Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-21
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From the Davenport Gazotte June 27th. More Aynohing in Iowa-A Gang of Horse Thieves Broken Up-Hanging the Ring

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 More Lynohing in Iowa-A Gang of Horse
 Thieves Broken Up-Hanging the Ring leader.
 For some years past tte farmers of Clinton. Cedar and part of Scott counties, have been greatly troubled by horse thieves. Some farm CTS have lost as many as six and eight horses
 and others three or four, and so on. Several
 recent thetts, and knowledge that regular | organized band of horse thieves existed in said reglon, who seemed to Jofy all law and all ef- l iofts to punish them, iulure1 the farmers of
 these counties to organize a committee or sccie-
 " to break up this band. Such committee | Nas formed q short time since, aud in it are aohie ol 'he most substantial farmers in Clinton,
 Oeaar ana Linn counties. The following facts
 have beem given us bvarelabls informant. who
 Is acquainted with the names of good many oi the committee, and of certain persops whom the committee are in search of The facts We give are direct from mcnberof the committed i to our informant.
 l Some days ago the committee arrested two l men, and placing rope in the wagon started 1 for the timber. Ihis so frightened the pgisou-
 eFs that they made a full confession to savo their oWn lives. They told all about the or- G1nlzation and who were cnga-e1 in it. giving
 names, etc., in detail. With ths information
 the committee proceeded to the house of man named Page, living in the back part of Clinton
 county, to arrest horse thief who was SUD-.
 posed to be concealed there. When apIIoach-
 iu9 the house, they were fired uuou They re- turned the fire, and shot Pare in the hoH,e1s who has received fatal wound. He is rroh,. hly dea by this time. We presume the thiof was not arrested, as wo did not hear the facts
 mentioned. This happened about last Tues dav.
 Day before ycstorlay (rhursday) at half past one o'clock, the committee proceeded to
 arrest an old man named Benjamin Warren,
 who lives in the Warren settlement" of Cedar
 county He had long been suspected of horse
 th.cying, but he hal been sharp enough to coy-
 CT up his thefts as they were committed, 50 that
 he bad escaped justice. The committee now,
 however, had the direct evidence.
 When some distaco from lis house, about
 forty horseman of the main gang loft their com panlonS and gailoped up to tho house, to tak o him hy surprise and prevent bis escape. He
 was secured and taken into tho woods, where
 the crowd were gathercd Here regular iury was impanenel, and a committee took charge oG the invcsti@l ltion. He passed through q 1 formal trial, in which number of witnesses were examined. He WIS asked f hc had any 1 sad ne had not. The question then arose. ! whether to lynch him or hang him, and wa.
 put to vote. About thirty were for lynching,
 and the balance, probth'y ncar three huaIrod, were for hanging. The decision was made known to him, anA he was asked if he had anv rremratJrs to make. Ue sail no oulv wanted time 10 make out his wi.l, ani ho had about thirty bcquosts to make to a5 many hors Tho committee dccjdeI that this would take too
 much time, more than could De afforded h.n,
 end lie must die without the wl,l beng male. Not muscie moved ;n the old raitl's face, rot
 a nerve qp.yered. Iio only remarked that ho thought ' Waa q pretty quick way of doing
 things. He placed !!j, hands h3A;b! him to bo
 ued, rose to iil3 .cat ati w,l, r.a g apparently AK unmoVcd a@ though hc were hIsa ,pcctar0r. A roie vas fixed acro.s ti.l hmh, rnl M-t4r.- 1 e.' Around ha neck. Ih9 Hrst elf, Ae suur ! ~E iec. from the -roUul ily WAS raised tyr. , iye' higher and hung corpse.
 ite comralttec the0 poeaoaod t2 His house. lhay mot hls wife atj a- cl nd4. should to | lone n h.s body. Nae >t.l she wou34 take care of j.. ole seemed aimu-t uouoyc3, arl appeared to think j1>re3 had been rendered. Sine s1id she haI often told hiu what would ! harl"u, and warned him to change hs life.- tlia soa ha, doro the ~ame Iae committee | hmu-ht thc h,ly tD the hoVsc, aul delivered i5 ta his lre. who scc,nai to think simple Q j"st3aa NM lnon done in hln.ns A.n WAL ron WAS au oJl -ot'!er ar., Iu gHoi crrurs-.f.-
 cas. Ll-t Saturday M WIS trc5ei to tle ".o,., Acfe As was scon u hoii secret coa- sl.tat'on N.itA two lnen strangers iu lIc yciu.-
 ". The committee examined his house. au ! . iaun, letters slGet by various names. doHJt- ' less HeiHoas, telling h'm where to dut and se.crel@ property, maNiag appointments, et..- o' important aS mcAns of discovery of other members of the baud
 TAe c.nn-aol arc determined 0 r'l tho rr4hNrlaaa -.g. Iuoy uavenot.tia /. ..re lat-o.- t3la.a \. p.t N tae oouHuy M Aia-ty daya, ara;1 NA.l.i-aa5Uow wofl iu
 who lroorai namLe., w a baG. One pcr- son rass.I through cis cly faw days ago, making It's csoue fcam tlc coum5Hae. The
 ...r wo-s orly o1" aHW lah. him, when ds.oya miles from ts.> ,.c, a.l would Lave had h.a Tut .of oa the Nror trte1. Ne may eNree- to h.Arofoi4cre b-.u5 iynehed or hun :
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