The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-08-21
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
FULL PARTICULARS ,F THE AFFAIR AT WEST
HEND
Murdered Of the Murdered By the Mobl

the people, who were greatly excited. had
ngreed 10 await trial of the murderer Debar.
If it might be had speedily. The Judge, after
deberation, concluded that as IL seemed GER
tain that Debar would bs killed without trial
If none was had speedily, it was his duty to go
to West Bend. and provide for a trial, and TO
take such measures as circumstances should
afford 10 preserve the life of the prisoner
He found the people quiet. but there was an
evident determination that the murderer
should not live. H. arrived at Wesi Bend on
Monday at 10 a. m, and mngling among the
peopl,, urged them 10 preserve order and lot
the law take its course, but found no feeling
answering to his appeals.
After consultation with the officers he Or
dered an, extra jury term for the next morning.
The only other alternative was TO call q
special term on ten days notice. and IL was
evident thst the people would not wait II
was hoped that. by fixing the time for the next
morning, means might be found to Get the.
priscver satAiy away by night, but II was soon
lenrnedthet every movement of the authori-
ties was closely watched by spies. Messengers
were then sent TO Milwaukee and Ozaukee for
from here, with the intention of having Debar
plead guilty, be sentenced, guarded TO the
door. put upon horse, and taken away rapid.
ly to the prison at Wsupun. But the Dragons
did not GO, and that plan failed.
The Ozaukee Company bad such orders
given II, that by travelling in citizens dress,
with arms concealed, they went forward in
wagons and arrived near West Bend, having
an opportunity to stop near that place and put
on their uniform. and dash to the jail before
any alarm could be given. The crowd kept
quiet during the night and up 10 ll3 A. NJ.
of Tuesday, when the Ozankee Compauy had
surrounded the Jail In short time some
200 people had gathered and were moving to
wards the jail, when Judge Lirabee directed
the prisoner TO be conveyed to the CourI House
which was done, he being accompanied by
the officers aud enclosed in square fol med
by the troops
A part of the troops guarded the outside
doors and only by presenting bsyonets kept
back the crowd. As the excitement increased
the Judge went out and appealed TO the peo-
pie, and aided by Mr.. Weiland other Germans
succeeded 10 quieting them for the moment.
While so engaged, Sheriff Conover of this
county. arrived and bro't word that part of the
ARTILLERY Co. of this city, was close at hand -
Feeling then more secure, (although, rs is now
known, two Germans, who are known had ar
rived htlf an hour before and told the crowd of
the coming of this company Judge Lafabce
left this Company and part of the olher to
guard the outer door, directing Capt Silver
cient to fill the seats; and went in and ooened
Court. the prisoner being guarded by line of
soldiers around tho bar. Immediately, Capt.
Svermsn allowed the whole crowd TO rush in
and hll the room almost to snffocation.
Judge Larabee charged the Grand jury
Doubtless the charge varies from ordinary
charges. bur so did the circumstances very,
aud IL was remarked that ifA tenth part cf the
people present, who heard the charge ard
other remarks Of the Judge. unt erstood the
Engllsh language. the effect might have beon
to save the life of the prisoner.
The Grand Jury went tn their room at ab ut
2P. NJ. At about half.psst 3 o'clock the
crowd became excited at tho delay, became
disorderly. and rushed towards the prisoner
but were kept back more by the officers than
by the military guard. A couple of Americans
believing that the military were disposed 20
give in. if not fraternze with the mob, seized
two of the muskcts, and planted themselves
before the prisoner This made further ex-
citement, and by direction of the Judge. the
arms were returned. II was now agreed among
tho officers and counsel that the prisoner should
plead not gully and be remanded for trial next
day,the military pledging themselves to protect
him till then. The plan was TO have the SOL
diers aud officers inside take DcBar promtly
to the door, whore the rest OF the troops were
jail.
The Grand Jury came into court with their
Indictment; but meantime large number of
people had crowded around to the side of the
bar and behind tho prisoner. The indictment
was read by Judge Larab Q to DeBar, standing
up before him. He plead Not Guilty, and
the Judge directed special venire to be issued
for jury, returnable at o'clock "Wednesday
morning, and ordered the prisoner to DO re-
manded TO the Jail.
The officers at once took him by the shoul-
der the detachment from Ozaukee closing a.
round them, and thus, pushing through the
crowd, they reached the door, where the rest
of the Ozaukee company and the Milwaukee
company. were stationed. Sothey advan cd
the crowd coming after, when suddenly. a rush
was made by not more than 20 or 25 men upon
the centre Oft the line. and the troops, pithOut
a biow struck orta gun fired, or any resistance
whatever. (save by Ii. Beger, of the Ozaukee
Co., who behaved we'll u fell back and abandon
ed the prisoner to the fury of the mobl-
DeBar was instantly felIed to the ground;
while living with his face downward he was
struck by lar.e stone upon the head, crush
ing in the skull while one fiend more brutal
than the rest, jumped with his .ull force upon
the mangled head! The poor wretch was
doubtless dead from the blow OF the stone -
rope was attached to bis legs, and the body
dragged by the yelling demons. some half
mile, the garments being stripped from the
body as il went. and then mangled and bleed
ing, it wsy hung to tree, head downwards.
There seems to be little doubt that if the
troops had acted like men, tho result would
have been different; but there is less room to
doubt that nearly all The military sympathized
with or actually fraternized with the mob
Orders were given to the troops to have no
intercourse with the excited people, but to at
tend 10 their duty. This they disobeyed. and
most of the troops, as they were alternately
relieved. left the Court House. and went away
to drink beer with the rioters. again aud again.
If this is the sort Of men to whom the military
equipments of the State are entrusted, to be
used for the peace of the State 10 jnst such
emergences as this. the sooner J; 10 understood
the better; and the soonor the corrective is APP
piled the better.
When We add that The troops formed again
after allowing the prisoner to be taken from
them, and then marched along to the tune of
"Hail Columbia" we have told the story.