The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-16

Versailles, Ind, Sept. 15--This has
been the most exciting day in the his
tory Of this city. The bodies OF i've
men, who had been lyncAed during last
night we're found hanging to the same
tree near TIE JAIN this morning Ihls
caused such a sensation IN the city that
it readily spread throughout the coun-
Try and no occasion ever a. traeted such
crowds. For years, southern Indiana
has been afflicted with lawless gangs
The railroads and express companies
broke I'D the depredauons of those
gangs along their lines and lafterly
they have preyed upon the citizens
The citizens have taken the law into
their hands in this locality before, but
never to such an extent as today. The
Reno brothers we're lynched together
al Seymour. Ind, 20 years ago, the Ar
cher gang, three in number, were
strung up together at Shows, Ind, Il
years ago. There have been numerous
lynohings, one at q time, but the JOB
lot" of FIVE today. breaks the record.
FEROCITY or THE MOB.
That an unusual state Of feeling ex-
isted is shown by the ferocity of the
mob which first killed three OF the
men in the jail, and then, dragging the
living and dead together, hanged them
to the SANE tree. It is notable. too,
mobs Vehemence-no murder-was
charged against the victims, but their
death WAS decrsed because OF long and
eXasperated suffering from robheries,
some Of which We're accompanied by
torture to victims. The excitement Of
the day was not lessened by the sup
pressed hints that more objects OF Inc
peoples wrath would be made to suffer
in the same way.
The five victims, Lyle Levi, aged 81;
William Jenkins. aged 2S. married;
Henry Shutter, "a married; Bert An
orews, aged SO; Cliff Gordon, u, were
al residents OF Osgood, three miles
away. Two men were left in Jail,
Charles Kelly, aged IA, for burglary,
and Arthur 2EcAIillen, for carrying con-
cealed weapons. The latter was let out
tonight on bond MeAillen says three
prisoners Were tilt-A
enc OF the others almost killed there.
The mob cam &c --
Milleu out
Tonight the Sail is as quiet as the
humblest residence. Besides the one
lone prisoner, Kelly, the only occu-
pants are Deputy Jailer William L.
Herman and his guard. ". a. Black.
They faced the mob last night and were
completely Gisarned and locked in a
cell While the work OF slaughter was
done.
MARSHAL TYLER ALERT.
Marshal John E. Tyler. with 25 dep
uties, is alert against Any possible sur
prise, and every road running into
town is picketed with wide awake men.
This Drecaution is not Sken in antici-
patton of a second visit by the regu-
lators The danger apprehended is
from another quarter, the friends Of
the lyncheo men. No private citizen
of Versailles probably has reason TO
fear personal danger, the danger
dreaded being arson. There are ru-
mos cf threats on the part OF the
friends Of the men who We're mohhed
to even matters u by means of the
torch. The buildings said TO be marked
for destruction are the Jail and the
court house. TIE public officers are
also subjects of these threats. That is
why this little city is disturbed tonight
and the closes guard maintained. IF
trouble comes il is expected from Os-
good. which the people q Versailles
say is the headquarters of the band
whose depredatiOnS have been so vide
spread, and the home of those who
We're last night 50 ruthlessly rushed
into eternity.
The feeling between the two places
is OF the bitterest and the opinion is
expressed here tonight that there are
plenty of people in Osgood who deserve
the fate of the five found dangling
from trees this nacrninS. OF the many
hundreds seen today At this place, rest
Ge4cs and visitors, rot one was
heard to express word of condemna-
ton of wst nights work The people
OF Versailles declare that the lynchers
were al non-Fesidents and that not a
man living in any near town had a
hand in the slaughter. There is q
general undercurrent of approval of the
deed, and it is said that no effort VIII
be made to apprehend any one who
took part.