New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-03
The Progress OF Lynch Law-AnOther Lynching
Affair.


We are indebted 70 Mr. J. ID Brown Of New York
Bar for the first particulars of recent case Oflynch
ing at Oregon Bar, on the North Fork of the Ameu-
can River.
On Tuesday last. a fellow named Bill Harding WAS
arrested for attempting 70 steal horse from MeaSrs
.Binn & NOfiat. II appears that Hardin made an
tempt to steal the horse about twelve o'clock the
night previous, and was caught IN the act
Accordingly the next morning a Court was organ
izcd by the appointment ola jury OF twelve men, and
one gentleman as counsel for the prisoner The eY-
ldonce was of the most conclusive character Hardin
having been detected IN the act The Jury found
the prisoner guilty and sentenced him 10 receive f.
Is asheS have one half his head shaved, and 10 be
banished from the Bar, never to return. The SEN
teHce immediately carried out
Sacramento Transcript
LYNCH LAw-SUMNARY EXECUTION or FIVE
MExICANS-We learn from Mr.. Scott, OF B0nsell q
SCOTS Ferry, that last Sunday afternoon band
OF five MeKlcanS horse and cattle thieves, were ar
rested about four miles from their ferry. on the san
Joaquin. They were first seen passing Mr. Daniel
Pattorson's rancho with fifty head of cattle having
the brands of X. LvermOre, Dr. Marsh and senior
Alviso. When Mr.. Z. inquired If the cattle were for
sale, they answered yes and Mr.. T. strucN bargain
for them al $25 yer head, on condition thal they
would drive to Mr.. Llnds coral. They consented
and Mr. conscious that they were stolen, DIS
patched messengers to ms nelghbors for aid Nhle
hev were driving the cattle into the coral they saw
the EeghbOrS gathering. ana suSpecung lher ooJccl'
started 10 v. Three were arrested before they got
fairly started another only ran Jew hundred ydiD>
before he was oyerakon but the fifth led the arrest
ing party chase Ol over ten miles. lie was hualF
captured ard brought back, and the whole were put
under close confinement They were questioned
separately a. 20 where they obtained toe cattle and
each told a different story The gentlemen We're
then sent for whose brands were on the sioch anu
on their arrival they not ONLY Identified the cattle as
property stolen from them. but also the horses upon
which tho robbers were driving themoh The whole
party were identified a gang Of robbers who nave
infested tins valley for over year.
4 Jury of twenty citizens were summoned 70 ,ry
IL, Who ~ "A
case. pronounced them guilty, and lett thelr punish
mem TO the vote OF the people OF the helghooIh9ou
Fifty men were present, who UNANIMOUSLY Nolcu III
favor OF immediate execution, ana twenty -OuI hours
were allowed them to prepare. During TINS TIME
they made each q confession, ACKNOWLEDGING ina.
they were engaged for some time past III roooiS lhc
ranches of the valley They also @cAnQ"IeI5tA
their sentence 10 be Just. and stated llN lhtY were
enlploved bv a band of white men. One OF the pflS-
onerS was the ,QQHcr0 of the notorious " jim becA,
with" They gave their names as ltAHloh D4'S' uI
HermOSlllO. TmOtcu SandOFal, LUIS tfacla, tIdhcI>-
co Galvoz and Jesus Moreno, OF haZallan Mexico.
On Monday morning al 10 o'clock. the PRISONERS
were conducted, strongly hound, IN a wagon ~ 'o
CallOWS which had been prepared LOT ult pNPosV'
the ropes were tied 10 the cro>s-Oedn- ana d'eI o4
ding some CaliiOmans Gd5os who were IN the cIo"l,
they themselves gave the signal Tor the wagon ~
drive on. and In another moment they were al hFe
dangling in The arr where they are yet swinging
The whole affair our informant says, was cohIutteu
with due Seemnlty and decOrum and the cl1lLeS dp-
peaIed determined. 10 man; 10 take upon 'liei-l,
selves the responsibility Of Kidding laelr '~-iey ol
these outlaws.
They were hung near the fork OF the road N the
immediate neghborhOod Of the lagoon, anlEt close
TO Charley Horizons rancho. Stockton Journal.
LyNcHlNG AT MoKELUNSE HILL-Ne learn tA9
following interesting intelligence from letter 1a'ed
al Mokelumne HILL! CsIa'eras ouA'y' on '.i - -,
q" Two broihers Wm and John McMeC,rie, from
Name. pretended ts have lost from y - 20 ounces
M gold dust and charged man named SaInuc. II.
Martin with being the thief and under pTe1ehSe oi
h.ff ,flrp fneV started on IOf me I4Vtl
4 soon a. they got out Of camp, they stripped nm
10 the SKIN tel his extended arms 10 tree anu beat
hun unmercifu.y. Not content with THIS they hung
hm until he ~, nearly dead 20 MAKE nm disclose.
They let him Gown. but he told nothing. Ihey Were
about hanging HIM again. saving with an Darn th4l
they would ish hm thus time, when some one
passing Interrupted them. Their money was suDse-
cueutly found W their own ul They immediately
Iea and N. friends OF NJ Martin are IN pursuit Of
them Martin laying II precar,ous SITUATION
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