The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1857-04-08

Another Lynching AMsir--Thrce Men Hung.
The Marysville papers Of Friday contain the
particulars OF another horrible ly0ching affair,
which took place on Tuesday week at the town |
Of Bangor, in Butte county. The men had been |
accused Of robbing some Cinnamon, and it APP |
pears they we're hung on the evidence Of era
~ man. The following particulars are copied
from the Marysville Express, Of Friday; II
From Mr.. Mallon, of Forbestown, we learn
that three Of the four men who were arrested at
Long Bar Ferry, and brought to this city on the
Slst ult., from whence they were sent, the next
day. to Bangor, have been executed BY the peo-
pie Of that place. The circumstances, as near
as they could be ascertaned, were as follows
twill be recollected that they were accused OF
shooting and rebbing Cinnamon, and were sent
up 10 be examined before Justice of the Peace
who had issued warrant for their apprehen-
sion. They had been examined and held TO an-
swer, and were placed in charge Of the Consta-
Bile at Bangor, and the Sheriff sent for.
On Thursday morning, some time between.
the hours Of two and four o'clock, Ferguson,
one of the four, succeeded in Withdrawing bis
hands from the handouts. after which he libe-
rated the rest. They then possessed themselves
of the Constable's pistol---in what manner We
ulu uOt lcoAh--1hd atsthptS0 " Au@AS ltACh S1-
cape. The alarm was promptly given, and the
people pursued, and soon overlook and arrested
them. Ferguson, the youngest Of the party,
turned States evidence, and was protected
The other three-George Ringold, George N.
johnson, and s. II. Lake-were hung where they
were taken. Mr. Mallon informs US that Cor
oners jury had been called, and the verdict
was, "found hanging to an oak tree, but the
parties engaged In the hanging were unknown
TO the jury. They were all young men, neither
supposed to be over twenty-four years old
VIM. Ferguson, alias Charley Jones, was the
youngest of the four, and it was said by those
who were hung, that be had never been engaged
with them in any murder. He states that there
Is q gang, some thirty or more strong, and that
the men who were hung stated that If they could
get to Oroville, they could not be convicted.
We learn that there was considerable excite.
mcnt and but for the fact that the victims were
caught in attempting to make their escape, and
executed on the impulse of the moment, as it
were, there would doubtless have been much
MORE saat a .1etau
For ourselves, we can find no apology for the
act, and must denounce it as we think tide
serves, as an outrage on the laws, on the char
acter of the State, and more particularly on that
of Butte county, where We believe justice has
been AZ surely meted out by the proper officers
az in any county in this State. 1t is deeply To
be regretted that wiser counscls did not prevail
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