El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-10

IN the jan building and called fou-
deputies there He tried 20 cali Others
later, but discovered the telephone
wires had been cut. Then the masked
men entered.
Dance in Progress.
Only two blocks from the ian a
dance attended by 400 or 500 persons
was In progress at the Masonic
emple- u and other social gather
ings were not interrupted As the
automobiles OF the mob moved toward
the cemetery. the merry makers were
Just breaking up their evenings en-
tertainment The death machines
moved through the street unmolested.
Coroner Frank H. Phillips Of Petal
una was notified Of the lynchinE Be-
fore o'clock be arrived at the scene
with deputy Prank Welt and cut
70 the morgue.
Sheriff Boyes had arrived earlier.
The crowd about the corpses pleaded
with him TO let the bodies hang. He
was forced he said. TO await the
coroner. At the same time some one
in the crowd pleaded 20 be given bits
o. the ropes as souvenirs"
There was no sympathy expressed
for the gangsters by any one in santa
Rosa Sheriff Petray was one OF the
best liked officers ever 20 serve the
county. All the men hanged had
also in Washington.
Last sunday afternoon and night.
after the men first were arrested,
hundreds Of persons surrounded the
jail and cried for the death Of the
three Several attempts were made
then 10 storm the Jail. one was
broken up by officers and another
failed when the widow OF the slain Z
sheriff appealed TO friends not 70 I
cOuntenance mob violence.
Sheriffs story.
IN the mob were persons from San I
Francisco, Healdsburg 81 etaluma and I
5ther cities and towns according to I
coroner Frank H Phillips. who came
lere early today TO cut down the
bodies
Sheriff John Boyes thus described
he coming OF the mob.
Several of the lynchers rushed
nto my office and with guns leveled
lt me commanded me 60 put up my
lands. started 70 talk with the
men,
HoWIed Him Down
They hoWled me down. and one
nan stuck a vicious looking revolver
u my stomach Others pushed me
iack into a chair, held my arms in
he air and went through my pock-
Us. Ny revolver was taken from
ne and SO was the master key to the
ell doors.
Il have been taking the precau-
ion every night TO take up an the
ell keys from my deputies and Sc
uriuE them.
After the group. which had sur
ounded me, had taken my gun and
ny master key they marched me into
ny back office. There ] again tried
o appeal to them not 70 carry out
heir plans. One Of them raised his
and toward the draped photograph
4 James Petray (the dead sheriff.
which hung there, turned to his com
'anions and said;
4" BOYS. amt that euoughT
Warning TO Others
with one voice the men IN the
Dom answered. Yes
% Sheriff. we're your friends We
.on't want 20 DO you any harm, but
we're also the friends OF Jim Petrsy,
Who was your friend, too. And were
-oing 10 take care OF these men so
hat their kind will know better than
o cry 10 do to you what they did 70
i'm
This statement was issued by dis
rict attorney George ". Hoyle Of
santa Rosa, in connection with this
mornings tragedy.
THE lawlessness Of this thing ap-
ialls me- It now viii be my duty as
district attorneys 70 determine. il pos
ible, who is responsible for this law
story OF OutraEes.
san Francisco, Calf, Dec. 10.-SiL
men have died as a result or gangsLer
.utrages on women here, prize fight
ne has come under the ban fin Cali
ornia cities and a round up OF Grim
nails and Migrants throughout the
tate has begun.
The outrages Of the gang came TO
'ublc notice Thanksgiving day when
WO young women reported they had
.een attacked by nine men in a shack.
Five arrests were made and the
men now are awaiting trial here.
Two OF the prisoners are Edward