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

Lieut.. Beger Of the 0zsGkcc company who bsas~, /
well, fell back and abandoned the prisoner 70 he IN
of The mob. De Bar was instantly felled 70 X /
ground while lying, with his face downward be W. |
struck BY large store upon the head crushing IN a
skull; while one hend, more brutal than the M |
Jumped with his full force upon the mangled heel
The poor wretch was doubtless dead from The blows
the stone. rope attached TO bis legs, and II
body dragged BY the yelling demons SOME half |
mile, the garments being stripped from the body q
went and then manged and bleeding, Il was hungs
a tree head down ward.
There seems little room TO doubt that If the trooo
had acted Ike men the result would have been difs
ent but there Is less room 10 doubt that nearly all Ia
military syupaihized with or actually frs,erRIes
with the mob. Orie's were given 10 the troops q
have no intercourse with the excited people but 70 q
tend 10 their duty. This hey disobeyed, and most q
the troops they were alternately relieved, LEFT To-
Court House and went away 20 drink beer with he
rioters ain and again. II this Is the sort of men %
whom the military equipments of the State are N,
trusted 10 be used for toe pesce OF the State In Jus.
such emergencies as this, the sooner Il IS unde stood
The better and the sooner the corrective is spped The
better.
When we add that the troops formed again after al
lowing the prisoner 70 be taken from them, and then
marched along TO the tune of Hail Columbia We
have tod the story
Such seem 10 DE the facts in this shocking case
Long ago, when crime stalked abroad in California
and mans life property was safe the people used
70 gather toge Their deliberately the criminal tried
and if convicted. hing 10 scaifold or tho nearest
tree the deed being in most cases done with the forms
and sOlennitits OF Justice and we said Il was right.
But in the case OF Gsybery at GAINESVILLE, ami in far
greater enormity in this OF DE Bar the killing OF
the murderers not the deliberate sense OF justice
of the people showing itself, but the mad, brutal
fendisf act of mob taking vengeance on IL victim.
As such IL Is 10 be Reproduced by every good citizen
and 10 be rowued upon By every friend OF order The
Of want of laws TO punish such crimes "a inst
of DeBar his but little against the disgrace thrown
upon the people of Washington County, and upon out
whole State by such deed. Heaven grant that this
may be the last tragedy Of the kind!
George De Bar was aged twenty years, born in
Niles Csyuga County, Newly erk and has lived eve
years this State principally in what is the town
Of Barton, " ashington County.
From The West End Organ which reached US yes
,erday afternoon get further particulars as 70 The
murder. Briefly they are as follows:
"On the 3lst Meulr, who owed De Bar q 80, ft
which he was directed to call on the next Sunday in
formed Mr. Young, in the presence Of De Der, tha
be had just sold yoke OF oxen tor 500 On the nsu
night at IL clock DE Bar went to Meuhrs house an&
demanded his 81 so. In the conversation Meahr pro
posed to give De Bar drink of beer, aud went down
cellar TO get il.
con returning from the cellar, and when about hal
his body was above the floor, he handed the beer y
De Bar who took il in his leit hand, at the same tm
striking Meuhr on his head with some weapon he hat
in bis right. MCuhr fell down the cellar, but 500
arose and had another scuile with De Bar who strucl
him several more blows. Meuhr caught him by tn
hair but was obliged TO let 90 his hold.
"In the meantime, Meuhr's wife had got up frot
bed and started for help. De Bar gave chase aus
caught bera short distance from the house, where b
inflicted several dangerous wounds on her throat and
neck with knife and, as is supposed, left her ia
dead He then went again TO the house, saw Meuhi
and gave him chase Meuhr seereted himself in
corn-feld, and thereby evaded another assault. ID
Bars attention was next directed to Paul Wlnderline
who was also in the field, slreking for assistance. d
Bar caught him but short distance from the plao
where was secreted Mr.. Meuhr. The lad called o.
Meuhr for help, exclaimng
John John, help me, or shall be murderedg
"But Meuhr was stunned, aud too weak or fright |
ened to help He then entreated his murderer TO span
him, saying
"Oh, George don't kill me-let me ryel-dO.s |
kill me!
"But his entreates were unheeded-with pockG |
knife the brute demonke, cut his throat, inhictings
deadly wound
"M uhr then started the fields for the house
a neighbour where he arrived without being furhG |
mOesed. Here he found bis wife, who had jas |
arrived, having sufficiently regained her strength
walk the distance.
1.-The alarm was then given, and the house va
found in flames, and the murderer gone"