New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-13


20 The beat of YOUR UNDERSTANDING
We who live l.. this proud Sta.e OF ours-in this
county which has hitherto been known az law-aoi-
ding community Certainly cannot Dc oryeuui OF the
sbisld which is thrcva around every citizen OF our
STATE be be high or low-be the circucsisnees OF
guilt ever so plain. ,...,;..,
examination et vour hands. The clouds OF preludiee
sre settling in thick around hns lie hAs no. .rleni
in all Ills coucourse of menbut he has risn. 20 oe
usnd ina, protection which the law affords MN and
every oil or man Surel, there Is no one here no de
siie- 10 derive him of this rgnt surely ,uete a'c
por @ so rnwise ~ take vengeance w heu W. W.
han os HE evil following from sucn an act IS zen io
erester than Il even il nc guilty and should utterly
90 ul,punishof Ii is an old and wise MAXIM CT me
law II at Is better That ninety and nine guiIy ei'
a., ape justice than that one innocent man snouS SUI
fer 20 II lie better hat ninety and Line guilty SHOULD
fscere than thaf ore man. ever though guilty, snouii
suffer AZ II bands If an excited mob. The fore OF
.1aupie if very great. Let but this man, though
cu v lose bis lie at the hands Of his fellows VINO no"
menace him. and the reXt one WEO suffers may De
irrocent. WV, know case that Happened Ia
nv own Circuii. man charged With MURDER was
lung teo. tIial by mob Of men, ard turned out
aerwsro Ia trial where the SAM acts anne ~ ss 4e
that he took life IN sef deieice, How much wouii
Toe ri.ouIded en- give Ia brin thar innocen' msn
bl ok 70 te But gentlemen, you are lot 10 ty tniS
nan. Your examination r n,erey preliminary one
You will bear the testimony Of w;n' sses, ana II you
are satisfied there i probable ground ior o'"eNug
ieouncs twelve of your number 20 agree IA order 20
End Ills Tie District Attorney will draw up a bull OF
indiciment tor YOU, hich your foreman VII enorsee
true hn ano sign. You vii then present 4 IA Court
Tie defendant then has the right to be heard by ln-
self and council He has the right 10 far ana I'M
uaitral trial by ary of his peers. This intend hs
slal have. You gentlemen, 10y your lar aid candid
exa nnation-by your department ana your co9nsei,
can mr. ch to Insure the far ana certain alhetra-
ten # the laws.
Tie Crane Jury went 70 their room at about L. VI.
At about 81 O'Clock the crowd became eNcied at the
delhv became disCrdery and rushed tOvoTd the prs
lut were kept back more oy tee otlces man uy
the n lit ~ quad. coupe OF Amerie ans, Oelev-
ING II at lie military disposed 70 give IN, II not
frnterize with the mob seized two OF the muskets
and plnuted themselves before tie prisoner. ms
sde fu Tier exct, ment IND by direction oil me Judge
the arms returned. Ii was nov agreed aniohg
tie Officers anu counsel that the prisoner should plead
not guilg, and he rena1ded for trlal ncxt day, he
military pedeibg themselves TO protect him ri then
Tie plan was have the soldiers and officers iGslde
teke De Bar promptly to the door, where the rest OF
the troops were form around him and so escort hln
TO Tie inil.
The Grun6-Jury came into court with their indict-
nept; Lut meantime large number OF people had
crow deo around The side OF the bar and behind the
nrisoler The Indictment read by judge LARA
bee o De Bar stal ding up before him lie piead NOV
Guilty aud the Judge directed special venre 70 be
Issued for sJury reiunable al Oelock ON
NON me- and ordered the prisOn. TO be reanied to
the nil T. dtfic,rs az took him Oy the shoulder
the detachment from. Ozhukee closing eroItd them,
al thus pushing through the crowd they eaeneh the
door who're the Ozeukec COMPANY nnd me NIL aukee
conrsny were static ed. So they ddvaneed, the
crowd coming after, shen suddenly rush was mt,ie
be- not more th01 trenty tTeH ytre rafH upon tho
ceIier OF The line aid the roogs stoet 6'oD sfrac
or gun fied or any resistance whatever, save oy
Iieut II, ger of the Ozaukee company, who behaved
weI f. back and aban' ored me prisoner 10 the fury
Of ne mob. De Bar instantly fellet 10 the
ground while lying with his face downward, he was
struck by large sto upon me neal crushing 10 the
slrU; willie one send, moe brutal than the rest,
impeo with hs full force upon the maIgled head
The cor Wretch was doubtless dead from the blow OF
tho stone. rope attached to fis legs, ara me
hody dragged by the yelling demons AZ ne han
ni the Garments beino stripped from me body az 1t
vert enc them mangled AMI bleeding, 1t was hung 10
a ti.e head down Tdrd.
