The true Democrat., 1855-07-31
Tremendous Excitement at lanes.
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Tremendous Excitement at James, vile!
 Nob Justice!- Sentence of Mayberry,-P,ason-
 CT Tahen from Custody ef the Ofcers--Drag-
 ged through the streets by c Rope, and Humg in
 Ae Public Square!
 From the Janesyille Mo.,) Standard Extra, of Wednesday, we take the following account of most terrible exhibition of mob violepce:
 The trial of David F. Mayberry, for the mur- der of Andrew Alger, of etferson county, in this State, has ended. The evidence in the case was closed on yesterday afternoon, and after the arguments of counsel, and charge of the court, the jury retired to their room about 6 o'clock when, after an absence of some fifteen minutes, they returned into court with a verdict ot guilty
 During the whole of this trial and in truth from the day of the discovery of the body of the murdered man, up to the termination of the trla much excitement has prevailed in the community. It was not of that kind however which exhibited itself in threats of violence against the prisoner; for all seemed desrous that he should receive fair and impartial trial But the moral sense of the public was shock ed at the enormlty of the crime and the cold blooded and heartless atrocity which character lzed its commission. A feeling deeper than that of ordinary excitement seemed to have taken possession of the minds of the people, and during the progress of the trial the crowd with which the courthouse was constantly filled were quiet and respectful.
 But after the verdict of the jury was known, public indignation burst out, and evident signs of the people without the court house, to take the administration of justice in their own hands, became apparent. Between eight hundred and O uhvuoaro ycvpie were assembled on the hlll- side. When the officers appeared with the prisoner, rush was made for hm-a noose was thrown by some ore over his neck but by dexterous movement of his right hand it was cast of, and caught by one of the officers when prisoner, officers, and crowd rushed upon the full run of the jail. The door of the iail was immediately closed and the officers sta toned themielves at its front Speeches were made against "mob-law," but with little appar- ent effect. From o'clock until II last night, demonstrations were made of an intent to break the jail and bring out the prisoner but no ser- ous attempt was made
 This morning at 8 o'clock the prisoner was brought from the jail to the court house, dis tance of about ten rods, for the purpose of re-
 
 people was assembled inside and out of the court house, than were present last evening, and the most intense excitement prevailed.-- We give in another column the sentence as pronounced by his Honor Judge Doelittle- His remarks prior to its pronunciation, were of the most effecting character, and calculated to produce an impression upon the mind of the most hardened criminal. But the face of the prisoner during its delivery was as motionless and impossible as marble His dull grey eyes were fixed upon the Judge during its delivery, and gave no indication of feeling other than that of listening to pleasant story of which he himself was the hero. As we looked upon hm we could not help excaming, "what libel upon humanity Is such C face" His fore- head IS well formed and prepossessing, but his eye, that index of the soul, is such an one as we have never looked into before, and when viewed closely, and taken in connection with the for nation of his mouth and chin, are the unerring index Of the heartess character of the man.
 Alter the sentence was pronounced a special police of about thirty of our citizens was sum- moned to assist the officers in re- conducting the prisoner to jail. In the meantime the crowd without was collecting and becoming more fu- rlous in their clamors for the prisoner
 Judge Doelittle came to the portico and made very impressive address to the populace re. monstrating against the spirit which seemed to actuate them, and in favor of the supremacy of the laws. He was listened to respectfully and at this juncture a more quiet spirit seemed to pre- vail. This was about II o'clock A. M. About l o'clock the crowd thinned out, and the officers deemed it fitting time to proceed with the prisoner to the jail.
 At this hour we were sitting in our ofice which is but short distance from, and con- mands view of the jail, and had written most Of the foregoing article.
 We were then startled by the cry of "Hang him, hang hlm!' when on stepping to the win dow, we saw the officers and prisoner coming toward the jail, surrounded by the nfurated mob. A rush was made for the jail, the door of which was barricaded by the crowd, and the approach of the officers cut off, The officers though resisting the populace with all the en- ergy they possessed, and protecting the prisoner to the utmost of their power, were borne down and overpowered. The prisoner was then al- most alone, but he defended himself with su- perhuman strength. He fought with the ut most desperation and possessing most athletic physical frame, for some ten yards the crowd fell like chaff before him. A blow, however. with bludgeon from behind felled him to the ground, and he was powerless. rope was then passed round his neck, seized by the crowd. and rush made down Court street The prison CT, though dragging in the dust, caught the rope with his hands, and thus prevented stran- gulation at once. Arrived in front of our office, a desperate effort was again made by the officers and citizens to rescue him. The rope was cut three times by MT. Orrin Guinsey, who exhi- bited the most determined bravery in his be. half, but as often was he thrust aside and the rope adjusted.
 At this time scene almost indescribable was exhibited: crowd of between three and four