Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-08-27
MOB IN ILLINOIS,!
Bloody Work at Town
of Gilman.
Two Men Killed and Several
Wounded.
Female Abortionist Comes 10 Grief
at Hands Of a Mob.
FlTZSlMM0Ns WANTS TO FIGHT JEffRIES

Gilman. lis, Aug. 27.-Two men kin
ed, three wounded, two perhaps IA
tally, one woman wounded and a resi-
dence burned, are the results of an all
night battle between a mob and Mrs
Or. G. w. Wright, accused of the MUIR
der of Bessie Sa1ter. a 16-year old
daughter OF citizen OF Gilman.
The dead are: John Myers, laborer
employed 10y Mrs. Dr. Wright; Michael
Ryan. deputy constable.
Fatally wounded: Lawrence Ryan,
brother of the dead man. abdomen; G..
Willoulghby. citizen, left lung; Mrs DIR.
g. W. Wright. right shoulder.
Seriously wounded: Peter Hauer.
member of the citizens attacking
party, stomach.
l1arly In the evening Constable Nil
stead Went to a house on the outskirts
of the town, occupied by Mrs. Wright,
70 serve a warrant sworn out after the
coroners jury had declared the woman
guilty of murder. \ number OF depu-
ties gathered upon the street, and ac-
companiod Constable Nilsteld. MIS-.
Wright barred the door, and the cons,a-
bic broke the outer door open and en-
tered rhe darkened rooms. Michael
Ryan was about to enter the apartment
when a shot rang out and he fell dead.
The cOnstibles made a hurried exit
and formed a picket line around the
building. and fired into the building In
the hope that the occupants would sur
render but without success. Finally
they determined to set fire to the build
ing Recent rains had dampened the
timbcrs and fire did not catch and the
posse gave up the attempt and resumed
the original program. About 3 O'Clock
the family of Michael Ryan arrived. A
mob of 2jO people gathered, most OF
them armed. The grief of Ryan's wife
and children fired the croNSi into a
frenzy Bundles of straw saturated
with petroleum were piled against the
hospital and set on fire. The place was
soon a mass of flames. Shot after shot
rang from the upper windows, and Geo
Willoughby, local representative of the
Standard OIL comapn-' and Peter
Hauer q member of the attacking
purity, were shot. The crowd volleyed
the house as fast as they could. Nc
screams followed the progress of the
flames and the mob began to mink the
inmates were cremated. Suddenly from
"A 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 to the
timber and found the body of John
Myers, a blacksmith employed by Mrs
Wright, in death agony, shot In doz-
.en places. Near by lay Mrs. Wright
with a ragged hole In her shoulder. The
mob carried her TO town, where physl-
clans endeavored to resusitate her, but
up to a. m, were unsuccessful, and
probably she win die. The mob lmmed.
lately dispersed.
1T is reported that three women were
in the house besides Mrs. Wright, bur
have not been found. The house was
destroyed with the contents.
Mrs Or. Wright is about 80 years old
1t Is stated that she formerly was ar
actress, but for some time has beer
conducting a lying-in- hospital in tn,
sutslir'ts Of Gilman. The death of Bes
sic SaIter in the house last Friday anC
later the verdict of the coroners jury
Saturday caused the Issuance of tht
warrant OF arrest.
A crowd soon assembled at the city
han and threats OF lynching were ut
tered Every effort was mode to quiet
and dispense the mob, but at 9;3l
O'Clock a mob made a demonstration
sma shing windows with stones and
clubs. A shot fired through a window
by one Of the mob barely missed the
woman. The officers finally restored
order, but It seemed probable that ther,