New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-18
a letter dated Bsnenluilla, July PC;
HoEBEr Z TRACrDy-FWE MrS KILLED ASD HAsGSp.
We take tho following from The PGykUiLe Lamssry u

UorR,K,E TPacrDy-FUE MrS KILLED AVID HAs 0sp.
We take tho following from The PGrkrHe LHm'ssry u
the sth;
"Jus as We woro getting ready for press the particu
lars of shocking say and hanging have beea mar
rated 10 The occurrence was at smlthvlle Clay,
County on Monday afternoon. One man, John w. Dug
las was killed; VIM Ross aud Squire John Ross, father
and sol were dangerously stabbednot expected {, 70
cover also Ira lrtt badly stabbed. The perpetrators.
sam shackleiord, VIM Shaokoiort and John w. Gala
say have been hanged by the enrage1 citizens.
Tho Shackt ords said TO have been connected with
gang OF horse thieves that were committing depreda-
tons the ncigborh0od great Indignation existed, 10
far resolutions ordering them 10 Leave the place
which hey refused To do Prior to this Douglas had been
instrumental in tracing the mule to sam Shackeford who
consequently owed Douglas n gr1idge, and on DDfay
last the tgo met and had an alteration at smhville,
" iiCh ended go fatally
we understand that Douglas shot at Shacklef ad.
slightly wounding him, and that his brother William
stabbed Douglas. The Ross nterftrod but were
powered by the Shackefor and Galloway, and cut down.
tb,v will NOT probably survive sam Shackleprd stabbed
he man Tru CalIawry and the ShacklefOrds subse-
queuy took refuge in neghboring houses. An inncnse
crowd OF citizens speedily collected u the place surround
Ing the houses and about dusk Vim. shackletoni was
brought out and forthwith hanged shortly aierwsrA
Galloway was hanged beside him. having previously
Il his completely with the others in horse stealing sam
u Shacklcord who had bosn wounded by pistol shot,
was said be dangerously hurt but this not being true,
about Il o'clock at night be too was dragged out and
hanged On this Tuesday morning tho bodies were cut
Town.
Tie mos. intense excitement prevails throughout the
vicinity la the mean time abstain from comments,
having simply stated the facts as they were gwen u.s.
An0ihT .fcI0gAf.An extra from TIE Ues,OD Argas Of
the 9th ssys:
a fatal renconter took place az Smthland, Clay Co..
on MONDAY lss between bsnd of horse thieves headed
By one Sam Shockleor and seven citizens OF Clay Co.,
parr not kfown Shnce.Ord who still living having
been .lot through tue neck, hung up, together with
two OF hi. comrades o few hours after tho iacas.
'It seems that VIM Ross accused Shackeiord Of hsv-
ug stolen Dules in the county, wkoroupon Shaoksford
drew pistol end shol Ross through the head aad stomr
ach Of which he after died NOT however until he
had MORALLY wounded sbackaiord. Another gentleman,
not known, attempted to separate the parties, whom
he was stabbed by John Galway, who also died OF
hi, rounG. Galway and John Shackleford then took
refuge in drug store dragging Sam. shsckoford after
II en- vino eth living The citizens s1Frounded the
.ore and took the prisoners. Judge Lynch not be-
Ing p1escbt ,hey oil hung the first limb Calls-
way confessed that be belonged 70 Tic ghg, aad that e
had ,ioen males ard his brother Bill -d them of to
1t. joseph. Csllawsy was msre boy and the two
ShaC keOrds quite young IL reported when
the election took pl.co on Monday those we're still
hanging upon e tree in fan view Of fac people"