The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-08-08
NJ UTsBEEs 3G.
FROM TIE RIO GRANDE.-MuRDER
AND LYNCH LAW.

There were reports of Iadi4n aerreda'ions
between Bfown-ville and Poim, Isabel. The
house Of Mr.. g. l.. Siilwel, near the Sal
Colorado, was attracked hs eleven Indians,
who, however, were Iepu'sed. II is suppos.
ed that Mr.. Hobruok vas killed hs them
The Flag relates that Young M,slcan,
who shot aud killed lnoiher Mex,csp, al a
monte bauk, aud attempted 10 escape ty swim.
ming the river, Was captured, brought back,
and hung III twenty minutes from tie Iia.e
the murder was Committed.
Another occurrepee ef the same kind lool
place Oh the llh inst. The night before st
landango, or rather after having left il
Captain ,hu Brennan was followed, stabbed.
and Killed. by notorious ruiiian named Eli
Hardy. The murderer then walked back Ia
the house, with hi, kuite in hand, ieek b.
with biuod, excaming, I'm tart; ard.
that's the way III serve any mau who wi.
follow me-" Some Of those who heard a,
supposAg he had got into difficulty e'tg
Mexican advised him to leave, whicA lie 4.
As sonn a, II was ascerlalned that he ha
killed Cepi4a i atnan, men were sent to the
several 'e.ate f.even his escape into Mex.
lc1 aud y;bcfs aar'ed in pursuit. He was
affesied hexi moinina about day light, near
one Of the ttrrIes iron and ukeu TO jail
The only cause assigned for this bfuia OUT.
rage is the refusal tt bIennan to = Hardy
have money, While al Brazns. This HARDY
il appears, killed a man in ST. Louis one on
the Arkansas, and had attempted to take The
life Of several at Galveston, Austin, and San
Antonio, aud was sent away from Monterey
IN irons during the war. On learning The
character Of The man, and the insecuieness
of the Jail, the citizens Of Brownsville de-
iermlned, as the prisoner had confessed bis
guilt, to cut short his murderous career at
once. A meeting assembled, and it was voted
tha, The cuIprit should be hung forthwith
The Flag describes the les, of the proceed.
lngs as follows:
The crowd then proceeded to the jail and
demanded the culpri,. The deputy sheriff
remaiked to The crowd, that he held the keys
Of the jill, and ii was his duty TO safely keep
the prisoner, but he did not feel disposed te
resist the demand Of SO large portion Of tie
cilzans Of the county. He would, therefore,
deliver up The keys. with the request that
the prisoner be permitted 10 make any slate.
nehi u extenua!lon, or Otherwise, he might
wish This was readily acceded to, when
the prisoner was uuietteTed and brought forth
and in tha condition permitted to walk 10 the
place OF bis execution. 1t was proposed to
lie him, bul on his assuring them that he would
not attempt 10 run, he was suffered to go free
duntrammeedin in any way. Onfeachine, the
spot selected for this tragic scene, he remark.
ed that he knew be had to die, aud intended
TO die ike a man; but would rather he ehut
than hung. The crowd bed to itness
the solemn trogedy was quite large, bnt or.
derly and quiet, with few exceptions No
one volunteering TO shoot The guilty, ha su
ed wretch, II was decided that he RuA. -
Nung. Rev. Mr.. Cravens then came forward
and introduced himself, and asked Hardy #
he desired any preparation, or had any State
meHt make. He said he had nothing to
say except as to The disposition Of his effects,
and request the writing of a few letters to
his friends. lie then requested Mr.. Crayens
TO pray for him. During all this time. and
even while the arrangements we've making
for launching him into e,ernit, where he
would meet a more dread tribunal than any
on Garth, he eylnced the mo. perfect in.
difference as to his fate, not suffering mus.
Gle of his face or limbs to betray The least
emotion. And even took the rope that was
TO hang him and tied the hangman's knot TO
show how il was done, without the slightest
perceptble tremor of the nerves. Those
managing the matter fearing the knot was
not well tied, united it for the purpose of re.
tying 1t in which they failed, when he re-
marked 10 gentleman standing near him that
he would have TO tie it again. This kind Of.
flee the individual addressed promised to per.
form for him. The doomed man then got
into cart, mounted on plank which rested
on the wheels, without any resistance or as
ss'anca, and, while the rope, which was sus.
pended from a beam used for hosting beeves.
was being adjusted around his neck, wishe4
TO have his hands tied, behind him. Thor
he stood, high above the crowd, his haaas
ied, the moose close about his neck; daah
staring HIM 10 the face, calm, cool aa6 col.
ected The cart moved from uader hla.
and in his condition he was hurled into etcrni.
~. Such spec'ac'a We never Witnessed
before, my So aev~r again. 1t was evident
" his .nteAtua leap from the cart, but was
prevented from so doing by soma one attract
ing his attention as it started, which caused
his fee, to drag from the tail. He died after a
slight struggle, and thus Terminated tho earth.
" career Of the notorious Bill Hardy, who
had been the terror of every community in
which he lived. He met death with the same
reckless Indifference that he had meeted it
out to others. May his fate be warning to
all who have heretofore considered them.
selves beyond the reach Of law and justice.
Capt. Brennan was consigned to his last
resting place BY the Odd Fcllows, attended
by large concourse of citizens. O. Pie.