The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-20
LYNCHED WEAR CHICAGO.
COOK COUNTY FARMERS III A
TRAMP IN A CoRNFIELD.

ne Had Assaulted Mrs. seinska. Wife or .
Farmer in Mannheim, on tho OutsEirts or
tho C~ry-Frlends or the Husband Fake Up
tho Chase and XIII the MAN at once.
CHICAGO, Aug. l9.-A tramp met with swift
retribution for an assault upon a woman
this afternoon near Mannheim, Cook county.
A company of farmers. onraged and indignant
that such q crimo could take place within sight
Of and almost adjoining the city limits Of Chicago.
took the law into their own hands. When they
had finished they left his lifeless body lying face
down in a cornield with as much indifference as
they would have left the body of a rabid dog
killed for the protection Of the nciRhborhood.
Shortly after the dinner hour. when her hus-
band and tho farm hands had returned to their
work in the fields, Mrs. Carl Seinska, the wife
OF a well.to.do farmer living near Mannheim.
was startled by n roughly-dressed man entering
her kitchen, where she was alone, attending to
her Homework. The man asked for food. which
was given to him. While he was eating his
meal he learned that Mrs. Seinska was alone in
the house. Without warming he attacked her.
She struggled with him. screaming for help
at the top OF her voice, but there was nobody
near enough to hear her. and the tramp's SUI
pcrior strength soon mastered her. He then
bound the wonan's hands tightly. She con-
tihutu ~ uS luuR 70 BIG hh1 III SlTcIklH.
This enraged the tramp and he gagged her, SO
that she could no longer raise her voice. He
added to the outrage by slashing his victims
legs with a knife. After the assault the man
started away from tho house, leaving Mrs.
Seinska gagged. bound, and lying upon
the floor. After lying in a semi
conscious condition for several minutes.
the woman partially revived and at once began
efforts to liberate herself. She finally succeeded
in loosening the knots which held her and stag
gered across the fields, where she found her hus-
band and some other men at work. To them
she told the story Of the assault upon her.
A man hunt was organized without delay.
Tho alarm was spread throughout the neigh
borhood and fully forty farmers responded. They
were armed with various kinds OF weapons.
rifles, shotguns. revolvers. pitchforks. and axes.
Two Of them had snatched UP hoes and others
had whitfietrces and clubs. The pursuit was
not difficult, for the direction that the man took
was learned readily by inquiry. The fugitive
tending to reach Chicago.
After a chase Of three miles. the tramp was
hide. but, apparently fearing that ihr his pWher 60
abouts would be discovered easily. he started on
e St run: The PursI,ng party rapidly gained on
turned upon his pursuers. Ora wing two revol.
vers from his pockets. he opened fire. He shot
any damage. although it was reported at first
that one man was wounded.
puTsueTt, grim ana silent. waited until
they got within easy range and then opensd fire.
One bullet reached its mark disabling the tramp,
SO that the task Of reaching him was easy.
4: vollcv from rides. shotguns, and revolvers
laid him low and he fell with a dozen wounds in
various parts OF his body. The farmers closed
In upon the man, and though death was only a
question OF a few moments he was beaten with
clubs and kicked to death.
Having avenged the assault upon Mrs.
Seinska, the lynchers went to their homes. The
body was left in the cornfeld, and at about 5
o'clock this evening, a telephone message In.
formed the Coroner that there was n case wait.
ing him. A deputy was sent out and the body
was taken to DunrinR. where nm Inqnest will be
held tomorrow. No arrests have been made,
nor Is 1t likely that any will he made.
Mrs, Seinssa was badly injured in her strug.
giles with her assailant, and tonight Is In a seri.
Gus condition. She is a comedy woman under
80. The tramp. who has not been identified,
WAS apparently IS years old. He had a dark
mGstache and wore n soft flannel shirt. dark
clothing. and n black SLOUGH hat. II Is supposed
that he WAS from Chicago.
Mannheim is n small station with only a few
hundred inhabitants. "A few miles west OF Tur
ner Park. on the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad.