Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-12-25

deed.
he vas drought back. legal steps were Ia
ksa, and be was ineareeratsd in the ail Of the
county. Here BE retnsihsd uutil Tuesday lssk.
On The mOrning Of that day Mr., NJ. arrived
hone 0alearnipg The hOuid abuse 70 which
kis wife had beeutabj sstsd. Ne a. Of course
terribly moved. Incited by him. as We learn,
numbers of the citizens oF Manchester and vi.
einily deemed legal punishment inadequate to
ths enormity Of the offence, determined that be
should sxpiats The CRIME with his life.
On me same day, Tuesday 25, about lp o.
clock, NJ. a large number Of men. fully City u
number, we would say some in the hanches-
ler Band wagon, some IN other wagons, aud
some on horseback, marched through the main
atreel Of our town, directly to the jail, The
Sheriff as soon as possible. was among them,
and commanded them to dessl, and called up
on the bystanders to assist him. The tial Of
MiIligan for the murder ofSsrter had,called q
great multitude to the town, and We presume
] some 500 or more persons at this time surrOun-
ded the Jail, No person obeyed the sheriH's
command 1t wassvery evident that the sym
pathies of large number Of the crowd was
with the mob, regulators, OF whatever the res
ders may please to call them this crowd seized
! rom the Sheriff gan with which he had arm
! I'd himself, demanding the KEY Oftha room in
which the negro was iacsrcerated, and on his
refusal to furn ish It. deliberately proceeded to
obtain sledges, crow bars &C., forced open the
tdOor seized the negro, placed him in the wag-
on and with shouts Of triumph, kept up SO long
as they were in hearing, left the town, As was
h very evident very considerable portion Of the
I crowd sympathized with the reseuers.
3 The subssq quent disposition Of The negro We
, learn from ths story of an eye witness as FOL
ows:
Il large crowd had assembled at Manchester
: and were awaiting the arrival Of the party will
;. the negro. Upon the arrival Of the party will
n 1.-The prisoner a shout of triumph went up from
IS both parties. The negro while passing th'
lcrowd in the street raised himself up in th'
= wagon, and With demon ike expression
tcouuienauce gave loud huzza. Arriving
/. the river the prisoner was taken from the wag
D. on. wh en- he cooly asked ''if they were not &C
m ing 10 let him ride over TO the Island spc
T. - fixed upon for hanging him" He wss toll
rs that he must walk over. He then asked to Sc
IN his wife, which privilege was allowed him.-
u When his wife approached him he remarked
= her, "I reckon will have to hang" She tol
y him that he should not have douS as he dld an'
YIbe would not have been in such fix" TO whic
. he made nc reply, He then asked her II 81
70 was going to stay IN town she said no, /
e. then told her to take good care of tae chillre
" They then shook hands and kissed each 9th
= when she eh.him apparently upcolcernsd.-
re Then he turned to the crowd and told them
'Ns come on" Es#asR 81 1
The crowd proceeded with him 10 The Islal
ING above town. Arriving there rope was tbro'
&C. over a limb ofa tee about twenty five feet frr
ah- the ground, the rope was then placed aroui
ent the negroes neck and his arms ard legs tie
IN Hs was then told to say what he had to s'
his Looking around over the crowd he said go'
70 BY to several who stood near him, and ealli
to several boys to" get down out Of that tree
Of he said he was ready Several questions WI
un- then asked to him, 10 which he made no answ
de but taid-',If you ara going 70 hang me do
Of quick and don't ask me 50 many question:
taOo The roEe was then gradually pulled until
,taI was raised about fifteen feet from the grou
.ht whore he wss kept suSpoGded for halfan ho
sad when he was taken down and buried He '
t in hung at 8 o'clock P. NJ. stea s1sa.a
ers lie manifested the most perfect iudiffere'
YER throughout tho whole proceeding, and show
her the most determined forttude. evet witness
an perhaps on such an occasiond Hedied with'
an struggle scarcely moving muscle So
ore deL the tragedy. feafte-
she We regret this msniIostation Of Lynch Lswi
Wit in our cepmunity. which We know to be
Gle. law abiding asn any State, but at the same
-om we cannot dvost our selves otthe feeling /,
tertansd by every man whom we have hes
,eo- speak ofthis affair, that nothing short of +
an- death OF ths perpetrator would bo an adequ
hy- punishment for crime Of fthatdaring and atr
ring ous nature, which has met with this sudt
,ub- and terrible punishment. Wehope never sg
vas to be called to upon toFeOord either crj
ack, the horrible type of the one we have q
and family endeavorsd to describe above, OF
n punishment similar tosthepone which has Vi
, by ed it. Theoretically we have heretofore q
land opposed mob law. and thisexhbtion of
rom Operations has by no means lsssenel our #
She ings of OfoppOstiOn, We ezhort all. as \