The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-16

by the sheriff that The store Of Wooley
Brothers af Correct. Ind. ten miles from
here, was 90 be entered The Information
was given hy one OF tho gangs coniede-
rates. who had been under suspicion.
Sheriff Henry Bushing arranged that his
informant should accompany them, ana
securing five deputies. they went 90 the
place Sheriff BushIng concealed him
self .n tho cellar, while his deputies were
stationed at a convenient distance OUT
side. Shortly after midnight the gang
reached 1V00iey Brothers store. clifford
Gordon and the shor.ns informant. were
designated 20 break into the building
Gordon himself effected an entrance. and
Just as be stepped inside. tho sheriff
grabbed him. Both pulled pistols at the
same time and began firing.
Bert Andrews was with the robbers and
he too Joined in tho fusilade. while the
deputies came TO the assistance or tho
sheriff. The sheriff was shot through
the hand and Gordon was shot several
times Tho pistol balls entered his body
and he was also shot I'm the leg.
Gordon end Andrews succeeded I'm cs-
Gaping. ana came 90 osrood. whcrc thcF
were arrested. THE robbers bad driven
ont to The place in a buggy belonging To-
Lyle Lew and from Information subee-
QuontIv gathered it was learned that The
robbery had hocn planned oar the home or
William Jennings. The two latter wcre
arrested 1F accessories. AT were lAhfh
90 the Jain at Ncrs1illcs Henry SchuItZcr.
tWcnty-f0rr years old. was put On inc
iIIl for rlhh.rr the llrhor-snOn af ts-
good l7ef week. Levy was fortY-sfN'n
years of ago. Gordon twenty-five. An-
drcws thirty. and Jennings twenty tN-scVen.
QUIET HIr IN EARNEST.
While the citizens have NOT been ahle
10 iX the various r0hheres upon these
men. they We're Thought t0 Dee part OF a
gang that has committed most of them
When it became known that they were
in iail 10 was quietly suggested hF tho We
Tins and svmu1thizere That "lustice' he
summarlv dealt fhe prisoners II WAS one
O'Clock this morning when hor-rmcl l
dismountod on 20 hillside noar Versatile
Little time was lost. f0r tho details had
been arranged. Quietly about four hnn-
drcd men marched into tho town The
iail was in charge of William Nonu.n.
Sheriff Buehing's hr0thor-in-law. the
former being at home ou account ~ his
injuries. At the front of The jail was the
residence
Shortly before o'clock there was n
knock at ihe door and when kcnnin and
two deputies opened m they were cone
frOnted with pistols and ordered f0 turn
over the KEYS This they did. and then
tho mob fled into the iail Three Of the
prisoners Levy. Jennings and Schulter-
were on the lower d00r while Gordon and
Andrews were Don tho upper tier Levy
ana Jonuinge and Schulfor showed night
and tho former was shot through tho
breast while the skulls of The two latter
were crushed with % stool Ropes We're I'm
readiness. and adjusting moose around
the neck of EACH their hands were PIN
i0nod and then the march began. They
were not carried. but. with several mon
at the ond Of each rope. tho five prisoners
were dragged n distance ~ 200 faet TO q
tree. weber their bodies were suspended
Do is said Levy. Jennings and Schulter
were dead before they reached the place.
Death resulted from hanging in the case
of Gordon and Andrews.
Justice of tho Pcace Charles Loswcll
held an inquest over the five bodies This
morning.
VIGOROUS DEMAND
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Sent l5.-Gov-
ernOr Mount has sent the following 90
the sheriff OF Ripley county.
"Wire me at once the particulars or tne
ivnchng in your county further
command that y0u use every oude1vOr tO
bring to Justice am participants in the
lyuchne Such l1Wlessnoes .s iut0ler1hIe
and AN tho power OF the state. it nocc5-
sarv. viii Doe vigorously employed for the
arrest and punishment of all the parties
implicated.
(srneD JAMES A. MOUNT.
Governor"