New-York tribune., 1909-04-20
FOUR WHITES LYNCHED
wFBE RTCHL4ND OHNERS.
Oklahoma Mob Acts Foll0lcing Mur-
der of Former Marshal.


All. Okla. April 1.-TWO hundred citizens of
Ada nearly all Of them Of the better CLASS tA
-7-esstnr themselves as thoroughly disguised with
-, 60 ,,,.red ,,rt TO criminals in the smaller
,,.,,s of Ctla hor,a took from Jail and hanged tour
-.slth-- land owners early to-day Tor me hluiuet
Of A L BobbItt- deputy United states ma sil@
The I,-res,el men were u Miller Of Fort Worth
Tex. R 3 BurreI. of Duncan. Okla ana jesse
Wei sr0 Josaph Alien of Canadian, Tex
shortly after o clock this morning the Iyhchefs
smut OF the electric lights. cut the telephone
communication and quietly gathered near the jail
When all had assembled large man staggered
out Of the darkness and said, Are you All reaoS
A confused buzzing the only answer / ne men
silently made their way toward the JAN
They had scarcely started before they met ROD
ert Wimbish. County Attorney. who had received
word hat the mob forming The crowd
stopped al his request Nimbsh said; Men OF
Ada you are dissracinE this community IN the
ewes OF the world. Think this matter over calmly
and let the law take its course appeal TO you as
IN ofhcer IF law return 10 your homes
The mob without d word. proceeded on its way
The attorney again attempted TO talk 10 them
This is tine foT speeches, said the leader ana
the march continued
\ high board fence surrounding the jail was
nsrtIv torn dowr. and tie crowd entered the in
closure The leader advanced and pounded on me
isu door. Only guard, man named Nc
Csrthy. duty
-.MoCarfhy~ said the leader, open this door at
once We mean business. Hurry. it's near day
light"
you might as well go home. boys responded the
cfcer this door E-ill never be opened from this
eide"
After conference three Of the mob threw them
selves against the fran door, and the mob rushed
in Mccarthy was knocked senseless with A re-
voiper butt. The four prisoners were quickly taken
out although West fought desperately
II you're going hang me, do 1t quick SAID
Miller.
The mob led the four men TO a barn few hun
5red feet away and stood them in a straight line.
.srTell Us what You devils know about Boooitts
murder shouted the mob leader
FOUR VICTIMS GAME"
West answered for the four. saying: We don't
know who you men are and We don't care For
r,,-seif know if had a six shooter a few of you
would bite the dust but that's talk. as long as my
shooting iron IS IN Texas You boys appear TO
have Job TO dc. Why don't you do it? We won't
tell anything. and you''--
The ropes," the leader broke in, and the four
prisoners carried tc = beam and strung up IN
just before the rope was placed about his neck
Miller calmly removed n diamond from his shirt
front and requested that il be sent to his wife IN
Fort Worth. From his necktie he drew out
diamond scarfpn, request that il be given
10 Mccarthy. the guard. fer his kindness TO him.
AS soon as the men dead the mob disap-
psared At daylight II bodies of the lynched men
Eere cut down
when the mon removed the men from jail they
sid not rnolest Oscar Peeler. years old.
Who was implicated the murder. but VINO had
turned states evidence The boy said that Miller
killed Bob5itt and that Jesse West paid Miller 10
commit murder
A coroners Jury returned the following verdict
this afternoon: We ind that Jim Miller, B. B
Burren Joe Allen and Jesse West met their deaths
ey being hung by rope and that the death Of
zach caused by strangulation produced by the
ropes placed abo-t their necks by parties whose
Games to the jury unknown.
TIRE County Attorney declared to-day that he
would Investigate the lynching, but asserted that
here MAS no evidence of identity and that there
probably would be u prosecutions
Bobbtt was killed February ., 1908. Near dusk
he driving in his wagon few miles out of
Ada The shot which killed him fired from
ambush The mounted his horse and rode
sway. There eTidence save the shoes on
he murderef's horse, which had been removed
tew miles from the crime.
I've weeks ago the prisoners placed under
Fort Worth for the murder and brought
Ada for trial, Miller had his preliminary hearing
last Friday was held without bail
Fort Worth. Tex. April l9-While he bore the
reputation OF e bad man J. B. Miller of Fort
Worth. one OF the four men lynched at Ada Okla
vas popular among the best class of citizens His
wife and three children held in high esteem
Reports vary as TO the number of men Miller
killed estimates placing it anywhere from ten to
thirty Most OF his victims were either cattle
thieves whom he shot in self-defence. He
was one Of the last Of the old time Texas cattle
kings among whom II a use the
shooter in defence Of personal and property
rights
Burrell. another Of the four lynched hiIe his
home Duncan Okla. had many relatives in
Texas brother and his mother live al Weather
fore He owned many cattle
Joseph Allen and Jesse West OF Canadian Tex
were wealthy and cNned large tracts of lands and
numerous herds of cattle. There an old feuC
existing between these two men and Bobbitt and
wars il Is said. Bobbitj forced Allen and Wes
10 fee from Texas because Of alleged highway rob
berry and cattle thefts
few days ago the Fort Worth detective depart
tneni Was asked "a send to Ada to protect h
prisoners. as il feared that time the public
would attempt violence
Guthrie, Okla, April Is--Ciovernor Haskell de-
clareo tonight that those implicated in the Ada
lynching would be punished to The rull extent of
the law 4 identified. An official investigation il
Was announced would be made. Adjutant Genera
Canton SAID that ,X-Afarshal Bobbitt had oeen ii
1ear Of assassination years and that lis will
sets aside S0o 10 prosecute his assassins should n,
meet death IN this manner