The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-04-19
The Linch.Law Excitement,

WIG e""'ofhia papers 10 Linch Law Gaze Arris-
ing out OF the following circumstances, which va
extract from the report Of jury, appointed by
the mob 10 try the accused Tho Saerum,ntu
Transcript devotes seven columns to d,,alrd
account Of the whole proceedings. fen Wl.i,L We
copy:
Yesterday shefncGu tFri e7l at abou, two
o'clock IN asi iHl scene took pac. in front # tho
-A'hsinn house, IA sHoIamsuiu City, on the cor.
her ui front and j strrrts wlih resulted IN ,l,s
ucdth OF Two rcTs"n~."
i"fuea'Ar> mona the report If thc jury:
At about o'clock, r NJ, this day, Frederick
J. Roe, and sutne ether person wh.se name i, Nh.
known, were engaged IN all alteration which or.
ii'nated AT gambling table IN the Mansion
ii"usei and, after said parties had proceeded tu
,he street aud We're there fighting Chn,les H.
M!'rs' oi Columbus, Ohio, quiet ard most es.
timaole citizen, who was passing in the street in.
terfered, with wul,ls, bv requesting them 10 re-.
slst hghting or show fair. play. Immediately
thereupon Roe called What the devil have YOU
to say and then drew his pistol and without
iurlher proy5chtlon, shot Myer. in th. head The
oaI entered JGSt IN front of the Jeff ear and pa,s.
Gu into The lower part Of the brain, inacting u
mortal wound"
Immediately after the act Lad been cnn,itted
reInenGuous excitement began to manifest il.
SUI III the crowd meeting WIS called, which
assembled IN front "i blacksmith shop, in which
Myers body was. Here one of Le Cit, Council.
men add'essed the people he alluded 10 tire
terrible pass 70 which things had come when PEA
eeaI! ''E rs were '"t down in dayliyh, and up.
On limiting that Tia. '.me had arrived when az IN.
'esilsa,!on sL"uiL forthwith, he ms,l. and punish.
'ncnt inflicted, the cliizcns shouted for "n.h law
he was followed BY number Of Others. until fl
naIly Tie meeting adj urDcd to NEE, at the police
station where the prisoner WAS IN custody. Her.
again number Of ,peeehe. " o,e made, all calsuln.
ted to increase The fiery Of the mob. At length
the City Marshal intcriered He said h~ had AZ,
rested the prisonur and he should kee o him safe
until be got fair trial before 4As proper court
n' which the crowd cried hang him hang him -
! Strenuous objections were made TO keeping the
prisoner I'LL n,xt morIng. on the grounds tha,
there VAS 40 place whrr he could be safely con.
fined. The Marshal ;hercupon SAID, Il pledge NV
head he shall have Justice, II ! have to watch 20
! out ofthe "a hours" But the crowd vera intent
ON IN inmediat, trial now outstanding the rcpon.
sirances Of the Marshal. A man took tn. stunI
and said, The prisoner ought to be hung He
had killed an inotcn-iye man. who had wifi. sni
four children. Cres of yes, yes, hang him harg
hin!J The deputy sheriff also. addressed the
| crowd in brhnld Of Ian and order but it was all
IN vain. The penple bad ,sken the matter intu
r H. Cir l,ntfla a,,t 4.
through They then appointed jury who, after
scTeral hours absence returned verdict of guilty
The following snous wha, followed,
! 1T was now about uinc o'clock--tie niebt was
! dslk-lbe mUItrliny, Of the people deep yetloud
Some ui hem rushed 10 an awning, pulled up the
/ post-, and at ~ncc attacked the Station House.
/ with these baticriug rams the door soon Welded.
J being demolished 10y repeated blows. Deputy
Sheriff Harris stood III the door way, and with
/ his posse in the rear held the crowd at bay for
some ime--remcnstratug md threatening Ii
/ ndy the crowd N the rear made rush f., " ard,
whch placed those IN the :'out tanks il conret-
: linn with Mr Harris, when he was pes.ed ani
lo>ilcd l'uuI his position and the ., puace brougat
/ in possession Of the prisoner The prisoner Die.
derlc J. Rce) was IN the Inter sell, chained ,v a
pot. After l,ng delay the chain was seyei-i
and hc was -cisod md hurried Up stairs, into il,.
street twas then uuuuuHced Ihat the pf,on,r
would he hung On Sikh ,tieet between K and J..
i:um o'c Of the .aise uan-. The crowd immed-
atcy Proceeded to that point A! about half
. pH': O'Clock thc prisoner, strongly guarded, was
I taken 90 The place uf rxc,eliou"
a temporary scttioing had been erected un-
der one % the trees, which was occupied 10y tbs
prisoner. NJ. Rshiuie Il clergy man who hud
been invited to attend, unl several others
The prisoner gave in lis uime as Frederick j
. Roe, AMI was twenty leHls utage. Ha was bora
IN England whore hls uathcr aud sisters now re-
side, His features were regular, though his whole
coun'crInce exhibited carc.worn appearance.
and lis physical system seemed to have been ell.
uelv Frustrated in vie Ul the awful fate await.
ing him
Ever, thirg was uow quiet; the prisoner was
iuTnI I'cd with = glass II water, it being under.
stood that lie would address the crowd He then
stated, through the Rev MIR Brigg- that 10 had
done Tie deed in - moment Of passion, aud had
nothing to say for himself
~ rope was tl.n brown over limb, hand
EcrLlciu placed over il- head bis hand. and fee.
tied AID the l"rr adjusted Tho crowd to Nit.
ness thc solemn sytuc diI not II. ,nber less than
five thuusani
Everything WAS conducted in an orderly but
firm manner; and after the duties oi the clergy.
h"h were over, Tie 'il~tncr Was launched INTO
eternity amid woGund silence which pervaded
the Vast mul,aJc lie va, lifted f.u,n the plat.
form, aud rs he Was let uf while the tops was
drawn up, Lee uttered 4 gIuun aud .aid Lord have
mercy "u my soul Amer II struggle he hung
quietly. When Is or 20 minutes Ind elapsed he
was lowered aud dellvcted to hi. friends. wlm
took lin TO the Mansion House aud ,udes,orcl
TO restore him, Out without avail"
In view Of all this the Editor of the y,asRriyt
makes the following CONNECTS
Tile time has arrived when an .iirctual stop
should be put TO lac daring ours.e- and nuI.
ders committed hy nigh, tni by day in our
community. II is AN Uv!ul ,bus when he peo.
plc l'se IN their majesty suforiw 10 the laws
aud demand prumpt Just,r thousand ire.
uvyNJ.c cuu's ma, " c,rml,ed. But II is al
50 ou awful Thing :I the life oi every psscesbls
citizen to bp IN Danger, inr cur bfohei. aud IL.
thcrs To bg shot down tciure ogr eyes by pack
Of tuilinus And il is Il matter which demands
the serious Consideration If ALL whether there arc
hot times when Lyu,h Law is ,Icu,Sble.
We cGuuuI but oder n tribute tu the modtta
iiun manifested under all the circumstances by
the people Yesterday. Tie crime wa. commit.