Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-10

oS st', ". ~ suSn Dpuu'th lHe teauiu,
:. tell ye.o ,sbs.sg as -. -. ,i.,'.. -
:. But they might as well have discoursed
Ito air. = q; sl.-s ssszv-.ls -. ID
I sBoys, FIRE ,upy', commanded the little
man, after waiting few seconds to ascer.
tain what effect his domestic eloquenee had
produced. .as7g aa,rg,Fa ssf ssa. bsa ..prrl
He turned away, and joined bis comrades
j. "Perhaps the fellows dead r suggested
one. ..z,k s.s., - -.
f. sNo,' Responded the little parson, snoi
The; I've dealt with these chaps before
He's there snug! Come. light up! we'ye
been fools TO wait so long upon his melton.
f. Ina very short time pile of faggots
was placed against the.doo and ignited. ",
The breeze was light, and an immense vol
ume Of smoke rolled slowly upwards. and
thickened the surrounding atmosphere.--
Soon the door began TO crackle, and final
Fly. it was one living coal The logs of
which il was made were tough and green,
and did NOT burn readily, else an entrance
would have been gained sooner. The lynch.
Eers stood like so many statues, with their
arms ready for use, watching every con-
echaoiC outtct, dS u Sat WOulu cuioICc sur
treillance ever mouse trap. Not a mus
Gle moved in that stern assemblage q Al
length the door gave way, and a general
cheer was the consequence. s% 2St~'' fy.i {.
8 @Let il burn On, said the little man, IL
he can't come out now he may perish.a =
He had scarcely uttered these words
when a human form bounded over the
smoking embers, and sprang into our midst
Almost simultaneously, several Of the lynch
ers set about extingnisbng the flames. A
firing was formed Of the lynckers, Jim and
myself included, about ihe man. He was
athletic in appearance, beautifully made,
with skin as smooth and white as girPs i,
and an eye whose FIRE Eshone like the rays
Fof the sun. .-zas@4 ss# 5S.asiea tlLen ss-
sAt last we'vegot you" said Cadaver-
Gus. with sickly smile. S1hS27!''l
Eyes, by beseiging my property and
burning it." was the reply.FIS ''g'''lS la9s
"Whats your name!" asked Cadaver-
ons, while the he1sscretary noted down the pro-
ceedings. ,''saaai 6as l7,soasla 4
sIames Thompson se9i ssa''f % I.
@four age?'' 9<fs22.s--- -zs,s2ii
! ~Twenty.sevep. nssi}galqqa ljtl 3dl 2oyia
i
,sYou are a stranger here!a % sa.s's &
+ Il have lived lieis one year and four
months. )" 2se- e.s-sS ans 6ns so GaSai 2
SWhere are you rom 'ss7 a,s'sofs l.i3
il sLouisia ma "afasz esi5 as -eiads 81; . 8
sYuu are charged with horse stealing
aud assassination" said Cadaverons.
! "Both charges are false. ""' &c tsesaN,i 2
! eDid You not kill 1'hnmas Sctnplev 2" (
is "Yes, in fair and honorable duei.n s'a
"Yon Iie-tou murdered him. - 'isSa e.'S
"Yuu are supported by your friends, OF
you would not speak as sc u do, nor an, OF
4 your company.n !4 Es4oo2 7A--.s4fF
L "HuaI, )" exclaimed Cada xerous, a nd cons
| tinued.l s'po you knaw that We Rre lyneil-
ers?n q e.asi Es5-t E05aa5E 4 Y .G7aga4 ~
i. "Yes."lz i,id s4s $40 ss.lH2 s.IR9i .aE
/ "hhy did you not face US belore?" .a
7 cBecausest did not please me. 'sadeb. ssa
"You have confessed that yoa killed Tom
tScbnoley, have YOU not'' sFofa slsest .-t5
|, The youRg man refused 10 answer any
more questions ill lie stood within his owl.
dwelling, aud, some Of their party. tile
tlynchers, agreed 10 follow him inside. -
There they kemmed him in as before
The apartment was very roomy. and scru,
pulousl '5cIeau, but it was scantrlys fur.
| lnished.ailaa3 sa:basq nif - 71-Fr r. -
I The rite ofintcrrogation was sresumtd and
finished. A couple Of witnesses wer e. cali
ed and examined .5 Itwas too apparent that
the . oung man was "a horse thief andEas-
sassin. 81 7aE s~3I-g tai sc ~ ~ fsB4aH
! Cadaverous, after consulting with his
partners, said, in yoice whose tones were
solemn and suggestive Of dignity-saings g
'sJames Thompson, we have found you
guilty of theft and murder. Hear the sem
tence. oil the Court, Five minutes will be
allowed you for preparations, atlthe end of
which time you viii be hanged, ane' may
God have mercy on your soul!'
The young man burst forth in a, COM
plate torrent of inyeetiye. He called them
butchers, robbers, and everything else that
was epprobrious. He denied their. right To
punish him, and taunted them with being
cowardly, and relying for conquest upon
their superior numbers. The lynchers heard
him calmly until the FIVE minutes were .ex-
( pirsd, when the little man merely said: -
Time upl' and then every rife was cock
4 ed. ,srsf n. s...s-.,, .riT. y..., i
/. "Do you think Pll be hung quietly. and
submissively like a dog''"' yelled Thomp-
son, drawing his knife -"no,, il you will
have my life you shall pay for it. :" a..
] In an instant he was cutting savagely
among his enemies. Half dozen rifles
were discharged, and the place was filled
/ with smoke, which preeluded tho possible
1 ty Of seeing what was. going on; but,
could hear the paintings and struggles, and
! groans Of the combattants. AS for Jim and
/ /. we remembered our oath, and did nos
: thing save escap to the open air. We had
hardly brearhed the pure atmosphere for
the space Of a, second, ere Thompson usher
/ ed forth. covered with blood, followed by
the 1ynchers. He ran about a hundred
yards and fell dead, but first bury ing bis
knife, with a savage blow, three INCHES in
the trunk Of young tree, - - !,
He had slain four Of his assailants. and
! wounded two, one Of whom was our shriy-
elled little friend jim found rife ball