Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-16

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,ay .., l. n. IN ot the jail in .se e s9s5
r. ,9. ,a195' around Ioo the court house noa.i
II for s a,',sn with .I...'' his cap'ors and
b a T ,s4 place where Miss FORBES I..,
'A'' v " 70 found a dozen blocks i' ,na
by Wa, ,a 'gI he ely. and burned at ln5
|. ss E,sht thousand people WIN
\ execution ngu
L.. r.g,o was taEen from hiss, MS cen ib Is
l .,5 TC7 r9n.tentiary az . o J bocS and
Iiernoon e ,Io.n Fil,y deputy m marsh, ts
Toalh' 90 'i I'm and Deputy sheti' y,
~ W." ilyers and Tom bIoEu iu 80 Inst
NY b,rs on either side Of nI l''', J
e. ''t me psrty left the peh, .,n5 and
'ioie V ,0 The warden requested a ,ha
tne !-', allowing receipt Tor 'he
'lIvery Of Alexander ..ii,sip war.
RSc.Iy,d from ] b. Io ii,,,ry the
!, ~ kansas state psniIeu''aiy1 bas
\ W 0ns Fred Alexander WIZ ' ".r
~ D. ,r I custody Of said warden l ,g
4 s..p.ng since 10 Pc M. Jsi' SIr,,1lin'
4 6.re1y represent to sara ly'', oive
Il ,bstIam prepared TO anl VII, 7,i
Y 'nt' m the Bic and body OF s .sa
4 ,o1Sar AGAINST mob violence 70 .n ,e
y Na y,'at ID me powers vested in me
81 law ..,t,,puT sheriff"
A LONG PROCESSION.
No. were fifty bugg.es ana wa. wagons pms
n ba procession which iol.o"t.u =. ..''i
y \" gra h Mas an awful march indeed
IN FrsJ Alexander. The nip TO 'o"n
"a made quickly. and there was no
x r1t In create a disturbance. Nhen
AZ 15 and Olive streets were rtaC,hel
t>. p1'ice who were in the hack follow %
,se tba one In which Alexander was
az fealsd Jumped GU, and chased seN-
Al negroes This created a diversion.
WI Ich attracted the attention OF every
one and In the excitement the mack ~
otich Alexander was concealed was
nam icaly driven 10 the county JAN
IN HIS CELL
Just asthe mob reached the Sail doors
Ahnander was locked IN the hrst ceil
,r he east side Of the court house All
n. doors Of the Jail were locked ana
til crowd first attempted TO gain adj
nifsIon By peaceful means but sheriH
1serhirit refused 20 deliver the negro
ID Then the crowd pushed its way 20
h door ami using a baiterIng ram the
d. was forced from rs hinges. Then
N crowd surgad into the corridor by
b narrow doorway
a huge iron bar was secured and the
|oCr III the cellr00m attacked. This
kas finally bent so that II could be
ofced far enough back Tor men 10
'lnb over t. Several gained an en-
rnCe In this manner In the mean
b. the crowd had pushed down the
a gate Of the stockade. and In a mo-
#nt there was a yelling pack In the
! yard
SLEDGE HAMMERS USED.
'rhe side door. which was made Of
fayy sheet iron was the next object OF
Nack Several OF the thoughtful ones
4 Tie mob had provided themselves
'th sIedge hammers and c0ld.chlsels
~ o was the work OF only a few mo-
pms before the hinges were cut from
and Win the help from inside. II
h 90 It's hinges IN a moment. More
pushed inside aud the iron bar was
lln called into play and the doors OF
q ct.Iloom broken down
lnsn The cry went up. He Is not
Pc. be has escaped. Search the
'lfih0lse. There is a tunnel between
ne mas been taken out that way"
In man with sharp eyes spied a
iaptess cringing mass crouched down
one corner OF the dark cell An ex-
.aat cry went up, He Is here. We've
am Get the keys" Several KEYS
y 'olnd lying around the corridors
usse We're passed into the crowd.
r3 would not work. Then again a
=, hammer was called into action
isr broken on. w." '''N
THE YELL OF A BEAST.
= lerce yell the yell OF a beast
. glsat 70 bay issued from the cell
.'rle lhe tension was so great that
suVlg men filed the room with
!. '. 80 laughter Outside the crowd
Y i'llIns IN a manner that has never
I, pstId IN the city Of Leavenworth
.-'.. '.e cen rushed those who were
~. ,,s' s lne door and issued in a mo-
4" W y, 'sglng the hend by the coat col
(. ns mad been struck over tho head
" I hammer but was stlll Conscious
, I.h fought 10 set al aim Tbev
i, y, .aNasely at him and hit only
~ VIZ VINO guarded him well
n s,I ugiI him. they cried. Wen
1 ~ wy was the response.
~ -'i'le the stockade the crowd
y. AleEander and his captors
/, g-,louhded by a solid wall OF bu-
m. w, Across Third street and
y V N hlll into the courthouse ward
n ragged him. Then thew sto1neS
A I0nfeee haf.,. 'N'FFtN
. tAe mob. ' we harm you
=. Fao1EsTED HIS INNOCENCE.
Ia, ns'e nothing 10 confess - or,od
: h. i am innocent. / am Sv-
4 n n ~uel another man did / see
! M friends here. They know
rl lo IT, II I had been tuiltv 7
4 r, ',a'e said so az the Denltentisry
! vs sl nave stayed there for life
d ma .sh told me. The policemen
m ~ Would not I have told
nj \, y hol know that the town wos
IA - ynchIng that their r,ind n WI, mas
ne unat he had committed a
Nod 'ou'a only be avenged with
y. lux THE PRISONER.
s sS' t as they cried. and ono nuso
o. thsr more with the lust for
l,k H. WIN ne feeling Of a human.
aies. ' ,i-. N the forehead with his
or saar..l