Show WEEDING THE swift in agyon in tonn to nil in III its ii uc of march the carbon county journal published at rawlins wyo gives the following particulars odthe of the recent admin adain istrati on of lynch justice in that tou town n an am organized gang of thieves who have connections sin in cheyenne leadville salt lake and other points cast and west has for some time in feeter this town laying plans for robbing tho the various eates known to contain money and holding up all rill who bapp happened ened to have money with them I on oil F friday ridal night a chinaman was robbed of and beaten so badly that ho he is not expected lo 10 live a short account of which wn was given in in last weeks journal four men known to belong to the gang were arrested on strong stong evidence and placed in jail and two extra guards were placed over them as some threats of lunching lynching lyn ching were heard nothing unusual appeared on saturday eveni evening ug except now and aud then a few persona persons might be seen talking to together ealier around some street corner about sunday morning howe however er jailor knox was arous aroused erby by a knock on tho the outside door of the jail lie asked chos there the tile reply wa was finley with 11 p prisoner ner the door was then opened when four or five pistols were wr thrust rust into his face by masked men a crowd of whom im immediately pushed into the jail A demand wua was made for the keys heys of the cells and they were taken from the jailers jailors jai lors loro pocket without further ceremony and going to the cells took out jim lacy opium bob and garter carter all till of whom were accused of beating and robbing the chinaman and all of f whom were ivere known to belong to the gang ot of rob bra above referred they then proceeded to the stock yards with the prisoners oders what occurred there is is ke kept t in in mystery all that is definitely known is that in iho mo morning riling jim lacy and opium bob were found there dead hanging banging from a projecting piece of timber on the south cast corner of the stockyard enclosure and a third rope with an empty noose on the end hanging benido them dame rumor mys gays that both lacy and bob confessed confess cd having robbed and beaten tho the chinaman and also to various oilier other matters but exactly what has not appeared carter is said to have escaped from the lyn chere liers but just how it happened cannot bo be found out at present the officers have telegraphed cast and west and have had lind parties out searching for him on sunday morning a constant stream of sightseers sight seers secre was going from town toyn to the stockyards stock yards and back to see me the lynched men until about 10 when coroner edgerton ordered that cut down and an inquest was held several parties were ivero ex amino but no ong on seemed to have any knowledge aa as to who the lynch ers were tho tile verdict was as follows we lve the jury sworn to diligently inquire and true presentment make as to when how and by what means james lacy and robt roderick whose bodice bodies arc are now before u ns s came c to do find ta that lat t the i cad deceased m e camo came to their death by hanging from abeam at the stockyards stock yards abo about t on ono mi mile le east a nd th persons who did the hanging aro unknown to tho the jury frank blake S D N bennett ama A mayball lawreie lawrence o hayes albert lano lane john jolin foote everything v connect connected cd with the lunching lynching lyn ach ching 17 r was done so quietly that no one in in town was aroused or knew that it had taken place even who had an intimation that something of of tho the kind was on foot and who were looking out for it failed to hear or seo see anything un U usual sual on monday INTon day morning tho the all following notice was posted in several places on the south side of the track NOTICE TO dan IIan rahan la 11 M maggie ve obrien OB rieu sore thumb burke durke 51 zo Me leveigh Veigh pat oshea tillio tillie weed tillie ono one eye mollie cooper dr carter henry kitchen lizzie lizzle carter sam rim hatten ll atten mattio wade avade and inana others who have no visible means of support that the time has a arrived when the citizens have bave decided to take the law into their own hands bands and warn those mentioned and others not mentioned to leave the town of kawlins rawlins in twenty four hours or they will share the fate of now d dangling angling in theair the air wo lve mean business MANY |