The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
THREE LYNCHINGs.
Two Occurred in Missouri and the
Other in Louisiana.
TWO MEN And 4 GIRL VICTIMS.
One Man Assaulted n Woman, and the
Other Murdered His yife-The Girl Put
'Rough on Rats" In Coffee and Near
ly Poisoned a Family.

CARRoLLToN, Mo. March 14-Carroll-
ton was greatly excited Saturday night
over the arrest and lynching of an un-
known man, supposed to be tramp,
who was arrested that day at Wakenda
for an assault up N Mrs. John Perreton,
the wife of a German farmer who lives
three miles northeast of town. Friday
afternoon about 3 o'clock the man
went to Mrs. Perreton's and asked
for drink. Mrs Perreton gave him a
cup OF water, when he made known
his purpose, to accomplish which he
beat Mrs. Perreton almost to insensi-
bility. His crime done, he fled, closely
followed by the infuriated neighbors
Saturday the efforts of the officers were
rewarded by the capture, as above
stated.
The mob was thoroughly organized
for hours before the lynching took
place The sheriff knew that night
fall meant an attack on the Jail and
that the only salvation for his prisoner
was to fly with him from the country.
He selected two trusted deputies and
placing the prisoner in their charge at
dusk let them out of the west kitchen
door of the Jail building. 1t was the
intention to reach a point on the Wa
bash track and by signal stop the early
evening train. This was thought to be
the only chance to save Gordon from
the mob's hands.
For time it was supposed that the
| aI-it froV ha so.I h. Al
out attracting any attention, bat their
flight had been discovered, and when
the deputies had reached the Santa Fe
tracks they found themselves suddenly
surrounded and overpowered by MEM
bers of the mob
The signal of capture spread like
wild fire. Five hundred men gathered
as if by magic. They lost no time in
selecting tree near by that was suit
able for their purpose.
Gordon was asked if he had any
thing to say. He saw there was no
avenue for escape and nothing to be
| gained by concealment His confession
of the crime was full and complete.
He gave the address of his mother at
Independence, Mo, and requested that
she be notified of his ending Then
kneeliug down he offered prayer to
his Maker and pleaded fervently for
forgiveness of his sins, after which he
announced his readiness to die.
The rope was quickly thrown over
the strong limb of the tree, the moose
was adjusted about his neck, his arms
and legs were pinioned firmly together
and the signal given to pull" There
were few convulsive motions of the
body and the cruel wrong done to Mrs
Perreton had been avenged
The body was left hanging to the
tree until the arrival of the coroner
an hour later, when it was taken down
and conveyed to an undertaker's room
pending decision of what disposition
! should be made of it
kilograms have been sent to the adj
dress of relatives furnished by Gordon,
but nothing in reply has been received
and the remains will be buried to-day
in the potter's field, if no instructions
TO the contrary are received before that
time.
LYNCHED FOR WIFE MURDER
shocking murder was committed in
Taney county day or two ago, near
the northwest corner of the county.
John f. Bright shot his wife, killing
her instantly, while she was returning
from the spring, where she had been
for bucket of water. The wife hal
been gone but few minutes when
Bright took his gun and left the
house. Soon after leaving his chill
dren heard the report. Shortly he re-
turned to the house, stating that she
house and did not return. The chill
dren found the dead mother soon after
the father left home and gave the
alarm. Jealousy was the cause.
News reached here that Bright had
been captured, had a trial, was con-
victed and was executed, Judge
Lynch" presiding.
A CoLoRED GIRL LYNCHED.
RAYvILLE, La, March 14.-The life.
less form of eolored girl was found
dangling from tree on tn road lead
ing to this place on Saturday morning
The body was identified as that of
15-year old servant of w. r Helmer
who resides on the Grenwell place,
twenty miles from here.
The girl became offended at the &C.
ton of q colored man, also employed
in the house, and in seeking some
mode of revenge she decided TO
put Rough on Rats" into his
coffee. She put the poison into
the coffee intended for the family
meal. About nine persons drank the
concoctiou, and all came nigh unto
death. The girl acknowledged that she
Intended to kill the man, and she did
not care particularly who else suf-
fered.
On Friday night some parties started
out to bring the girl to Jail at Rayviue,
but they had not proceeded far before
d masked party overlook them and
strung the girl up to tree at the first
crossing.
All the parties poisoned will recover
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