The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-14


o'clock last night the fire bell rang and
crowd was at the county Jail inside of
three minutes. batteriug on the steel cage.
For an hour and a half the blows of
hammers resounded on the still night air.
and at go Sam yinson and his son
Charles. the mUrderers Of Sunday. were
led out by the mob. with ropes around
their necks
The victims were walked three blocks
and a small silver poplar. eight inches in
diameter, chosen.
Ropes were thrown over the first limb,
and the father and son hauled up by many
willing hands.
ground. and the two men were choked to
death with their faces within six inches
OF each other.
After the death of Dutch John" this
afternoon an uneasy feeling began TO
manifest itself, and as evening came on it
grew in intensity.
At $50. when the streets are usually de-
serted, knots of men could be seen all
over town, and It was apparent that
trouble was coming.
Sheriff Stinson was very active. and had
extra deputies on duty at the jail
He had arrangements made that the
ringing OF the fire bell should be the sig
nal that the mob was under way. Prompt
~ at L the bell rang. and almost simpl-
taneously the guards were overpow cred
and the outer jail doors soon passed.
The steel cage was stubborn. but the
mob was determined. After the wretches
were secured they assumed dogged ST.
lence.
The old man never spoke. but Charles
pulled back and struggled some.
Both were hustled along, however. and
several telegraph poles were tried without
suiting the leaders.
When near the fatal tree young Vinson
spoke his only words. saying: Il hate
II on my mothers account. You'll he
sorry for this"
The last word was uttered as the tight
ening rope choked off his breath
The father was strung up moment
before the son. and some one in the crowd
said, as Charles was SWING up: Your
pa is up there. Go up and see him"
Both men were allowed 10 hang for
some time. and the crowd slowly dis
persed without firing any shots into the
bodies There we're six other prisoners in
the Jail, bat none was molested. and no.
body bat the TWO murderers was hurt
during the proceedings
Charles Vinson was the man who gave
away mis- comrades with whom he con
spired 10 hold up a Northern Pacific train
last April The robbers were caught ct
their rendezvous. where they were ready
for work. A jury at Ellensburg refused to
convict the robbers on Wilson'S testi-
mony. Charles Ninson and Sam Vinson
his father, We're drunk and raising a dis
turbance all last Sunday at ElIehsburg
About S:45 o'clock In the evening they en-
tered the Teutonic saloon and picked a
quarrel during which Charles shot Mike
kohlopp, one Of the proprietors. The ball
entered tho right breast and the victim
died half an hour later John. Bergman
well-known as Dutch John went TO The
defense of Kohlopp, when the elder Vim
son stabbed him in the right breast IN
fiCtiuS horrible wound from which Borg
man died Tuesday After Kohlopp was
shot he grappled young Ntrsou threw him
10 tho floor ana dealt him several blows
but was forced 70 desist bv falling
strength Both mon were immediately ar
rested ard pat in the steel cage I'm the
county ial II was feared In ENensburP
Sunday night that there would be a lynch
ing. bat the excitement suhsldcd
However the death % Dutch
John" again inaamed the people
Samuel Niuson and his son Charles came
from Allen Mason county. where. three
years aEn. Charles Was shot fn a saloon
row by John F.berharf proprietor Of the
house He had tried 20 clear the house
with knife, when Eberhart shot him in
the neck With revolver Eberhart. who
was - years old. was tried on charge OF
assault with a deadly weapon and ac-
quilted. Both Samuel Nluson and his son
Charles had frequent quarrels and were
considered dangerous men. The younger
ua1 had served a term IN the pen.teStla1-.
Both We're d~gnkards. AMI both carried
arms hah.tusuy.