Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-03-20
From the Grenada Miss Republican
ATR0CI0US MURDER.
Ercra''on Of t.co Of tie Wanderers BY a Mob ?

ETecu''1n Of i.co Of tle Wanderers By a Mob
Our community was startled on MONDAY nigh
,a,t hy hearing that Thomas VI. Blugham, who
resided ahou 3 miles east at town. was missing
and had not been seen since sunset the previous
evening. party # ten or 6tlren citizens sup
posing that he had been thrown from his horse
md elhcr killed or disabled, repaired. 81 soon a
he news IVES made known, 20 hts farm ana
searched the woods tar ccnsider, bic distance
around bat without uF ktug any discoveries leud-
ug IA the least 80 solve the mystery ot bis ali,
>rnce. The search was renewed on THURSDAY
moaning and continued THROUGH the day with ne
h-lrrr success. A. no trace Of him could he
found. aud The fact OF hrs having left the resi-,
deuce If Samuel ii. Career, (Which i less than
a mile distant from his own.) about sunset the
previous evening being known. suspicion hslcn-
ed upon the slaves of his own farm a. the agents
of his death. The slaves were accordingly Ia
krn up aud various methods 81 obtaining a con
f-,.ion from them resented to. Some Of them
protested to The last that they were innocent -
Ote Of them was finally induced to disclose hi
whole affair and conducted the parry having them
in charge "a the place " here the body was con
cealed. The others then corrohrtated his state
mpnt as to all the material facts. II appears
from Ibis confession, that a conspiracy To murder
/ the deceased had been entered into by all The
slaves. three If his own aud one hired ,hvel
several works prior To ne commission OF the act;
/ hut was not executed ior the want oi What they
dcpmed fl opportunity. Ga last Sunday night
/ however, they accomplished ther design as
. ~ hnu all SIM
per. for The purpose al giving them their ralions,
( As be was unlocking the door one OF the negro
men struck hm a stunning blow on the back ol
/ his head with club, the other immediately
Jumped upon him and grasped his hands, aud the
negro woman secured his feet, while The first
caught him b, the throat and made the fourth, a
/ Young negro, bring a rope which was fastened
around his neck By this means he was stran,
/ gled until life was extinct Aher the deed was
/ done he bod, was placed before one at them up
on Mr. B's own saddle horse aud nrought some
three or four niles down the Ahilupouhogur
creek and there tied up in sacks with stones
/ brought on horses hy the others, and thrown into
I the creek They then hiched the saddle horse
Of the deceased ON The public road leading on
east from town. and returned % the house where
they spent The remainder Of The night N singing
aud dancing.
Alter the jury had discharged their duty,
the nruroe. were taken into custody by the sher-
If aud brought 20 town aud placed IN a black
smith shop To be roned The two men Were
placed in irons hy dark on Wednesday evening
lat and sent hy The sheriff TO an upper room adj
loiug the Republican office, and guard placed
over them Nhle the sheriff was attending Il
the securing with irons OF The man and boy, 4
mob entered the room where the two men wer'
confined rescued Them from the guard IN aien
dance, carried them to the bluff above what 4
known as the Lower Ferry, aud hung them NJ
they were dead The sheriff started of in pur
suit If the mob. as soon as be was apprlsed .
he rescue and cut he ropes by which Their bod
lr, were suspended Immediately upon his arrea'
bat wa, too late 10 save the negroes from lhe
fate The coroner empanneIIed jury OF lnques
on Thur sday, whose verdict, as We learn, wa
'Hhat h. negroes we're hung by mob cpnsIs'lu!
OF persons TO the Jury unknown. The olhe
two muderers were taken 10 totIeevlle tn yes
rorda, aud placed in the county jail 10 await The
due course Of law.
We have been thus explicit in giving the sick
en- NJ detail OF this unfortunate and maIanch0
affair, because the excitement IN town has bcei
great for DAYS pat, and The account OF lheo
which wi 90 abroad will doublless Gas such ac
count. usually are) be N many respects e1agge
rated or materially untrue