Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-08
STRIPPED NAKED AND WAL
KED A MILE TO HIS DEATH.
Hung in Sight of the Sheriff ard
His Body RiddIed With Blu lets

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Adam Uber. the slayer OF Han Ar
derson, was taken from the jail by
masked men and hung to a tree.
AT 9 IN THE MORNING.
Sheriff Bfockless who was sleeping
in a building adjoining the Jail with
Constable Grey. was aroused by a
knock at the door and called out:
"WhOse there"
1--WE have a prisOuer,' was the re
ply. The Sheriff opened the door and
the moment he did so be was covered
by half a dozen rifles and six-ehooters
and told to give up the keys. A
couple OF men brushed past him and
covered the Constable with their
weapons. One man 10 the party ap-
peared to act as the spokesman and
demanded the keys, as the side door
vas being smashed 10 with a sledge.
THE EYs DELIVERED.
The Sheriff gave up the keys and
they at nee unlocked the jail and 60
ing to Uber's cell unlocked the door
and pulled him out Of bed. The
prisoner was reused up by the noise
at the door and light streaming in his
face. He was thoroughly frightened
and begged hard, but they stripped
two shirts off Of him aud then bind
ing him and gagging him marched
him u Of the jail. The night was
cold and when he reached the air be
shivered and covered and begged for
covering. but his captors we're relent-
less and drove him along with blows
and kicks a portion Of the way
dragging him along the frozen
ground.
The six men who first ovarpowered
and captured the officers still remain
ed with them, but after the prisoner
"a brought from the Jail about
twenty more parties Joined in and
drove Uber along the road. There
were about twenty-five in all. The
mob had also smashed in the door of
the Sheriff's office leading from the
Recorders office in the county build
ing with a sledge hammer. The six
men who had the Sheriff and Con-
stable under guard, made them fol-
to his death. The line OF march led
up to Boyd's lane where there was a
large cottonwood tree with a branch
overhanging the road.
UBER STRUNG UP.
There appeared to be a leader OF the
ly lching party and be ordered the
rope placed about Uber's neck, This
was done and he was told to say his
prayers. He knelt on the ground and
while praying, the rope was thrown
over a limb and in a minute from the
time he knelt the gang was pulling
on the rope and he was drawn I'D
nearly to the limb. He writhed and
struggled like a wild animal and died
in great agony while the life was
slowly choked out Of him
D WITH BULLETS.
After he Vas dead several of the
lynching party opened fire on the
nude body as it hung there and eight
or nine bullets were sent into it. The
portions Of the body selected for some
shots showed tina the men who did the
firing had the Same idea Of their work
that animates the Apache Indian in
his barbarity.
TIE SHERIFF. CLOSE BY.
While the lynching was in g
the Sheriff aud Constable. under a
guard Of masked men, was not over
n hundred yards away and a com
p%uisory witness Of the terrible scene
Of Iawlessness. He says that no one
spoke except the leader and the vic
tim. The leader gave directions
which were followed and he plainly
recognized his voice.
EXCITEMENT IN GENOA.
The crowd then dispersed and al
lowed the Sheriff and Constable to &c.
The fact tba. there had been a lynch
ing was generally known early In the
morning and there was soon a crowd
OF people heading for Boyd's Lane.
The sight OF the naked body OF Uber
hanging to a tree. with his body rid
died with bullets was the most revolt
ing thing that had ever been witnessed
IN Genoa, and called forth the most
pronounced expressions Of indigna-
ton from the people. At eight o'clock
the Coroner drove a wagon under the
body and after cutting it down took it
to Genoa. While this was going on