The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-20
Murderer L ynohed in Wisconsin.


Lynch Law, of murderer in Jsynesville, Wiscon.
sin. Tue victim was David F. Msyberry who had
murdered raftsman named Andrew Aiger, of
Jefferson county The Jaynesville Standard of the
LIN inst has the following account of the proceed.
ings after Msyherry had been found guilty.:
When tha officers appeared with the prisoner,
rusn was made for him-a moose was thrown by
some one over his neck. but by dexterous move
oy one OF the oficers-when prisoner, officers and
crowd rushed upon fun run to the jail. The door
OF the jail was Immediately closed and the officers
stationed themselves at It's front Speeches were
made against "mob law" but with little apparent
effect From o'clock until IL last night demon
stratiens were made of intent to break the jail
ana bring ont the prisoner but no serious attempt
was made
This morning at O'Clock the prisoner was
brought from the jail to the Court House. distance
of about ten rods for the purpose of receiving his
sentence. larger concourse of people was Assem-
Died inside and out Of the Court House than were
present last evening, and the most intense excite
meut prevailed
After the sentence was pronounced, a special
police OF abou, thirty of our citizens was summoned
10 assist the officers In conducting the prisoner
toJsll. In the meantime the crowd without was
collecting and becoming more furious in their cla-
mors for the prisoner
Judge Dooiittle came to the portico and made
very Impressive address to the popuace, reulon-
Stealing against the spirit which seemed TO actua,a
them, and In favor of the supremacy of the laws
He was listened to respectfully, and at this juncure
more quiet spirit seemed to prevail. This was
about II o'clock NJ. A. O'Clock the crowd
thinned out, and the officers deemed it fitting time
to proceed with the prisoner to the Jail.
We were startled by the cry of "Haeg him. hang
bim y when, on stepping to the window, we saw
the officers and prisoner coming toward the jail,
surrounded by the infuriated mob. rush wss
made for the jail, the door of which was barrca
dfd at once by the crowd, and the approach of the
officers cut Off The officers-though resisting
the populace with all the energy they possessed,
and protecting the prisoner to the utmost of their
/ ower-were borne down and overpowered.
Tne prisoner was then almost alone; but he de
tended himself with superhuman strength. He
fought with ths utmost desperation, and possessing
a most athletic physical frame, for some ten yards
the crowd fell like chaff before him. blow how
ever, with bludgeon from behind ielled him to
the ground and he poweriess rope
then passed round his neck, seized by the crowd,
and a rush made down Court street. The priso4
ner, though dragging Ia the dust, caught the rope
with his hands and thus prevented slrangulation at
once. Arrived In front of our ffice desperate
effort was again made by the officers and citizens
10 rescue him. The rope cut three times by
Mr.. Orrin Gurnsey, who exhibited the most deter.
mined bravery In his behalf but as often was he
thrust aside and the rope readjusted
At this time scene almost indescribable was
exhibited crowd of between three and four
thousand persons was swayed to and fro. Ia the
centre was the doomed prisoner lying upon the
ground above him stood friends begging and
struggling for his lfe-while far greater number
were intent upon his death, This state of things
lasted about ten minutes and as we looked from
our window the hope predominated that the friends
OF law and order would yet prevail. But it was
vain hope.
The fearful cry of Hang him r. rose louder tn an
before, and a rush with the prisoner was made to
the cluster of trees the public square, the rope
re adj usted upon his neck, the other end thrown
over the linb of tree, and for the first time In
lfte the horrible spectacle of a human being hang
Ing by the neck unti he was dead met our view.
Toe circums' ances which attended the murder of
Aieer were ol the most aggravated kind, Z was
cold blooded and atrocious eed. II Is unattended
by single mitiga,ory circumstance
THE OILMANToN SNAKES AND THE CHARMED
GIRL The parents of the little girl, Oralne Jane
Hill. who is said TO have been charmed" by two
black snakes, have changed their first determination
and are now exhibiting the child and snakes to 8
crowd at Concord. N. II. On Saturday, they were
visited by Thousands, by which some S5 were made.
