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LAUKENusurer Town, id has i usual ecu ths for isiitu-LYNCHING AT LEON.James Reynolds Taken From Jail am Hanged by an Angry Mob.liltingeased with ml of enl of tcrcst lount1887,2 1 old lie in-13. 88.lgex-eccntshowit of inongn cutsParticular* of Olio Crime Which Led to Another—Tho Victim l»lc»*Wlth-out Making a Statement.Leon, Aug. 15.—Special to tho Stnli Register.—Early Suncluy morning asecom and successful attempt was made to lyncl •Tames Reynolds, the liendwlio criminally assaulted Mrs, J. A. Noble. About out o clock in the morning fifty masked mei armed with Q A. 11. muskets and l.myon ets, marched into town from a westerly direction and halted In front of the jail Pickets were stationed on every street ii town and the few pedestrians astir wen arrested and detained till the hanging was over. The mob was evidently led by some persons who had seen service in the army, as they obeyed orders promptly and moved With military rtror.kinn P’hr
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Laurens Sun
Laurens, Iowa, US
Thu, Aug 25, 1887
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