Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-08-07 | Page 9 | Cruelly Torture Old Man Who Was Suspected of ft

CRUELLY TORTURE OLD MAN WHO NO WAS NAS SUSPECTED Of THEFT TIIT Beaten by Mob and Hanged to Rafter Until Un Un- conscious SPARTA WI Aug 7 DetaIls Detail of to an old man suspected as a thief were l brought o out in a trial h here yesT yes yes- J T I d of robbing Andrew lr Johnson ii n a farm farmer r of 0 his hili purse con contain contain- tain- tain 12 lag Ing Au Auran 73 Frank ran Allen n was tortured almost t H to death vat at Cataract WIs VI on July 21 Ho was Willi hanged to the rafters of a barn by a 8 crowd of at Johnson Johnson's friends Eight h men were arrested two of whom are Ji Physicians and seven are now being trl tried d f. f for tor the crIme They are Andrew bOr Johnson Tn Edward a Frank Young 1 gk Dr pr Hedron d Andrew u Ernest i Mengel and Frank Masterson Dr Wilbur Davis DaYSs was discharged yesA yesterday yes yes- and went on the stand for the tate state lie He told 1 the tory story of or the torture According A to him the tho men caught Allen I near barn bam took him Into the barn and hanged him by the nock neck to one I vi V. of 0 the me ens rafters vi V. of 0 the me ens rafters Dr edron Hedron held his pulse and when his physical r 1 cg condition d required attention t n ordered e that t he be let down Jot for a a. brief brie i f rest relit He e was hanged In this manner three times the last time being taken down unconscious After U being I with I difficulty l brought t back li tt to life he was a taken to the river t to b be ducked Near the river the missing E pocketbook was waa was was' foun found L The mob ob then turned Allen lerL over ove to to a ft of the thc who ordered I peace him out of town