Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-28

Casper, Wyo., March 2S--At 10 min
utes after IL this morning Charles h.
Woodward, respited on Tuesday by the
supreme court Of Wyoming, was lynched
at the Natrona county Jail by $500
masked men He was hanged on the gai-
lows constructed especially for him,and
on the morning OF the day set apart for
his execution by his Judge one month
ago.
Affixed to his shirt his only garment
was the following notice Notice
Process Of law is a little slow, so this
is the way we have to go, Murderers
and Thieves beware, Peoples verdiet
The news of stay of execution grants
cd by the supreme court of Wyoming
came as complete surprise to the citi-
zens, as on the day previous they had
been given to understand that all hope
of such contingency had been
abandoned by the friends and advocates
Of the condemned man. Thursday af-
ternoon a large number Of men from
the surrounding country filed into the
city resolved TO be contiguous when
Woodward was hung, II unable TO wit
ness his execution.
MEN WHO WOULD ACT.
The talk of the town for days was
news TO them No telegraph line tra-
versed the snow clad ranges and blIzz-
ard swept plains upon which these
sturdy stockmen lived and toled, Few
words were devoted to this new phase
of the situation. These were the men
to act. An inqulstive citizen or casual
stranger Wishing to learn the meaning
Of the group and of serious faced men
gathered here and there had but TO in
qulre, did he have suspicion that any
thing was liable TO happen to be en-
lIghtened.
MUTTERINGs OF MOB,
Lynch a man. what an absurdlly'
was he not secure In the grip OF the
law. Nothing would be heard of the
grievance these men had against that
same law, nor the mutterings referring
TO the case Of Walters, Tom Horn and
Woodward The latter the eoid biocttd.
murderer of a man they had admired
and respected. Had not months elapsed
since the day set for the execution II
Walters guilty of the dastardly mu
der of a woman at Thermor OILS yet
he still li.ed and hoped Had not a
similar length OF time rass since the
arrest and reported confession of Tom
Horn for the murder OF boy at Iron
Mountain. A man who was alleged TO
have committed more murders than he
had fingers and who had not yet ben
brought to trial Was he not pro-
tected by these In power whose crea-
lures had been and now Woodward who
was to have expiated his cowardly
crime on the morrow" The mutterings
and pent up indignation of these men
bodied III for the victim within reach.
NIGHT OF DOUBT.
A stormy afternoon merged into a
stormy night and as the snow fell
heavily the streets were deserted but
In the hotels and saloons these stern
faced men gathered and brief greet
ing here and few monosylables there
betokened long acquaintanceship.
They knew each other these men as
they knew the state had made their
home. As they knew II from the Lara
mic to the Tetons The headwaters OF
the Platte to Bighorn. Without sign
or anything that would bespeak con-
certed action the conspirators
met and led away and those
Of the town who gave
thought to the subject concluded that
the visitors had retired to their res
pective temporary homes, leaving the
punishment OF the man they had tray
eled far to see to the law, Yet among
the more acute observers there was
suspicion that all was not as It should
be and many fingered In the public
restaurants. Midnight struck when the
newspaper men. ignorant Of any delin-
tie scheme, yet with feelings OF neither
instinct nor intention but little Of
both determined to visit the county JAN
and assure themselves that all was
peaceful before retiring.
MOVE ON JAIL.
They had made tour OF the struc-
tnre without observing anything of a
suspicious nature and were about 10
leave when a figure followed by Others
was noticed to leave the doorway Of
the jal Climbing the fence the intru-
ders rapidly approached the open door
When within some ten feet of the fig
utes now some score In number, a gruf
voice called a halt and a score of re-
volver barrels covered the lnquisitye
ones. Hands up depart, you have
no business here"
Leave when you can" were amongthe
remarks which greeted the newcomers
while in the corner OF the throng ap-
pepred half nude figure which, ac-
companed by six masked men. was
hurrledly escorted down the alleyway
at the side Of the building TO the cot1t-
yard where, newly erected, stood the
scaffold.
Upon stating their business the re-
porters were treated with the utmost
courtesy and told to fall Ia lire and
witness the proceedings.
Relate truthfully all you see" said
| n masked giant. but interfere and that
action will be last
SHERIFF TUBBS BOUND,
II was quarter hour after midnight
when sheriff Tubbs was aroused from
his bed by continued knocking on the
door. who is thereY" 1.-THE mar
shall with a prisoner was the an
swer. Upon hearing this the sheriff
opened the door and was Immediately