Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-02

/ where. j determined to buy enough 70
make exactly three ear loads and ship
the entire crop through. With this IN
tention / telegraDhed the leading hop
raiger 10 CUldsiream that 1 would come
up on an early train Wednesday to buy
a few Complementary bales When /
arrived it was too early for breakfast,
so / registered al the hotel and saunt-
cred out for a walk. By an unfortunate
fatality ! turned my steps toward a
a portion Of the village where a sequel
to the river tragedy was being enacted.
That morning the old man on whose
/ testimony the prisoner was to be con-
yicled in the approaching trial went
out TO the garden to cut some stalks for
/ the cattle, and while there was shot
deal by some one concealed behind the
| fence. All unconscious of the assassi-
nation near the scene of which | had
unwittingly strayed, | returned to the
hotel and proceeded to breakfast The
hour was still early, and | was enjoying
my repast in a leisurely way when,
CHANGING up, noticed burly looking
individual scanning me closely. This
continued until il became annoying.
| Two or three others came up behind
the man who was standing Just outside
the doorway and also stared at me with
a peculiar expression Finally a large
man walked over and accosted me in a
gruif tone:
= You re my prisoner
= Yes, that's all right, said | in
joking way.
/ want you. Come along, he re-
piled I'm deputy sheriff for this
county
Seeing that something serious was
in the wind, / replied conciiatingly,
MY friend, there is q misdeal some
where. Sit down and have some break
fast with me, and then we'll talk it
over
No, there wasn't any mistake, and
he wouldn't talk 1t over, and must go
with him. Seeing that resistance would
make matters worse, followed him
into the office. which WAS nearly filled
with people. Whispered EXPLANATIONS
OF hang him. hang him. startled me
upon my entrance The dangerous
character OF my predicament became
apparent through glance 1T the angry
faces that glared at me. After some
trouble, during which | was accused Of
playing innocent. | learned of the as
sassination of few hours previous,
and that had been seen coming from
near the house at an early hour Hence
the inference that / was the assassin.
/. of course, told my name and resi-
dance, and asked them to telegraph TO
numerous prominent parties in the state
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ed them to send for their townsman,
Mr. Morrison, whom had come to see,
but this request was ignored. They
were satisfied was guilty and that was
enough. The pusillanImous deputy
sheriff, instead of trying to protect me.
seemed to side with the mob, and |
implored him in vain TO send for Morri- |
son. who alone in the village could |
voucb for me. In the excitement of the |
moment | had mounted chair and /
was talking as | never dreamed could /
talk. The growing crowd was packed /
around me and the doors and windows |
We're filed with angry men.
DENOUNCED.
Suddenly / notice q movement in
the crowd A way was being made for /
some one. An old women soon stood |
before me, a yeritable witch of Endor. /
Looking at me intently. she raised a
skinny finger. and, pointing at me, said /
in u squeaky voice that sent a cold chill !.
through my heart 'fhat's himl that's T
the man.
This was al that vas needed to set /
the mob II action. With q wild yell |
some u men rushed to the hard |
ware store .eross The street, and, break |
ing IN the windows, seized coil of /
rope and 3ome pitchfollls and started /
back. | could see this movement /
through the open window Again | I
fairly begged them to send for Morri- |
son, but they laughed at me. have
heard OF the ferocitY OF mobs. know
it now. II is a tiger in its desire for
blood | would rather be killed BY .
wild animal, for it but follows the III
stincts of its nature when it leaps for
Your throat, but To plead with fren2ied
men, knowing thai conscience and rea-
son ara there, but cannot be touched
is like sinking with the hand just
grazing the life rope. Horllblel to look
into human eyes and see only stony
unnelief
Il was tatall1 charmed. | could not
have even the poor privilege Of selling
my life dearly-for revolver would
have been OF no other use in that crowd
La my efforts to get the ear Of the mob
had stepped from the chair onto the
table pleaded for my life rs desperation
alone can dictate, Death in the most
detosted form seemed about 10 grasp
me, when through the open door | saw
Morrison coming down The street. |
have never in my lite welcomed face
as | welcomed his. An angels face
viii never seem - beautiful Thank
God he turned his course toward the
hotel to see what the crowd meant and
found me on the table begging for my
life. Even when he had fought his way
through the crowd and vouehed for my
identity and innocence, it reluctantly
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Thoroughly aroused and maddened
BY the belief that the murderer would
escape through the death Of the only
witness against him. the crowd marched
to the depot, boarded a construction
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