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nl-;rJefferson. Wis., Feb. 29—[Special]leioitI-rbody of the mia who Bhot At it*Lewis At Jefferson was found,to a crifiD. in the ruins. Hisburnednntne waa John Wright, end his homeis At Fort AtkinsonWis.. Feb. 29.—A desperate crime, the gathering of a mob andescape of a would-be murdereraifidstartledWhen L. M. Smith, secretary andWisconsinfacturing company, entered his factoryits,shortly after 7 o'clock in the eveningfor the purpose of making a tour of inspection. an unknown man stepped outr.of the darkness, and. holding a revolverup to Mr. Smith’s head, fired. The bul-10abovforeheadisiyi-16gatheredhim! Lynch him!” A score of mentostarted up the stairway, but were soona- !e-itli16seen. For tw'o hours he kept the bigriilL:Jwithin tw’o minutes. The crowd fellthawisA «ad’cersuiofthsvisprcbelt;oln.i«of smoke were pouring. As soon as itescapeda searching party was organized, andr*nfnook75$ru;scoured, but no trace of him was found.ye;Atfioisaiweaftfairight side of the forehead. Mr. Smithgrappled with the assassin, and hiscries for help attracted assistance. J te€crlt;)r j When he saw that he could not got■yf through the crowd, the would-be murderer retreated to an upper floor in the I aPbuilding. tlliWhen between 500 and 600 people hadmtceihalted by the reports of the unknown's ROrevolver, and the whizzing sound of bul- no lets as they sped past their heads. Ini8'1 the darkness the man could not be'*8agcecrowd at bay. Suddenly a crackling sound appeared upon the top floor, fol-lowed by a cloud of smoke. Mr. Smith’sei|daring assailant had fired the building. The structure was a mass of flames i mlaback and in the excitement the unknown made his escape by leaping from 1)1 a window through which dense clouds taarmYlt;h;e\i j
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Janesville Daily Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Feb 29, 1896
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