Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-26 | Page 2 | Mob Hastens the End of a Murderer in Paris, Missouri Section

MOB HASTENS THE END OF A MURDERER IN PARIS MISSOURI paris mo may 26 abe the murderer of william grow was taken from the paris jail at 2 yesterday morning marched to alie bridge on the north edge of the town and hanged by a mob of more than a hun died men who rode quietly into town at midnight the mob went at once to the jail but were held back for more than an hour by james W dark and deputies martin dark and polk masterson who stood before the entrance to the jail stockade with drawn revolvers jad threatened to shoot the first man who attempted to force an entrance the mob remained in front of alie jail for nearly two hours parleying parl eying with the officers finally marching away alie on guard but believed mob had dis banded about 2 varal men approached pro ached and engaged the sheriff and his deputies in conversation then suddenly before the officers could defend themselves they were seized disarmed and carried away the mob then quickly reappeared surrounded the jail again and with sledge ham mers battered down the big iron doors this was the work of but a few minutes james IL stale representative senta tive rushed into the jail as soon as the doors gave way and made a stirring appeal to the mob to desist and allow the law 0 o take its course the leaders wavered for minute and became quiet and would probably have spared the prisoners life but for the frenzied cries for vengeance set up by in the rear air was swept aside and in a few minutes was secured the made no resistance and in reply to questions confessed his guilt the father and brother of the victim were in the mob and assisted in escorting the man to ahe bridge a quarter of a mile away at the bridge wither ups feet were tied by the brother of the murdered roan an d the senior grow adjusted the rope about his neck and pushed him off iho structure ups neck was broken by the fall his death was almost instantaneous their work done tha mob left the body hanging an d dispersed quickly and quietly coroner johnson cut the body down this morning before hid death made a full confession he said the killing which took place about four weeks ago was the result of a quarrel over a piece of land that the two men were farming together attacked grow one night as ho lay in bed splitting his head open with ti hatchet he then hauled the body to the salt river and dumped it in was 55 years old and grow only 21