Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-13

count OF the summary hanging, on The ~ instant,
by citizens of Florida, of the notorious negro Thief
and murderer, Ycoman, who was arrested near
Albany, Baker county, Ga. lie was discharged
on writ OF haJeas corpus, by Judge Warren Of
Georgia-bu was Immediately re-arresled and
conveyed 10 Georgia. He coniesstdthat "he was
one of on organized gang OF negro thieves and
murderers; that, during the Florida war, they had
carried on their operations under the guise OF IN
dams; and that since the war they had stolen ne
sroes in Thomas and Lowndes counties, Georgia,
and Jefferson county, Florida 10 The value Of over
! $4,000 He confessed his crimes in detail, and
offered them 81 900 cash for his release alleging,
that if carried 10 Florida, he knew he would he
uncsremoniously hanged. On his arrival in JEFF
ferson county, Florida, the citizens assembled 10
the number OF ninety, and after an investigation
OF The facts, took formal vote, which resulted 81
in favor Of hanging, and % against it. Woman
was accordingly executed at IL o'clock on The "a
inst The principal reason for this summary
execution Of the law was, the insecurity OF their
ails, and the fact OF his having band OF accom-.
pces in the community, who would, in all pro-
liability, have effected his release reward Of
+ 900 has already been offered by the citizens
for The arrest Of others known 10 be connected
with him who has already suffered. One Of those
implicated was arrested few days since, We ale
informed, near Newton, Baker, county, Georgia,
and, after The inncton OF IS ashes, released on
the pledge that he would leave The State in five
hours"
\ 1 IL ,p,h milo d.>r
ed was advocated by The most respectable and
influential men in Jefferson county, who regard
ed il as necessary means ofself-deience. All
must deplore these violations Of law and of pub
lie order-but on some occasions they seem 10
be imperatvcly demanded by The public necessi-
lies. The celebrated lynching scene in Vieks-
burg was, we are we'll assured, the only remedy
| for the monslrous evils which existed There
was really crisis: the safety Of the communi.
| " depended upon summary measures alone II
was question of life and dealh il was VIC
lent struggle between the vrtuous and moral CT
tizens on The one hand, and band Of ruthless
| gamblers and murlererS on The other: one or
The other party was TO be extirpaled-and the
respectable citizens were impelled, by the high
esl considerations, 10 adopt severe but necessary
measures OF selfdefence. The miserable Often
ders were duly warned Of The punishment which
awaited Them. They did not embrace the means
OF escape, but recklessly defed the community,
murdered a citizen, and then paid the awful pc
nally of their madness and crimes. (By the bye,
a gentleman informs MS that in Illinois, during
the past fall, he met with one OF the gamblers who
escaped from Vicksburg, and avoided "lynch-
ing" He still pursued the profession" OF
backlog, and adverling 10 the scenes in Vicks-
burg, naively remarked, that he liked the Missis
sppians very much, and would return amongst
them did he not apprehend rather rarm re-
receplion.)
All good citizens must deeply lament TO see
such crtyaordi.ary proceedings-but still more
deplore The causes which make them necessary