Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-11-16

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 The following artcle, from the Natchtoches Her ald gives an interesting account of most dreadful state of society in portion of Texas- The last offhe YoakIm gdng.--We have been put possession of the facts in relation to this affair, which IS one among the last Texas tragedies The citizens of Jefferson county il appears, have long suffered from their Ourages, and from their numbers and total recklessness of charscer it seemed Hipos- sbe arrest.heir injuries by the hand of civil pow Cattle had been stulen, robberies committed and citzens insned and murdered but still. when any arrested on the charge, the gang came forward with periured Oaths and they acquitted. Yukum wis hardened into the most nvelera,e de- gree of cr,e and seemed but to reap enjoyment by pursuing the daring and fendsh acts of robbe- " and murder. It is most singular instance of the effects of habit. He was rich and afhdent planter, and lived in sunptuOhs and most magnificent man. ner-kept splendid equirage-owned over a huns dred negroes-large tracts of land-had constantly about hundred breeding mares-made yearly sale. of fifteen hundred eaule--aad hada. large revenue coming in from other sources. There IS no,dOuht | but what he was one of the richest men in Texas Yet with all this wealth, his disposition to phhnder knew no bounds. In killing him, the citizens of Jeff
 erson county will doubt be censured but the ac- tiqns tathae come to light subsequent to his death, | wilc erainly show that had he lived. the crime of murder would have been increased in the horrid enor- mtty ithadi,lready attained inhs character. It may be said greatly in their favor, that they have fid the country of common assassin. The cause of his death arose froman abortve attempt to murder Mir. Carey,. of Houston County. Mir. Carey,is highly respectable and wealthy citizen uf the of Hous- ton and was at the time staying at tue residence oi
 Yoakun. He was suspected of having a.large sum | of money with him, and YoakuIn determined that he
 should be murdered while m bed. The plan was pro- pery matured through the day, and every thing pre- pared in readiness for it's commission. Nothing re- | mained but the darkness of the night Then, the | hnd tn Ifs aSt cold death stesl away the last expiring breath. Fortu- nately, faithful negro servant of Mir. Carey, had heard of the intended murder, and communicated the design to his master, Tn sufficient time to leave him chance to escape. He managed t0'do this and when sufficiently out of the reach of Yoak,,ms made the | facts known to the citizens. The people no sooner
 heard than they satisfied of its truth, for the good character of Mir. Carey is proverbials A meeting held which resulted in the forma- tion of an armed corps exceeding one, hundred m number who resolved to drive the whole gang out of the county, This they proceeded to do but, in the meantime, Yoakum heard of his plot having been de- tected and fearing the indignation of the people, had
 left his plantation, and in company with some of his 1 gang and negroes, started for the west. When the corps heard of this they immediately gave him phr
 suit. It not long before they found out his route
 and after, both parties place called Big l Cypress, near Houston. Here portion of his gang resided. The corps shot Yoakin and one or two of the must desperate rutfans oi his gang. They then had his negroes bound to trees, and compelled them to unfold the secret acts of their late mster. One of
 them detailed h9rrid catalogue of crime. He sttedseveral murders known to him that his master | had committed. Some of these were citizens of the county, and their sudden disappearanee had al
 ways been looked upon with suspicion of fo,d play. l The corps subsequently examined his residence. when these evidences efmurder wereIuly confirmed. At the bottom of an old well human skulls were seen, where they had no doubt been thrown each fresh
 nurder occurred. Among various other things also, 1 there was a watch found with stranger's name in it; us, 4 negro declared he had seen tle person of gentleman who had once lodged there all night. | The residence of Yoakum is called the Pine Islands, and is the roi leading to Houston; It is thor
 oughare necessarily ffeqiented by travellers at his house, many have been compelled to stay, by the nd. vanceA stateof the day, had weather, Sc. until il a
 most became usual stopping place for travellers. From these circumstances, he had ample means for carrying out most extensively bloody list of trage
 dies There can be no doubt but that his fendish temperament had its fi, in flesh, and has sent to the fatal bourne, roh whence traveller returns, | the last sad rem,ns of many a valuable life. The rest of the gang have fled, and now ample security and peace exists throughout the county. When take into consideration all the circumstances of the case, and especially the impossbity of bringing the deceaseh ojustice, consider hatth citlEens who visited upon him the sentence of leath, and also rid
 the country of his hellish gang, have conferred upon the pseyes and the community at large, great and permanent good. Weknow that the corps were spectable and excellent citizens.