New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-19
LYNCH Law IN ILLINOIS.
Correspondence of The N. \. Tribune.
Big FooT. Wis. Friday Sept.

Correspondence of The N. y Tribune.
Big FooT, Wis, Friday Sept. Il, 1855.
On Sunday afternoon last our Usually quiet ue Oh
borhood Eas thrown in great conmoton by the news
that bighBsy robbery had BEEN committed and
uurder attempted, the particulars OF which MAJ not
be uniutelCstng TO the readers Of TIE TRIBUNE
II apIea that an Irish family by the name of
McLape hao recently come into the country from the
Stale of New Yok and settled atou, four miles from
this place on the Illinois side OF the line. McLsne
had con inlaw by the name Of COxen, gho had a.
cApaDied him as far this place, with toe e1pects-
ton Of proct cdifg Iowa soon rs the haynS sea-
son should psss. CoIen was poor but industrious
and worthy man. by his Industry and ifugall'y, no
had accumulated some three or four hundred dollars
ard this cous tu;ed all his worldly possessions fnia
little sum oxcucc the cupiCity of McLaLe, w1o, on
the morning of the dsy rst ment oned repaired to tho
woods shout forty rods from LA house ana there Sc
cr,ted biasef ia the thicket by the roadside, aud
awaited The coming OF COxeo, whom he expected that
way; and wien Coxen approached tie spot, McLane
spraI upon him. feanul conflict ensued, IN which
Coxu, icing wholly unattended, was ielIed TO toe
ground robbed of $31J aud then bruiauy pounded
sId lscerated until he suppo-,d 20 be dead.
Coxen however was able 70 crawl to the house OF a
rear Ielgl Dor 10 whom be related The occurrence.
The news rplead over tee land with the rapJity of
pisiIie fire, and Monday, ct an early hour OF the
coy, hundreds IF STURDY yeomen we're seen coming
from all oiIoctioLs 10 the house OF the magistrate,
Where il had bten ruuored, the examination was 10
TAKE tiace. | arrived on the spot al about three
o'clock II the afttu just az tie CONCLUSION OF The
exausinato TIE case "rummed up on the part
of the pOrle BY OF my rear neighoors IN speech
rtplee with e'oIueice, and marked wih great force
aud energy.
From the moment. arrived on the ground, could
but notice the exc mtnl whlc. appeared 70 move the
v hole assembly. Fire flashed from every eye, aud
revenge appeared 10 BE- the ruling spirit OF the hour
AID at The co. clusion OF the examination Il bcoko
4FalN nm Aaa
uo,tnce ia e, dance Of the stinouy OF CoHen against
him. Ttis inc,rstd the people Ia degree almost ad-
conruablo. They kew that tie l,~ would take
good of McLanc; bu; that would not restore to
C,Atn b. u.ol'y, and they resolved with one accord
tlat Mclnnc must tai Wtcrr the nu,eY was GOA
csal,d or he would be Svd On The spot. " Tell
Us ph,n the money is, yoa cid N'uln, or you
WI never leave tho house alive, 'ane irom many
mouths simutau, oasly. Nolan" pos.s'od IA he az
uo,,rr. "Brus TIC ropo' Han. him Wac
can low to lnsso ? came trom all parts Of the
house al ouc,. ltwss evident = storm was hWwtng.
aud tho officer ha, log The prsoucr IN charge wy Pfu
Jut, ook hn aluu ou al t"o reach 0l no inCousoi
mulluudo t,ioe. ,hp kopt ~ coatnual cry tor Tho
toto snl the la.ows. Here the Vhc'r. w"h one 90
I've utu envatrd tic prisoner. 90 Be valued hs Nc.
"a tell thetu phce a. d.a tho mouoy. Tho cnrasvi
r,vrlo below sssus wole jeicsumvd to NHcn h'n Il
te ad uot ds,losr t. A. ain snd again li "as Wr,vd
~ on hiu "a rufp sc. he ina'slins hat no kucs
r,tht.e whatever of tho transaction. 80 ,hs iauctuo
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