The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-07-21
TWO MEN LYNcHED.
reputy Sheriff Killed BY the Mob's At
tack on the Jail.

Red lodge. Mont, July 20.-Jim
German, who killed his brother about
year ago and ran away with his
brothers wife, and a man named Wal
tiers, who killed a widow named Hoov-
err at the hot springs two years ago
because she refused to marry him,
were lynched at Basin, Wyo., early
Sunday. c. E. Pierce, deputy sheriff,
was killed during the attack on the
Jail.
A state of lawlessness now prevails
in northwestern Wyoming as 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 proml-
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.
1t was reported to Sheriff Fenton
last Wednesday morning that a 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 a hOrsetnief out OF
the Jail and secreted them in a gully
near town under guard of Deputy
Sheriffs Felix Aston and c. e. 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.
posse of seven men quickly organized
and German was recaptured early Sat
urday morning about so miles from
Basin.
Saturday night a mob of about so
unmasked men rode up the east bank
of the Big Horn and compelled the fer
lyman to carry them across the river.
The mob proceeded at once to the
county Jail and fired vOlley into the
Jail Deputy Pierce and Special Dep
uty Meade were guarding the prison
ers at the time. One bullet grazed
Meades 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 linger-
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 a result of the range feud that has
been so bitterly waged, a sheepman,
Ben Minnick, was killed by cattlemen.
The sheriff. it 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. 1t is
said the same mob that lynched Cor
man and Walters are sympathizers 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
unbo1din0 the law Everywhere har-
dy westerners are responding to the
call, arming themselves and fastening
toward Thermopolis. 1t 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.