Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-02

MOBBIEG A mURDERER.--Ine IOlloW-
ing is detailed account of the lynch
ing of a man in Wisconsin, mentioned
previously under the telegraphic head.
We find the following particulars in the
GAINESVILLE Standard Extra:
The trial of David F. Maberry for the
murder of Andrew Alger, of Jefferson
county, in this State, has ended. The
evidence in the case was closed on yes
terday afternoon, and after the argu-
ments of counsel, and charge of the
Court, the jury retired to their room
about four O'Clock, when, after an alb
sence of fifteen minutes, they returned
into Court with verdict of guilty.
During the whole of this trial, and in
truth from the day of the discovery of
the body of the murdered man, up to
the termination of the trial, much ex-
citement has prevailed in the communi-
ty. 1t was not of that kind, however,
which exhibited itself in threats of vio-
lence against the prisoner, for all SEEM
ed desirous that he should receive fair
and impartial trial. But the moral
sense of the public was shocked at the
enormity of the crime, and the cold
blooded and heartless atrocity which
characterized its commission. A feel
ing deeper than that of ordinary excite
ment seemed to have taken possession
of the minds of the people, and during
the progress of the trial the crowd with
which the Court House was constantly
filed was quiet and respectful.
But after the verdict of the jury was
known, public indignation burst out,
and evident signs of an intent on the
part of the people without the Court
House, to take the admins tration Of
justice into their own hands. became ap-
parent. Between eight hundred and a
thousand people were assembled on the
hillside. When the officers appeared
with the prisoner a rush was made for
him-a moose was thrown by some one
over his neck, but by dexterous move
ment of his right hand it was cast off,
and caught by one of the oficers-when
prisoner, officers and crowd rushed up.
on the full run to the jail. The door Of
the jail was Immediately closed and the
officers stationed themselves at its front
Speeches were made against ''mob.
law" but with no apparent effect. From
z O'Clock until II last night, demon.
strations were made of an intent to breal
the Jail and bring out the prisoner, bu
no serious attempt was made.
This morning at o'clock the prison.
er was brought from the Jail to the
Court house, distance of about ter
rods, for the purpose of receiving hi:
sentences. A larger concourse of peo
| pie was assembled inside and out of tn,
Court House, than were present las
evening, and the most intense excite
ment prevailed. We give in anothel
column the sentence as pronounced BY
his Honor Judge Doolittle. His re
marks prior to its pronunciation were O
the most affecting character, and calcu
lated to produce an impression upon tn,
mind of the most hardened criminal.-
But the face of the prisoner during it
, delivery was as motionless and impassa
bic as marble. His dull gray eye wa
fixed upon the face of the Judge during
, its delivery, and gave no indication g
feeling other than that of listening to
pleasant story of which he himself wa
the hero. As we looked upon him W
could not help exclaiming, "What Ii
bel upon humanity is such face" Hi
forehead is well formed and prepossess
E ing, but his eye,l that index of the SOU
is such an one as we have never locke
/ into before, and when viewed closel
Z and taken IN connection with the forms
: ton of bis mouth and chin, are the ur
erring index of the heartless characte
: of the man.
t After the sentence was pronounce
e a special police of about thirty of OF
a citizens was summoned to assist q