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Show LYNCH LAW I IN MONTANA Mob Makes Short Work of Negro Who Killed the Sheriff and Wounded Two Deputies; Depu-ties; Fiend Begs for Mercy Mondak. Mont., April 4. J. C. Collins, Col-lins, a negro, the slayer of Sheriff Thcnns Courtney of Sheridan county was taken from the jail at 10 o clock and lynched The mob hanged him up to a telephone pole ond then set Pre to his clothing in a futile effort to cremate his body, after they had riddled the swaving corpse with bul-lets bul-lets Depntr Sheriff Richard Hurmastcr, who was shot five times In the tiegro, j died tonight in .. local hospital Collins, who was lu the employ of contractors electing a railroad bridge over the .Missouri liter had been staying w ith Neal Clay, also an negro, j who owns a shack at the railroad companj Clay sold the house to another an-other negro named Tatter-on and v. hen the latter went to take posses-s'on, posses-s'on, Collins attacked .Mrs. Patterson Patterson swore out a warrant here yesterday for the arrest of Collins. Mob Captures Murderer When Sheriff Thomas Courtney Bnd Deputy Sheriff Richard Purmas-! Purmas-! ter of Sheridan county arrived here1 this morning, they swore In E. P. Wilson Wil-son of this citj us deputy and left f-r the construction camp,, reaching 1 there about ?, p m I Wilson stepped into the office of the company to inquire "'here the j negro was. Collins held up Wilson as soon as he had stepped inside, taking Wilson's revolver irom him Cc?Hna then stepped outside and i meeting Sheriff Courtney, shot him I twice through the body. The negro then shot Deputy Burmar.ter five I limes. The wounded man was taken to Willlston on a special train. Collins took his victim's weapons and fled into the brush A large number of Mondak citizens went in pursuit Seems no chance to escape, the fugitive surrendered and was brought to Mondcil., where officers and prisoner were met by a crowd with ropes Collln.T was lodged in pi! after his snards had stood off the mob. but later la-ter an assault was made on the prison and the mob secured the negro who wo- hanged while he begged for mercy. on |