The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-29
DELAY 0F TIE LIN
Causes a LynChing at Casper,
Wyoming.
WOODWARD STRUNG UP
He Killed Sheriff Richer and
MutiIated Body.

Casper. Wye. March 2S-Charles Tran
els woodward. the condemned murderer
Of Sheriff VIM. c. Kicker. was hanged
early today BY an Infatuated mob OF 20c
men.
Under cover OF darkness an organiza-
ton was formed during the night.
Crowds began to gather in the vicinity
Of the jail early in tho evening.
About 0 clock the mob descended on
The Jail. and the leaders demanded the
keys OF the sheriff He refused TO give
them up and the crowd then secured a
number Of sledges and hammers, and
beat down the Jail door
once inside the jail rope was quickly
thrown around oodwsrd's neck and he
was roughly dragged from the build
ing He was taken a block awsy and
hanged TO a tree.
Less than half an hour was occupied
T. the hanging. Considerable excite
Woodward attempted to talk to the
leaders but they refused to hear him.
An immense crowd witnessed the lynch
ins Several hundred sheep and cattle
men came 10 town yesterday and every
corner was the scene Of a discussion
If the reprieve granted by the supreme
court
After the lynching the mob dispersed
and a greater part OF those from out
OF town left for their homes
The crime for which Chas. Francis ood-
ward paid the penalty with his life was
committed on the evening Of January 2.
last. at Woodlands ranch. near Garfield
Peak, IN the Rattlesnake mountains.
when ho cruelty shot TO death and mu-
tlated the body Of Sheriff William c.
Kicker Of Nstrona county Woodward
with his wife, Bertha, and brother. Car
euCe, was arrested last November on
The charge of stealing clothing and pro
visions from a ranch. It was alleged
that Woodward's ranch was the head
quarters Of z band Of cattle and horse
thieves At the preliminary trial Bertha
Woodward was released from custody
The brothers were held 70 the district
court. but were unable TO furnish bonds
On the night Of December g. 1901, they
wed OF the bars Of their cells and
window and got away. At the stock
Yards east Of town Charles Woodward
secured a pistol that had been placed
there by a friend. Near Casper he stole
& horse and rode 70 his ranch. reaching
there on the evening Of January ?. 1902
Instead OF finding friends ready 10 as
sist him. he found Sheriff Kicker and
two deputies at the house. who were
looking for him. He went to the barn.
intending 70 abandon his horse and steal
one Of the officers horses. Il was
about { o'clock in the evening and was
quite dark He mounted one Of the sher-
ms horses and was ready 10 ride away
when the sheriff came out OF the house, I
and. approaching the barn. ordered him
q surrender. Woodward instantly sho;
the sheriff through the BODY and the of.
dcer fell 70 the ground. He was mortal
Is wounded. Woodward. it IS said. went
70 the diving man and struck him IN the
face with his si-shooter. He then took
t5 out of the officers pocket and rode
oT he was captured by a posse sew
rraI weeks afterward near Billings. Mon F
tana, and brought hack 20 Casper. He
admitted the killing anGw as convicted +.
srd sentenced 20 hang today Last
tuesday the supreme court granted
s;av OF execution. which would have
given Woodward ar least three more
months Of life