Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-05-29
rom the Lafayette Jourgnl of Saturday May /
Gang Of MurdcrerS Loose.

Since the murder oil Cephus taren.
burgh, and the positive testimony of the
old man and his surviving son implica.
ting the persons under arrest with the
crime, fears have been entertained that
an attempt would be made by friends Of
the accused, whose desperate character
is we'll understood about here, to put
them out Of the way. They were &C.
cord.ngly advised to remove from the in.
| secure cabin where the murder was com.
milted to small house near the lock
in the immediate neishbolhood Of Mr
Holmes, Mr.. Wolf and others friends.-
Acting upon this advice they took up
their residence a, the lock on Saturday;
when at III the family were awakened
by furious attempt 10 break open the
door 1t appeared to proceed from a
party Of men using axes, but so securely
had the door been FABRICATED in anticipa.
ton of the attack that i. successfully
resisted tho assault until the neighbors,
alarmed by daughter who had escaped
through back window, together with
some canal boatmen who fortunately
happened to be within hearing, came up
and put the scoundrels 10 flight. No
pursuit was made, nor waf the ln'eiii'
sence communicated 10 the officers un'
til after daylight. Had news of lie out
rage been promptly brought to them hey
would doubtless have intercepted tbs
return Of the villains and effected their
arrests.
The Farenburghs were armed-,he old |
man with a double barreled gun and the
sen with pistol-a x.shooter we be.
lieve--and would have made desperate
defense if the door had been forced op.
en-, as it probably would have been but
for timely interference from the outside.
for it is terribly shattered, and could
hardly have held out much longer
They are both evidently men Of the
most determined courage, and they
would have sold their lives al the dearest
possible rate.
The daughter was quite seriously in.
jured by the broken glass in her escape
through the window. Her arms and legs
and face are severely cut. The whole
family have been brought to the city, and
will remain here under the protection of
q special police until the trial.
The fatal importance Of the testimony
Of the Farenburghs, and the nature of
the attack, leave no doubt that the OBJ.
ject was to murder them. The outrage
is altogether without parallel. A peace.
able and inoffensive family are attack.
ed in the first place for the purpose Of
robbery, and one Of its members brutal.
ly slain now the bereaved witness Of
that terrible spectacle are to be butcher.
ed, 10 prevent the just punishment Of the
perpetrators. The bloody design would
have defeated itself, for had it succ eed ed
in the immolation Of the remaining
Farenbarugs, we greatly mistake the
present temper Of this.communtiy, if one
of the accused persons in Jail would
now living 10 profit by it. And let a
hair Of these poor people be harmed be.
tween this and the trial, and no power
under Heaven can prevent the hanging
Of the whole gang without judge or jury.
We are by no means the apologist for
Lynch law or mob violence, but If ever
there was time when resort TO a more
summary process for melting out justice
to offenders than the ordinary course o.
law, was justi6able. it has about come
There exists in our midst an organ
} ized band Of thieves, counterfeiters a nd
|, murderers, who have acquired such .
degree Of boldness and elfiontery from
the facility with which they have hereto
fore escaped punishment that the live.
: end property Of none Of US are secure
With the ill.sotten gains by which the,
command the professional skill Of un
scrupulous attorneys they laugh at tn,
law and defy justice. and go on in thei
evil courses with increasing impunity
Let them beware /; they may be iaugh
sooner than is agreeable that the halle
is not an "imaginary line" nor Jacl
Kstch sltogeiher creature Of fable.