The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-06-10
NEGRO BRUTE PAYS THE PENALTY
OF HIS FOUL CRIME.
IT.. Troops Offer M Further Resist
.pnjnst Them-A Thousand Eager
Hands Pull the Wretch Up to the
Limb II "a Trcc-No Attempt Nnde
10 Disguise.

atty Of his foul crime with his life. An
outraged people have taken the law
into their own hands and meted out to
Mitchell the punishment he so richly
deserved. and have ohcyed the com
mand Of his PROSTATE victim. by lynch
Ing him.
The sensational and unfortunate
events Of the night intensified the
feelings against Mitchell. if that was
possible. and the determination be-
came general that the brute should
lot leave the town alive.
After the firing of the militia on the
crowd OF spectators during the early
morning hours, Gov. Bushnell ordered
Company g., Third infantry, Of Spring
field, to come here at once. The Spring
field militia arrived and left their
special train on the outskirts Of the
city near the water works. The com
pany, thirty-Six strong, under Capt.
Bradbury. marched up town to the Jail
where they found 1t surrounded by
2O00 people, The company marched
into the Jail yard and were met by
" " "uo Sdlu 10 'dDt"
Bradbury:
we don't want you now"
Who are yOu:"
Il am the deputy sheriff" replied
Lewis. There is the sheriff over
there" pointing to Mayor Ganson. who
AT that IN came forward from
the crowd Oh the court house steps
and proceeded to address the militia
and the crowd. The mayor assured
the militia their services were not
wanted, that the people were law
abiding and would assist him in pre-
serving order: that the company could
leave the our house yard: when
their services were needed he would
send for them. The Springfield COM
pany. without waiting for further or
ders, marched down the street to the
depot without as much as the sheriff
seeing them.
The local military company had pre-
viOusly refused 10 serve longer and
went to the second story of the sher-
ifs residence and tried to sleep.
With no resistance offered the crowd
at once made "A rush for the side door.
Two strong and determined men
klcSs1 it down i'm short order n
gained admission to the Jail, the crowd
following. They did not wait TO I'M
lock the door to Mitchell'S cell, but
burst the lock with "A slcdgc hammer
and the door soon flew open. Mitchell
was standing in his cell and did not
Offer any resistance and uttered no
word. Soirc one in the crowd had n
rope and it was placed around the
brute's neck and he crowd made for
The door, Mitchell following at the end.
/ In 1~piy ~ .InNy, tln utn,,S ON tlp pntsi1n
of the jail Mitchell fell down and the
rope slipped off his neck. The crowd
surrounded him, jumped on him like a
thousand hungry dogs after II bone.
The brute was kicked, beaten and al
most killed Their and there. The rope
was quickly slipped over his head
again, II IA rush was made for a
Tree III the southeastern corner of the
court yard. in front of the court house.
lhe rope was thrown over a good,
strong limb, and n thousand willing
hands pulled the wretch up. The end
was tied to an iron fence. and Mitchell
was left hanging there in full view Of
several thousand people. to die the
ueath he had brought upon himself.
The mcn taking part i'm il mad no at
Tempt To disguise themselves. but 1t ia
not known who did the work, and the
person who attempts 10 find out will
get himself into serious trouble. This
much Is known. however, they did
Their work well, and that is all the
people wish TO know, His body was
ntt hanging for an hour or more. and
me people of the city fiOcked TO see 1t.
All classes of people came 10 witness
the spectacle. 1t was finally cut down
and placed in the undertakcr's box.
nnh Infs -s,..- To- ..-z ,A,aN
open To the public gaze.
Gov. Bushnell has arrived here to
investigate the trouble. especially the
action Of the troops, While the Ur-
a n company is overwhelmed with
local sentiment against their action,
tney are also liable for abandoning
their post Of duty. Capt. Leonard
withdrew the guards about I a. IN.
ana the Springfield company took or
uers from the mayor instead of the
sherln when they turned back from
tue court house. Gov. Bushnell was
attending an cncnmpmcnt at Wooster
anu was me by Il delegation from
mere on his return to Columbus. These
QUEENS from Urbana asked for protec-
uoh by troops Of Sheriff McIain.
against whose life threats nave been
freely made. and If he was here now
IT is believed that there would be
trouble again. Sheriff Nc Lain has
gone TO Dayton. He escaped by the
Sack door Of the jail and claims that
dynamite was being prepared to blow
a'm up. In the excitement and bit
uerhess that prevails 1t Is almost i'm
possiole to get ut the facts as to the
responsibility for the loss Of life, but
Tis generally claimed that Sheriff Nc
AN ordered the troops to fire. 1t Is
oeIieVed there will be a thorough in
Yestigation into Tho aa4inn oc III mnu.