Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-05
.LYNcRING OF A WOMAN IN CAueogNlA

NNNCAlNG Of 4 WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA
\ California e,les 70 The Journal . Commerce con
's'es the lsascee Particulars ct she sxeaaea ef
yeees gIl a, newaieyAeS
SHe wSs MeN'eSn seuStita. with oil ae pSSsien
sHa iGailtss wheh attach themselves 10 " fsee -
Vas Cav shs STABBED man, tina. he did IN Oh NJ
Nae. taaite ep3uieA Vaficsas 10 The enentty al IN
etne, Some assert thSt Il was wSa,Nn nd ueash
slN0s Si1aeNs Others eusaI u - have heeiaa efdns,
" megder, uadeg circumstances of insaiisa but con
siderable pyVXeestsaHs whle maay ATTN that tho
blow wss sgrueS N aeisuee ct her pcrsci against a
dt1eNeo SSssab l he ee',er opinion Is as AZ a. eau
leStn, that The kllllag was uelawlu hn, oder pail
Nag circumstances, II IS W lille copseQea.a 10 nv
present patpeSs IL examine into the degr ct crime
an merely t. relate how womsn was rnished nv
ealsw.a hSnds N this high nocG Of the nmieenh cen
tGJY.
|, seems sh1 an exsapIewas needed 10 nsnsvl..
Little or ne tetvaaNea had fallen upoa itner NUT
desees N that vicinity, saa il unfortunately happened
TIA, The dealt man had many friends in ~, while
ne sui eaelsed ne sympslhy, Her nsnotssas des.
psssd, and she WAS ., character whia always
atAwS more companions than friends in Canrna
lhs msny-heAae1 monster cried blood Tor lOod ="
HE heaota,a City Is situated al the commence Of
Two AyEaeaes At the North Iuha, and Is pnnee I'd
with the opposite bank by long bridge. he cord
was tneewn over cross beam IN the mi do OF this
bridge sud lhithsr the aaya,ed multitude huiea their
tra,l victim. Her hsaung was naughty and .mposed
~ ne highest degree Shs was heautllus but
neHaei her beauty nor unusual rouqiness ofprm ex-
eAsd the slightest compassion in the majority
Al tasS point at the proceeding a youu lawyer
mounted the bridge rating snd denounced III whole
affair IN words OF more hes justice than DIRECTION
tie was no; suffered 10 speak long. A dozs hands
pulled ann down, and As May feet were ynrously
spatled 10 hm along the leagth OF tho bridge. When
upon The opposite bank he was forbidden enter
pow1lev1ie again, aader penalty OF being tsed and
tea,hsrsd.
ESea the perpetrators al this outrage shod have
been seaGsd late eenmoa humanity by the XXI an-
Peal. y pNNSciaa we'll known fha n a u CT ted
apoa hls professional repl aIloa aud most sacd no.
nor, that the slsl eActeaie, and demanded,r her
las rSPreese which WAS z.ways grSnied by themerci-
ias common law oil England, even in the darke ages
and most hatbafous periods. But no. May 10
HuFderesS. Time 10 give biEth 10 another OF ie vi
pare blood. They HOOKED ~ the idea, Thehys-
elan was ordered toisaye town within three d;s Tor
having dared to disturb the majesty OF ae
10 assert justice.
Meanwhile the girl had been looking on VIII the
utmost nonehsance. At the failure ct this LAT ar
peal. scerniul smile distorted her lip, and he at
onee oesan 10 PStorm the last offices for herself Tns
naBfG was removed from her head, and given her
paTamour. win watch, purse ana ornaments. Her
oisek hair Tell IN masses over her shoulders bI she
calmly gFasped the moose, dangling by, and,ass-
ed it areuad her neck. concealed the hideous mot
beneath the tuck fall of her hair. She made buone
reauest-hat her hands might be ett united andfree
to give the ssnah Strange TO say, they did gran her
one privilege, eut the one which, cases, wher,lhe
nerves were not made OF steel, would have beenthe
most lnJudicious.
She then drew bunch Of ciSartas from her pos-
ON aud distributed Them smong the bystanders Ie-
serving Tor herself. This She lighted and lalt
smoked-then drew ii from her lips with-.'i would
Go II again, the snadno-!" She did not finish he
sentence, but dropped the cigarta This was the SO.
nal and her hght form shot RAPIDLY up in the ar ha
~ struggling, powerful the will that kent hrl
free arms s,iiy pressed agsus; her sides There she
hung erthat toaming river-bel sky and earth
the mark OF deepest disgrace upon all our fair land
Ever since that moment OF delirium, the citizens Of
Dawnlevlile nave been Called by press and people the
"Downeviiiians.a
Coptrasted with scenes like these, how lofty have
been the motives aud actions of the Vigilance Com
nlittee How dasIardiy, too, those who have inies
ed the Bench and Bar till Judge" became title oil
doubtful honor in Caitorais. and honorable lawyers
Flushed for their profession