The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-17
PLEADED IN Vain.
MONTANA MOB LYNCHES tn G
MURDERER OF A CHILD.
Masked Men Overpower yai1er and
Reach Their Victim-Body Is
Cut Down Half Hour Af-
ter-Democrats Win
in indianapolis.

ter Jackson, the convicted murder
er OF 6-year. old Fannie Buck, and
sentenced to be hanged, was taken
from Jail at Hamilton at an early
hour this morning and lynched.
About rs masked men, armed
with Winchesters and shotguns,
forced their way through the rear of
the Jail at 1925 A. M, and over
powered Jailor Stephens, who was
able to offer but slight resistance.
They soon found Jackson, who was
cri6ging in the darkest portion of
his cell.
The poor wretch pleaded piteous.
ly for mercy, but was rushed out
into the street. The mob had al
ready provided themselves with
rope. This was quickly thrown
over an electric pole and the moose
placed about Jackson's neck,
He was asked if he had anything
to say and only pleaded for mercy.
The mob then pulled him into the
air, after which they quietly dis
persed. Not shot was fred and
Jackson was the only one to suffer
violence. The identity of the mob
leaders is unknown. Jackson's case
was on appeal to the supreme court.
Thirty-fve minutes after the
lynching, Jackson's body was cut
down by the sheriff and coroner
and removed to the morgue.
indianapolis, Oct. 13.-U u Unofficial
returns from the city election indi-
cate the election Of John w. Holtz-
man, democratic candidate for
may OF, over Charles 4. Book \ Alter;
the present republican mayor.
The rest of the ticket is doubt
full. Out of 237 voting precincts,
unofficial returns from 234 precincts
give Hoffman, 2O,215; Bookwalter,
10 20S; Hitz, prohibition and inde-
pendent, 5,267; plurality of Holtz-
man, 1907.
The campaign has been one of
the most spirited in the history of
the city, and the vote polled was
the heaviest ever cast.
Portland, Oct. 13.-Portland Tel
egram: w. J. Reese, Visiting
knight Of Pythias, from Gilman,
Washington is considered a speci.
men of human nature who is hard
to kill. Two years ago, 40 tons of
coal fell on him in the mine just
north of Seattle, and his compan-
ions who escaped injury, said:
"There's no use in digging him out;
he's dead as a door nail"
.sNo, Pm not!" exclaimed Reese,
from beneath the pile coal. Just
dig a hole in the pile so I can
breathe, and then you can take the
rest of the pile off me-"
But bis left eye was put out, his
jaws smashed; his skull badly frac-
tured; his right hip mashed so that
he no longer has any, and he suf-
fered a broken thigh and several
crushed ribs.
It took two hours and half for |
the miners to take the coal off my
body" he said, ''and then I was
carried off to a hospital AS you
can see, I am quite a live corps yet,
and living illustration of how hard
it is to kill Knight of Pythias. /
formerly resided in Goose county,
and thus became acquainted with a /
great many brother Knights in Or
pgon. I like to visit them when
they meet here in Grand Lodge, |
and hope to be able to do so for ma
ny years to come"
Mr.. Reese waa in the act of di-
recting the removal of several coal
pillars from stope at the $50 foot
level when an explosion of gas took
place in the mine. Three men were
killed at the time. He now makes
MS living by soliciting for the sale
If books, being too badly broken up
10 stand manual labor.
Lexington, S. c., O.t. 14.-At 2
,,clock thia noornino tho yoano hora