The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-16
TuE pEproRD LYNCHrNG.

Orderly Mob of Masked Men Strung Up the
Murderer in n Dusiness-Like Manner.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD Ind. May 1a.-John Turleys
who on Saturday last shot and killed con.
ductor Lou 4. Price while aboard an Ohio
81 Mississippi local freight train at RiveH
Vale. was taken to Jail here Saturday evens
ing. Threats of lynohing were freely
expressed by number of personl
when 1t became known that the murdersQ
was turned over to the sheriff soon as pos.
sible. He seemed somewhat alarmed &C
the utterances of the large crowd that hsd
congregated, but there was no violence ofs
fered that night, nevertheless number Of
people guarded the jail all night. being
mostly relatives Oh the murs
treets but no one came near. All
day sunday it was the topic of conversa~
tion that q lynohing would take place here.
and again Sunday night large crowds re-
noticed that a train had very quietly crept
in over the Evansville & Richmond from
Seymour. and steam was kept up. but theirs
was no appearance OF any mob. and after
quiet for the night. The crowds dispersed.
and at l O'clock scarcely any one could DG
noticed anywhere on the streets.
About this time the mob that had been IN
hiding since about 90 clock thoughtthe timd
had arrived. and sooD after 2 o'clock
march towards the jail was quietly insti-
tuted. Pickets were scattered everyvher
over the city. and the individuals
met on the way were held or sent N
their homes. A gang OF perhaps forty.
masked men then went so the jail and
called ont the sheriff who demanded what
was wanted. The committee assured him
il had prisoner and desirsd TO place him
in jail. The sheriff did not suspec1
facing O mob and opened the doors.
Instead of finding prisoner he
was covered with four big revolvers.
The men commanded him 20 throw mp his
hands. but the sheriff refused, and for a
moment looked for aid. The order waS
sternly repeated and as there seemed no
other chances he complied aud at once tto
mob very orderly entered the jail. demand<
ed the keys TO the apartment where Turiey
who had overheard the conversation.
Turley had commenced dressing and was
about ready TO meet his doom when the
mob reached him. They marched HIM out
concerned and brave as a. lion. Being
asked if he desired TO pray. IL being his lase
chance. Turley MADE no reply. He
was tied, hands and feet tne
rope placed around his neck aud
cast over the limb OF q tree in the
jail yard about two steps from the jail
door. Everything went on quietly and
with as much dispatch as If the lynchers
had been trained. The murderer was
hauled up until he dangled several feen
from the ground and left to die IN thst
situation The sheriff wes ordered
TO return TO lis room and 90 remain
fully an hour. It was further re-
quested that Turley be left strnng M
until morning and accordingly he was NOS
lowered until after O'Clock: Hun.
dreds of people visited the jail
yard in the meantime, women and
children not excluded. The father OF
the murderer arrived from Mitchell this
morning and has taken charge of the re-
mains. TurIey was about thirty years old,
and was considered of quarrelsome and
disagreeable disposition. His father.
William Turley. is considered one Of the
wealthiest farmers IN Lawrence county.