The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-24

LYNCHlNa AT BUFrALo.-A police case at Buff
fao, on the 10th inst, elected the following cir
cumstances as narrated in the Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser -" Isaac Dean, coorSd man, arrived
in this city on Sunday from Chicago on the steamer
Oregon, and applied to another colored man named
Harrison to procure hun house. On Monday
evening Harrison informed Dean that he had OBJ
tanned house, and requested him to get into
did. But instead of taking him to the house as he
pretended, he drove out of the city, when the wa
gon was surrounded by gang of persons, five OF
whom jumped into the wagon--all colored men
and gagged him-one of them driving the gag into
his mouth with his foot. They then pulled off his
coat and vest, and tied his vest over his mouth,
threatening that if he made any noise they would
Kill him. They drove two or three miles out of
town, and then stopped, one Of them saying
'let us wait until the old man comes, up and
see if he. wants to go any farther Dean
then asked what they wanted Of hum One
Their said, 'Who9' The reply was, Holden
They then drove on until they came to more men,
when he was taken over the fence near what
looked like brook. They then tied his hands
again, and put his knees up through his arms so
that he could not move, and one of them said,
let the old man whip him-he is the best man to
do it, Dean then began to beg, calling him Hol-
den, and thought 1t was Holden Dean then re-
celved a hundred lashes with rawhides One of
them then said, tell what | want you to saw
man IN Chicago, for we intend to swear you
and then hang you.' Dean refused to say that
he did so. One OF them then said, give him 500
lashes, and he will tell the TRUTH and they then
recommended whipping him, but he made some
noise. tSome one then took him by the throat, and
choked him until he was nsensible. When he
recovered he heard one of them say, you ought
not to choke him to death, or we shall not have
the fun of hanging him.. Some of them were
busy rigging. up gallows, by tying rails together,
&c. One OF them then sat down beside him, and
asked him what he received for betraying that man
in Chicago. Dean denied all knowledge of any
such transaction. He then looked around and
saw that they had got his two pocket books, and
had taken out the money and papers. lie begged
OF them not TO take his money, for it was all he
had but they took il all, and he has not recovered
any. He had IN his pocket book eight five dollar
and other change. 1t was quite light then, as the
moon was up, and they said there is not hun
dred dollars in all-lf he has betrayed any nggar
he got poor pay-tbis is a small allowance when
shared all around Harrison then came and felt
OF hun, and said, he is pretty well cut to pieces
except one small place here-you had better give
HIM about twenty ashes more, andnot hang HIM
They were not agreed as to whether they had
gwen HIM 800 lashes or 300. They then fell to,
and gave him the other twenty, previous to which
they had put a rope around his neck with a run
nlng moose, so as to choke him. They then united
him, and told him to dress quick, and leave Buff
falo before daylight. One OF them staid by and
helped him TO put on his clothes, still threatening
him.. After he got dressed he crawled back, and
found that he was on Batavia street. Several
blacks have been held to bail to answer to the
charge OF the assault and gattery."