The Nevada journal., 1852-06-05

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Lynch faw---Three Indians Executed.
Jsdge Lynch has recently been hold.
ag his session in the western part Of our
bounty. He has pursued quite differ.
PM course in his official career to that
Pf his cotemporaries, and some times,
psshsps not unjustly; though We hope
phe time has passed, when il can be said
pssh things are necessary for the pro-
lection Of the lives and property Of our
pstissna except in extreme eases. The
hins has been, when e was almost i'm
'essibls, in consequence sf the rowing
pharsetsr Of eur populatisp. 10 convict
man Of any crime. By the regular
sousts Of justice, II being impossible 70
tstain witnesses. But another eonsid.
bfation once combined with this 10 e.
puss these summary calls Of justice.
We were assembled from oil parts Of
hs world, strangers, and almost un-
known TO each other, and unless . vii.
ain were apprehendsd and executed
hlmsss In the sot Of his crime, his idsn.
pity ssald scarcely be proven In after
Zine. Bat these and other excuses for
seh summary proceedings are fast van
shisg before the rapid improvements Of
sus society. And il were better to bear
With . little evil in the tardy work.
3ngs Of Judicial operations, than to risk
The great liability Of an excited multi.
tade doing injustice 10 innocent persons
buspscted Of crime. No one will doubt
the correctness Of the insentions of those
Engaging in those summary executions;
but sll who have observed their opera
sions in California for the last two > ears
must have observed their great liability
10 err, and the difficulty with which
thsir excited ismpsrs can bs controlled
whsn once public feeling has set in
against m individual. Some two or
thfss weeks since two men named Ross
nnd Pope were spprshendsd st New.
soWn Tor stealing, and mot being able to
|sst evidence enough even 10 hare them
oound over for trial, one Of them was
sentenced to be hung, for the avowed
purpose ofmaking him confess the crime,
bus through the timely interference oi
Msssrs. Mcconnell. Endisott and others,
he wss rescued. On Monday last, an.
sthsr man was arrested for stealing; in
which case We do not know the charac-
Ter Of the evidence; but he was sentene-
ID 10 receive afsy lsshes, which sentence
was duly sxssutsd. In addition to those,
- have received The following commu-
picstion, - the detail Of smother exc.
eution:
"At . court held on the I'd day Of
June, 1852, ai Wilson's ranch, by the
inhabitants reading in the vicinity, for
the trial Of Yalla, Lono, Camsroek and
Hoosppa, four Indians charged with the
murder Of Martin Hopins, on the iirst
day Of June 1852, on motion, K. Nc.
Dewell was appointed Judge, James C..
Murdoch Clerk, O. Evans attorney for
the people, and Saml. vygentins coun-
col for the prisoners.
Tho following persons, TO wit: c. C.
Williams, A. G. Cole, J. J. Runks, VIM.
u. Knowles. c. Musgrove, Geo. Ballsr,
Jaa Rathbun, L. P. Poor, w. X. Farber,
and N. s. Chaplin, were sworn and en-
psnslled jury for the trial Of the pri-
eonsrs, who having heard the evidence
- we'll on the part Of the people No the
prisoners, retired short distance, and
after some time returned with the
iellewing verdict. We the jury, And
the defendants Yslls, Leno and Hocapa
guilty. and adjudgs that they be ct
once executed BY hanging. No evidence
being adducsd against the defendant
csmsroek, W therefore 6nd him moi
guilty"
We do not sit In jndgment 10 con
demn the acts Of this court and jury
The sentence we are informed was duly
executed. The trial and execution wsr,
done all upon the instant, without giving
the mind that time necessary 70 softer
down after an excitement, aad look q
the circumstances with IN unprejudices
eye. The man who will never form un
just cancellations in this way, approx
mater psz1sstiea toa degree not allow
saA1ls Grsef bsdy Of human beisgs
yySS1ss xll creatures Of passion ant
1 prsjudisss and hs who will never ac
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