Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-27
AWFUL WORK Of A MOB
Attemp Arrest a Woman at Gil.
ma IL, Results in Pitched
Battle.
Two Men Killed. Two Others Fatally
Wounded and the Woman
Probably Killed.
Mrs Dr.. Wright, the Woman in the
Case, Accused Of Murder
The Particulars.

Gilman. Ill, Aug. 27.-Two men killed
three wounded, two of them proba bly
fatally, a woman wounded and her resi-
dence burned are the results of an all
night battle between mob and Mrs
Dr.. G. w. Wright. who is accused of the
murder of bessie salter, the 1s-year-old
daughter of a citizen of Gilman.
The dead are:
John Myers, laborer employed by
Mrs. DR.. Wright.
Michael Ryan, citizen, serving as a
constable.
The fatally wounded:
Lawrence Ryan and George Will
ioughby. citizens
Mrs. DR.. Wright.
Serious wounded:
Peter Lauer, a member of the citizens
ATTACKING party.
Early in the evening Constable Nil
stead, with number of deputies, went
to the house on the outskirts of the
town occupied by Mrs. Wright to serve
L the occupant with a warrant sworn out
after the coroner's jury had declared
her guilty of murder. Mrs Wright
l5barred the docr and in forcing an en-
trance the eonstables encountered un-
Iexpected opposition. They broke the
outer door open and entered the dark
ened rooms Michael Ryan was about
| to enter the door of an finer apart
ment when shot rang out and he fell
ldead. The constabies made hurried
exit and formed picket line around
the building. and at regular intervals
they fired into the building in the hope
that the occupants would surrender,
HUT without success. About 3 O'Clock
1.-THE family OF Michael Ryan arrived.
i The dead man had been carried TO the
bushes near the house where he me,
This death. A mob of probably go peo-
Iple gathered. Most of them were
|armed. The scenes of grief which fol-
flowed the arrival of Ryan's wife and
ichildren fired the crowd with frenzy
land they set fire to the so-called hospi-
Ital. Shot after shot rang from the up
Iper windows and George Willoughby
llocal representative of the Standard Oil
|Conpany, and Peter Hauer members
Iof the attacking party. were shot. These
lCacualtes so angered the crowd that
athey volleyed, the house as fas as they
could load their firearms. Suddenly
Ifroai a bunch of timber in the rear, sew
leral shots came in the direction of the
9tmob They We're answered. a hundred
To one Members of the mob rushed te
the timber and found the body of John
Myers, a blacksmith. employed by Mrs
4 Wright, dead. Near by lay Mrs
A Wright, a ragged hole in her right
shoulder. She is probably fatal,
|Swounded and will not recover. The. moi
Immediately dispersed. The house was
destroyed with it's contents.
/. Mrs. Wright was about 80 years old
4 For sometime she had been conducting
ia lying-in hospital on the outskirts ol
slGiiman.
4 Mrs. Wright was brougt to the cit,
4 hall this morning and strong guart
4 placed over her The crowds about thu
building We're Very noisy and threats o
4 tiles used every means available Il
4 I9quiet the mob, but at $50 they begar
i smashing the windows and THROWING
brickbats and clubs at the woman, cul.
minating in some one firing shot a
4 the woman. which missed her. The of.
A ficers finally got the mobquieted down
i but 1T is liable to break out at any mo-
4 ment.
4 Last nights trouble was precipitatec
4 by the investigation of the coroner!
4 jury into the death of Bessie Salter, 1
4 year-olG girl of Leonard, ILL.,, who
4 died in Mrs. Wright's hospital Frida,
Il night and was taken to her home ii
4 Leonard under cover OF darkness earl,
4 Sunday morning. No coffin was pro
l3cured and she was wrapped up in ar
i old blanket and a piece of carpet ant
buried in her underclothing, the par.
4 ents of the girl assisting in keeping tn.
matter quiet.
4 After jury had heard the evidence
of Clarence. Salter. father of the girl
i the coroner came to the conclusion tha
i it was injudicous to wait longer fol
4 Mrs. Wright's arrest, and a warran
was sworn out by Police Magistrate
Ireland for her arrest. The verdict ol
the coroner's jury is expected this af.
i ternoon.
Mrs. Wright was taken by Sheriff
4 Martin to Paxton al noon and will tf1e1
be taken to Watsska Jail by way o.
4 Hoopeston. The; mob has become NOR,
quiet. and no further demonstration i.
feared in Gilman. altho 1t liz understood
a mob will be organized TO make an az.
Isault on Watseka Jaii.