New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-21
TRAGEDY IN MORGAN COUNTT-A
POISONER LYNCHED.
Eron TAe 81 Leu Daily Hsxa

From The st. LUsu Ds1y hsta
Yesterday We copied an article from me Worsas
D,uoc,at stating that man bamed James KAY hsd
voironed syrii Morgan County, by which taGssen
~ fouu.en children were poisoned. Yas ciizens OF
the county were looking for the villain for w purpose
Of banging him. The hnalc OF the sii~T gwen
in a ttter from Morgan County ~ Ihs NgerssR IN
1""' "MoRoAy County, Tuesday, July g, 1855.
" About the 2d Of thu. month toe rpriSg o. s0nging
10 II Piarie District OF Morgan Cunty vas iouDd y
be loiss ptC, or at least the people 'mexhe~ w w"
jurt caufe, lturpet. ,u.
There 10 Il " time thirteen W fonrteen onhdsu
and the teacher, who after patskus Oi the water we're
token very sick. The spring was .ialyIed 40 isund
IN ut leart tbe dOc0rs IA shnS ne,8u-
Lo,Lood thought sO. A nlun by the name ot JSuec
ko,. who had about week before peijured himsef
in the court OF M0rgsD, ana his wofa sas proven "
pas, for nsugbi by tbte or lou teen neiS ana
who swor. tDat be would be Tevenged ON The Sueso
n,oL borbood ard VITO 10 make the evt1ebco more
strong against him. bsd takeu bis children awsy fno0
school day two before, was taken ny spoo sorp-
con; but there not being soRicest evtd.Doo against
him "a told that il be wOud leave the county IN nvo
ouys oscO,fed by guard ~ the limrs Of sno county,
ono tb. State ION rs possible, be nnsos Co. DC
vas taken 10 tou e ah0 q gpard put over Dim, oes
o~ ing to treacl negligence he was aiO Sed 70 es
cape. Het IN vent 10 Hickory County, sne several
I.isons pu ueo him aud tOok bin up oo the 6ta VI
July IL Il at county, when they brought MIN buck and
oeHeimined to hang him.
to q, nounve the int.lhg. noe. l vent ~ to tho
sctoOlbOuse, which was h's p.i on; wh.n arived, 1
found the crowO sssembled srOurd 9 TOck, On the
summit OF which war hibrt'r Of The G"sp~. saned
Mr. Green. aodr. ssng the nlob aftrr lee rcinsThs
h. call. the inn late peehbors arouDd hin " tAe
number Of s.vtDeeL or e htttn, who bad chbdFen ss
t. school to tecice upon the pesOt fate; M een-
suited together for few mvm,h's wnen DO l1r'
Green II bourced that they hso decid that The prs
oI,r tLOLld die Ole hour u b ief me 20 be saI-
MOI I'd be- fore Nd of. bdeo Goo and to eternity.
Tttr, wss no eXcifeG'lt, nV nOse-sn VA q1et
ard orC+IIy; the prison,r. Who ~as very cam spout
most of the hour given him IN prayer, soi BOXED u
the click only 10 rec how rapidly he tlgo dew
by gsvt Otb,r III ne At unearnes-, and Va, -
cool a. sbe; at the ED Of the hour he was taken
ont aud get upon bUrs. back hiuireif, when b. 80
escorted 70 the rallowr, which war hmb that bed
be. d fxeo but few nDnebis btkr. He thss do
,ir d that paper, headed JAMIE Kaye CsohsaSoay"
,hould BE- r, 40 aloud before aud after his deS'h Mr.
G,..p, Who took piOmlD'D p,h ID H. ~ No s1a two
cbicren ~Lo were expected tO Gle every moment Rom
the ,it cts Of th, poisoned wa'er, esd souf bot II
was Only feit. alton OF biz Vows Of Dn0eebse. Tue
plicrtr Nbs then given thirty minutes ~ speak, and
OnEeDc't M
Comfy and State ot M,ssos,i: ] eod,e Mt pi -
for a.. rcy aD al innocent man; dos't come o-fre
Won with daikt mo tv,etesd or d"wnesSt eye;
cont d.,tiu n,a 10 ole brave, and sbsu Oh wnh"es
si.ai in my Eye. Gent emep, tAie ear. VI my Pc'
wife bid cbidI,D D, and zee that they have plenty "
eat apo 10 wear." IL "A.
fece auiveied; be- Only spoke tw' nfy minutes en"
Ten nil mes more. h.. ask. T., pay opnng that t,uss,
and tsid IL will Lot keep you hne gentlemen And
il am t. ninu e or two over NY tune, nope you WI
He :, .p GOT upon the bench and remarked asse 10
.hnat, thst ,b. rope VA. too short ~ he ~snl~d 70
en- .,b,r hat be ngbt die cay be had seeD per.
sons 20" b, fore die bu,d roen Thy dio oa e-ye f.n
.,orob Tie rope was fixed s'ound bis neck, sd he
49, H. ba, dk e,ch.f o,.rli- face himse and easd
a., f liz re, de- t. tell then, goooby be- k sed eas or
two Of them and said: "I am innOeeut," when ths
bench wa. pulled from under rim, but the rope nss
being I. hight, be had ~ be fted up sgaas until tSs
rop. wss properly adjusted, wb.n he of-d IN sooushve
u Il ut.s. Tbsrs was about $50 or 800 persuns 60
ent, arc DO one saio word in bis 'svor,