St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
The City Marshal Of Shelby
vile, Ind, Shot Dead by a
Desperate.
Who a Few Hours Later Is
Hanged to a Tree by an
InfuPiated Mob,
Which Riddle the Suspended
Body With a Shower Of
Bullets.
Despicable Conduct by the
Father and Son of the
Man Lynehed.

SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Aug. 23.-Don
Bruce, city marshal, was shot and fatally
wounded last night by Charley Haw-
kins, desperate, who was lynched by
a mob few hours later. Hawkins was
in a quarrel, when Bruce came upon
the scene and requested him to cease
his disturbance. Hawkins then reached
for his revolver, and, with an oath, fired
three shots in succession at Bruce, each
bullet taking effect. Hawkins fired
twice more, but missed, and started to
run. with Bruce following. When about
$50 feet from the place of the shooting
Bruce caught Hawkins, placed him
under arrest and Immediately fell.
He was removed to his residence.
At IL o'clock Bruce was vomiting blood
and his case was considered hopeless.
At o'clock last night mob of 500 col
lected i'll the court house yard and pro-
ceeded to the Jail without word. The
sheriff demanded to know who was
there. One of the mob impersOnated
deputy marshal and said he had pris-
oner. The sheriff then opened the door,
when twelve men entered the parlor
and seized him by the throat. He was
then tied hand and foot and gagged.
One of the men secured the keys of the
Jail and the barred doors were thrown
open and guards placed at the entrance
to keep back the other prisoners.
Hawkins was in a rear cell, and
when the mob reached that portion
of the Jail, fell upon his face, placed
- L.
''Please let me pray" The committee
did not wait, but proceeded to tie his
hands and feet and to adjust the rope
about his neck. In a moment six men
came rushing cut of the jail, pulling
their victim by the neck and dragging
him on the ground. Twenty feet away
a tree was found.and a rope was thrown
over a limb. and second later Hawkins
was suspended in mid-air. Eight shots
were then fired into his body, and the
dreadful work was over. The mob I'M
mediately dispersed, and in five minutes
the streets were as quiet as the
grave. At the hour of the hang
ing Bruce was reported as dying.
II is said Hawkins deed was premedi-
tated. A week ago the marshal arrested
his twelye-vear-old son, who had thrown
stones through some plate glass win
doWs. and Hawkins boasted that he had
come to the city prepared to get even
with Bruce. He had sought trouble
with several persons, but all were afraid
of him and avoided him. His father
and son were left in Jail unmOlested by
the mob, though each participated IN
the cowardly shooting of the city mar
shall. After Hawkins had emptied his
revolver. which he had borrowed for
the occasion, his son stepped up and
handed him another well loaded. but OF
this he was disarmed by other officers.
The father of the assassin, very
old man, came up just as the marshal
started to fall, and, going up to the
diving man, drew a club and was about
to strike him when a bystander caught
! him, The mob, however, let him go on
account of his age, and the boy on ac-
| count of his youth. Coroner Clarence
| Rruce. a brother of the marshal. was
called to the south part of the county to
| hold an inquest, and tomorrow will
hold an inquest on the body of his
brothers. assassin. and will most likely
be called upon to investigate the cause
| of his brothers death. The assassin
| leaves a wife and family, who are in
almost destitute circumstances. The
body was left hanging in the court
| hOuSe ward,