Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-07-22
TWO MEN LvNcHgo.
cspu.y sherim Killed ey the Mos's A.
tack on the Jail.

Eeu Lodge, Mont. July 2O.-Jim
Gorman, who killed his brother about
year ago and ran away with his
brothers wife. and n man named Wal.
ters, who killed a widow named Hoov-
er at the hot springs two years ago
because she refused to marry him.
were lynched at Basin. wyo.. early
Sunday. G. Il. Pierce. n deputy sheriff
was killed during the attack on the
Jail.
A state OF lawlessness now prevails
In northwestern Wyoming as a result
OF which all law and order seems to
have been abolished. From President
Moffett. Of the Montana and Wyoming
Telephone CO.. who Is now making a
tour OF inspection OF his company's
lines. comes an appeal for help from
Sheriff Fenton. OF Big Horn county.
who has arrested number of promi.
nent cattle men near Thermopolis and
has appealed to the governor Of Wy
oming for assistance OF the militia in
getting his prisoners to the basin.
II was reported to Sheriff -Fenton
last "Wednesday morning that mob
was coming up to Basin from Hats
vile and Tonslip for the purpose Of
lynching German and Walters. As a
measure OF protection the sheriff took
these two men and horsethief out of
the jail and secreted them in gully
near town under guard OF Deputy
| Sheriffs Felix Aston and c. Il. Pierce.
German managed to slip his hand.
cuffs and made his escape. He swan
| the Big Horn river. an unprecedented
feat and made for the mountains. A
posse of seven men quickly organized
| ana German was recaptured carr, Sat
urday morning about so miles from
| Basin.
Saturday night n mob OF about 50
unmasked men rode up the east bank
| OF the Big Horn and compelled the fer
ryman to carry them across the river.
The mob proceeded at once to the
county Jail and fred volley into the
| jail. Deputy Pierce and Special Dep
| uty Meade were guarding the prison
| ers Mt the time. One bullet graZed
| Meade's shoulder and entered Pierce's
heart. Members OF the mob then
| quickly procured two telephone poles
and battered the Jail doors down.
| They first came to Walters, who was
crouched in his cell piteously begging
| for mercy. Walters was shot in
| stantly.
The mob next found German. whose
body was pierced by five bullets and
was left presumably dead. He lingcr-
ed. however. until Sunday forenoon.
A still more alarming state of af-
| fairs Is reported from the vicinity Of
Thermopolis. About six weeks ago,
| as result of the range feud that has
been SO bitterly waged. a sheepman.
Ben Minnick. was killed by cattlemen.
The sheriff Ii Is asserted has captur-
ed the murderers. who are all promi-
nent cattlemen and whose names have
been withheld owing to threats made
against him. Sheriff Fenton is unable
to get his prisoners to Basin It Is
said the same mob that lynched Cor
man and Walters are sympathlZers and
have declared that Sheriff Fenton will
never get out OF the locality alive with
his prisoners. Sheriff Fenton has
wired the governor OF Wyoming for
permission to use the state militia at
Lander, and also has sent telephone
message to- Basin and other towns,
asking for volunteers to assist him in
upholding the law. Everywhere har.
dy westerners are responding to the
call. arming themselves and fastening
toward Thermopolis IT is probable
that the militia will be ordered to the
scene and a bloody battle may be
fought. The country about Thermopo-
lis Is a wild and lawless one. The last
message from Sheriff Fenton, which
was received Sunday morning. said he
still held the prisoners and that he be
lieved he could hold out until rein
forcements came.