Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-13
OWA'S ERICHTFUL BUTCHERY
Further Details of the Startling
Shenandoah Horror.
GALLUP FOUGHT LIKE A DEMON.
He Kills Two Innocent Men Before a
Militiaman's Bullet Pierces His
Worthless Carcass-The
Dead and Dying.


still prevails here over the terrible tragedy
of last night, and hundreds Of people have
arrived in the city from the surrounding
country, and by special trains to visit the
scene. A continual stream of people has
been passing all day to and from the old
Gallup residence, and to view the body Of the
dead murderer, as it lies in the city fire en-
gIne house.
The full particulars Of the murder and the
events following it could not be obtained
last night, but are now shown to be as fol-
lows: At the home of the Gallup family, |
consisting of old Samuel Gallup, his wife, |
Frank and Charlie, their two sons, Franks
wife and some small children, a family row
was in progress about 9 p. IN. Frank and
Charlie were
BEATING TUE OLD MAN,
whom Mr.. f.. j. Pine, a hardware merchant,
of this place, William Reinig, "a drug |
clerk. and Il Mr.. Patterson, a travelling man, |
went to the Gallup house. to see what the
trouble was and to assist IN restoring peace.
AS they came up Frank Gallup, without any
prOvocation or warning, advanced from the
house, and drawing a revolver said: "What
50 you want hcre}" and Take that, damn
souln at the same time firing a shot from his
pistol, which struck Mr.. Pines breast a little
to the left and above the heart, killing him
almost instantly.
Those with Mr.. Pine at once gave the
alarm, and in a very few minutes at least five
hundred angry and excited citizens were at
the scene of the murder and the excitement
was 50 intense that
DIRE THREATS OF VENGEANCE
were made against the murderer. Frank
Gallup was known to be a desperate man
when aroused, aud it was deemed best to
.n11 n,t Jf,,,,,,p,,l ~ Of tIa I'ifth raDi,1npt
state militia, to assist in capturing him. On
their arrival at the scene n line was formed
around the Gallup residence, including a
garden containing some trees and shrubbery,
and in a short time Frank Gallup was heard
by one of the guards in the rear of the house,
calling from the shrubbery in the garden to
his wife in the house. At the
same time old 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 them
selves Of the truth of his statement.
NO SUSPICION OF T~REACHERy.
Pert Rice, Dave Campbell, L. ". Pltter-
son, a Chicago travelling man, L. H.. Winfrey,
and others Of the militia company, and citl-
Gems went to the house. They had searched
in the cellar and were coming out of it when
Frank Gallup appeared armed with two re-
volvers. Dave Campbell, who was uuarmed,
grapplcd with him at the door,
aud received probably u fatal wound
Ia the neck from the
desperado's revolver. Standing over the
PROSTATE form of Campbell. the desperate
now reloaded his revolver with cartridges
handed Inn by one of the women from with
in the house, and
COMMENCED AN INDTSCRIMINATE FIRE
upon those in sight. His next shot took eff
feet on T. II. Winfrey, woulding him in the
leg slightly. lie thea started to run around
towards the rear of the house and cncount-
cred Militiaman Bert Rice. Both fired al
most at the same instant. Rice's shot, it
sc,ms, did not take effect, but the
shot from Gallup's pistol entered Rice's
breast and he died in IA few minutes after be-
lag removed b. a comrade. Gallup then en-
cDuntered Marine Fletcher, another militia
nan. The latter raised his gun under his
arm, being 50 close he could not bring it to
his shoulder, and with the
MuEziE ALMosr TOUCHING GALLUP's BACK.
fred. The ball passed clear through his
holy. 1t was not yet known That Gallup was
do ID and preparations wore continued for a
closer investment of the place and to prevent
any further loss Of life ny the treachery of
the other embers of the family.
In "A short time Franks wife appeared and
stated that her husband was dead. But,
fearing further trcachery, Il rope was passed
to her, with instructions to put it around her
husbands neck. She complied, and in this
manner the body of the dead desperate was
haulod from where it lay at the rear of the
house. Such was the fury of the mob that
TIL remains were dragged through the streets
at the end OF the rope, Old man Gallup and
his wife have been arrested aud sent to Clar-
india to stand Trial as accomplices in
THE NIGHTS TERRIBLE DEEDS.
y. j. Pine, the murdered man, was a hard.
ware merchant of this place, very highly re-
spaot1d, a member of tho Knights Of Pythias.
He formerly lived at Galesburg, Ill. He
leave a young wife and two little children.
Bort Rice, the dead militiaman, belonged
In The country near Imogcne, is unmarried
and aishly respected by ell who know him.
Old man Gallup was wounded in the
affrJy, but it is not known whether it
was at the hands of his son or those
on the outside. The Gallup family
have resided here about eight years,
and have had u rather unsavory reputation
generally, more particularly Frank, who has
figured in several bad scrapcs, in one of
Whica 10 shot at a man and served "a term in
Jail. He leaves a wife aud three small child
rcn.
A CoRoNER's INQUEST
has been held over the bodies of f. j. Pine,
Bert Itjca Qnd Frank Gallup, but no particu-
lars, differing from the above facts, We're
elected.
Tho Knights of Pythias viii forward the
roma.us Of IL. j. Pine to Galesburg to-mor-
row ior intorment there. Bert Rice's re-
mliaa val be buried by the Odd Fellows of
this place here tomorrow.
This succession OF tragedies, following so
closely upon the affair of Thursday night
last, has created the most profound sensation
among the people of this usually law -abiding
and intelligent community.
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