Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-05
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THE TANDALS At WORK..
Wretches Detected Robbing the Bodies of
the Dead-Lynch Law.

WretcheS Detected k0bblng the bodies OF
the Dead-Lynch Law.
JoHNsrowN. June 3.-The sheriff has taken
charge OF Johstown this morning, and
armed men are ratrolliDg the streets. A
deputy sheriff shot two Hungarians this
morning for robbing bodies. People who
have been properly in the limits are per-
mitted to enter the city, but otherwise it is
impossible to get into town. The town is
under martial law. Every one who goes
about the place is challenged and required
to give an account OF himself.
AS the roads to the lands round about
are opened, tales Of almost increditable hor-
ror now and then come to light. just as
the shadows began to fall upon the earth
last evening thirteen Hungarians were
noticed stealing and picking their way along
the banks of the Connemaugh towards Sang
Hollow. Having q suspicion OF their pur-
pose, several farmers armed themselves and
started iH pursuit. Soon their &
MOST HORRIBLE FEARS WE'RE Realised.
The Hungarians were out for plunder.
Lying upon the shore they came upon the
dead and mangled body of q woman upon
whose person we're q number OF trinkets,
iewelry and two diamonds. In their eager
ness to secure the plunder the Hungarians
got int o q squabble during which one OF the
number severed the finger on which were
the rings and started to run with his fear.
ful prize. ste s5sts zs.ss@-ss
The rovolting nature OF the deed os
wrought upon the pursuing farmers, who
by this time were close at hand. that they
gave immediate chase. Some ef the Hun
garians showed fight, but being outnum.
bered, were compelled to flee for their lives.
Nine of the brutee escaped, but four of
them were literally driven into the surging
river and drowned. The inhuman monster
the number of involuntary suicides.
Another incident of even greater moment
has just been brought to notice. At $50
o clock this morning an old railroader,
who had walked from Sang Hollow, STEP
ped up to number OF men who were con-
gregated at the platform at Saturnville,
and said: "Gentlemen, had l a shotgun
with me a half hour ago, wonld now be g.
murderer, but with no fear OF having to
suffer for my crime. Three miles below I
watched three men going along the banks
stealing jewels from the bodies OF wives
who had been robbed OF all they held dear
onaearth."
He had no sooner finished this sentence
than five burly men were on their way to
THE SCENE OF PLUMBER,
one with coil OF rope and another with q
revolver. In twenty minutes they had
overtaken two OF their victims, who were
then in the act Of cutting pieces from the
ears and fingers OF two dead women. With
his revolver leveled at the scoundrels, the
leader OF the posse shouted: Throw up
your hands or I'll blow your heads Off"
With blanched faces and trembling forms
they obeyed the order and beggei for
mercy. They were at once thoroughly
searched, and as their pockets were emptied
of their ghastly finds, the indignation was
intensified when the bloody finger Of an
infant, encircl>d with two tiny gold rings,
was found among the plunder in the lead
er's pocket. The cry went up, Lynch
them, lyuch them!' Without moments
delay ropes were thrown about their ne cks
and they were dangling to the limbs OF
trees, in the branches Of which an hour
before were entangfed the bodies Of dead
father and son. After the expiration OF
half an hour the ropes were cut, the bodies
lowered and carried to pile OF rocks in
the forest on the hill above.