Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-17
HANGED BY A MOB.
George Rose, Who Shot Karl
Kuhl, Put in Jail.
THEN LYNCHED BY MASKED MEN.
The Body Left Dangling from bridge
over the Cottonwood Hlver-The
Murderers OF the Meess Fam
lily Not Yet Caught

STRONG CITY, Kan, May l4.-On FRI
day evening at $3.50, Karl Kuhl, assist
ant postmaster at Cottonwood Falls,
twenty-five miles west of Emporia,
was shot and instantly killed while at
work in the office, by printer named
George Rose An alarm was instantly
given, and In n few minutes several
hundred men were In pursuit OF the
murderer. The river banks were
secured and thorough search made in
all directions, but without effect until
about IL o'clock the same night when
Il was found that Rose had gone TO the
sheriff and given himself up
A large crowd Immediately surround
ed the Jail and demanded his surren-
der, and were with great difficulty, and
the persuasion OF shotguns In the hands
of deputies, induced 10 forego their in
tention Of then and there lynching
him. After this things quietcd down
somewhat, but all during Saturday
forenoon much excitement was mani
fest In the afternoon, however, IL
seemed TO have blown over, and II was
generally supposed all thought OF
iynching had been given up, until
about II o'clock at night, when Sheriff
Hodge Murdoch was called to the door
by a quiet rap, which he answered,
only TO find himself suddenly seized
and pulled outside his door.
Several pistols were presented at his
head by masked men and he was con-
Quoted to the door OF the cell, which
he was ordered TO unlock. This, after
protesting, he was forced TO do, the
lynchers assuring him that they would
have their man II they had to tear the
courthouse and Jail down. Every APP
proach TO the courthouse had been care
fully guarded with armed men. All
was done in n very quiet and orderly
manner, every man seeming to know
Just what he was to do. After secur-
ing the prisoner the masked men, about
fifty in number, surrounded him and
proceeded east TO railroad bridge
In the meantime the news had spread
and n crowd of about 800 people had
surrounded the place, and us the lynch
ers started made rush for the prison
err. The masked men fired few shots
In the air and ordered the crowd to fall
back. Their orders were complied
with, and they proceeded TO the rail-
road bridge, about II quarter OF mile
away, where rope was placed about
Roses neck, when he was thrust from
the east side OF the bridge, falling
about ten feet
Death was instantaneous. The lynch
ers then quietly dispersed, leaving the
body dangling between the bridge and
the waters of the Cottonwood river,
where IL remained until about o'clock
yesterday morning, awaiting the ar
rival of the coroner, when an inquest
was held and verdict rendered OF
death by hanging by parties I'M
known" The body was buried by the
county in the evening.
THE TAYLoRs nor CAUGHT YET
BRooKFIELD, Mo-, May il.-Up to $3.50
this morning the force OF men search
ing for the Taylor brothers, who muir
dered the Meeks family, have been un.
able TO locate them, and there are nc
new developments in the case. The
bloodhounds which have been used In
the chase, struck the trail two or three
times, but lost IL again owing to Il
crossing the creek.