New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-11
,fsi,er and gambler both here, there aud

The D. pular ln1lgnhti"u o6""''
very strong on Saturday night Just before ms-
psht heard commotion 10 the entry OF the ran-
ters House, on tho story above my ROOM ana
found That il proceeded from an armed posse VINO
had heen scnt 10 remove him t0 the Mayors once,
from room in which he had been imprisoned win
keepers during the day. Apprehensions we're teit
that he would be hung that night, which, fortunate
" were not realized. A crowd Of nearly hundred
person., however, r. nlaiDed all night IN front OF
The MAYORS Office, and all day long Sunday, with
occasional increase of their nber during the day.
Towa I'd sunset this increase became very percep-
,;hle and before : O'Clock on Sunday evening the
crowd numbered between three and four hundred,
and received rapid accessOns. The cries OF the
prey;ous day began TO be revived, Of Fetch him
out,n "Hang him :" Hang him" These growing
more and more frequent, and calls being made isr
rope about "A O'Clock a man named Slocum lot
mrrly Mayor of the city, mounted on pile OF iron
castings lying in the street in front Of the lot next 10
the Mayors office, and stated his desire to hang
WooCs II guilty, to be equal to that of any one
nresept. and proposed that jury of citizens should
be impanneed to try him on the spot, and hang him
on the spot il they should find him guilty. Posses
sion was Immediately taken OF the staircase esalng
up 10 the Office, and then of the office ITSELF ana
soon a man appeared at q window, and called "
various citizens BY name to come up stairs anu serve
ON the Jury. Before o'clock it was impanneled
and had begun to hear evidence.
was present duriag most of its proceedings, IN
COMPANY with Judge -, who had requested me
to procure him access, in order that II possible ne
might identify the young man Nalglton' IL was
scene which il will not be easy to forget. The room
was broad. but low-studded. From its front three
small windows looked down on the crowd, who by
this time chOked the whole street. every feature In
every face Illuminated by the moonlight. Its furnl'
ture consisted Of the chairs, on which the jury
were grouped, two small desks, cooking stove, on
ton of which lay roulette table; pile of rifles IN
one corner. with pouches and powder-hOrns at
tacbed; in another corner pallet, on when tne
missioner Naighton stretched himself On the walls
were rough Autographs of all the candidates In the
last Presidential contest Woods sat sulIenly near
the door, by small table on which was placed
pitcher of water from which he drank frequently.
The jury were mostly substantial men IN appear
ance. OF various ages, two or three OF them being
little past minority while others were gray.headcd.
They began BY listening to the written confession OF
Naighton, whom they then examined personally. Inc
Testimony of other witnesses was then taken con-
cernng the search of Woods house, wagon and per-
son. the discovery of the money robbed from Stevens
which, it appeared, had been handed to him for safe
keeping by Quarles, the first man hung on Satur-
day: the discovery of large amount Of counterfeit
money on bis premises, and also that of various
gambling implements, among which was the roulette
table on the stove. Woods was then himself exam
ined.a He was placed in a chair around which the
ury Termed circle and the rays of the single can
die which Lit the rOOm in addition to the moonlight,
were cast on his face. He was logged in his re-
plies. Every few minutes, shouts were raised from
the crowd of Hurry up "Pitch him out"
"You promised to be through in twenty minutes,
and you've been more than an hour" Hang
hlm - Hang him. To appease these, short
spec ches were repeated from the windows and from
ttc platform of the staircase. None of them seemed
TO affect the sullen dcmeanor of the prisoner. His
ears had become too accustomed TO them during tue
day. He had made his WILL and appeared very In
different to the result If the protest of myself and
the gentleman by whom was accompanied could
have ayaed to check proceedings it would certainly
have been entered Satisfied that it would only re-
suit in our expulsion and in aggravatOn OF the jury
We remained silent.
Suddenly welcome interruption was made by
the voice of the Mayor, speaking from the steps OF
| the hotel opposite, and commanding the crowd 10
dispense. The speech was received in perfect 81.
leIce both by the jury and thepeOpe, and produced
a visible effect, for at its close three cheers were
| Given "for the Mayor" in opposition to tue cries OF
. Hang Woods" and the edges OF the crowd began
| 10 fall off. When the examination was resumed
left the jury.room with my companion, and pro-
| &C eded TO spot where could overlook whttevsr
was done outside. The crowd continued to de-
crease during the half hour through which the In.
| vestigatiOD was continued. At last, about lO3
O'clock silence was requested from the same steps,
| and the Committee were announced as prepared to
report. This they did individually, being unani.
NOUS however, in their opinion that they we're not
satisfied that there was evidence enough of Woodss
| guilt to warrant hanging him that night. This re.
| port was received with reluctance by a knot OF
forty or fifty men who were collected directly in
front of the Mayors Office; but the great majority
received it with perfect satisfaction The Commit
tee pledged their honor for the sate keeping OF the
prisoners during the night and the continuance OF
| their investigation to day; and before liz o'clock
| the crowd had quietly dspered, and the city was
| spared repetition OF the scenes OF Saturday.
do not apprehcnd any further interference OF
mob TO Lynch either Wood or Naighton, and it is
probable that they will be'delvered to the Terrific
rial authorities to be dealt with according to the
Territorial laws. The feeling 10 the city remains
unchanged concerning the lynchng OF the two muir
dtrers on Saturday. The Only regret which is ex-
pressed is that their guilt not pronounced Dy
jury of citizens impaneed on the spot, before they
were hung.
It has Been made certain that there exists in the
Territory an association of villains linked for the
preparation of all imaginable crimes by which
money is to be obtained, bound by secret Oaths and
| communicating by private signals. The confession
OF Naighton indicates that this association has strong
| foothold in Leavcnworth, LecOmptOn and Osawkse.
Most Of its members were desperate characters in
| the South before emgratiDg ~ the Territory. OF
the four men accused of completely in the murder,
| three were Southerners.
In concluding this fearful narrative it is just to
remark that no political party is responsible for the
| proceedings of the mob on Saturday ard Sunday.
Its leaders and its sympathizers belong to all parties
and all classes in society.
TIE CoLDsPRIsc TRAcEpr,-The affray at Cold