The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-04-04

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
gives !he following account of one of the
most disgracelul instances OF mob violence
and lawessness, we have ever been called
upon 10 record
NASHVILLE, March 18th, 1916.
This city exhibited a scene, on yesterday
afternoon and night of one Of the mos, cru
el mobs il has ever been my lot 10 witness
For some time past rumors of painful DEL
icate nature have been in circulation in re-
gard TO lady Of this city, which, coming
10 the ears OF her husband, induced him to
search for the source from whence they
emana,ed. He traced them 10 Mr.. + u,
G. Judson, man grown somewhat notori
Gus Of late. They met yesterday near lbe
African Church, and the meeting resulted
in the death o. the lady's husband Mr.. Rob-
erl Fortified Ii seems that Judson had
been down near the Sulpher Spring, prac-
tcing with his pistols, and was returning
when he met Mr. PorlerGsld.. The latter
fired, it is said, twice, Without eifect; JUDI
sob once, hitting his vi6tin 10 HE forehead
and innicling a wound ofNwhich he died
last night.
Judson WIS arrested and taken to the
Coart House for examination, before JUS
iice of the eace, Almost Immediately, as
the matter became known, large crowd
gathered in and about the Cour, House, and
symptoms of violence began to be manlies-
ted. Il brother Of The deceased, Justly eX"
cited against The murderer Of his brother
went into the Court room, and shot al Jud-
son a number Of times. JudsOn ran out o!
The door PorieIield followed, aud shol
several times more as he went down the
steps, Judson kept on, and reaching the
door Of the City Hotel, Porlerfeld placed a
pistol at his head and fled, hut Judson
lodged; and escaped with only the loss of a
lock Of hair, Whilst he was dodging abou
others fred at him, too, bit he had the gooC
(Ollune 10 escape.
When in the Court House for examina
lion, some Of The crowd were for shooting
others for hanging him, and out side ,h'
crv was-'Felch him out 70 us:'To cortnu
my narration: Escaped from the crowd
Judson secreted himself in the hotel; ant
after search of some fifteen or twenty
n.inules, he was discovered, and rush o
hundreds Of people was made for him A
he essayeu to escape again he fell from tn
third story Of the hotel into the yard, an
broke his thigh, Surprising him TO be dy
ing; the crowd permitted The Sheriff an
his posse to convey himsto prison.
t--o-;' ia hnned. the matter would en-
that all violence would cease, ano II,
law permiued to viOdicsts itself. But lher
was thirst for vengeance cxcled, and
must needs be quenthed, So at night a pa
ly went 10 the Jail & demanded the prison
er who was gwen up tolhem. Manned an
almost naked, they threw him into tn
streets to be hung. Ile begged for a minis
ler-which was denied him--he feared nj
death, but requested to be sho: and beggc
if there was any gentleman present tn
wonld shoot him. They took him to I'll
square and run him over The rail of an aw
ing post-'he rope broke, and he fell. whe
he was taken back to jail, where he lies
die some lime during the night
Mr.. Por.crfield died This afternoon, TAX
all 10 all it was worthy Of the Reign
Terror in Flance' was present, and a
tended closely TO all that occurred Of la
nights proceedings.
THE FLEMING TRAGEDY.