Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-10
LYNCH LAW ENFOhCEO
Chadwick, an ALLEGED Muir
Iderer, Hanged.
NO ATTEMPT AT SECRECY.
c ounty officers Were Warned Of
lthe Prposed at Work,
NO ATTEMPT AT SECRECY

CoLrAx, Wn., Jan, 10.-Marshdll
| Chadwick, the suspected murderer OF
young Hayden, near FarmingtOn, on
| the night of October %, was taken
from Jail by mob and hanged to the
west wall of the court house.
There was suspicion that mob
was collecting, but the officers made
no preparations 10 resist. The train
from Spokane arrived an hour late,
nearly O'Clock. A few minutes after
ward the pr risoners in the Jail saw
a body of masked men march up Mill
street east of the Jail.
Jailer II. B. Treff, who was the only
officer about the courthouse, was
awakened aud and Informed that
an officer wanted prisoner
locked up. He dressed and came out
and was confronted by masked men
| formed that the mob wanted to hang
'Blackey" Chadwick, Marshall and
Dakota Slim" Mcdonald, and de-
manded that Treff give up the jail
keys. The officer led the way to the
sheriff's Office, opened the safe, got
the keys and gave them to his cap
tors.
Twelve members of the mob then
entered the Jail, taking Treff with
them. They first went in the woman's
wing, where "Dakota Slim" was con-
fined. When the mob came to the
cell door "Slim" protested his 'lnno-
cence, and said.
"Take 'Blackey,' who admits his
guilt, and il he duplicates me 1
Will 60"
The mob thought This only fair,
and went into the east wing of the
Jail, the cell wing proper. "Blackey's"
cell was unlocked and the inmate
awakened. He had only time to say.
| Don't hurt me. Before God | am
innocent. When member of the
mob struck him a heavy blow over
| the head with an iron bar, stunning
him.
A rope was then fastened around
"Blackey's" neck and he was carried
and dragged out of the jail and up the
narrow stairs to the superior court
room and to one of the west double
windows, where rope was tied
around a standard between the
windows and "l,Eckey's" body was
pitched out head i"rmost at the end
of an eight-foot r?pe and left dangling
against the court house wall in plain
view of people on Main street.
While this was being done, part of
the mob went to dakota Sims"
cell again. During their absence, the
prisoner had stuffed the keyhole of
the cell door with rags and fastened
sharp knife on the end of a broom
stick. With this spear he kept jab-
bing through the barred door Of the
cell, preventing any one approaching
the door to pick the rags out of the
keyhole. His cell had two doors, the
inner one of solid steel and behind
this he protected his body.
Finally. member of the mob,
catching a glimpse of Sims shoulders
aimed and fired at him, the bullet
splitting on the door and one portion
striking the wall outside the cell.
The larger half OF the bullet passed
Through "Slim's" sleeve, cutting the
skin and striking the wall. splattered
and rebounded, four small pieces strik'
ing him on the breast.
"Slim" fell 20 the floor, SHOWING the
solid door to with his foot hit the same
time, and explaining my God, they
have killed me-" One member of the
mob was heard to say. "Let's be sure
"Let's give him another shot and fin
ish him" Finally, the mob decided
Slim was dead and left.
The mob was at the Jail less than
10 minutes when left. They turned
Treff loose. "Blackley's'' body was
not cut down until about 3 o'clock.
The mob's visitation was of thesquiet-
est character. Treff's family, with
rooms directly beneath the Jail, did
not know or any disturbance until
Tref told them after the body was
taken down.
Sheriff Sims left for Spokane. He
is expected to return by noon. Moth
ing is being done to learn the identity
| OF the mob, The people generally
applaud its action.