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

TIE O-aukee Advertiser of the eth inst gives The
following version of this horrid affair;
AL day Monday knots OF excited persons continue
TO arrive An attack upon the prison or the al Nm
anticipated. Special consta0les we're sworn 10. o.
ders were sent by Sheriff Spinharney Of Wsshingtoa
County, for military aids from Ozaukee County and
Milwaukee.
Tuesday morning the excitement continued 20 in.
crease. Toward noon the Grand Jurors had mostly
arrived, and with them loads of people from all paris
Of the county. At noon Captain Slvermsn, with
about twenty of the Union Guards, arrived from Port
Washington, uniformed, equipped armed, end accom-.
panied by field piece. They soon, under the charge
of the Sheriff and by order of the Judge took De Bar
from the Jail, which is about twelve rods from the
court house and with considerable difficulty nom The
crowd, succeeded in getting him into the COURTEOUS
and up into the court room. The military theh
stationed at the lower doors and up stairs in divisions
to keep Off the crowd and guard the prisoner.
Things remained in this way for about two hourA
with an occasional effort obtain access to the pr
oner and push TO one side the shers, consables aud
military. In the mean time the crowd succeeded 10
rushing up the stairs and filing the house fall to the
bar at which place the "Guards' stood in file pre-.
vent rush being made. Much noise aud disturbance,
was made In the Court House and outside. AT tins
iuncture, Captain Liebbarber of Milwaukee came IN
sight the Milwaukee road with about twenty OF he
company in uniform and equipped. Attention for 8
short time was turned to them. When about sixty
rods distant they were formed in double file al.
marched TO The front of the Court House. When b.
tween four and six rods from the door, they met
by large PORTION of the crowd headed by DR.. G.. H.
kl(tfier, and told that they must not come and bs
tey had better keep away. slight effort was made
TO binder their advance. The manly bearing Of Cap
tain LiebbaTLer, and the frmness with which be gave
the orders to close columns aud march forward, eaue
the crowd 10 divide and fall in the rear and inspire
those capable of reflection with confidence that tb
prisoner might be saved his right Of trial and senten6
at least.
The Court was opened by the Sheriff Of the CounT
and the list of Grand Jurors: all but six answered 70
their names--ihese TO be selected from citizar
present He selected those that appeared to lead ~
crowd and that even made the most excitement. rhs
for while Disconnected them, and comparative q1N
was restored.
rhe Grand Jary retired to their ROOM and were 81
sent some two hOurs and half, when they returns
with " a bull" against the prisoner for murder.
Again the whole crowd in the rear Of the room /
came uproarious The military formed barrier srOHa
the rail al the outside of the bar. The Judge eatesS
ored 10 pacify them with speech from the bench.
While the Grand Jury were out, at various nno
the signal was given, ana rush made for the pm
oner, but they kept off until the indictment
ad TO him, TO which be plead not guilty. The Jnos'
then ordered him to be remanded for trial. -
The Guards ard Milwaukee company then toho'e,,
after their officers 10 escort him TO the JAIL LUG
made rush and mixed up among the Othce's eonsss
bles, sherits and military, and thus pushed penu
yelling, screaming and ordering out Of the room w.
the stairs, and into the square in front OF me -
House. The mob sweyed 10 and fro for TO Ot =
minutes and he was under the control OF TIE ave-.
ers. Another moment and with sticks knives, stuII
stones and oirks be had received many WOUNDS "I~J
would have probably proved mortal. Ihey -
hitched rope TO his feet end dragged hn Gs1
pace about half mile throagh the main sues.
the village to tree in front OF Wells Mill, ana
pended Bis mangled, torn aud bleeding body y n
feet for ten Or fifteen minutes. The rope was ue ~
and he was again dragged across the bridge ~ "A
east tide Of The river. Some Of the party thea -
that be yet breathed pounded him again WI ~
he was tier hung once more 70 tree and sI'' "A
times; this last time he was hung by the neck ~
mob then left when Sheriff Spinharney sDo
Barnes took him down, washed and buried DID
graveyard at Barton.