The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-10-18
JUDGE LYNCH.
is Court Passes Sentence on @
 Kentucky Murderer.
HE VICTIM HANGED FROM A BRIDGE
,srar Morton, Prominent Citizen of Nor ion. Ky. shoots sheriff Simms-The Lynchers Make No Attempt to
 Conceal Their Identity.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Oct. i5.-A special ,o the Commercial from Lexington says: Another lvnching was added to inc unusually large fall series of blue rrass lvnching bees yesterday. Satur- dav at the close of the Beattyville fair, Oscar Morton. the most prominent citi- zen of Morton, in Powell county, went on the war path. Only two weeks orn Morton killed his man at Stanton and was out on 5000 bond to appear at the Powell circuit court. When Morton arrived at the fair he proceeded to get drunk and then went to hunt for sheriff SimmS, who is his deadly enemy. a feud of long standing exist inr between the two. SimmS and Morton met near the entrance to the fair grounds and after a few words change of shots followed, Morton using two guns His first shot broke the sheritf'S right arm at the elbow, and John Hogg, a friend of Simms', whipped ont his gun and joined in the battle. When the smoke had cleared away it was found that Sheriff Simms was dead. having a shot through his breast, one in his abdomen and another through his arm. Morton was shot through the neck, while Hogg was un- hurt. Before crowd could collect Morton was hustled to the county jail and placed under guard.
 The people became infuriated and a biz meeting was at once held on the public square. Col. John Drummond mounted a barrel and made speech in which he said that the murderer must be hanged, but that the work must be done quietly and with perfect order: Morton had killed two men in less than two weeks time and he must die by the rope. A mob was quickly formed and marched to the jail. The taller was overpowered and the keys to MOrtons cell obtained. He was found lying in his shirt sleeves on the floor of his cell and after bitter strug- gle was seized and dragged out. He then became very impudent and told the mob that he did not care what they did with him, provided they did their work quickly.
 After a short barley, he was taken to a bridge some distance from town and a rope was placed around his neck. The leaders drew their guns and told him to jump, or he would be riddled with bullets. Turning around the doomed man cursed his captors, and uttering wild inprecations, leaped into space. The jump broke his neck, and after dangling in the air for some minutes he became still, and a volley of bullets were fired into him. The mob then dispersed and the body was left dangling from the bridge.
 None of the mob made any attempt to conceal their identity, and the hang ing was conducted with as much formality as if it had been legal af- fair. The dead sheriff was only re- gently married and leaves a young wife.
 The murderer was wealthy man who lived at Stanton. He has killed three men. Coming to the fair he at- tempted to kill the fireman of the train because he would not increase the speed the locomotive was running. This is the eighth lynching in central Kentucky in the past three months, and the people have determined to put down murder if they have to take the law into their own hands every time man is killed. Morton's relatives are incensed over the lynching, and it may be that some of the old feuds will be