The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-31
WILL BE PUNISHED
GOVERNOR BRADLEY is AFTER The
KENTUCKY LYNCHERs.
He Offers n Reward for Their Arrest
and Will Spare Neither Labor Nor
Force to Uphold the Law.

FRANKFORT. KY, Dec. 30.-Governor
Bradley feels that the law has been greatly
outraged and the State disgraced by the
brutal murder of William Devere and Mrs.
T. j. West at the hands of mob near
Lebanon yesterday. The Governor dropped
work, with which he was busy on his mes
sage. and acquainted himself with all of
the facts obtainable. He is communicating
with the local authorities. In his inaugural
address the Governor condemned lynchngs
very vigorously. He will offer a reward
of $500, the limit of the law, for the ar
rest and conviction OF the unknown men,
bers Of the mob and issue a proclamation
accordingly Governor Bradley tonight gave
out the following to the press: II regard
the work of the mob at Lebanon as the most
outrageous and barbarous crime ever com
mitted in Kentucky. shall spare neither
labor nor force to bring its perpetrators to
that punishment which they so richly de-
serve. i believe that the good people of
Marion county and of the State at large
both look with the same horror upon this
crime and will not be slow to give me their
unfiinching support"
The action Of the mob. which is now said
to have consisted of six men, was. it
said. solely to avenge the death
of T. j. West, the woman's husband At
the time the mob made its appearance
Mrs. Patty West. William Devere and
Alma Devere and Mrs. Vests daughter
were the only persons, in the house. Mrs
West crawled into the chimney and was
burned to a crisp. Deveres body was rid
died with bullets. Alma Devere, the four
teen-year-old daughter, is handsome girl,
and her story of her entreaties to the men
to spare her fathers life are revolving.
Fully 1,0co people assembled at the Court
house in Lebanon to-day to take action on
the outrage. The speeches We're all vigor-
Gus in denunciation of the disgrace on Mar
ion county and the State. Very strong reso-
lutions We're drawn up and signed by Hon.
L. G. McElroy. Col j.. b. Carter, Judge
III. w. Reeves, Mayor Iced Ray, Captain
A. Offut. Sheriff II. t.. Young and Circuit
Court Clerk d. j. Lancaster. These reso-
lutions condemn, the outrages and the yio-
lence of the mob in the strongest possible
expression, and they were adopted unan-
imously by the large indignation meeting.
A fund was raised by prompt and liberal
ferreting out the perpetrators of the crime.
The County Commissioners join the people
in Offering reward for the detection and
conviction of the five men who are known
to be the guilty parties.
Alma Devere, whose father was killed by
the mob, is recovering and is confident that
she will be able to identify the lynchers.
They threatened TO kill her as well as her
father if she Gid not cease her begging for
the life of her father. She told a detailed
story of the affair to the prosecuting at
torney to-day. While the lynchers were
strangers to her, she is confident she can
identify them. The sentiment Of the COM
munity seems to get stronger every hour
against the lynchers and there Is little
doubt now in the minds OF the authorities
but that they will arrest the perpetrators
and convict them.