The Warwickshire Herald. — 1888-08-23 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

LYNCH LAW IN DAKOTA.  In a despatch from Walipeton, Oak., the Ch (ago Tribune- says : Feeling there ran so high against Lee Elliner, the deputy-sheriff who shot down Mary Korbel in cold blood, that the sheriff did not dare remove the prisoner from the cell to take him before a justice for examination and commitment. Towards night large numbers of farmers came in, and in the evening tlih streets were thronged with men. mingled with a number of women and children. All was quiet on the streets, however, until about 1 o'clock next morning, when 50 masked men suddenly appeared before the court-house square, accompanied by about 300 more without masks, and with a good many women and children bringing up the rear. In two minutes the crowd had forced (pen the east door of the gaol building, in three minutes more they had opened the door into the gaol corridor by knocking off the plate which held the bolt. The sheriff had a large number of deputies, but deemed it useless to attempt resistance. The inner door of the corridor was held by a triple combination bolt of wrought and cast hardened steel, 24 by 1 inches in size, held be a combination lock. ibis door was battered with a sledge for 15 minutes, until finally the massive bolt snapped and the door flew open. 'rne long bar which closed the tier of steel cells, in one of which the murderer was confined, withstood the assailants about five minutes longer, when that too gave way under the powerful blows. The door swung open and four or five men jumped in, while the crowd outside yelled, " Drag him out." Ellmer had been calmly listening to the approaching sounds. He now sprang up from his hammock, and said, "No, I will come out. I killed thegirl, but I ani partly white yet." A noose was thrown over hie Heck, and the crowd yelled, "Drag hum," but the leerier said, "No, we will lead him down to the bridge, and then hear what he has to say for himself." He was led out and along the streets at a rapid running pace for a distance of four blocks, holding the rope with his hands. One more block, and the bridge was reached. Kilmer was a-ked if lie lad anything to say. lie replied that lie had killed the girl. The crowd demanded to know why he did so. He replied that he did not know why, but thought he must have been crazy. A voice front the crowd called out "You were no more crazy than I sin." Ile replied, "Well, done it anyhow, and lam glad of it." He was asked if he wanted to pray, and answered that he did not, lie was drawn up by the rope, which had been thrown over one of the upper crossbeams. ! The knot slipped under his chin, and he was let down and the knot adjusted undcr his left 'ear, lie was then drawn tio to the twain and allowed to fall several feet. This was repeated. lie is said '(to hay e died without sgroan or a visible quiver of niuscle. When dead he was taken down and carried to an undertake. 's, wit( re hundreds of people looked upon him. The body was buried in the afternivon. 'I lie murdered girl bore an excellent reputation. Elliot r wanted her to marry him. but she gave him tio encouragement on acomot of his di.. solute habits. Ile made several re walks during the site' noon preceding the murder a hich shewed that ,he was premeditating it. The shooting seetned to I be a cold-Lltaxlvd piece of work