Eureka Reporter | 1905-03-03 | Page 2 | Nevada Holdup is Lynched

TAKEN FROM JAIL AND HANGED TO TELEGRAPH POLE bobber was a desperate character having been driven out of two towns in sagebrush state A mob at hazen churchill county nevada hanged red wood to a tele graph pole wood with companion it tempted to hold up D A wiro and jaames wallace near the passenger de pot agent ferguson heard the calls lor help aiom the victims and rushing put scared off the highwaymen who took flight ferguson sent five shots after them and succeeded in bringing wood to a halt the prisoner was taken to the town jail a wooden ture his arrest caused the people of the town to rise in arms and as the night advanced their anger became unman deputy sheriff jud alien cautioned coolness but his entreaties were in vain it was after 2 clock when the crowd by this time thoroughly organ iced marched to the aadil an axe and a sledge hammer were used in bursting open the door and soon wood trem bling with fear was dragged from the jail no formalities were gone through he was led and carried to the nearest telegraph pole A rope was thrown over the cross arm and in a moment the fellow was swung into the air the free end of the rope was then fastened the mob dispersed and it was after 9 clock the next morning before the people found the body wood was a desperate character he was in trouble several times in reno and went to derby engaging in fhe baloon business he was driven tron there and genf to fallen where he ilso got orders to leave from fallen he went to hazen and his arrival was the signal for a number of burglaries nd highway robberies to begin