Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1885 — Shot Dead in His Office. [ARTICLE]

Shot Dead in His Office.

Deadwood, Dak., August 27. H. P. Lynch, of Sturgis, WM shot dead Monday night in his office by Corporal Ross Hollis, of Company A, Twenty-fifth U. S. Infanrry, stationed at Fort Mead, and the latter was lynched Tuesday night bv a mcb. Some time ago Hollis beat a colored woman and broke three of her ribs. Dr. was called to attend her, and was also summoned as a witness before the Grand Jury. Hollis was indicted, and threatened to kill the Doctor. The night of the murder he deserted the fort, got a change of clothing, went in search and crept stealthily up to the Doctor’s office and fired at his victim through the window. The assassination was soon discovered, and Hollis was arrested for the crime Tuesday. On being confronted with proofs of his guilt he confessed. Tuesday night a mob seized him and hanged him. The Doctor and ’onrself served Gur apprenticeships together in the Lewistown (Pa.) True Democrat office, H. J. Walters, Esq., editor and publisher, who is still living. In 1851 he wrote for us to take his case in the Erie (Pa.) Commercial Advertiser. We complied, but as he had left when we reached that cit t did not meet him. We hoAvever soon received a letter from him bearing the postmark of a military post in North Carolina, in which he stated that he had entered the United States service.— tie was appointed hospital steward and studied medicine while occupying that position. At the expiration of his enlistment he enter ed a medical college at Ann Arbor, Michigan. He afterward, associated with a Mr. Rock in the publication of a Democratic paper in Valparaiso, this State. His next venture was in the publication of a newspaper, the practice of medi_ cine, the establishment of a drug store, and superintendency of a railroad enterprise, at a point in Missouri. During the war he did not enter the service, but on several occasions headed a company of picked men .volunteered to have a bout with the gnerilas. Our last letter from him was received several years ago on his location at Deadwood. And the dis" patch which heads this announces the ending of a life, the incident 8 of which, if properly colated wo’d < o doubt prove interesting reading* He was a man of warm heart, generous and noble impulses, a firm, unflinching Democrat, a true patriot, and devoted friend, whose sudden violent and uncalled for death will shock many friends yet living who knew him well in other years.