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Anthony Herald, Saturday, April 24, 1886. LYNCH LAW P0ST-0FFJCE BOOK STORE Issued Every Saturday, The Official Paper of Harper County. Anthony Herald Company, Publishers. Subscription, $1.50 per Annum Payable in Advance. and twenty-seven years old.

After the mob had gone the bodies were laid out on the floor where they fell and covered with a sheet. In the morning a jury was empanelled and Dr. McAdams, of Danville, the coroner, was telegraphed for. He arrived at noon and after examining a number of witnesses, including the mother of the victims, the following verdict was rendered: MISS L. M.

PIQUETT, Prop. Has iust fit ted her tor a and replenished her stock, and is now pre pared to furnish everythii tsuall found in a first class Book Store. Also Daily and Weekly Papers and Periodicals, and all kinds of I wouldn't be positive that Henry Weaver had a revolver, but I think he did. This took place Monday, February 22nd, 1886, in Danville, Harper county, Kansas. I don't know whether I will get well or not; I haven't much hope.

I believe that I am on my death bed and that I am as near my death as anyone can be and live. Yes, I believe I will be punished hereafter, after death, according to the deeds done here. There was no provocation that I know of to make them do as they did. When I was knocked down Henry Veaver got my revolver and I believe he shot it off at me. Adelbert Shearer.

Witness to above being read and signed: A J. McAdams, M. D. W. E.

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CORRESPONDENTS: Importers and Traders National Bank, New York City. Citizens National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. Citizens Bank, Wichita, Kansas. Three Weaver Brothers Taken and Shot, BY AN ARMED MOB FROM DANVILLE The Officers Overpowered After Doing All They Could A NIGHT OF HORROR. The shooting of Dell Shearer by the Weaver boys at Danville, in February, is still fresh in the minds of our readers, and it will also be re membered that sheriff Couch and his deputies had difficulty in keeping the prisoners out of the reach of the Danville avengers.

So long a time having passed and Shearer being still alive, no danger was apprehended, and on Monday of last week the Weavers were brought back to Anthony for trial. They remained here all the week and their trial was postponed until the next term of court, principally to see whether the result of the shooting of Shearer would be fatal. The bond of the prisoners had been fixed at $30,000 for the three, but their counsel had made a motion to have it reduced to $15,000, or $5,000 for each of them. This motion was to have been argued on Tuesday and it was understood they would be pre pared to furnish the amount of the reduced bail. Sunday night the prisoners were under guard of Sid King, a deputy, at sheriff Couch's house.

Soon after midnight King heard the sound of an approaching crowd and notified the sheriff who at once told him to take the prisoners to the unfinished school building and try to secrete them in the basement. The prisoners were not manacled and were at once awakened and started with King for the school house. The mob was now close and in the bright moonlight saw the men running for their place of hiding and fired sev eral shots at them but hit no one. The sheriff's house was then surrounded and as he came out and tried to get to the school building he was fired at and told to throw up his hands. He threw up his left hand but held a pistol in his right hand behind his back, but being surrounded he was compelled to drop the weapon and was captured.

The mob then marched off toward the school house, placing the sheriff in front of them, and as they approached the south side of the basement began shooting into the dark rooms. The sheriff remonstrated, telling them his deputies were in there and they might hit them. They then ceased firing and ordered the sheriff to call out his guards, which he did, telling King there was no use in resisting. As King started to come out the prisoners seized him and wrested his re volver from him with five shots in it. King was captured by the crowd on emerging from the basement.

The entire building was then surrounded and bunches of shavings and hay were fired to light up the basement on being thrown into the building. An almost continuous firing was kept up. By this time the citizens had been aroused and began to gather but guards were placed at all the streets and no one was allowed to approach nearer than a square off. The prisoners were soon secured and ropes placed around their necks, but probably fearing a rescue from the rapidly approaching citizens, at their leader's command a volley was fired killing Henry and Philip. Oliver then holding up his hands implored the mob to spare his life as he had done nothing to deserve death, but he pleaded to inexorable executioners and his only answer was the fatal bullets.

The mob then rapidly left the scene of their bloody work and also left town. The Weavers fired the five shots left them in King's revolver and it is reported that three of the lynchers were wounded, two seri ously, but this will probably never be known unless the wounded men should die. The mother of the boys and the wife of Oliver were at the City Hotel and as soon as they heard the first shots they hurried to the scene and implored for the lives of their dear ones. Their screams and cries were most pitiful but could avail nothing, and they were compelled to see them shot down helplessly. Henry's, wife was at her home but came here on Monday.

