The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-22
THE LYNCH.LAW MURDER OF G. W,
LORE,

w. Lore, a near relative Of y. b. Green, ESQ.,
Editor ofihe Hartford Review. Young Lore
was himself accused Of murder, and falsely so
beyond all question. He only asked for a
fa,r trial, but he was taken BY mob and was
fully executed.
Before his death, he addressed the mob by
permission, for an hour, but all to no effeei.-
They however granted him lhIrty minutes TO
write letter 10 his family before his DEATH
AT that awful moment. pen, ibk aud paper be.
ing furnished him he wrote upon his knee the
following touching epistlS, 10 tho midst Of
those who were lhlrsting iorhiS blood.
SPRINe HILL, Nov. 8. 1912
Ny Dear Wife, Children, Parents, Brokers,
and Sislsrs. .... .....
have barely time 10 write you few lines
lam here, al this place; arrived on Saturday
last, and The citizens arrested me and cOntrGry
10 my expectations, will not give me another
trial but have about hundred ofthem deter
mined 10 execute me; it will be 10 about half
an hour. This will astonish you more than
anything you ever heard or expected 10 hear
but nevertheless il is true | fear not what
they can do 10 me. had no evil designs 10
returning bu. did not expect 10 be treated in
The manner am. The crime for which am
shortly 10 lose my life am innocent My
little Emma, and Elizabeth are not more limo.
cent than Oh! my God, how love those
children. My wife, my poor wife and sweet
little children! dod have mercy upon them
bless and project, aud may they live and be
happy, be respected and an honor 10 aoclety.
| would love, dearly love to live for them, and
e.. Ra.ah diatraoaod faihor and
mother, brothers and sisters. God bless them
all. | shall have no more trouble in this
world. have lived en- innocent life, and shall
die with nothing 10 distress me, but the fact Of
being disgraced, 1t will, however, be a
source of Satisfaction TO you to be asSured
'hA, | am innocent Of the charge.
My friends in Itwington know nO:hipg Of
the course my enemies have taken, indeed, l
hardly have time 10 wrte. 10 Philadelphia,
at an oyster house adjoining tho tavern whore
The Washington Steamboat starts from, | loft
my travelling bag-some Of my clothes are IN
il, so you car get them. There are also some
books among them. Give my love to oil my
relatives aud friends, and toll them that am
innocent of the crime or charge, ] would
write 10 thom all, but the mob will not give
me time. ThisiI write on my knee in the road
near tho woods. Whom left the north, pre-
pared myself go as not 10 be arrested until |
arrived. Now am about TO die, and my last
request is, that my remains may be taken up
and carried to Cantwel's bridge, Delaware,
and there deposited along side my dear 5re,h-
nr Giles This wish to be attended to at
soon as convenient and agreeable. The ex-
pense will be but little, aud II may be source
Of satisfaction to you;
And now may the blessings o! Almighty
God be and abide with all and each Of you.-,-
Farewell, my dear wife, my dear children, my
dear father and mother, brothers and sisters,
and uncles and relations, FAREWELL
G w. LORE.
P. S-This 10 the last time you will ever ro-
cove line frSm me. wrile ooolly, but do
90 believing that am not afraid to die. My
time is out. 1t is thirty Eve minutes past 2
O'Clock.
The Rsview gives the following further
particulars concerning this most fiendish mur-
der:
"The rope was then placed around his neck
during which time he still continued cool and
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gentleman Of this place, his watch, money and
other articles, and giving the necessary dirse-
lions in relation to them, with as much dellbe-
ration as if he were only about to etart on a
temporal journey After every readiness,
they repaired to a large chesDut tree. about
$50 yards from the road when causing him to
stand upon horse, tho rope was wrapped
around a stout branch Of the tree. aud The end
made fast to q snpIing near. The unforlu-
nate mao then bade "Good bye to ALL" tho
horse was taken from under him, and while
his body hung daDgliug between the heavens
and the earth his immortal spiritiook ito fight
into an unbounded e,ernilyW r. .,f-o
Lore was charged by the mob with the mur
der Of Mr. Blake, and though three times
legally acquitted, was DIade 10 suffer for it,
or the mob, 100 are now in prison and two
oflhe number taken are also under arrest foI
tho murder ofyouug Blake! What a horrid
picture Of society
SOMETHING OF FATRAvELLER.-Th A citizsnl
Of caslIne, Me-, have placed marble table,
over the remains Of the late Capt. Skinner, ia
me mory Of his honesty and PuncIuali,y Of q
packet master. He run packet between Be
fast and Cas,ins, for upwards Of thirty yesrs,
end according TO the inscription on the stone,
crossed The bay 10000 tines. CAstine il. dil
tant from Belfast twelve miles by water which
| an mid NAL a thu d,a,anca tTavallad in all 2Ef