Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-05
RANGED AND RIppt.ED.

wichita Falls Bank Robbers Captured
~ H&Egere, Taken from Jail and Hange1
Ass-The Murder .of Cashier Dor.
ssJ Terribly Avenged-Singular Pre-.
sament OF HIS Fate Expressed by the
Bead Cashier.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Feb. 27.-At
ESQ yesterday morning the robbers
Foster Crawford and 1.-THE Kid alias
Younger Lewis, were captured by
Posses Of rangers under command of
taPs- W. j. Mcdonald, in thicket, I6
miles from Wichita Falls When callea
upon to surrender they replied: 1--WE
s>szn surrender under condition that
-f1a guarantee us protection against
ANY mob violence on our being car
back to Wichita Falls"
Capt McDonald's reply was: ssWill
bore hole through you if you don't
Surrender. But we will eudeayor to
The best of my ability to protect you -
About four o'clock the rangers
reached Wichita Falls with the prison
ssrs When the city was reached it
was found to be in a state of uproar.
Many threats were made, the mob cry
ing that 1--WE will lynch them!'' ''Give
them taste of Tyler; that's what
they deserved" But they finally
reached the Jail and landed their pris-
-oners in safety.
Shortly afterward a crowd of we'll
armed men gathered together and re-
paired to the jail, where they remained
all night discussing the situation and
swearing dire vengeance on the pris-
eoDers.
When daylight came the entire pop
.1lation of Wichita Falls had assembled
IN the vicinity of the Jail, each man
seeming to bring a weapon. Those
who could not boast Winchester evil
IDENTIFY had some species of tirearm con-
.cealed on their person to judge from
the appearance of their pockets.
at $3.50 j. A. Kemp, president of the
robbed bank, and at least twenty men
were admitted to the Jail. Identified
tion was instantaneous.
District Judge George E. Miller a.
this juncture appeared on the streets
in a buggy and drove from group to
group, pleading with them to do moth
sng rash and allow the law to take its
course.
Suddenly the report was heard on
all sides that the rangers were going
TO slip him off to Fort Worth. In the
twinkhng of an eye hundreds of Win
zchesters appeared On the scene and the
mob at once made an assault ON the
Jail After some moments they sue
-G.eeded in securing an entrance and,
taking the prisoners from the Jail. they
proceeded with them to the northwest
- corner, where Dorsey was killed, and
where pile of int1ammable material
WAS ready. Two telegraph poles were
selected and two ropes thrown over
them, in the ends of which loops had
been placed, which were placed around
the Iccks of the men and the word
giFen to pull. In an instant the two
snen were swinging between earth and
sky
The loud cries riddle them" were
the signal for the firing to commence.
The bodies were riddled with bullets.
and left swinging.
There are peculiar things connected
with this robbery. Several days ago
Dorsey, cashier of the robbed bank,
received information that plan was on
foot to rob the bank and informed
President Kemp of the same.
If the bank is robbed 1 will be
Killed, and know it, he said. Presi-
dent Kemp laughed at him, but, at
his urgent request, guards were sta
TONED for some time over the bank,
but after some little time they were
withdrawn.