The Weavers were re spectively twenty-three, twenty-five Capital Punishment. The recent murderous affair in Anthony is the almost direct result of the law which leaves the signing of death warrents discretionary with the governor. As for years the most aggravated cases of murder in the first degree, have not met with punishment, owing to a hesitancy of the governors to sign 'a death warrant so long as the law provides an escape from so doing, the people have come to look upon a conviction of murder as only to be punished by imprisonment for life, with a chance for pardon in time. This is the reason for so many lynchings occurring in Kansas. The law should be so changed that after a case has passed all the courts to which it may be appealed, then the signature of the governor should be obligatory on him.

This change would stop the lawless method of punishing murderers by masked mobs, and justice would resume her sway and be respected. The Votes. The Harper Sentinel i3 blowing because at the municipal elections last week, that village cast a few more votes than Anthony did. As there was but one ticket in either town, and no excitement to call out votes, naturally Harper would cast the most, as they do but little over there but play jokes on each other, watch dog fights and loaf on street corners. An election in such a cross roads village is a "big thing," and everybody electioneers for the single candidate, as though he would not be elected.

In Anthony business occupies everyone, and a town election with no opposition tickets, will not attract any attention. If the village papers north of here will look up the vote of last fall when there were two well defined opposition tickets in the county, they will read a different tale. At that time Harper was traking the cradle and the grave," to elect Uncle Johnnie Gardiner, yet the vote for sheriff toed as follows: Anthony G9S, Har per 597, or over one hundred in favor of the county seat over Alternateville EASTER. To-morrow will be Easter Sunday. This festival of the Christian church is a springtime day, the recognition of the rising of nature into life after the winters sleep, symbolical of the resurrection.

The name is derived from a heathen goddess, of the old Germans, named Eostre, whose sacred day was kept as a spring festival. It is the day on which those who observe Lent, relax their penance, and begin to enjoy life again, while those who do not keep Lent, rejoice in the opening of spring, and all are full of joy over the great central truth of our religion, the resurrection. Easter is one of the joyous festival days, like Thanksgiving and Christmas. We might remark, also, that it is the day on which new bonnets are worn. Wichita Gets Another Road.

The Chicago, Rock Island Pacific railroad management through their representative, General M. A. Lowe, submitted a preposition to a committee of the city board of trade to-day looking to the immediate construction of an extension of that line to this city at an early day, which was unanimously accepted, and which adds another factor to the importance of this city. Kansas City Times April 9th. This the trunk line which we have several times spoken of as being almost sure to be built to Norwich, Harper, Anthony and in a southwest-terly direction.

As Wichita now has the road for sure, it practically means another road for Norwich. Norwich News. Sisson Finch, attorneys for the Weavers, have received a threatening letter from the Danville mob in case they should do anything in the mat ter. It would seem as though men who put themselves outside the pale of the law would do better to keep as quiet as. possible.

Commissioner Sparks canceled the entry made by the Meade Center town company, returned the money and offered a new entry made by the mayor of the town which virtually ends the Meade Center town site jjjjj State of Kansas, Harper County, ss An inquest holden at Anthony, in Harper county, on the 19th day of April, 1886, before me, A. R. Blackburn, a justice'of the peace of the city of Anthony, in said county, on the bodies of Philip Weaver, Oliver Weaver and Henry Weaver, these lying dead by the jurors whose names are hereunto subscribed. The said jurors upon their oaths do say: The said Phillip Weaver, Oliver Weaver aod Henry Weaver came to their deaths on the morning of the 19th day of April, A. D.

1886, in the city of Anthony, Harper county, Kansas, by means of leaden balls and shot fired at and into the bodies of Philip Weaver, Oliver Weaver and Henry Weaver from rifles, revolvers and shot-guns held in the hands of persons from the evidence adduced be fore this jury, unknown, supposed to be an effort to avenge the shooting of one Adelbert Shearer. I. B. Forbes, P. C.

Firestone, Dr. C. E. Bowers, S. E.

Adams, Jurors. W. S. Cade, W. P.

Olmstead, The scene of the tragedy with the bodies laid out was visited by hundreds from the city and vicinity and a large number came over from Harper. Monday morning the father and three brothers of the murdered men came to the city. The bodies were removed Monday evening to the empty store-room of Adams Smith and from there the funeral procession started for the cemetery at 11 o'clock the next day. The screams and groans of the mother and widows were heart rending, and their grief most touching. The exercises at the cem etery were conducted by Rev.

Edwards and his remarks were very ap propriate. The family returned to their homes near Danville on Tuesday except the father and mother who went home on Wednesday. This closes one of the bloodiest tragedies ever enacted in Kansas, and the first loss of life by violence in this fair city of Anthony. 'Wo can not help but think it inexcusable. It was no sudden outburst of injured feeling, but a thing of several weeks concoction.

