The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-02

! W. wish W might esc5p. the unpleasant
| TAX -. ohroricNng ;hat terrihl" c'"SlhS
| chapter in ;n- story Of the recent ]''! "'-
| LIVERY. Eut tn. task must lee performed
/ Ne approach the SunjsCt with mind nii'H
| with various and conflicting emotions 'Ner
| all. through all and dominating all is a
| most profound sympathy for the BRAY" wife
| and mother. shot down by a black ElI4'ti!'
! whil. she WAS 'ndesyorlng 10 pre"ent mis-
! escape: admiration and deep pity for the
! .clf-fOrErtflIi mother rho. when told thdt
! Sh" must lose al arm. replied: 'ItoCtGr,
| don't think nj TIE pain I" me-. hut say" my
| life for my chilirenS sake: profound sym
pathy and the highest admiration Tor the
nobi. woman. who. living upon her bed OF
pain could Nct say in compassion for the
wretch who had sought heT life. 1T is too
bad that a human being should lose his
life simply because I have lost an arm. II
ic had killed me it would be different. hut
! have only lost an arm. and he mus. lose
his life" out OF ihe darkness of this whole
horrible tragedy shines the bright light ot
this brave and noble wOInan's character.
and il calls forth world of sympathy ;ha.
well-nich hides all other considerations.
Second only 10 this Is deep pity for The
children! and fer the aged father and nus
band who. bruised and urnervei by the
murderous assault upon his wife. was
forced tu defend from. mob violence the
villain that had attempted :he life Of his
wife For this man. struggling with senti-
m.ntS of duty on the one hand and on the
other n natural desire tn see rstributtve
Justice metei out to = criminal, for whose
orTepsc the law seemed to offer no adequate
punishment our deepest sympathy is awak
eued.
The sf.'ri, OF summary vengeance was
abroad all day Friday. while the country
was being secured for the fugitive. Could
the sCoundrei have been caught then and
rildlei with bullets Will" resisting arrest
vengeance would have heen appeased. and
law and Justice would have remained invio-
late But il was ordained otherwise. on
Saturday the spirit nT vengeance was still
rife Men usually law-ahidinc. spoke wildly
Of what wom'd happen at night. and the
breath Of their words famed the coal Of
violence that EIoved and spread throughout
the day. Finally night came, and with it
III. CunsummatioU.
About ha!f pest o'clock nj night a few
mon left the Courthouse Square and moved
toward the Jail. Others saw th. movement
and followed after. Soo' the r1Imor spread
To- the crowded courtroom. where eager men
we!c following the exciting election returns
ani Immediately the crowd melted away
and gathered about the Jail 10 witness a
more exciting spectacle. CDtji a crowd OF
more than $40 men and boys thrCused the
streets adjacent. Clgng To the telephone
poles and leaned from the windows of the
but sudden nIurnur arose from the vast
throng. This the beginning of the end.
but the end did no; come until near 70
o'clock.
The publi.' had evidently reached the con-
ciusion-whether rightly or wrongly il is
useless new 10 arRus--that the ordinary
provisions and punisimsnts of law were too
uncertain and too Inadequate to redress, the
private and public wrong committed by this
criminal.
There was 10 p:etense of Disguise The
white glare of the electric light revealed
every face and figure in the crowd. Neither
did ihey batter down the jai, dOors. For
fully M hour they stood outside the fence
irrcsolute. tnfirm of purpose. and an or
Eanized body of twenty cool officers might
have arrested hall dozen ts,ikativc fellows
and dispersed the crowd. After more than
half an hour Of waiting and parl-y one "f
the officers OF the law inside the fence
finally spoke something in a laughing way.
Instantly all respect for legal restraint. or
apprehension of harmful consequences to-
the wounded woman upstairs. considera-
tiors that for an hour had held them in
check and had well nigh won victory over
mob violence. vanished from the minds Of
the half-dozen persistent men near the
north gate. Then. ono Of them vau!ted over
the fence. saying. Come on. boys" and
was followed by the others. The Sheriff
and several OF tho deputies retired inside
the front door. while the six men ran quick
Nv around to the east entrance. and others
surEsi in by the east gate. Then euSued
another wait of a quarter Of an hour dur
ing which rc display Of force was made by
any one one of the physicians came and
exuostuinted with them. begging them tn
have regard for the life Of his patient and
tc leave the premises. One tall. ,ank fell