Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-10
Toughs Who Killed Sheriff
and Deputies Hanged
in Cemetery.
TAKEN FROM JAIL
WITHOUT TROUBLE
Mob Numbering Fifty or More Well
Organized and Doos It's Work
sp,,edily and Methodically-eoyd,
Fittz and Valento, Who Killed Of
tioars After Being Arrested For
Assaultins Girls, Pay Penalty.
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Santa Rosa, Calf. Dec. 10.-George
Boyd, Terrence Fittz and Charles
yalelato, accused Of having murdered
Sheriff James A. Petray, OF lSonomo'
county, and Detectives Miles jack
son and Lester NJ Dornan here Sun
! day afternoon last. were taken from
the county jail by q raob here early
this morning and hanged.
s At 1880 o'clock this morning
mob OF fifty to 100 men, all wearing
blacl, masks, entered the Jail, over
powered the officers, took their keys
and removed the prisoners to wait
ing automobiles.
Fifteen machines carried the par
ty 1,hey moved quickly down the
street to cemetery three blocks be-
yon6 the city limits. Ropes were all
prepared. The men were taken from
the machines and harlged to an oak
tree inside the cemetery.
Headlights Of three automobiles
were used to light the tree selected
Tor The hanging.
Members OF the mob were stationed
to prevent intrusion. These guards
and many OF the mob were armed.
Job Quickly Done.
Not more than five minutes was
required by the mob to enter the jail,
overpower the officers and remove
the prisoners. IN fifteen minutes or
less the three, alleged sanssters and
nuraerara aha a been i!.t1ched.
Fy,r another fifteens srnihutss. while
the bodies danGled from the oak tree
in the glare OF the automobile head
lights, the mob waited at the scene to
make certain their task was COM
piet,ed. Then its mernh ors departed,
leaving the bodies swinging In the
darkness. Another crowd soon gatn-
cred. to take the place OF the execu-
toners. The coroner was notified anu
40 were city and county officials. The
new crowd gathered quickly as news
spread of what had been done. II
soon numbered hundreds. They found
wierd scene. Lights of new automo-
biies and in greater number again
1irhted the scene. From the oak the
bodies swung in the breeze in ana
MT of the glare OF the headlights.
Prayed On Young Women.
The three men we're ex-conv1cts,
BOYD having served Two terms. F1ttz
three and valento one. BOYD ana val
Z ,t,, had been identified last Monday
by three young women as members OF
,,,e gang which attacked them at
house IN Howard street. in one OF
the densely settled sections IN san
Francisco.
Two attempts to take the men from
the Jail here were made last SUNDAY
ripht a few hours after they had
baen arrested. One was broken up by
OFFICERS and ths other failed when
Mrs. Petra widow OF the slain sher-
If. begged friends not to countenance
mob violence.
Lynohsrs Well Organized.
Last Sunday when the three men
were arrested a mob Of hundreds
surrounded the jail and tried to get
the prisoners. That mob lacked
leadership and organization. 1t was
different this morning. The members
of the mob moved - the Jail without
1 os.entation. A Gordon was thrown
about the structure. Twelve men
were detailed to anproach the door
Six entered SFeriff John Boyes. ap-
pointed after the death. OF Sheriff
Petray, was in his private office at
the right with four deputies. The six
were armed. They covered" Boyes
and his deputies, diarmed them and
took the keys toy the jail. Boyes
pleaded but the men said nothing.
while some Of tho men inside the
Jail guarded the officers others went
Immediately to the call Of Boyd.
Boyd, suffering from the wound in
flicted by jackson. had been kept in
a cell because the. officers feared to
send him to q hospital for treatment
or account OF the feeling against the
three men. Boyd was reported yes
terday to have developed possibly
fetal complications from the wound.
Three steel doors had to be unlock
Ell to take Boyd. He was on the
ground floor. Upstairs Ffttz and VAL
eilto were In cells. The mob lieu
tenants went thru two steel doors
and took them too.
There had been no confusion. no
hurry and no opposition. Even the
nooses were tied with the expert
fiangman's knct.