Tleie seems little loom 10 doubt that II me troops
had &c eu ike men the rest would have been dlier-
.rt but Tho re- is less room 20 doubt that nearly all tde
mil erv syn pathized with or actually frDfernzed
with TIE. mob. Orders were given TO the troops 10
have NO intercourse with toe excited people bat to at
ret 10 her duty. This Ley disobeyed, and most OF
the troops they were alternately relieved, let the
Court ous. and vert away to drink bee with the
rioters a. ain and again. If this ia the sort OF men to
vi on the military equipments of the State are In
huteJ bee used for tie pence of the State IN just
suci IN erpencies ths the IL s unie stood
the better ar the the corrective is applied the
better
when we add that The troops formed again after al
maze, ed along 10 the tune of " Hail Columbia" we
have 10 d The story.
Such seem to be the facts in this shocking case.
Long ego, when crime s,aiked abroad in California,
and mans life orproperty was safe TIE people Used
10 Their tog' tier deliberately, he criminal was tried,
anC II convicted hung to a scaifod or the nearest
tree he deco beiI in most done with the forms
anf fcl,u ns e justice, aud SAID II vas ri ht.
Rui IN he case of hay Terry AT Jsuesvlc, ant in far
cf alter tnorm'ty in this Of DE Bar the kill NJ of
lie murce,ers was not The deliberate of justice
of he people showing iisef but the mad, brnal,
f,ndsh Get of mob, taking vengeance oo lts Vi I'm.
AS such it is he reprobated by every good citizen,
ard 20 be row ri upon by ever friend Ut order The
excuse of want OF law, IN puoh such crimes rs tn st
Of d. per wei be bot little a. ainsi the disgrace thrown
III, the people Of Washington County, aud upon our
whole Staie 10y suca a deed III sven grant that this
may be the .ast tragedy OF tie kind
George De Bar was aged twenty year, born in
Niles Csyuas County, New-Ycrk, and has lived dive
ear IL thu. State, principally in what IL nov the town
Ct Parton, y 4sbngton County.
From TIE Ipesf End organ which reached rs yes
terday afternoon get further particulars as 10 the
nurdtr. Briefly they are IS follow:
"On The 3lsi Merhr who owed De Bar 81 so, for
hch he was directed 70 call on the next sunday, IN
formed Mr. Young, in lie presence o. DE Bar, thar
be had iUst fOid Yoke of oxen ol 800. On the next
! ht a. IL oo9,k De Par vent 10 MedhTs house and
deuano,d BIZ Al 20. IN conversation Medhr pro
Ioseu 10 i've Dc Bar drink Of beer, and went down
cellGrto get H.
"Cn turl re from the collar, and when .bou, half
liz bod, was above lse floor he handed the beer %
Do Bar sto ook Il ~ his let hanc at the sam ne
n liking Nerr ON ls head with sOIle weapon ne hid
in be night. heuhr ell down the cellar but soon
Iro,e ard ad ,oh,r fcuie with De Bar, who struck
him sey,ral nor, bleTs. Meubr caught hun by the
heir but WIS soon obliged t. let 90 bis hold.
"Ip n. m, altnie Meuhr's wife had got up from
bed RIO stsried for help. DE Bar gave chase aud
cLnpbt Ter 81 ort distance fron the house where he
inflicted several dangerous wounds Ter throat snf
rtck with knife, and, IL supposed left her for
aeao. He then nj again 20 the house, saw Meahr