New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-07

The Sacramento Transcript gives the following
account Of a murder, and the prompt lynchlng OF
the perpetrator
Mr.. b. informs US that he left Weaverville on
Saturday week, crossing the dividing ridge OF the
western slope. When Mr.. b. arrived at Shasta
City or Readings Springs, he there learned the
particulars OF q most hOrid murder that had been
committed the night before, about ten miles from
that place. Ii appears that two persons who were
in the same mess, had some slight dispute when
one of them seized & gun, and shot the other, the
ball taking effect in the left breast, from which he
died instantly When shot, the victim made a
leap, the blood guShed forth and he fell dead. As
soon as the deed bad been committed. the mur.
derer started 70 run, bat he was pursued and cap
tured without much difficulty.
The assemblage took him atonce TO the Springs,
ten miles distant. A court OF the people was
formed on sunday-s Judge sppointed-wisnesses
examinec-and the murderer showed all the Gle
mency he could have obtained in legal tribunal.
The Jury were out bat few minutes, when they
returned with a verdict OF Guilty and he was
sentenced TO be hung that afternoon at o'clock.
The fellow acknowledged his guilt and aeemed
to have no regTet 81 the reTnin alton of things He
sat down 70 dinner, eat 3 very hearty meal aud
even called Tor and partook Of desert
The hour Of execution having arrived he was
taken to the place designated, where raised plat.
form had been constructed. The rope was placed
around his neck, and he was called on to address
the crowd If no had anything 20 say.
The murderer simply responded 10y say ng that
il was the result Of drinking, and warned others
from psrtsking too freely that the only regret
was that be did not have time 70 write 70 ia vile,
and with sudden leap he raised himself the
platform fell bis neck broke, and he was ushered
into eternity. AS ne did not wait for the platform
to be knocked from under him, lie may be said -
have been his own executioner.
LYNCHING.-ltis stated that q follow who mas
& 400 denQsitad with a auctiOneeF this
was recently taken up at rancho on the Aoku
umne for stealing stock. Judge Lynch PRESIDED
and the Jury were equally diyided-si1 for whip
ping snd six for hanging him. Finally they
sgreed 70 whip him, and he was informed that II
they ever found him il the State afserward they
would hang him. 10.
correspondent Of the Placer TINES writes as
follows from the town Of Eliza:
The next day after ny arrival here l went TO
the Butte Mountains, when we whipped two men
hfty lkShss each with & Eve tai. cat Tor horss-
stealing. After the whipping, they had twenty.
four hours 10 leave the country in. One OF them
left the other went % his he. and had some N.
necessary talk; next night We went 70 bis hut %
harg him, but be had the wisdom 70 leave before
We got there. In Two or three days after that |
witnessed another interesting scene: thew caught
one Of the sccompllces Of the la,t mentioned nom
bre, snd TOOK him - tie bank OF the river % hang
him. BE made three leaps and Jumped INFO tie
stream, - pistols were discharged without elect
and the prisoner was about % escape. when the
owner Of the only rife on the ground observed
very coolly, that the company wished he could
Kill the man he was ordered to fire; the ball en-
tered TIE oEck Of the man head, ard be szok
dead Three days sgo. while / vas il the u,ouu-
tAins, they hung TWO Chinese FOR killing white
people. Yesterday another man was hung for
murder, and man logged Tor stealing money
Curious times viii yet be seen in this country;
thief has q small chslce. I have seen A paper
with SEQ names OF =, and any one and all oftbose
men az moments waning, mount their horses
and 20 where the comp -ainalt states and + they
ale satisfied that the accused IS guilty. thew are
sure 10 hsug hin - TIE frs; tree. think rsonls
viii set honest here in due tine. Judge Lyncns
ofhcers are 10 be found II almost every tent. and
when some ID thief sdvocstes toe csuse
Of any Of their men who have been hug. I
have seen pistols drawn IN second. and the men
told if they DID 10; Ike It that their friends had
been hung. that they wOald snoot them d-u
quick. and they will 90 it, too THERE'S no doab.
but that every nan caught and proven 70 be q
thief vii be burg Immediately.