New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-21
GANG or MURDERERS LOOSE.


From The Lafayette Journal 4 Sa,ErsIy My l.
Stree the murder Of Cepbus Farenbaugh, AMI the
positive testimony Of the old and Is surviving
duplicating the persons under arrest with the
crime, fears have been entertained tia. On attempt
would be made by friends of the accused, whose des-
perete character is well understood abOu here, 10 put
ihem Oh; Of tie way They were accordingly advised
TO remove from the insecure cabin whore the murder
was committed to small house near the lock IN me
immediate noighborhood of Mr.. Holmes, Mr.. VOL
and other friends. Acting upon this advise they took
up tier residence at the lock Saturday when az IL
tie family were awakened By furious attempt to
break open tie door. II appeared TO proceed from
party OF using axes but securely had The door
been bauicaGed IN anticipation OF the attack that II
successfully resisted the assault until the ne-hDors,
alarmed by daughter WHO had escaped through
back window, together with some canal bostnen who
fortunately happened 10 be within hearing, came up
and put the scoundrels 70 fight No pursuit wes
made nor was the intelligence communicated TO the
ofheers until a1 daylight e 10 "i b n"I Se wo oI
doubtless have intercepted tie return Of the villains
and effected their arrests.
The Farenbaugfs were Grmed-the old man with
double barTeled gun and the son with pissol-a six
shooter we belieye-Gnd would have made desperate
defense If the door had been forced OPEN proba
hlv would have been but for timely Interference from
the outside for il is terribly shattered and could hard
y have held out much longer. They are both evil
IDENTIFY men Of the most determined courage, and they
would have sold their ves al the dearest possible rate.
Tie daughter was quite seriously injured by the
broken glass in her escape through the window Her
rns and legs and face are severely cut Ine whole
family have been brought to the city, and will remain
here under the protection Of special police until the
trial.
Tie fa.al importance Of tie testimony Of the Faren-
Laughs and the nature of the attack leave no doubt
lat the object was TO murder them The outrage Is
altogether without parallel. pcaceoble aud inoifen-
five nmiy ere attacked in the first place for the pnr
pose Of robbery, and one OF its members brutaly
slain; row the bereaved witnesses of that terrible
sreciacle are 70 be buichered, to prevent the just
punishment Of the Ieryeirators. The bloody design
would have defeated Itself for had it succeeded IN III,
immoation of the remaining Farenbaughs, we greatly
mistake the present temper OF tins community, II one
OF the accused persons in Jail would be living TO
profit by il. And let hair Of these poor people be
harmed between this and tho trial, and no power
under Heaven can prevent the hanging OF the whole
gang without Judge or jury We are by no means
the nvolOgst for Lynch law or mob violence but #
ever there was Il lime when resort to more summary
process for melting out justice to offenders than the
ordinary course OF law was Jusuhable, 1t has about
come.
There exists in our midst organized bala Of
thieves cOunereiters and murdereTs, who have ac-
quired such degree of boldncss and erontery from
tie facility with which they have heretofore ,aped
punishment that the lives and property Of of
are secure. With the ill-goten gains by which they
command The professional skill of INSCRIPTIONS a.tOr
noys they laugh at the law and defy justice and go
on in their evil courses with increasing IMMUNITY Let
them beware tLey may be taught sooner than il
agreeable that the halter is not lima yinary line
nor Jack Ketch altogether creature of fable.
Jack jenkins and John Chapman arrested yes
terday on suspicion of being concerned in the murder
Of Farenbaugh. The facts that implicate them have
probably been developed in the investigation before
the Grand Jury. The night of the murder it will be
remembered, was wet and disagreeGbe under foot
and in the moonlight the tracks of persons
plainly discernsbe. They were traced in body for
some distance from the house, where the party ev-
IDENTIFY separaed-four going one direction and three
another towards town. This in connection with the
fact that jenkins and Chapman, in company with
Longley, into Hagartys saloon together, gld
that they were shortly aferward followed By the party
of four is the principal ground of suspicion. Crcum
stantial evidence could scarcely be stronger.