New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-15
REGULATOR. IN Mn..ac County. Illinois.


For couple OF weeks past, Metropolis City, IL.
aud vicinity has been the scene OF great excitement
II appears that there 10 band Of men back OF Metrop
oils composed ~ learn of the worst character,
who set Al defiance law and order and known by
the name of flsthesds body OF citxents, composed
good but OF course having In their midst eN
characters called Regulators and have been iorued
10 carry out the law. some OF the tlatheAds stole
horses, and OF the Regulators who informed ON
them caught lynched and tied naked to tree dur
ing night exposed 10 the mosquitoes and weather
lie died several days thereafter but before his dcsh be
gave the OF severa persons he had recognized
The Sheriff found them, but they refused T. deliver
themselves up unless they could be tried by mss.s
trates OF their selection, and who Of course would
screen them The sheriff could not DO this and they
were arrested Al the time.
The Flsthesds gathered TO the number Of about so
The Regulators assembled, aud there was pleasant
prospect of battle all last week The flsthesds finally
secured and forthed themselves in large log house
about ~ miles back OF Metropolis to the number %
about 90. with two csnnons and ammunition The
Regulators rslyng last Friday, and had cent t.
Paduesh and Smithland for cannon. with the desImi
nation 10 arrest the three men. grand night was eN
pected TO OF last Saturday, and there has Pro6s
bly been blood shed ere this.
Another account. furnished by Or. Young who pro
fcsses to be neutral between the two parties snd a.
have resided long time Metropolis CITY, Is - thi'
effect
Aboutt or three weeks sgo barn belonging O.
Mr. Tslson was set on Gre and burned down. Mr. lN
son aud Mr. shelby who brothers in'law stand "a
the position OF leaders the hrst oi the fatAeSds an
huence The incendisry was traced 60 the house 81 d
Regulator named Douglass. Who, with young man 81
bad character named Bruce confessed 70 setrng nFc ~
the barn but turned state evidence Snd said they hsi
been EMPLOYED By certain Regulators 20 murder pro
minent ciuiens Of Metropolis Things now bcgNl g.
grow exciting. RsckGs was whipped by the Lynas
family ot very bad reputation belonging 90 the tSi
head aide, Who Were once driven from hentGeS, ter
misconduct aud who have been prominent IN these
dlficu ties Arrest made both sldes ~ con
stables and Affairs were approaching bloody crises
When cur informant Dr. NO0ug who SAWS he had lscy
occupying neutral position, chosen pescc max
by the flsghesds, Snd IN this capacity 10 the op
posite party.
He made . speech to the Regulators and gave them
such assurances OF pesce irom the other party snd 81
their limited force and preparations tbs, the constable
dsmssed the band. nam oefins about lSO 4 guard Of
,,x Regulators started out with Dr. 10 escori him
hsek mi, was w Saturday morning last When
about seven miles from Metropolis. they arrived II
.isht Of the Flsiheads, who numbered sixty Here
doctor TOOK informant aside and urged Inn % ~
A there were hundred Regulators IN smoash Gloss
bN While they were talking, the Regulators rasAe'
on, and attacked the other party Or ran "P .
make peace bat tell stunned by SSlL ~hicn p'sss'
through his hat and grsxed MS hesd- ihc fiS't'
fed the Lynn family having been the nts' % - ~
example. Two OF the fsthesd band, samuel 4Niv
and Robert CsnAds. were killed and smother woaiiSe1
Daniel Enlo~, son OF Col Enl0w. formerly Represent
alive from Nasssc County. On the side u The hes Z
la,ors = man named Chnton King, who had been IN
cause OF much OF the strife Allied. and Two oine
wounded, one dangerously. The SActin, head Ia
ron. home when he thought peace Tor the unse was -
abolished Both parties were vel armed
mr. Young went - Metropolis but was warned d
ay a. the Regulators wished - take his HE ana "en
osoyissd with means he was here on TUESDAY an
he |, going 70 see the Governor, and Jay The Stat
=, ,hinss before him lie describes saaifs IN NsssA
county As ruin0us and growing worse daily. ne say
there are good mea IN both parties ou' INC "ss' Az
ruifains and losiers.