The San Francisco call., 1897-10-21
Saved From Lynching by Six
Deputies With Drawn
ReVoiVerS.
ONLY TEMPORARY SAFETY
ASSURED.
Sons OF the Victim Urged by the
Citizens to Lead Hanging
Party TON ght.
Special Dispatch to The CALL.

MANHATTAN. KANs, Oct. 90 - A
crowd OF excited citizens throng the
streets here tonight IN the vicinity of the
County Jail, threatening summary ven
geance upon the murderer of Sheriff S. B.
Lard, who was shot down to-day while in
he performance of official duties at
Leonardsville, a village twenty miles
north west of Manhattan.
The rdurder who-e death is demanded
by the clamorous mob Is Ike Warren, a
"bootlegger" of Leonardsville Sheriff
Lard and deputy arrested Warren al
LeOnardsvilie this afternoon upon war
rants sworn out by some OF the prohibi-
tion people of the piece, and when the
killing occurred were on the. way with
him to the railroad station. The deputy
who is said 10 have been drinking, carried
two revoivers, one of which he carelessly
exposed within reach OF the prisoner.
Warren. who was drunk, grabbed one OF
| hese weapons and turned it upon Sheriff
Lard. He fired one bu let into the Sher-
ifs head, and as the. officer fell second
bullet took effect in the body near the
heart.
Warren, breaking loose from his re-
naming captor, dashed down the street.
but bis flight was stopped by Banker
Sparks OF Leonardville, who, having seen
the shooting of the Sheriff, drew i revolver
and began shooting al Warren. bullet
which took effect in the neck, brought the
murder 10 a standstill. This wound is OF
serious.
The shooting caused great excitement in
Leouardvllle, and The murderer would
have been roughly handled but for the
fact that two Deputy Sheriffs hurried off
with him to the depot, and soon had him
aboard the train for Manhattan Sheriff
Lard died within a few minutes and the
news was telegraDhed here. When the
train bearing the murderer arrived a
crowd of several hundred men surround ed
the station. The cry of Lynch him" was
Immediately heard, and the crowd
gathered in upon the prisoner.
The six Deputy Sneriffs who had War
rem in custody drew their revolvers and
threatened to shoot the first man who m ad 2
hostile move. The murderer, who was
shaking with fright, was drawn TO IN ON
n ibus and he SIX deputies jun ped in. the
horses were Iashe1 into a run and the
rens were not drawn until the County
Jail was reached. The mob followed and
soon surrounded the County Jail demand
ing the life of the murderer. A little girl
came into the crowd carving hour-sack
containing thirty feet of rope. She would
not say who had sent her.
The crowd became still more demonstra-
tive, and finally Deputy Sheriff Marsh
came TO the Jail steps and urged the citi-
zens 10 allow the law to take its course
He told hem the murderer had been shot
in the neck and was badly hurt and urged
the crowd not to attempt the life of a man
who might die of his wounds. This
seemed 10 quiet the crowd for time, but
1t soon became known that Warren was
not badly hurt, and the talk of lynching
grew more pronounced.
At IL o'clock to-nigh ht the town is some
what quieter, but it is reported that sew
eral meetings are being held with the in
tention of organizing for Iynching. One
story has 1t that no lynching will be al
| tempted tonight, but that the two sons OF
the dead Sheriff. both young men, are
being urged to lead Iyncning party to-
M orrow night.
Sheriff Lard was very popular through
out the county.