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The Rock Island Argus
Rock Island, Rock Island County County, Illinois
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In Decatur, Ind., a mob assaulted George Richards and a relative on Friday night, hanging them three times to extract information on the murder of Amos Backesto amid jury troubles in related trials; they were released without confessing. Excitement continues.
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Decatur, Ind., Sept. 29.—The residents of this city are wild with excitement over the occurrences of the last few days. The difficulty in securing juries to punish criminals caused a mob Friday night to visit the residence of George Richards, a brother of Fred Richards, who is sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Mr. Lamon, and the residence of a relative, and both men were stretched three times to frighten them into telling what they are supposed to know of the murder of Amos Backesto, for which crime Charles Werst is now on trial. They did not tell anything and were released. The excitement grows each minute, and the end is not yet.
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Decatur, Ind.
Event Date
Friday Night
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both men were stretched three times but released without revealing information; no deaths reported
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A mob, frustrated by difficulties in securing juries to punish criminals, visited the residences of George Richards (brother of Fred Richards, sentenced to hang for murdering Mr. Lamon) and a relative on Friday night, stretching them three times to coerce information about the murder of Amos Backesto, for which Charles Werst is on trial. The victims did not disclose anything.