Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-11-26

HORRIBLE AccouSr.-UIlful murder Ev one hundred
ond thirty persons-Fom the Moderator of the 9Th Nov
inst published Fort Gaines, Georgia. have the fol-
lowing horrible detail Every in the afro
eious is murderer of the deepest dye That paper
says
We have learnt with feelings of pain and indignation
that Barbour county, Alabama has recently been the thea
of n frightful and barbarous tragedy.
Our readers will perhaps recoect that the year 1910
the body of individual subsequently identified as that
of Henry Blake, found dead private road in the
county Of Barbour He had been murdered by some un.
known hand George w. Lore, then citizen of that
county, arrested for the offence and admitted 10 bail
In the spring Of 1871 he put upon his trial in the
county Of Barbour and the jury being able to agree
upon their finding, they discharged without rendering
q verdict. The then, the instance of the
prisoner changed tho county of Henry In the fall of
that year he again put upon his the county of
Henry, and jury Of that county being able agree
also discharged without rendering n verdict In
April 1872 he again, for the third time put upon his
trial in the county of Henry, and upon evidence purely
eireumstantia found guilty Of murder His counsel
believing that he had not been CONDEMNED according the
laws Of Alabama, under which he had been tried asgned
several points decided by the circuit Judge and
submitted the record and the law of the the Su
premo Court Of Alabama. That overrued the dcci
sion Of the Circuit Court arrested its Judgment and order
cd q trisl. Pending tins application the Supreme
Court and before the day fixed for his execution, Lore es
capped from the Jail Of Henry county, and has been
at large
This we understand plain and succinct narrative of
the whole matter up 10 the first instant, and wish that
could here stop. But II appears that about that time
prompted by some feeling which divine or per-
haps governed by that destiny which shapes all our ends
Ions again appeared in the neghooOd Of his former re-
sdonce and far from the Of BLAKEs residence
lie arrested, and marched TO Glcnyle where il seems
a mob collected, and II put what DISPOSE
non should DO made Of the prisoner. We learn that q out
Of 1872, voted deliver him the proper authorities
and that the residue declared for summary capital pun
shment by hanging. lie accordingly marched out by
the mob from Chenille to Spring HILL and there the 4th
netan in defiance OF all law, divine and human and in the
face OF his proiesaons Of innocence hung by the neck un
al he dead.
s foul and damning blot upon te character Of Bar
bour county Every friend the laws-eyery friend To
order and regulated liberty. should rinse his against
the autsrs Of this Outrage. and hold them mp that repro
baton which they richly deserve Whether Lore was
guilty innocent has become n question Of no in.
mankind The majesty Of the law has been
Oyerhrown, snd personal liberty and personal security are
at end when life itself becomes the sport and payne
Of sangunay mob. Had been necessary to take his
life 10 his arrest, they would have been lusiable
st least eIcusabe. But he INSIDE no resistance The
law sufficiently strong for fnendcsg and hunted down
and II he had been guilty he would have suffered the
pensliy Of his crime. Hcnceiori he will be- regarded not
murderer, but ucf1n 10 the evil passions Of his
snemes. Guilty innocent, his memory relieved Of
half It's load and he occupies tho poson Of his former nc
for in the eye Of tho law, every man who pariic
paed IN hSuyng Lore into eternity bears upon his fore
head tho foul stain Of mudernnrder without prOyocaton
Wit out