The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-06-27
Mob law in Cedars.Iioasc Thieves Raus ID
.-OEe Man shot-- Another Hung.

Kun, IN the skirts OF the timber, around
which is an admirable place for secreting
stolen horses. 1t has been known to the
whole neighborhood that this was den
of villains, and that all the horses stolen
for many mile. round me country have
been taken by meu bers of this band. and
many stol"n horses have been followed
directly to this house. About year
ago, counterfeit money was issued in
abundance from this quarter, and the
wonders were sought after by body of
neighbors, but they had got news of the
approach Of the mob, and made their
escape. Page was then notified to leave
the County, or stop harboring the vii
lains who infested that vicinity. In
stead Of needing the warning, the nest
bscamc if anything more rcfarious, and
the villains Of darker hue. No regard
was paid to the warning, but, on the
! contrary, the vagsbonds around Pages
defed the people, and even threatened
them should they interfere.
Almost year has since elapsed, and
no change for the better has taken place
in the conduc. Of Page and his friends.
The people in the vicinity having at last
lost patience with them, on Friday last
, gathered large crowd or mob, and made
! after Page. He was at home, and on
the approach Of the mob fred several
, shots at them from the window. They
! we're not, however, to be driven back,
but pressed forward to the house, when
! Page endeavored to escape, but while
making for the bushes was shot down
aud mortally wounded. He is still alive,
but with no hepcs of recovery
The followin. night the horse thief
. company sailed forth, and took a span
of horses from the stable of Mr.. Chase
in the neighbourhood, but the commu-
! nifty being aroused. and Oh the look-ou
they were so closely pursued as to be
compelled to abandon the horses for
safety,
| On Tuesday last (23d) the community
again assembled to the number of $50
men, all well srmed, and went again to
Pages to arrest the thieves, but we have
since learned that no one was taken.
We cannot at all times defend mob
law, but there are times " hen Vigilance
Conulttees are very beneficial in clear
ing the Hountry of desperaIoes. When
the law fails to con7ict-when Judges
50 construe the law as TO give new trials
to fe'ons who have been May tunes con-
victed of the most outrageous crimes
when convictions cannot be had, and all
kind Of villains 80 scot free without fear
Of the l,w--:t is then past endurance.
We are not sufficiently posted in all the
circumstances 70 determine in this case
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LAThR.-Slnce the above was written,
we l,arn that VIM. T Denny, one of the
worst of the horse thief characters mass
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west IL the mop had caught hiih' they
would probably have suspended his
operations. Or have planted him.
We aka learn that the crowd which
~, 80.
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Tor "m. l. Denny Aiohho rage aion'
son Gleason, Peter Coaklia, Alonzo Ser
ooant, c, ". Clute, Mr. johnson. and
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\ large hhnbRr Of people again assem-
blel on Wednesday evening at the hou-e
of Mr. Uovte. The warrants were nlaccd
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h'Po'S -""7''n. l ne 'u'n'er asse'lioleo
vas Zos, the night being dark and rainy,
bat had IT been clear weather as many as
90 citizens would have been present:
On the following morning they proceeded
N body to the house OF Page, but no.
body vas found there other titan Page
and his family, he beng In, critical
condition, and not expected to live
Rnnoar Gays that the posse drove four
; OF the horse thieves into cave, and have
them tacr now b'ro"aeea under
strong guard. ms - probably hoax,
however. After leaving Page : they ar