Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-02-29
TWO MEN LYNCHED.
The Robbers Who Raided the
Wichita Falls Bank Strung Up.
ONE DIED CURSINC and JEERINC.
The Other Robber Weakened and Asked
for whisky-Ths Nervy One Said
That HIS Parents Resided In
Noosho, Mo.

WICHIrA Falls, Tex, Feb. 2I-At
$3.50 o'clock last night, mob Of several
thousand persons attacked the Jail
here, where Foster Crawford and "The
Kid" were confined. After show OF
resistance on the part OF the authori-
ties, the mob battered In the jail doors
and forcibly took possession Of the
prisoners The two men were taken
to the bank which they attempted to
rob Tuesday, and an improvised scat.
fold was erected. The first impulse OF
the mob was to burn the prisoners, but
calmer counsel prevailed.
Yells OF "Hang the Kid frstr' went
up. Then others, "No, hang the Oldest
first" 1.-THE Kid" refused to say q
word, and those having him in charge
yanked him on to box. The scene
was q weird one. One had on high
heeled boots, black pants and q deep
red flannel shirt, which added grue-
some brilliancy to the scene In 4 mo-
ment the rope was about his neck and
man who, some say, looked like one
taken yesterday. fixed one end across
the crossbar. All this time "The Kid"
was jeering ut the audience, laughing
and cursing. He never quivered. A
voice in the audience said: You are
going TO die now. Tell us your name. "
1.-THE Kid" MY name Is Younger
Lewis, and my father and mother re.
side In Neosho, Mo-"
1.-THE Kid" or Younger Lewis, rs he ut
the last moment says he was, continued
chatting and laughing with the crowd,
polsing fun Mt them and cursing for q
moment, and then some one yelled:
thine Is up"
In IN instant he was pulled up above
the throng. lie never quivered or
kicked. He just went mp In the dir
and he Is hanging there now. Men on
the frontier for years and years say no
gamer man ever died. lie was the
coolest man In all the great crowd.
All the while Crawford was a spec
tator Of the scene. He began to weaken
and confessed, giving some valuable
information. He placed the responsi.
bility for the crime on "the Kid" The
mob pulled him on to the improvised
platform next to the bank he attempt
ed to rob, and his head was about on a
level with the dangling feet Of his COM
panion. When they began to look for
second rope, he begged for whisky.
It was given to him. The rope soon
arrived and II was put about his neck.
He fell, either In faint or from the
effects Of the liquor he had drank. He
was soon strung up along with his
companion and his body dnngled in
mid.air.
The lynched men raided the City ma
tional bank ut Wichita Falls, Tex,
Tuesday afternoon, killing Cashier
Frank Dorsey and wounding Bookkeep.
or p. p. Langford. They were captured
late at night nine miles from town,
after n fight Of IN hour. The robbers
were In thiclset surrounded by pur-
suers and surrendered only when oil
hope was gone. They were taken TO
Wichita Falls and state rangers guard.
cd them all night Yesterday morn
ing mob gathered for the purpose OF
lynching the two robbers, but feared
to advance on the Jail MS long rs the
rangers were inside with the prisoners.
Last night the rangers left and the
mob soon had the men.