The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-16
Five Men, Charged With Bur-
glary, Hanged in Indiana.

VERSAILLES, Ind, Sept. 15.-FiVe
men, no one Of them charged with
more serious offense than burglary,
were hanged here at an early hour this
morning by mon OF determined men,
with the fixed purpose in mind of end
ing, at no matter waat cost, a 1eign Of
terror inaugurated by a gang of law
less bandits. There was no positive
proof that the men lyncned were men,
bers of the gang, but suspicion attach
ed to them, and terrible vengeance was
taken upon those who could be reached
for a long series Of exasperating Of
fenses. The victims o: the mob We're:
LYLE LEVI, 81 years old.
BERT ANDREWS, 80 years old.
CLIFFORD GORDON, % years old.
WILLIAM JENKINS, 27 years old.
HENRY SCHUYLER, "a years o.d.
The whole day has been one Of in
tense excitement. The dangling bodies.
discovered this morning, first told thu
tale to many inha oitants of this it
tie village and the news spread with
wonderful rapiditv III day people
from the surrounding country have
crowded in, and such throngs have
never before been seeii upon the streets
of Versailles.
That an unusual state OF feeling ex-
listed is shown by the determination Of
the mob which lei 1T to the ferocity
of first killing three Of the r1en in Jail
and then dragging the living and dead
together and hanging them to tire
same tree. 1t is notable, too, that
there was an absence Of such outrage
as usually arouses a. nob's vengeance
no murder was charged against tie
victims, but their death was decreed
because of long suffering from rob
berries, some of which were accom-
panied by torture of the victims. Tie
excitement of the day was not lessen
ed by the suppressed hilts that more
objects of the peoples wrath would be
made to suffer in the same way.
Two men were left in Jail, Charles
Kelly, aged fourteen for burglary, and
Arthur Mcmillan, for carrying con-
cealed weapons. The latter was let
out tonight on bond. Mcmillan says
three of the prisoners were killed in
the Jail and one of the others almost
killed there The mob came very near
taking Mcmillan out. At a late hour
tonight Kelly was taken from the Jail
and lodged at the hotel under guard.
After Mcmillan had been released Kel-
part of the Jail. The horrors of last
night so preyed upon his mind that he
was. overcome by nervous fright, and,
calling Deputy Sheriff Herman, begged
piteously to be taken out tonight. The
matter was referred to Circuit Judge
New, who gave the desired order
Tonight the jail is as quiet as the
lone prisoner-Keliy-4th only other
occupants are Deputy Jailer William
| E. Herman, and his guard, William
| Black. They faced the mob last night
and were quickly disafmed and locked
| in a cell, while the work of slaughter
was done. But while the Jail is so
| lightly guarded. it does not follow that
the excited little town is asleep with
out patrol Marshal John E. Tyler,
who has twenty five deputies sworn, is
alert against any possible surprise, and
every road running into town is pick
| eted with wide-awake men.
| This precaution is rot taken in an
| ticipation of a second visit by the reg
| ulators.
The danger appreherded is from an
other quarter, the friends of the lynch
ed men. No private citizen of Versail-
les probably has reason to fear from
personal violence. The danger dreaded
| is arson. Rumors of threats made on
the part of the friends of men who
| were mobbed to even up matters by
means of the torch are adoat. The
| buildings said to be marked for de-
| struction are the Jail and court house.
| The public officers are also subjects of
these threats That is why this little
city is disturbed tonight and under
closest guard If trouble comes it is
expected from Osgood, which, the peo-
| pie of Versailles say, is the head
quarters of the band whose depreda-
! tions have been widespread and which
| is the home of those who were last
night so ruthlessly swung into eternity.
| The feeling between the two places is
| of the bitterest, and the opinions ex-
| pressed here tonight is that there are
plenty of others in Osgoad who deserve
| the same fate of the five found dang
ling to limbs this morning. OF the
many hundreds seen today at this
| place, residents and visitors, not one
was heard to express word of con-
demnation of last nights work. The
people of Versailles declare that the
lynchers were all non-residents and
that not q man living n or near the
I town had any hand Il the slaughter.
There is a general undef current of ap-
proval of the deed and it is said that
no effort will be made to apprehend
any one who took part. The coronef'S
inquest began today and it will be com
pleted tomorrow. It vas conducted on
lines of strict formally and the YER
dict will be that the re men came to
their death at the HAMA of mob, the
members of which ar nknown.
For years South ar llama has been
afflicted with lawles Angs.s The, rail-
ways and express aaIies broke up
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