The editor of the Manchss Mirror says
ave have seen them-the girl is very pretty, only
six years old next month. Only he smsller rnake e
goes with them, and that s four feet three inches
and half long, and is i3oIised by the girl. Her
father ioformed US lait evening that when she
sleeps she curls herself up like snake, in
present to tell the story OF the girls being fascna
ted by the snakes ana their effects upon her. The
she will in time ia guish aud die in consequence
the magnetic power 0ger her by the snakes"
The concord . atesmsn. In noticing this repulnve
exhibition. says that there are but few people who
derive any satisfaction from the spectacle and it
is TO be regretted that the child not first utter
ly cut OF from its strange sympathetic attac to
reptile cursed of Goo and detested by man, let the
| consequences have been as they woula'
BosToN BANK STATEMENr.-The following Is
the statement of the Boston Banks last week Ca OIL
tel stock $S47l0 GOO; Loans and discounts. S54479.
other Banks So 0l9 939; Amount due to other Banks
Sc 7l6 1885, Deposits SI5 4a9 1885, Circulation, 81 6t2
637
MISSIONS IN AFRICA Wi hin twenty years about
one hundred chutcnes numbering about II 900 con-
verts have been planted along the of Afric4
Many hools also have been established whic are
now in successful operation, and hundreds of pa-
tlyes have received, and new receiving, Chrit-
| tsn education And Yet. previously to that time,
| the whole twenty five millions of that section OF
Africa, were in q state of degradation.
Missouri PRo-sLAvERY CONVENTION The even.
ing session of the second day of the Pro-S Slavery
| Convention, lately held at Lexington Mo- was at
tended with great excitement and confusion on the
subject of President Snannon's address Finally ths
| thanks of the Convention were rendered and COP
wss requested for publication. The third day was
also stormy A platform was adopted setting forth
| as follows
That the agitation of the slavery question in
Congress or in the several States will finally Ieso
ia dissoluti of the Union; that the resolution OF
the non-slaveh oding States, not to admit anoth
slave State, is declaration of hostility to the Con
sttuiop that the diffusion of slavery tends to the
ameloration OF the condition of the slave, and &C
| mantiin equilibrium against non-saveh ldin
majority; that the Kansas and Nebrssks act and the
fugitive slave law cordially approved; that fhe
ncor poraton of moned associations for the
of colonization in Kansas, is Unprecedented IA ga
sure and attempt to thwart the purposes of the
Constitution and the enactments of Congress While
| disclaimns any intention to interfere with actua
settlers, they will protect themselves and property
the eighteen border counties of Missouri contain
so 0b0 slaves, which will be vslueless if Kansas be
| comes tbs abode of abolition fanatics
The good sense of the north is expected to pu
down fanaical aggressons, and leave Kansas to nat
| uIal settlement
committee were appointed to publish an addres
to ths people of the United States on the history o
the Kansas excitement A copy of the same and tn
resolutions of the Convention were ordered to b.
forwarded to the Executive of each State.
Resolutions were adopted calling on the Missoul
Legislature to legislate within the Constitu tio
against the products, &c. of Massachusetts an
other States practically nu!lfying the fugitive sav
law.
The Convention then adjourned sins die.
pany, which became involved the riot at Toronto
Canada, was that of Myers Madigan's The rio
| originated from a disturbance in house of bad re
pnte, where some of the circus men are aileg
have injured two men of fire company. Tn
friends of the latter assembled in large numbers o
Friday night ast, and after the performance, the
| Commenced cutting mp the tent. Those attached I
the circus undertook to defend their property and
| severe sht eusued The mob, however succeede
ln setting fire the ticket wagon and subse
hred the tent and everyth ng in it. besides THROWN
another wagon into the river. An attempt W,