The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
All Arrested, and Ten of the Prisoners
Identified by the Victim of the
Shocking Outrage.
LYNCHING WAS THREATENED
BUT THE MEN WE'RE HURRIED FROM
NEWPORT TO NASHVILLE.
Mob Driven Back by the Sheriff and
POIice-TripIe and Double Trage-
dies and Other Crimes.

NEWPORT, Ky, Oct. mot since Pearl
Bryans murderers, Walling and Jackson.
were prisoners here has there been SO much
excitement as to-day. For a time it was
feared eleven men would be lynched for one
of the most shocking crimes ever committed
in the State Last night Thomas Gleason.
a railway switchman, and his bride, Started
out the Alexandria pike to visit a friend
They had not walked Ear before two men
with revolvers and representing themselves
to be officers jumped from the side Of the
road, separated the young married couple
and dragged the shrieking woman into
field, where they and nihe more fends GRIM
inally assaulted her. The husband of the
unfortunate woman came to the city for
aid, but when the officers arrived at the
scene of the crime the men had fed. The
woman was unconscious, but revived this
morning.
Early In the day the officers arrested six
well-known toughs, who were identified by
Mrs. Gleason as part of the gang that as
saulted her. Later five more were arrested,
four of whom were also identified. When
the news of the crime and the arrests
spread crowds gathered at the Jail and
courthouse and threats of vengeance were
made. The sheriff was finally compelled to
ers were given preliminary hearing before
Judge Bennett, who, on the testimony, held
them all to answer to the grand jury with
out bail, the offense being a capital one
The regular jury meets Oct 10. Meantime
owing to the excited state of feeling and the
insecurity of the JAIL the men were or
dered to be taken to Maysville for safe
keeping.
When the time came for the removal of
the ten prisoners Zone being still held for
further identification) to the Chesapeake 81
Ohio depot to take the train for MaySville
there was such a menacing crowd about the
jail that the sheriff called out the entire
police force-day and night-to preserve or
der. 1t was with difficulty that the men
were taken to the two wagons which car
ried them to the depot and the crowd fol-
lowed closely after. At the depot and be-
fore the train arrived, the situation grew
more threatening. The crowd jeered the
prisoners and shouts of Don't let them get
out of town. were heard. The police force
finally had to charge the yelling crowd to
prevent rush at the prisoners. Fortunate
ly the train soon came and the men were
safely embarked.
The prisoners are aged from nineteen to
thirty and have been mostly without en-
ployment. Two or three are street peddlers
and all are known to the police as gang
going together and often found drunk and
disorderly. Their names are Dad" Meiner,
George Greer. Huber Miller, Edward Hend-
ing, Frank Buskmiller, Harry Bushmiller,
John Shannon Matt Meiner, John Duhfoss
and William Scorle. The one last arrested
and who is still in Jail awaiting Identified
ton is William Croxton. The other ten
were promptly recognized by Mrs. Gleason
in the crowded courtroom. The men ex-
hibited the most reckless bravado, one or
two being drunk while in the courtroom.
They used vile language and displayed in
difference and unconcern. The penalty for
their crime in this State is death.
Official advices received by wire from
Maysville late tonight are that the ten
identified assailants of Mrs. Gleason ar.
rived there safely and are secure in Jail.
The sheriff of Campbell county, with dep
uties and several Newport policemen, are
at Maysville There are no visible symp-
toms of dangerous excitement in MaySville
tonight. William CroXton who was de-
tanned at Newport, was identified by Mrs.
Gleason tonight as one of her assailants.
He Is in Newport JAIL but will be taken to
Maysvlle tomorrow. Dangerous excite
ment has subsidized in Newport for the pres
ent at least.