The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-18


Iron the JsnesvlIs (Wis;) Standard, July IL
The trlal Of DAVID f. Mayberry, for ii, murder Of
Andrew Ager, Of jefferson county, 10 this SAFE.
has ended. Ths evidence in the case Vas closed on
yesterday afternoon sDd afser the arguments of
counsel and srge OF the mr., ttelury retired to
their room shout SIX o'ciock, wuea, after 81 alb.
sence Of some fifteen minutes, they returned INTO
court with verdict Of guilty:
During the whole Of this trial, and In truth from
the day of the dncovery of the body Of the muir
dered man up to the termination Of the trial. much
excitsmeot has prevailed in the community. II
was not Of that Kind, however, whis exhibited II.
self In threats Of violence sgans. the prisoner, for
al reemed DESTROYS that be should recsive fair and
Impartial trial. Rut the moral sense OF the pubic
was shocked ut tie enormity Of the crime and the
cold bl0oced and heartiess afro ;ty which charac-
tefizkd its commission. feeling deeper than tbs.
Of ordinsIy. excitement seemed t. have taken pos
session Of the minds Of the people, az darIag toe
House WAS constantly filed we're quiet and re-
spectfu'.
But s'ter tie verdict Of the jury was known,
public indignation burst ont, snd evident signs Of
Court House, to tex, the administration Of justice
in = cir oWn bards, became apparent. Bet vsen
eight HUNDRED and thousand people we're assem-.
bed on the hill side. When the officers appeared
with the psisoLey, q rush was made f,r Nina
ncofe Was thrown by come one over his nsck, but
by dextsr0us movement Of his right hand It vas
cast of, and caught by one Of the cfissrs-when
FUN to tie jail The door Of the jan was imme-
darely Coeed and the officers Stationed the nselves
at its II Mt. Speeches were made sgainst mob
law" but with little apparent sffs;s. From
made Of an intent to break tine jail and brig
oat the prisoner, but no serious attemp. Wss ade
This IN rning ~ 8 O'Clock The prisoner was
Brought from The jail TO the Court ,use, distance
OF sb ut ten rods, for the purpose Of receiving hs
senience larger concouIse Of people was Assem-.
bled ilside and out of tie Court House than were
prelers last evening, and the nost intense excite
meEt pyevsiled. tt@a
After the sntsrce was pronounced, special
police Of tbout thirty Of our citizens Was summoned
TO assist the officers 10 re- conducting the prisoner to
jail. In the meantime the crowd without was col
Letting and becoming more furious in their clamors
Judge Dsoittle came to the porto, and made .
very impressive ADDRESS 10 tae 1puace, rsmonstr3-
ting against Z, split which seemed n ac,usts
He was steDed 20 respectfully, and az this junsture
q more quiet Spirit se med to prev eiL rhis was
atout II o'clt OK A. NJ. About O'Clock the crowd
thinIed out snd the officers deemed 1t it:ng time
to proceed eith the prisoner to the jail.
We were startled by the cry Of III s7g him, hang
him! " wbcp. on stepping 10 the window, we saw
The Cheers sld priotts coming 70 yard the jail,
surrounded by the infhri.tsd mob rush was mads
fer the jail, the door Of which wss nbrr;caded at
or by toe crowd, ar the approach o. the off GERS
cut ,f. The ofieers-though resisting the populsce
with Gil the energy tley possessed and pfOte ,ting
the phi soBer TO o ptncst Of their p0wsr-were
bore oosn ard oyerpos cred.
The p,isoLer was tten a most aloe; bat bs de-
ftIdtd himsef with superhunan Strength. He
fought with tie utmost despsration and assessing
most athletic physical frame, fer some Ten yards
tire crowd fe,l lie cpsff before him. blow, hog
ever, with b adgeon from behind fsIlei him to the
gfoul q, ano Re vas pc strlfss. A yeps Was then
passed round bis neck iaized by tie crowd, sad
though dtspiing in the dust, canghs the rope xitb
his hsnds and thus prevented s;rapgn a.iol 81 once
Arrived 10 font q oar effice, despe,s.e effort
agsIp made by the officers ard cats aus to rescue
bun. The rope was cut three TINS hy Mr.. Orra
GyiIfey, who exhibited TIE n IS. determined
b avery in his behalf, but as often wAs b. tnrnt
aside snd tie rope radjnsnd.
AZ this time scene almcs. indsscrio5tse was
hibteo; crosd Of between thIes and fo7- thousand
IeHons was sssyed 70 and fro. In tia csp,.e WAS
the coomfd prisoner lying upon the grou1d-ao,ve
him ttos d irisrds hes gtog and straegIug for hs
his Death. This state OF things lasted absu. ten
Minutes srd IS we looked from ocr window the
hope IIedcniDetfd that the friends CT lay aud
orc.r Disbt yst prevail. But It was vain hope.
before. and q rush with the prisoner was ma lie 70
the cluster OF tres on the public square, tbe rope
rsadjusted upon his neck the her end shrowa over
tie ia b Of tree, ard for tbs nrs. ms IN our lie
the neck AZ ~ be Was dead met our Nov.
TIE cirt nm .tslcss which attended tob murder Of
AlRer were Of The moss agerava ed kind. II was .
co,d blot ded end strocious deed. Il is unattended
by sjrgle migratory circumstance.
The nurte,tu msn WAS rlttsma1. he was Tell
Frovn 10 all Who follow this oc-up ttion on Rock
river. He Lad been known 10 them all for years,
arc was admired and respected By them ST. His
residence ~ hfH u heRfop, in Jsfe' son county,
IN tbis State Bis friends we're aware Of the enor.
nifty OF tie murder, ard - they supposed tbs IL
adequacy o. tho pusisbment which our LAY pro
yides for 30 foul . crime, they sssenibssd IN ms
grtes DO moo than common excitement wss per
ctpnb|e; but last evening after the verdict Of the
jury wss known, The deep coated and determined
resiins 10 Wait pusishmsns up'n the head of the
prisoner exhibited tssas, snd to-day IN crgauizsi
band Of not less than three hundred persons we're
present, who would rot BE- satisns5, ssve With t,e
HE blood Of the murderer.
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