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Show MOB KILLS MAN AND DROWNS BODY Horrible Vcngconco Meted Out to Painter Accused of Criminal Assault Upon Child. REDDING, CaL, April 16. A painter named Petrle, 35 years old, Is missing, and It is believed that he was beaten to death by a mob last night and his body thrown Into the Sacramento river. Petrle was accused of criminal assault as-sault upon tho four-year-old daughter of William Ilodkinson, a machinist, at Dunsmulr. When the story of the alleged assault became known lato last night Petrle wns taken by a mob and severely beaten beat-en and afterward placed on a southbound south-bound train. A second mob took him from the train and beat his head against the railroad track. It is said that Petrle died from the effects of the beating, but when the Coroner went for life body It was not to be found, and this has led to tho belief be-lief that it had been thrown into the river. |