The perpetrators were all masked and their identity is not known. The beginning of the trouble'' was in February, in the early part of which Shearer had a fight with Henry Weaver at Danville and whip ped him. The next day several of the Weavers went to the town look ing for Shearer but did not find him. The three brothers who have just been killed met Shearer on the 22nd day of February and after a little quarreling they knocked him down and shot him several times. Shearer's statement is as follows: State of Kansas, Harper County.

Adelbert Shearer being duly sworn deposes and says, believing this is his dying declaration; Between Neeley Johnson's the Weavers, Philip, Hank and Ol, and as I understand, one of their cousins, drove up close to the -side of my wagon when Henry Weaver said to me, "You've got to either fight me or I'll shoot you right here to-day," and then I told him to just keep away from me and let me alone. They then followed me upon the scales when I drove off and left them. I drove out in the country with Henry Ireton and stayed till I thought they had left town, then I came back into town and as soon as the Weavers saw me they followed me up and called me sons-of-bitches, each and every one of them and swore they'd either whip me or shoot me, that I had to fight or they would shoot me. I told them to go away and let me alone. They kept following me up, when the fracas began by Phil Weaver shooting at me.

I then drew my revolver and shot at him; the same instant Oliver Weaver shot me through the left hand. Then Henry Weaver, as he came past D. P. Cole's scales, grabbed two of the largest weights and threw and struck me in the left side with one of them. It stunned me and knocked me down.

As I fell Philip Weaver shot me here in the left side above the hip bone. It lodged near the naval in front but was cut out by one of the doctors. I got shot four times five places instead of four. Phil. Weaver shot me in the side.

The first shot Oliver made was through the left hand. I can't tell who made the other shots but believe they all had revolvers and used them. When I fell being knocked down by the weight, Henry jumped on me and then Philip Weaver shot me. That was the first time we came together. I can't tell how many shots I fired- I dropped the revolver and it will for itself.

State of Kansas, Harper County. ss The above and foregoing of Adelbert Shearer was wri ten by me as made by said Adelbert Shearer and was read over to him by and after being signed by him in ihe presence of A. J. McAdams, M. and W.

E. Butcher. He solemnly swears that the declaration as above to which he subscribed hi name, is the truth and nothing but the truth, and that he does this in the full realization that he is about to die, so help him God. Wm. M.

Glenn, rSpAT.l Notarv Pnhlin. Commission expires Aug. 1, 1SS7. Garland comes before the pan elec tric committee and says he is all right, and has done nothing wrong, and at once the democratic press proclaims his innocence. It reminds us of the intelligent juror, who when prisoner pleaded "not guilty," jumped up and started off.

The judge stopped the juror and asked him why he was leaving the jury box, "Why' Judge said the juror, "I supposed the tria was ended. The prisoner acknowl edges he is not guilty." We fear our democratic brethren, like the juror, will find that the trial will go right on, although Garland does acknowledge that he is not guilty. The election of a republican mayor of Kansas City was a great triumph for the Journal and for law and order. The business men of that city, without much regard to party, rallied the support of Mr. Kumpf, the re publican nominee, not so much be cause he was a republican, as because he was being oppored by the crimin al element of that city.

It was said that he should be beaten because he was supported by the Journal, a paper which had stood up fearlessly for right and the freedom of labos as against its enslavement. Commonwealth. The Strikers. The cause of the strike on the Lake Shore road in Chicago should combine everyone against the strikers. In 1882 during a strike the road employed a number of switchmen in their time of need, and have kept them ever since.

These men are not Union men. Now the Knights of Labor employed in the yards, de mand of the road that it discharge these men who have been faithful employes for years. The road rightfully refused to do so. It would have been an act of the basest ingratitude had they done so. On these grounds the Knights not only have left their situations, but by violence prevent this great through line from moving its freights, thereby interfering with the business and prosperity of thousands of business men all over the country.

Their lawless acts should be stopped by the authorities with a power that will over awe the law breakers. A boycott of the Western Union Telegraph is proclaimed as about to be ordered. Probably the Knights imagine that the papers will give up their press dispatches, and that business men will not do business by wire to help a set of men who have already damaged the business of the country to the extent, of millions of dollars by their lawless strikes and acts. Numbers of journals which were upholding the Knights at first have changed, and are advising them to stop their foolish strikes. This should convince them that the sentiment of the people is against them.

Their demands that no workmen but those of their order shall be employed by roads and factories, shows that the, order is an enemy to laboring men, except their own members, some 300,000 out of 17 millions of wage woikers. It is in the interest of the laboring men of the country that the papers are now opposing the strikes and boycotts of the Knights. The law must begin to interfere to save the people. Next Tuesday, April 27th, will be the anniversary of the birth of General Grant. It would be a good idea to make legal holidays of the birthdays of Grant and Lincoln.

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