New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-13
THE DE BAR MURDER.
From tn, MA, auIee sentineI. Aug. 9
morrow.


In order that our readers may be possessed Of the
actual facts relative TO the tragedy which has recently
occurred at West Bend, we have obtained and give
below sucb statement frem the hest authority will
get at rect ana leave the people TO reflect with
the absolute facts before them.
On Sunday noon messenger reached judge Lara
bee Of Hori, or, who brought word that the people
who were greatly excited, had agreed 20 await trial
Of the murderer De Bar if il might be- baf speedily.
The judge sitter deberation concluded that, t
seemed certain that De Bar would be killed without
trial if was had sp eddy, II was his duty 10 60 TO
West Bend ara provioe for a trial and 10 AXE such
ueafurs % crcums laI les should afford 10 preserve
the Gp OF he prisoner. He found the people quiet
but that there was evident deernin alon thar the
MUIR erer should not live. He arrived ~ West Be-
on Monday az 10 4. NJ, and, minghng among The
people urged them to preserve crier and let taJ lev
lake its course but ouI feeling answering TO biz
alpfals
After consultation with the officers he Ordered an
extra iury term for the hex morning The only other
alternative 10 call a slecia term on zen days DO
tioe and IL WIS evident that the people would not
wait II was hoped that by fixing The time for the
next morning means might he found to get tn prs
oner saiely away by night, but II was soon learned
n at every movement of the authorities was clos y
wnic ed by spies. MesseI gers were then sent 10 Nil
waukee and 0zaukee for military force and Dragons
were asked for from herr, with the Intention Of having
DE Bar plead gully, be sentenced, guarded 10 the
door put upon horse. and taken away RAPIDLY 10
the prison al Nsupun. But the dragons dll not go,
and that Ian failed.
The Ozaukee Company bad such orders given il
that by travelling in citizens dress, with arms con-
cealed they snt forward IN wagons aad arrived near
West PEND, havipg an opportunity TO stop near that
pls, and put tb' r uniform aud dash 10 the Jall
before any alarm could no given. The crowd kept
quiet during TIL night, and up 10 II A. Vi OF Tues
dav wien the Ozaukee Company had surround ID the
jail In short time rome two hundIef people had
ga heed, ard were moving toward the jan, when
1udge Louahee directed the prisoner 20 he conveyed
10 tie COur-House, which done, be being aeon
rsr led by tie oceis and lclosed in square formed
by the troops.
A port of tie troops guarsei the outside door AMI
only BY presenting bayoneis kept bsok the crowd As
ihe excitement iIce' sed the Jn5g- went out and ~
peeed 10 the people and aicej by Mr.. Well aud other
GsruiaIs succeeded IN quetirg them for The mouen'.
bile so engaged, Sheriff ConoveT, u this cogn'y,
arrise ed and Brought word that part of the Artillery
Company Of this city chose az hand. Feeling then
more secure although as IA now knos "a, two ier-
mare, vbo known had arrived bali all hour b-fre
END told the crowd of the coming % this COMPANY,
Jndle Lsrrsbee left this Company and part of the
oiier to guard the outer door, duecting Capt ; i
VEN OF the Ozaukce Company, to ainit onl, sdt-
feent TO I'll tie seats; and eent IN and opened COuri,
n IrisoIes being guarded by iue of soldiers around
he ter. mediaiely Capt. siverman allowed me
whole crow rush IN aud I'LL the room almosl to SUI
fos alton.
Order was restoe 81 a,er a time, and the folio wing
pcRons we're sworn ss Grand Jurors;
LIST OF TBE GRAND JURORs.-Siss Wheeler, Dan
Ill Fre,r William Reynolls, JOIN II. TO and, Char es
W,rde J, Niciolas Simon, Christopher Extine q. ii.
HI, fir, jonathan Potter Jr., Peter Sass chael
FSseTty, Isaac Brown, stephen Wescoit, .lam
KIovlion John B.isse Sebastian Kim ald Go. Wi'.
r. o. Top, Dsfric Attorney apparel for the
State, sDd Fisbe and Mann as counsel for the prs
OIer.
Judge Larrabee char ed the Grand Jurs in subs
a. fl cws. Doubtless the charge varies ffOm i'm ~
changes but did the circumstances vary and " .
remarked Il al If tenth part oftoe people pres u VINO
herd re chHrre and other ks OF the Ju'e q,
dersiOcd Tie Rnl sb lang the effect niigat have
been 10 ssYe II life OF thu pri-Opef.
GFNTLXsES or The GRAND jury sYOu have been
sunni oned TO attend tins term of Coar- u'on Gu ex-
tTsofjnaIs occasion. IL reeos but to css: your eye
uTsn TIM excited crowd, IN convince YOU that some
tirg ont OF he ordinary co.rse OF evcnts v thI-
h her,o qUie; place has happened Within e~ DAYS
IG- q mtuder has been ,ominlrred, accompanied ~lil
note fisn Bsual circumstances OF strOciiy. 1on -ee
t.foTe you msn sho has ben arrested ard N fsei
with re murder. You probably al OF goa, Il al
ar VIII uos OF tie fact, IL he While yea N
0, prevent s Jus. feeling Of ins grafton hat sI,A