Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16
That HORRID AND D.4ST.4RDLF
MURDER

Oar readers doubtless remember the account
We Published some time since Of the most das-
;srdfy murder in Alshana. Of George W.
LORE. ! near relative Of z. B. Green, E.q.
E-iiior Of he Hartford Review. Youog Lore
was himself accused Of murder, and falsely -.
beyond all question He only asked i,T iair
trial, but Ae was taken BY mob and By them
seoieneei IL be hung up dke dog 70 lEre,
an he decree Of the mob was faiiy executed.
Tn editor II the Review SAYS:
-'Th,, the unf3rt1uate victim af this ruth
ieSs gang was iuuacenr Of the crime rhergrd
against HIN We ask IN better proof than the
iaei that when entirely oat If the reach ri MS
e-enies, ana the aw, he preferred to deliver
ii1lseli up 10 the proper authorities, aud IN
lego trial by IHry of his cauutFymen. Four
-t-Eent times, when he might have slaii aITay
y 10 impuniiv, ne returnel among his enemies
rr.tHg upon their humanity AMI the power If
The zw lur protection How lar be has been
-.-5ved, both bv the ine.fcIenCv OF the law
an tteiuhumaniiy Of ans PerseoutnTs, A. shown
10 he brutal murder committed up1a him
What al iHhuman act was thai Who can
c1Coeire 0l' meaner, more d->nieable. more
Esgraeeiui act. than that of ! hundred ami
thirtv men taking advantage nf a poor help
rss- IirTdless, hunted dawn f. low oci8g, who
aa4 thrown himself upon their protection with
q g'-T 10 have Justice done him bv the avs
tie country, am numbering Aiu, while in
is innocence aud heipiessness. he has only
77-e, % say, You wrong me-, ! am innocent
- an Inu1celtr How fful AMI unnzuiv
1eea Had p1Or Lore made an atteFnri 20 -
care. ban ne been considered 4 danEerors naR.
gambler. hoTse-tiilef, Burglar or desperate ID
AZ ana, tAese might possibly have apPraFezl
~a1eialug bearing the sembiance Of al excuse
4 ~ -h1s -obbing aim u lis life; oct inr a man
4 va has always received the highest respect
! anl varnest esteem ii his fJilnw men, xho
4 Wa never charged with mi-sierh~anor-who
4 river s0Hghi, a tins instance, that common
1siee al the hands 81 The ar to Whiuh every
& A-srsraa citITeu Is ealil.ed, a. be thus laken.
4 a-4 without Offering any resistance. hung, D.
2 leniel The privilege pf calling a ifiend 10
zee hin die BY the hands d his cruel murdeFefs
~ too bad-to0 bad.
3 lare his death he was told he nigh, make
asv remarks that he desired. upen Whirh he
2,1s@- and Ia c5ai, deliberate manner. with
lHshaseR nerve ana Hniisitrfing yoice, al
-;-ssei The cilIzeHs for better than an hnpF. re-
-3-'IaiiEg with them IN relation 10 The IN
8 -71-irtF % the course they gere about % puT-
q go ald 1rgIng upon them the necessity Of
granting him a new trial hv a Iurv ri hrs cGun-
Ivnen. and the laws ni the and. He was
"A ''r'ttlt.tiN CURING AiS fNtiaih~ w
Ne anir=-ing mob calling him a damned liar,'
w.
n After The conclusion az sl.is speech. he asked
B r 2rlTil=ge 0f writing % has wife, children
e IL other relatives, which being granted, and
~ Ink and paper furnished him, he sat down
pr. vote upon bis knee, with a steady baud.
d lae miisv 81 those sgho were shout 70 exc
e1ts hrm, the following very feeling and SYM
Fa'astie letter:
SPaIsG Hun, Nov. 5, 1919.
d Dear E'fe, Parents. Children, Brothers
use Sisters.
asTe barely time u write YOU few lines
: az. here, at this place; arrived on Saturday
''' aHd the citizens arrested me. and, con-
-iasy % nv expectations. viii not give me an
-'''r' ira, but have, about a hundred Of them
-'-'niled 70 execute me, IL viii be in about
.-'4 al nuHr. This will astonish you more
.''l anything YOU ever heand or expected To
-1a', 51t nevertheless il Is lTue. lear H0t
ga, they can DO TO me. | hal 40 evil designs
NJ eiurnlng, but did not expect 60 be treated
. ne manner am. The crime for which |
~ shortly 10 lose nav life | am innocent OIL
ny hte Emma and Elizabeth are not more
.-a1eeni than /. OH my God how love
nose children. Ny wife, my poor wife and
sweet little ehhdrenl Gnd have mercy upon
-e'a, bess and project them, and NAV they
NC ai-l be happy, be respected and an honor