Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-03-08
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ellsk publication. The reader eill readily per.
ceivs Thai The sEIysnasn end eFigeFse felsfeed
10 are tie Regulators and LYnchers q the SoelA
Wea. The tieFod referred 10 bad been prssiotls
10 The adventure, pirate. These lewless banda
are seldom heard oi' though the carly settlements
d Texas and the South sslsra States have been
he theatre Of numerous instances Of The most
hsaFsrenane tragedies
was over Ia Washington county. arranging
some business connected with my marriage
with Lucy, when heard thal HerOd had turned
oul With The Hyeaas % regulate The country. He
announced lhss every man hound with counterfeit
notes IN bis possession should Be tried By Lynch
law aud hung. IpuE up Il q small inn one night
near wood yard. The but oflhe wood chopper
was within thirty yards Of the tavern ! slept 10.
About daybfeak / was Awoke BY great noise
and, looking out, | saw he Hyenas were upon Us.
They were all mounted and well armed. with
Hsrod, Ia green blanket coat, Il their head. ]
pseped cautiously through loop and discovered
about 6ily prisoners. their hands tied with cords
behind their backs. One Of TIE Iiyenas knocked
q the door Il the WOOD chopPer's hus. and called
out
aim Brown, turn upl'
~Look out, you regulating scoundFsls.T was the
only reply, followed 81 rife shot and tbs speaker
Isll dead beside Herod.
Two pistol shots followed, and. q short In
lsFvsl, another discharge Of gun. The weed
chopper, aided by bis wife, was defending him-
self againss The Hyenas. They few % cover,
and, unswinging their rifles, set to work. But
Brown kept close, and while All his shots told,
theirs were useless. Herod stormsd with rage,
and, amid blasphemous oaihs, babe his men break
the wood,natl's door open. Two advanced eau
siousy. with heavy logs In their hands, and cast
Ing them simultaneously. the door yielded. A
general rush was made, and in i've minuies more
the old wood chopper and his wiio were prisoners.
Herod grinned horrld smile, and had the three
dead Hyrnss and The five wounded carried into
the inn, in The room Of which now stood. and
the landlord submitted to be searched. but as no
counterfeit money was found on either hlmor me,
We we're no. included among The priaoners. Blu
HeIod babe me, In fierce voice, 10 stay 10 the
trial. II order that might report 10 the Tigers
how properly 20 regulate the country
Lots were drawn and Lynch's Jury Of thirteen
we're scon chosen, Herod being the Judge, and
the trial ii once commenced. Old brown, 81
SIXTY. six Island, as he was called. was the tirsl
prisoner summoned, HE wife being put ii the bar
beside him. The sturdy Old ~oad cutter boldly
told them that they wore ! set " bFigands and
thieves worse than Merle the Wa,no pirate; and
thai III had every right 10 defend Nib house against
their INVASION. The wife refused 10 answer
word. The jury brought II verdict d guilty.
and Herd ordered them 10 BE- hanged. A tree
stood near The i'm door. and over The honghs Of
this several ropes had been thrown. The unior.
lunAir couple made no resistance, and IN len min.
ttcs later they bad ceased 70 breathe.
Then ,ook place one u ihs most fearful scenes
| ever Witnessed 81 heafd 81. Tie scouDdrels.
under IIerod's orders. tuok 4 log, nailed board
iii tho centrr, and Oh this fastened tho several
heads the husband and wills; their hodie being
strapped % The extfemiles 81 The log. The
whole was set aliaai IN The stream, ID b. picked
Up next day ii Monigomery's PUNT, md make
Ire whole world ring with horror against Ameri.
cans generally, because of The inhuniAn act ol 4
band IL monsters.
need only add. that ~ mnr were found gull
" that div and hung, thSr only crime being their
incapacisy ~ distinguish bad from guod paper
money. was grateful when HeEod les me 10,
with MESSAGE or Judge L.. % the siFaci
snas Z nea' aay ~ a,a aas urn ous Mhn .na ~
gers aHn regulate WINE co''h'ys w ''yeaas
wou'a come over ana ao !. sof nun
" may llst VIZ sns o'a psogef' ~ aaae 2.
YEA Me y pAy niM sls'' '1-'no''oW anu Y VIZ
c'ess y scafs aga'ns' h''s nls aAusn,rf 'np sns
ter raise gosd stake u Billy ils oiEl. u
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d ~ u, WI. VII ss as n, I, .d 1 49,
80 W. ~ IN, $3.50 ''. ss,. l MI.
~ VA ''''''"S $50 a y - = al
! hsd nnf gos very las awsy. When neasa I'M
gallopplng q horses behind ne, and ! distinctly
saw Hssod and haii-a-dcxen fiysnas ~ cease q
me. Doultiess some ono md tod MIN Who ! was.
looked e ny pistols, pinned ~ Filie, 80 then
gAse ship = ny horses which - ifssh p. a.'a
sisoag. ! moved = : rasil'ng pace. nii WY !