October 6, 1879

A mob rode into Janesville and demanded Baumgartner from Sheriff Comstock.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitSeptember 4, 1879

Tiger Hose Company won first prize (a silver trumpet) at Beloit.

BeloitSeptember 8, 1879

The Daily Recorder was enlarged for the second time, adding four columns.

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The evidence

Rock CountyOctober 6, 1879

A mob rode into Janesville and demanded Baumgartner from Sheriff Comstock.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In September, 1879, the little son of Alex White was brutally murdered by George Baumgartner in the town of Porter. On October 6 a large mob of neighbors and others from that section of the county rode into the city and made demand upon Sheriff Comstock for the surrender of Baumgartner.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 55 / book p. 568

1879 / October 6

Rock CountyA

October 6, 1879

A mob rode into Janesville and demanded Baumgartner from Sheriff Comstock.

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The evidence

Rock CountyOctober 6, 1879

A mob rode into Janesville and demanded Baumgartner from Sheriff Comstock.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In September, 1879, the little son of Alex White was brutally murdered by George Baumgartner in the town of Porter. On October 6 a large mob of neighbors and others from that section of the county rode into the city and made demand upon Sheriff Comstock for the surrender of Baumgartner.