The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-22
CASE OF SHELLEY FOR THR MURDER or HORNE
-EFFIGIEs OF JUpeK BucKNKR AND TIE EIaur

CASE OF SHELLEY FoR TnR MURDER OF HORNE
-EFFreIEs OF JUpoK BucKNKR AND THE Eienr
You will have SEEM by the papers Of this city that La
fayette shelby, who murdered Mr. HORNE in Licking
ton last spring !. now at arg: upon bail-a m;risl
presiding account of the failure of the jury
der verdict Since the discharge of the prisoner upon
recognizance Of $1,000 the excitement In the public
mind has been daily increasing Handbills denonncing
the judge Mr. Clay the volunteer counsel Of the prison
er, and the eight jurors who understood to have
been for the acqual of Shelby circulated over
the town. and tho most superficial observer could NOT
fail to discern the deep and tated condition Of the pub
lie mind To-day, an open denomination Of the popular
feeling made and for time threatened the most
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the neck immediately in front Of the Courthouse doors
and an sts%p on the part Of the sOr to remove them
up of theehgies tt no further effort to them
was msSC At ten O'Clock crowd of from 1850 to 5000
peopl&fom thec0unty and Of the city had assembled
eSohrthosse yard; and an address made then
Colonel Robert J. wilson approving Of this expires
B. and the Jurors; after which, series Of resolutions
passed unanimously the substance Of which was
sgnaton providing for the taxing down and burning
OF the eiges. After some further proceedings, the
Sons mere ,r ncsn down and carried in
label was to be Of The Judge without justice"
and his name in front Upon the figures of the Jurors.
bribery, perjury" &C. with their names, labelled.
band played the Rogues March," and at length the
procession stopped in front Of the Courthouse; eff
BY Are the musicians playing he dead u march, the
while. An hour ago the Immense crowd dispersed in
good order after an announcement Of meeting for to-
trstes court-this being County Court day-to
the figures; but the justices very prudenty declined
taking any step In the matter 1t was said that Mr..
Clays efigy was hung up at the market house, but I
did II; and am inclined to doubt the fact though
he denounced in general and bitter terms by the
crowd foe his speech upon the trial will write you
again should anything else in relation
exciting maiter-Lesingfon (Ky) Letter. July H. the
Western Union
The Louisville Journal Of the 10th inst saws "A ru
gai,sd circulation here on Tuesday night that
mob had taken place at Lexington caused by the dss.
greemsnt Of the jury In the of Lsfay cite Shelby
who was tried last week before the Fsysttc circuit
court a charge Of murder, and 10 wa, Afterwards
admitted to bail The Lexington Observer of yesterday
publishes the preliminary proceedings Of meeting Of
some OF the citizens, which append and has long
editorial deprecotDg mobs but remarks that ANY
OF could have foeseen that something like
popular exhibition Of Monday would take place. and
that the resolutions published below may give some ad-
cquae idea OF them The Observer nothing of what
did take place We learn verbally that the resolutions
carried into effect
From the Lexington Observer and Reporter
Tho committee Except Nsthsn Payne and James Hen.
dcronPay pleaded that his Office precuded him from
acting and Henderson said he would act without
and business The following revolutions we're
unanmou. ly adopted, viz
Resolved, That the people Of the city of Lexington
and county OF Fsystte dipproye Of the Of the
Resolved Tha. HORNE had shot Shelby Re UIorne)
would have been hung before the going down of the
Resolved That inasmuch as money and the inaueucs
Of the ari.tocracy Of this count has virtually cleared
Lafayette Shelby that the people assembled dispp
prove Of the course of that Jury
Resolved That the judge OF the Fayetts circuit oour
be- and he 10 hereby requested to resign
Resolved That the eight jurors and the Judge be cut
down from their prescott hanging position at Ave mnutse
past eleven O'CLOCK and 30 marched round the streets u