Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-27
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
A Woman Accused Of Murder Re-
sists Arrest and Her House Is
Set on Fire.
two KILLED, -FOUR WOUNDED
Mrs. DR.. Wright Charged with Numbering a
Sixteen Year Old Girl-She Is Now in
Custody and Perhaps Fatally
Wounded.

Wounded.
Gilman, Ills, August 27.-Two men
killed and three wounded, two perhaps
fatally, one woman wounded and hel
residence burned, are the results OF an
all night battle between mob and Mrs
DR.. c. w. Wright, accused of the MUIR
der of bessie Salter. the 16 year old
daughter of citizen Gilman. The dead
are: John Myert, llbOrer employed by
Mrs. DR.. Wright; Michael Ryan, deputy
constable.
Fatally wounded: Lawrence Ryan,
brother of the dead man, In the abdomen;
George Willoughby, citizen, in the left
lung; Mrs. DR.. c. w. Wright, In the
right shoulder.
Seriously wounded Peter Lauer, men,
Der OF the citizens attacking party, in
the stomach Early, Constable Nilstead
went to the house at the outskirts of the
town, occupied by Mrs. Wright, to serve
warrant sworn out after the coroner's
jury declared the woman guilty of muir
der. A number of deputies gathered
upon the street and accompanied Con-
stable Nilstead. Mrs. Wright barred the
door, and the constables broke the outer
door open and entered the darkened
rooms. Michael Ryan was about to
enter the apartment when shot rang
out and he fell dead. The constables
made hurried exit, and formed pick
ct line around the building. They fired
into the building in the hope that the
occupants would surrender, but without
success. Finally they determined to set
fire to the building. Recent rains had
dampened the timbers and the fire did
not catch and the posse gave up the
attempt and resumed the original pro-
gram.
SET THE HOUSE ON FIRE.
About o'clock the family of Michael
Ryan arrived. A mob of $50 people
gathered, most of them armed. The
grief of Ryan's wife and children fired
the crowd to a frenzy. Bundles of straw
saturated with petroleum were piled
against the house and set on fire. The
place was soon mass of flames. Shot
after shot rang from the upper windows.
George WiIloughby, the local represen
tative of the Standard Oil company, and
Peter Lauer, member Of the attacking
party, were shot.
The crowd volleyed into the house as
fast as 1t could. No screams followed
the progress of the flames and the mob
began to think that the inmates had
been cremated. Suddenly, from bunch
of timber in the rear, several shots came
In the direction of the mob. The mob
returned the fire which was quickly
silenced. They rushed into the timber
and found the body vi John Myers, q
blacksmith employed by Mrs. Wright, In
death agony, having been shot In dozen
places. Near by lay Mrs. Wright with
ragged hole in her shoulder. The mob
carried her to town. The physicians
endeavored to resuscitate her up to q.
IN. but were unsuccessful. Probably
she will die. The mob Immediately dis
persed. 1t is reported that there were
three women in the house besides Mrs.
Wright, but they have not been found
The house was destroyed with Its con-
tents.
Mrs. DIR. Wright is about so years old.
1t is stated that she was formerly an
actress. She has for some time been
conducting a lying-in hospital on the
outskirts OF Gilman. The death OF Des-
sic Salter in the house last Friday and
later the verdict of the coroner's jury on
Saturday caused the issuance OF the war
rant of arrest.
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED.
The crowd soon assembled at the city
hall and threats Of lynching were utter
ed. Every effort was made to quiet and
disperse the mob but at $50 o'clock the
mob made q demonstration, smashing
the windows with stones and clubs. A
shot was fired through the window by
one OF the mob and barely missed the
woman The officers finally restored
order but It seemed probable that there
would be further trouble. The coroner's
jury adjourned till o'clock.
GOING TO INVESTIGATE.
Washington, Aug, 27.-The gunboat
Castine. Commander Bowman, has been
ordered to Annoy, China, to report the
conditions there. The Castfne Is at
Shanghai.
CHINESE ARE CONCENTRATING.
Berlin, August s7.-A dispatch from
Tien Tsin says that large bodies OF
Boxers are concentrating Is miles north
east Of Twang Sun. Twang Snn does
not appear on any available maps or
gazetteer and 1t Is possible that the
Berlin dispatch refers to Yang Tsun on
the Pei Ho river about 16 miles as the
crow flies from Tien Tsin on the way to
Pekin.
A DISPATCH FROM CONGERj
Washington, August 27.-The depart
ment OF state makes public the following
dispatch from Minister Conger received
this morning: "From Taku, August
27th. To the Secretary Of State, Wash
ington. No important developments
since last dispatch. The military is try
Ing to restore order. No representative
OF the Chinese government has been en-
countered yet. Several ministers of the
Tsung Ii Yamen are reported in the city
and are expected to appear soon: The
generals decided not to enter the Inn
perial palace, leaving it practically
vacant. Two thousand Germans arrived
to-day. Signed Conger." The dispatch
+ is undated, hut from the fact that II men.
tions the arrival Of q German force at
Pekin, which has not yet been reported
from any other quarter, 1t is presumed
to be Of very recent origin.
pOPULlST NATIONAL COMMITTEE.