The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-23

hostile purposes is all humbug, origina'
ting with the noted Canadian THELLER,
who is now editing paper in Detroit,
and some of his disafected compeers in
the British provinces.
1t will be recollected that few weeks
since we published an account of the ex-
animation of four individuals who were
charged with lynching and robbing a
young man by the name of Cleek. 1t
will also be recollected that all the money
proved to have been taken by them from
Cleek was ten dollars which they stated
had been stolen from Mrs Jones the
same day by Cleek and that it was to
draw from him confession and compel
restoration of this money that they
lynched him. The story that they also
took from him two hundred dollars at the
same time, might have been made up by
himself as there was no positive proof
that he had SO much money in his pos.
session. We are strongly inclined to
think this supposition correct, from hav-
ing seen in the last Davenport paper an
advertisement cautioning the public a.
gainst, and offering reward for the ap-
prehension of a man by the name and
answering the description of Cleck. The
following is an extract from the advertise
ment, which is signed by Samuel Sloper:
"a wretch by the name of CLEEK,
came to my house on Friday the 9th of
March last, pretending to be looking for
claim. Said he was well pleased with
the country, and said if he could get some
timber land he would take claim near
me. | told him that Mr. Fuller had tim
Der claim in Aliens Grove, few miles
distant which | thought he could buy.
He remained with me till Saturday at
noon, when he hired a horse under pre-
tcnce of going to Davenport to see Mr..
Fuller. let him have the horse, saddle
and bride, and he has not since been
heard of in Davenport or vicinity. He
was to have returned with the horse on
Sunday. The animal let him have is
dark bay mare, six years old, has some
collar and trace marks, is lame in her left
hind leg, at the fetter lock Joint, and
some swelled on account of an old spran.
She is about Is hands high. The saddle
was almostnew with brass or copper STIR
rups; the bride was old and had been
mended.
said Cleek, is known in Rockingham,
al Galena, Ill. and on Cedar, at Moscow,
where his father resides.''
We have made the above remarks
simply for the purpose of doing justice to
those young men who have been confined
in the Jail at Bloomington. If Cleek real
ly possesses the character set forth in the
above extract, allhouhg it should not ex-
onerate or justify the parties engaged in
lynching him for thus taking the law into
their own hands, still it may operate as
some mitigation of their offence, and have
an important bearing in their favor when
the trial comes on.
We have seen Bingham, one of the in
dividuals who was engaged in the lynch
ing business and who has recently been
bai]ed out of Jail. If his statements are
to be relied on, the Bloomington Jail,
where he and the others were confined,
is one of the most detestable places of
which we have any conception. We
should think that rogues would willingly
forsake their accustomed tricks, rather
than be shut up in such place as he de-
scribes, and if they ever pray it would be
that the penitentary might be completed,
that more comfortable accommodations
might be afforded them.