The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-02 00:00:00

AN ENGLISHMAN LYNCHED IN MISSISSIPPI

(From the Missouri Democrat.)
ST. LOUIS, DEC. 8, 1860.

A respectable-looking man named Wm. Smithy-
man, a native of England, and for several years a
resident of Juneau county, Wisconsin, arrived in
this city on Tuesday, from Memphis, by the
steamboat J. D. Perry. Mr. Smithyman was
driven from Mississippi last week, after suffering
severe injuries for crimes alleged against him, but
of which he declares his entire innocence. He was
formerly employed in this city for a few weeks as
a miller in the Planters' Mills, on Franklin-avenue,
and went to Mississippi for employment in June
last. He bore letters of recommendation and cha-
racter, and obtained work in Panola and De Soto
counties, near the Tennessee line. He worked for
several persons, dressing millstones, and met with
no opposition from any person whatever, until a
week ago yesterday, when he started from Looxa-
homie, De Soto county, for Senatobia station, on
the Tennessee and Mississippi Railroad, seven miles
distant, employing a negro to carry himself and
trunk in a waggon to the railroad. He was then
on his way to Memphis. Arriving at Senatobia
after dark, he proceeded to look up some freight
for the negro's owner, and in doing so went into
the freight depot. While there three orfour persons
approached him, and asked him where he was go-
ing and what he was doing. He was then looking
for some freight for Looxahomie, but they charged
him with being an Abolitionist and a suspicious
Person, and seized and threw him into a freight
car, which they locked, and then went up into the
village to tell the story. The negro was also ar-
rested, and, as afterwards appeared, was threatened
with instant death if he didn't .confess that the
man in the freight car had endeavoured to per-
suade him to run off. The negro, thinking probably
to save himself from torture, said that such was the
case, but, notwithstanding the confession, he was
severely flogged. About 10 o'clock a crowd of 30
or 40 returned to the railroad station, took Smithy-
man out and marched him into the woods. There
they stripped him naked, notwithstanding the
weather was intensely cold, and gave him a large
number of stripes, the victim thinks 200, with a
thick leather belt, sometimes flat, and sometimes
with the edge. A man, who appeared to be a
doctor, then advised them to desist, saying that
they would finish the job the next day. They
then put him back in the freight-car, with nothing
but his clothes and an old rug to protect him during
the night. In the morning he was released and per-
mitted to pay 50e. for a cup of coffee. An armed
force, styling themselves " Minute Men," then
took him into custody afresh, went into the
woods again, made him strip, tied his hands
around a tree, and then shaved his head as
close as they could. The crowd urged him to tell
all about, his doings in the interior, said that th,y
knew he was guilty of exciting slaves to insvArrec-
lion, had tampered with them, and all thP.A. Three
or four said that if he would confess his life should
be spared, but that if he did not he would be strung
p. By this time Smithyman was half dead from
exhaustion and fright, and believing that it was his
only chance of safety from hanging, he boldly
avowed that he had tampered with slaves. With
a shout the eager listeners seized him, and some
were for hanging him right off. An attempt was
made to get a rope around his neck, but others
were so anxious for another operation that the
would-be executioners failed. Smithyman was
stripped, and liquid tar, almost hot enough
to scald, was poured over his head, and, half blinded
as he was, the victim was not allowed to put his
hands to his eyes to keep the tar from blinding hi-m
altogether. They then stuck him all over with
loose cotton. After this was through they told him
that he must start for Memphis immediately-40
miles off—and not stop till he reached that city.
They gave him five minutes to put on his clothes,
and while he was trying to pull off some of the
cotton several of the mob stood by kicking his
limbs with their thick boots black and blue, the
marks of which kicking he still bears, They. then
allowed him to start. Smithyman walked all the
way to Memphis, and took the boat to this city.
We give the above statement for what it is worth.
The man Smithyman is an honest, sober man, and
bears evidence on his person of the infliction of
very severe injuries,

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