Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-08-14

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souI 10 every star
lel vbsrcsoer he spirit springs,
l earthly letters ryeu
Whether Itrtes on zephyr's wings,
Or shines a star in heaven.
The heart that hgmby trusts HIS might,
Who rules stars, wind and wave,
IN spite oil death, sla. re-uniie
Ia bliss beyond The grave
MOST EXTRAORDINARY IRANsAC.
TlON-su,mARy EXECUTION By The rorC-
LAcE.-lbe facts that a droyer Of Kentucky, ma.
med urerback, had been nearly murdered, and
robbed, and that two men named Maythe and
Couch had been arrested on suspicion OF being the
perpetrators OF the outage, were published m out
paper last UeoA; and we now learn that both the
accused have fallen victims TO popular wrath, by
execution, without trial or even indictment, and
while their victim was still alive, aud me possb,
ily OF his recovery existed, These extraordinary
facts we're communicated 10 he Cincinnati Re
publican by highly respectable citizen Of Ken.
lucky, who had the details Of the transaction from
scyrul persons who witnessed them aud from
,hal paper sc gather ihe following particulars.
A 'ho time Of he execution the prisoners had
been il confinement in the jad 81 Wlnamstown,
Gram county, Ky, 0u lhe above charge Mt
| luerbaeF, 4 seems, bias been lingering 70 oi>-
elabIe ,,ate--hI, throat having been shockngly
| mangied,at tavern some three or lour miles be
\ yand N'gm,toNu on a much travelled road
| and 40 object OF COMMUNICATION with every passer
/ By lieis "a u1eu % Bourbon, the adjoining
couo'yto Glgnl, and where the excitement, has
| been Increasing ever since ,he attempt TO murder
huu. IL being prohlematca!, however, whether
| Mr. UUelback might no, surwye--aIthough ~
such reduced situation as 10 be neither useful t.
| himself nor fellow meu-tbe unceria MY increased
whether tie utmost penalty OF the law would be
visited upod the pTlSOnersn othlng less than whtcf
it seemed. would pacliy the people OF Bourbon
MANY o the citizens Of that county, therefore, de
Hberalrly resolved upon the summary execution
The, first deputed ten citizens otthe county Il
visit NllIansDowu, and inform the ciuzehs OF lh'
place, ANA the pr oners particularly that at suci
a time The prisoners were 10 be executed. This
aeuce was thirty SIX hours previous to the acua
execution, aud a clergyman was also sent am
actually went 10 the pnsOn, for religious conyeIs
with the prisoners.
On Saturday, "a pursuance Of he notice, abou
five handled citizens oil Bourbon, 10 which wer
added some from Scott aud Harrison counties
went lno NHamsown IN solemn PROCESSION an
most perfect order. They had chosen Their sher
hs to ac, for the occasion, and proceeded to tn
jail, and demanded the prisoners, Maybe an
Couch The sheriff Of Gran refused 10 give ther
up, or lie keys OF the PRISON; he offered howeyt
no other resistance, and the people at once broiI
open tbe doors, They then took the pnoner
placed them 10 an open wagon, their irons 0
hem,rook up their line Of Hach without the lea,
NOISE or confusion to the spot wher the mud,
was interpretation four miles distant BY th
lme tie number assembled was believed to hay
been al least two thousand. Alter arriving &
the ground, ir O'ilata member Oft the bar, a,
dressed the people ioT some tlme upon the pr
u prety 0. permitting the law to take u.s. COURSE
lie vas listened TO with the utmost silence az
= respect bat without apparently altering ue drte
mlnallon OF single person present he prc,H
mares we're then adjusted and the prisoners as
] ed II they had any lhmg TO say previous 10 %
closing OK tbod eaub,y accounts One o, lae'
Maya e, addressed few remark, 90 the peop.
admitting tAc commission oil the act for which ih'
sere TO suffer, denylug, however tLat 1t ",
hls wish 10 commit actual murder Religion
j service was then performed by clergyman pr
sent, and Maythe ard Couch were hang II The
io0, upon lee standing over the same So
!. where ,aelr crime was committed, Rude coin
we're CONSTRUCTED and there they we're buried
/. the crowd then dispersed IN the most perfect {
det
VI When we add. that one Of the cr,mInals,Mayt
|. has been long known by many citizens Of Oh
aud Kentucky a, 4 man Of VIGOROUSLY bad CHI
|. acler-haylng been confined al different tim
|. aud escaped nom lhe Pennentanrs Of both stat
we nave stated all tie facts and whatever the
may be Of pailating nature IN this case.