The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-08-18

West Bend, the County seat of Washington
County, Wisconsin. He then asked for some
beverage. While MEUHR was desceffdip his
cellar stairs to procure something TO crafty
the thirst of his guest, he was struck two
terrible blows upon the skull by De Bar, :
signed to destroy him. The aggressor then
pursued Mrs. Meuhr, overtaking her in a
corn field, and as he supposed cut her throat,
gashng her neck in an awful manner. Re-
turning to the house, he killed a promising
| boy, who lived in the family. He then drag
ged the boy into the house, and set fire to it.
Returning to the spot where he supposed
Mrs. Medhr laid dead he found she had
crawled away and escaped. He then fled
himself His design apparently was to kill
three huuan beings for the acquisition Of Sir-
ty dollars, which he knew the old man pos
sessed, and then burn the house.
| The murderer was arrested in a drinking
house in the suburbs Of milwaukee,, and con-
veyed back to West Bend. The people were
so exasperated that an extra term Of court
was held to anticipate violence. The pris-
oner was found guilty, portions of the mill
tary force of the county were detailed to pro-
tect him and vindicate the dignity and in
tegrity of the law. But the mass of the peo-
pie were wound up to such a pitch of exas-
peration, that they seized the monster, re-
gardless of all the force of the Officers of the
law, and wreaked their vengeance on him in
the manner described in the telegraph. A
rush was made by the mob, and the military
giving way, De Bar was knocked down by
stone pounded and mangled, and rope
being fastened TO his heels he was dragged
through the streets nearly half mile /; he
was afterwards hung to tree by the heels,
and remained hanging life!ess until six ?. M.
yesterday.
| De Bar was young man, and it is said
that he has father and mother, five broth
ers and one sister living III that Vicinity.
Mrs. Meuhr and Mr.. Meuhr were both alive
in very precarious situation at the last &C
counts, although both were left for dead by
the murderer. The above is an abridged &C
count of the transaction, the particulars of
which are given at great length in the Mil
waukee papers, Blade.
Gov. REEDER NOT GUILTY OF SPEcULATING.
A pro-slavery correspondent Of the st. Lou
is Republican, acquits Gov. Reeder of the
charge upon which he was removed. He says: ::
The charges that were preferred against the
Governor, Judge Elmore and Attorney Cen
eral Isaacs, for fraudulently, and against
law, purchasing lands from the half breed
Kaw Indians, I have had an opportunity
10 somewhat investigate ana tXdHllHe tiC
treaty between the Kaw Indians and the
| Government, and am satisfied that their
purchase, or rather contract for purchase,
was I'M conflict with no statute law or reg
ulation Of the Department. That the Indians
| from whom they purchased had perfect
fee simple title to the lands from the Gener-
al Government, is indisputable, and that too
without any kind of control OF reservation
in the Government. This fact will appear
by reference to the 9th article of the treaty
made with the Kansas Indians, on the Sd of
June, 1825-7th vol. "U. S. Statutes at
large" Qndian Treaties)
A COOP Morro.-Thc Republican party
of the United States intends no aggresSioms
upon the South; 1t 10W submit to none on
the North.
There is creed in sentence. 1t is the
antagoniSt of the Slave Democracy which