Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
THREE LYNCHINGs.
Two Occurred in Missouri and the
Other in Louisiana.
TWO MEN AND A GIRL VICTIMS.
One Man Assaulted q Woman, and the
Other Murdered His Wife-The Girl Put
'Rough on Rats" in Coffee and Near
~ Poisoned q Family.

"Rough on Rats" in Coffee and Near
" Poisoned q Family.
CARRoLLroN, Mo-, March 14-Carroll-
ton was greatly excited Saturday night
over the arrest and lynching of an un-
| known mau, supposed to be a tramp,
who was arrested that day at Wakeuda
Tor an assault upon Mrs. John Perreton
the wife of a German farmer who lives
three miles northeast of town. Friday
afternoon about 8 o'clock the man
went to Mrs. Perreton's and asked
Tor drink Mrs Perreton gave him a
cup of water, when he made .known
ms purpose. to accomplish which he
beat Mrs Perreton almost to insensi-
billy. His crime done, he fed. closely
followed by the infatuated 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
1au 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
|
door of the Jail building. 1t was the
intention to reach 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 a time it was supposed that the
exit from the Jail had been made with
out attracting any attention, but their
| hight 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 a 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 a prayer to
his Maker and pleaded ferventIy 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 ad-
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.
| OZARK STATION, Mo, March IA
shocking murder was committed in
! fancy county day or two ago, near
| the northwest corner of the county.
John Z. Bright shot his wife, killing
her instantly, while she was returning
from the spring, where she had been
for bucket of water. The wife had
been gone but a few minutes when
Bright took lis gun and left the
house. Soon after leaving his chill
dren heard the report. Shortly he re-
turned to the house, stating that she
had been shot Bright then left the
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.
| COLORED GIRL LYNCHED.
RAYvILLE. La, March 14-The life
less form of a colored girl was found
dangling from a tree on thu road lead
ing 10 this place on Saturday morning.
The body was identified as that of a
| 15-year old servant of w. r Helrner.
! who resides on the Grenwell place,
| twenty miles from here
The girl became offended at the &C
| ton of a 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
| tho coffee intended for the family
| meal. About nine persons drank the
| connection, and all came nigh unto
| death. The girl ac1no wieged 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 RaFville,
but they had not proceeded far before
a masked party overlook them and
| strung the girl up to tree at the first
| crossing
All the parties poisoned will recover.
Clippings.
The sales and profits OF the Method
| ist book concerns. east and west, for
the past year were very large
dividend Of 1926, coo has been declared
for the support of superannuated min
| listers and of the widows and children