The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-11
TRY TO LYNCH
AN OFFICER
Killed Highwayman at
Butte.
KlNSMEN LED THE MEN
Thought Detective Had Fired the
Fatal Shot.
Temper of Policemen Was Firm and Of
Crowd Ugly, and BIood.hed il
Likely to BE
KINSMEN LED THE MEN

Butte. Mont. May 1o.-Patroi Driver
Charles Jackson tonight shot and killed
Harry Cole. while the latter was at
tempting to escape, and an incensed
mob of 5000, led by brothers of Cole.
made an Intellectual attempt to lynch
Detective Charles McGarvey. the crowd
ianoring under the impression that 1t
was that officer who had done the
shooting
Cole had been arrested by McGarvey
on forgery charge and was suspected
OF being one of the two bandits who.
several days ago. held up the North
Coast Limited, on the Northern Pacific
at Welch Spur, numbering Engineer
Thomas Sullivan.
Cole is brother of George Cole. who
as now serving a fourteen-year SEN
tence In the Deer Lodge penitentiary
Tor the robbery of the BURLINGTON
fryer, near this city, two years ago.
harry Cole has been under the sur-
VeilIancs of the officers since the hold
up of the North Coast Limited. and this
afternoon was taken into custody by
officers. -
mhiIe ne was being Gated in the
once or the police. Cole, II lis stated
ueiiantIy said that he knew ALI about
the hoid-up of the limited, and made a
-, foA tHS fooiH ana ran down an
aiey leading from the police station
An omcer started for Cole bur trimmed
over the threshold OF the door ana fell
McSarVey followed and fell over tba
other policeman. Patrol Driver Jackson
seeing that Cole was about to escape
Ieu ana nit the fleeing man in the
pack. killing him almost Instantly.
An Incense crowd Immediately gather.
ed and the impression gained eround
ehat McGarvey had killed an tnnocenf
vey"
Iihfothy Cole and another brothar ana
cousin of the dead man, took the Lead
ersnip OF the mob and with more than
z,U0o men, fastened to the county iatI
where they thought McGaryev was hid
ing. They attempted to force their way
through the line OF officers with drawn
| guns. "tN" =
inside che Jail were more officers
armed with rifles. The mob secured n
long rope from derrick used in ~.
construction of a buil..nr nearht "a "a
the shout was made to down the off,
| GERS. Wv V's
At this point Deputy Sherif Jack
Wyman stopped the leader of the mob
and told them that McGarvey had left
the jail and that they were welcome
TO search the building. This was done.
no trace of the detective being found
Mounting the steps In front OF the
court house Timothy Cole made an
impassioned exhortation to the crowd
TO avenge the death of his brother. who.
ne declared. had been shot down by
McGarvey In cold blood. As the dead
man had worked in the mines aud
many of the miners knew him person.
ally. there were loud cries OF approval
with shouts of hang him to a pole''
and shoot him."
Cole then made his way to the po-
lice station with the rapidly augment-
Ing crowd following him. The mob
soon reached at least five thousand in
number, packing the streets for two
blocks about the station. With reyol-
vers drawn. the officers prevented the
mob from searching the police sta
ton and the crowd then made its way
10 the gun store of Carl EngIe on
West Clark street and despite the at
tempt of the police to guard the store.
forced their way into that place and.
secured number of shot guns, but for
some reason. apparently, were unable
to locate the ammunition stores. The
mob leaders declared, however. thew
would have the life of the slayer of
Cole. and II an attempt is made to raid
the city or county Jail. blood will be
spilled. judging from the temper of the
officers.