob to let the law take its
course.
The officer was cut short by fierce cries of
Lynch him he does not deserve trial, ;"
and in ten seconds the murderer was
swinging to branch of the tree Gallop
writhed and twisted horribly, and perhaps
in mercy, and perhaps as further evidence
of the revengeful feeling, half q dozen
shots were fired at the dangling figure. In
another moment he WAS dead.
The town is ing a frightful state of ex-
element, and some hard characters
against whom no threats have been made
are hurrying beyond the reach of possible
harm.
[Shenandoah is the town in which, the
night before, Fred Phillips outraged the
little 6-year-old daughter of Pine, the
man who lost his life, and for which he
was treated to coat of tar and feathers by
an angry populaoe and finally strung up to
telegraph pole until he confessed his
crime. He was then ordered to leave the
country.]