The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26
.tYNCHED NEAR CHICAGO.
Brutal Tramp Put to Death by En-
ragged Illinois Farmers.
HAD ATTACKED A LONE WOMAN.

ae Had Assaulted Mrs. seinska, Wife OF Q
Z Farmer in Mannheim. on the Outskirts
:. Of the City-Friends OF the Husband
Take Up the Chase and Kill the Man
at Once-Stabbed With Pitchforks.
: CHICAGO, Ill. peciaD.-A tramp met with
twitt retribution for an assault upon wo-
man near Mannheim, Cook County. A
company Of farmers, enraged and indig-
nant that such q crime could take place
within sight OF and almost adjoining the
eity limits Of Chicago, took the law into
their own hands. When they had finished
they left his lfeless body lying face down
In a cornfleld with as much Indifference as
they would have left the body Of rabid
dog killed for the protection Of the neigh
borhood.
; Shortly after the dinner hour, when her
husband and the farm hands had returned
10 their work in the fields, Mrs. Carl Sem
bka, the wife OF well-to-do farmer living
hear Mannheim, was startled by roughly
dressed man entering her kitchen, where
he was alone, attending to her house
work. The man asked for food, which
Was given to him. While he was eating his
heal he learned that Mrs. Seinska was alone
lacked her. She struggled with him,
tcreaming for help at the top OF her voice,
but there was nobody near enough to hear
her, and the tramp's superior strength
loon mastered her. He then bound
the woman's hands tightly. She continued
to scream as long as she had the strength.
This enraged the tramp and he gagged
her so that she could no longer raise her
Soice. He added to the outrage by slash
Ing, his victims legs with knife. After
the assault the man started away from
the house, leaving Mrs: Seinska
gagged. bound, and lying upon
conscious condition for several minutes,
the woman partially revived and at once
began efforts to liberate herself. She finally
tucceeded in loosening the knots which held
her and staggered across the fields, where
she found her husband and some other men
1T work. To them she told the story OF the
assault upon her.
n A man hunt was organized without delay.
The alarm was spread throughout the
heighborhood and fully forty farmers re-
sponded. They were armed with various
kinds Of weapons, rifles, shotguns, revoi-
ters, pitchforks, and axes. Two OF them
had snstched up hoes and others had Whit
sdetrees and clubs. The pursuit was not
was learned readily by inquiry. The fugf-
live had made short cut across fields,
evidently intending to reach Chicago.
After o chase of three miles, the tramp
Eas sighted in q cornAeld. At first he at
tempted to hide, but, apparently fearing
That his whereabouts would be discovered
Easily, be started on a run. The pursuing
barty rapidly gained on him, and, seeing
That escape was hopeless, he turned upon
his pursuers. Drawing two reyolvers from
his pockets, he opened FIRE. He shot with.
but accuracy, for none OF his bullets did
hny damage, although 1t was reported at
nrse that one man was wounded.
/ Tho pursuers, grim and silent, waited
untn thor got within easy range and then
opened fre. One bullet reached its mark,
disabling the tramp, 30 hat the task Of
reaching him was easy. volley from
xifles, shotguns and revolvers laid him low
and he fan With aSdozen wounds in various
barts Of his body. The farmers closed In
hpcn the man, and though death was only
= question OF few moments he was beaten
With clubs. stabbed with pitchfolks and
Kicked TO death.
i Having avenged the assault upon Mrs.
Belnska Che iynchers went to their homes.
The body was LEFT In the cornfeld, and
about 5 O'Clock p, M, q telephone message
Informed the Coroner that there was case
waiting him. No arrests have been made,
nor b 4 likely that any win be made.
Nrs. Seinska was badly injured In her
struggles With herr assailsnt, and Is In
soricus condition She Is comely woman
under thirty. The tramp, who has not
been identtfed, was apparently thirty-fve
years old. He had q dark rpustache and
wore soft flannel shirt, dark clothing and
b black slouch hat. It Is supposed that he
was from Chicago.
= Mannheim is o small station with OILY q
tsw hundred Inhabitants, few miles west
Of Turner Park, On the Chicago: NIL
wankee and St. Paul Railroad.