| Show A SHERIFF SHOT manhattan kan oct 20 A crowd of excited citizens thronged thron ged the streets here tonight in the vicinity of the county count y jail threatening summary vengeance upon the murderer of sheriff S B lard who was shot down today while in the performance of official duties at leonardville Leon ardville a village twenty miles north northwest ivest of manhattan the murderer whose death is demanded by the clamorous mob is ike warren a notorious bootlegger of leonard ville sheriff lard and a deputy arrested warren at leonardville Leon ardville this after afternoon poon upon warrants sworn out by some of the prohibition people of the place and when the killing occurred were on the way with him to the railway station the deputy who is said to have been drinking carried two revolvers one of which he carelessly exposed within reach of the prisoner warren who was drunk grabbed one of these weapons and turned it upon sheriff lard he fired one bullet into the sheriffs head and as the officer tell fell a second bullat bullet took effect in the body near the heart and he died within a few minutes warren breaking loose from his remaining captor dashed down the street his flight was stopped by banker sparks of leonardville Leon ardville who having seen the shooting of the sheriff drew a revolver and began shooting at warren A bulet which took effect in the neck brought the murderer to a standstill his wound is not serious the shooting caused great excitement in leonardville Leon ardville and the murdered mur derei derel might have been roughly handled but for the fact that two deputy sheriffs hurried off with him to the depot and soon had him aboard the train for manhattan when the train bearing the murderer arrived here at 8 30 a crowd of several hundred men men surrounded the station the cry of lynch him was immediately heard and the crowd gathered in upon the prisoner the six deputy sheriffs who had warren in custody drew their revolvers and threatened to shoot the first man who made a hostile move the murderer who was shaking with fright was pushed in an omnibus the six deputies jumped in the horses were lashed into a run and the reins were not drawn until the county jail was reached the mob followed and soon surrounding the county jail demanded the life of the mu murderer r derer A little girl ca came me into the crowd carrying a flour sack containing thirty feet of rope she would not say who sent her the crowd became still more demonstrative and finally deputy sheriff marsh came to the jail steps and urged the citizens to allow the law to take its course he told them that the murderer had been shot in the neck and was badly hurt and urged the crowd not to attempt the life of a man who might die of his wounds this seemed to quiet the crowd for a time but it soon became known that warren was not badly hurt and the talk of a lynching lunching lyn ching became more pronounced at 11 tonight the town is somewhat quieter but it is reported that several secret meetings are being held with the intention of organizing for a lynching lunching lyn ching one story has it that no lynching lunching lyn ching will be attempted tonight but th atthe two sons of the dead sheriff both young men are being urged to lead aa lunching lynching lyn ching party tomorrow night sheriff lard was very popular throughout the country |
