Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-25
SAY IT WAS SUICIDE
Verdict OF tho Cosoesss Jsy on
Sullivan Death.
lYscHISG NOT MENTIONED
The SnsxruMsos - . r0colAoS Dsssr,
Hat IA Casass shs Aosa VIM
kiiIesl the Bruse.


tho Sali.saa CO. brought n . sss-
dict Il Suicide a. 8 o'eloek this after
noon TIE formula used 10 al ost
fx.h iaas,,i one. snd ths verdict Is quite q
curiosity. liz goes CA at great length to
relate that Saiiivan feioniousiy ard vol
snsafily iah,ets,d tho wound. describing
ss - - br~.sith ana length No uS,nsaen
whatever sas male u the iynchiag.
The body % SULLIVAN ell 10 tAlSsa ~
his formss hone st New Haven fos
burial. IL has been vlssed BY thousands
tosiay. bat the sscit~ment 10 about over.
and the tosn 10 settling bssex into the
quiet Il every day routine
CostssA. Mich. May AT vss just
.e-3O o'clsck lasf night when the mob
vhich hal determined u lynch William
Sullivan TOR Ia. murder 10 Farmer
Le-th and the assault u his vife on
January 1. Gas ready b begin its horn
he worx. They started slowly toward
tho iAil. but took a round about source.
They vent from the south. While the
main entrance Was On tho north s,de.
Tn the ssy they y-ll~t themselves
hoarse. and there wa- an nswerla., yell
from the vat crowd. who watched them
advance. The excitement Vas Intense.
Tue deputie. on the steps were swept
a-sde lake So many tiesL Thon tho bat
tssing ram vas brought into use.
bang" II went against the dcos. The
door creakesi. but II dad not yield.
-H,t 70 again yelled the crowd There
vas another blow, then the hinges he
gan "a give way. anal IN a Iif'y the large
dcos Tell aside.
BAft~rsnx Down the Cell
The crowd found themselves in q
email hallway. IL opened into another
corridor In the doorway stood Sheriff
Jacota with his handful of deputies
lie mad. IA Il ~ pull . revolver from his
T-scxet, bat be did not do ~. This crowd
Was too quick Tor him. He Wan seized
hy .ix stalwart men and held q prisoner
some u the deputie. tried so tire. but
the sheriff ordered them Ia use their
cluts instead La a second. A. IL seemed.
they we're tlisarm~d There VA nothing
lef, 10 stay the crowd.
Then break vas made for Sullivan's
cell. IL vas the third from the door.
The lyncherx had no trouble in finding
IL May "a them had been In the jail
during the day to locate.
The cell door wA- u stout AFFAIR 1t
sheet iron. locked by a paddock and
hap.
bring q sle.ige." yelled the leaderA
Three we're 5000 on hand.
Prepare Dow. you they
screamed to the wretch behind the bars.
Lying In Hi BsosnL
Tho door va eooa smashe1 open
The crowd expsctesi 70 find Sullivan On
his knees begging for mercy. Instead.
10 10 alleged. they found him on The floor
unconscious. lying in his own blood.
They cay. or somebody saya 1t oil
events. that the murderer WIS too
feeble Ia speak. even il no vas not
already dead
The theory u the mob 10 that Sullivan
committed suicide by means az glaeaL
A broken bottle was found in the cell.
The mur,icrcr's throat was cut from the
LETT s,d- % the neck tn the left ear. IL
vas a bloody gssh. and il 10 alleged that
the lugulsr vein vas eevered
but they say the crowd didn't wait 20
-. whether sullivan was dead 90 not.
N course they didn't wait. That is
certain. One man kicked him v;ciously
Then IN. rope was brought ard tied
around his neck. tight enough 10 PRO
ducc -srangulation. n the brute we're
not already dead.
Then tho bsdy vas dragged along the
hallway leaving a blos~ly trail.
II. door vas open and the aven2ing
party were greeted by a shout like that
~ demons thirs,ing for blocd.
string him up ID n him. kill him.
the --- came from hundred threats.
The Iyach,nx.
The s.-ens shich folloxesi the ,iraxging
- sullivan from the jsil vas q terrible
one Ghlt into the darkness. rushed the
auctnfr,Ilabie mob. thickly ranged
along A rope xh.rh vas az least fifty
fer VA l-ngth. AMI Of the extreme ead ~
which ruled. thumprsi and isngl-d the
apparently in-ens,ble body - the
doomed man. lie was jerke.l from the
step % the ground teio~. the crowd
I~ering aad shouting h<e vcritable
depons
through the jail yard sent tie Aveng
ing procession. headed Tor Ios lying
tract n ground s.seral hundred feet IN
tho rear No one stopyst Ia inquire
whether the man they we're traggiDg
vs. .en.lhle - h,- sufrrings-no ono
caresi
Under an OAK tree the mob c.uas 10 q
halt,
~No s-c - going any further. shout~si
vince ~fhs ~ gvpi enough Lets
string hIm Hp here
string han up string HIM up =
arose the cry from -core- - ,hrst-.
Up w"h MIN,
M active yuurz fellow detached hioi
aft from IN. crowd sad scsls-i the trln (
a the tree With the agility = q at.
ItI. fesiar.. ~.rs covered with "a hand
krrchief and IA carried the eel ~ tho
rofe m his hard. When st-out a dozen
fat firm the ground. Ia to..-ed In. rope
over the iirah and lowered "a in'ssrd the
-ror~~ q prrsi---l. eager hands t"sov
Then fearful struggle srs<s~ 50 se~ur- Q
hold IN the toye Almost evssy mem
h@- - The Hioh .~~,ss.si viii 'nr chsn--
- pull ugon y. Men fought sIid strvg
gal and enr~rd AMI shouted
~iip sith him" w. the erv, mingled
vith al manner ~ e.piefivs-
With q rFtsien isrs the eri~' ss-
ot.Y-si tn. h.-iy - ssllivsn sss lHsesi
'-sisr, tho ground. shers n tsd ls'n
without moving since the hat -ss u,asie
snd 81 heal AMI shoulders spy~sr~-i
sh-s~e THE Struggling ss0h Nrt 'of a.
instant sss tn. ssf'ii Y~ii sisstsd
Avn, Vengeance.
rAs holy ss@ pall-a up~srd aatI The
heni 10 drssa sxssnsf TIE hrh ovr'
which 49, rop~ go thr1sn- lh~re -
burg aiefiusiis-a ssr q short sios. thu-s
81 th@ RIPE sfiti stTssring ~-sry nerTe
O. rsss- q h,uhpr. Then sith q sudsl.t'
s.p~VN .t ~@rf aisl..s srruci the