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LYNCH Law IN IOWA.
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LYNCH Law IN IOWA.
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JACKSON COUNTY. Iowa. May ~, i"0'.
You NAV have learned through the papers Of the
operations of Judge Lynch in our hitherto quet ana
peaceful county, but the late Ourages and shocking
Proceedings which have taken place here deserve
something more than passing comment. Inc coun-
try at large is not aware, presume, that 49,
lance Committee has been organized IN Jackson
County, Iowa-exercising powers as dld the world
renowned Vigilance Committee OF san FRANCISCO
vet without the redecmiDg trait OF seeming NECESSITY
that called that Committee into beng. IL IS SO.
band Of 500 or 400 men have organized, and III q
defiant and pompous way have published TO the
world tier declqratOn and in is framing have lu-
riously parodied the Declaration of Independence
lis fr,t sentence being. " decent respect I"r ihe
"opnims Of mankind This Committee nave
bound themselves by the seyerest and most san
culinary penalties to stand by each other, to visit
With dcaih any one who shall enter their band as
spy, who snail oppose their action by force, or who
shall attempt 10 inquire into their proceedings III
ANY legal manner This band of men claim that our
criminal laws are not enforced with efficiency; that
through the ingenuity Of lawyers the conmvance oil
officials. and the corrupt administration OF the law
murderers, thieves and cOuntericiters escape the
penalties due their crimes and 60 unwhipped Of JUS
tice that the county IL heavily taxed 10 support the
Court, and that criminals are lying in jail from year
to year and that by manifold delays IN criminal cases
the civil docket is constantly increasing, without any
prospect Of those cOses being adJudlcated. have
been thus particular in stating their pretended cause
Of grievance that this account may be impartial.
To fully understand the present action OF this Com
mittee | make depression. More than two years
ago. man by the name Of BarGer shot his wife in
the viii. ee of Bellevue the county seat etths county
He had had previous difficulty with Mrs. Barger,
bad accused her Of infdelity and she Just before
her murder had sued for divorce. on the ground
of i'll treatment and abuse. Mrs. Bargcr was living,
AT the time of her death, with relation IN Bellevue
Barrer lay in wait for her during the nght, IN the
weeds before the house where she residing, cut
notches in the edges of the fence boards, through
which he might protrude his rifle barrel, and as Sue
made her appearance al the door IN the morning,
deliberately shot her down Since that time, ne has
had two trials for that murder-deiense, insanity
On one trial, the jury disagreed; on the other,
brought in d verdict Of guilty. motion for new
trial was granted and be To have been tried IN
September next. Last Summer, one Michael Car
roll, an Irishman. killed German IN bis harvest
field by stabbing him with large knife and in the
presence Of a number of wOrkmen vino were engaged
in threshing for Carroll.
Carroll had ordered the German to do some work,
which he refused To do; vhereupOn the lrshman
commenced pounding the German on his head With
the knife-hand and ended 10y repeatedly piunglng
were amazed at the unexpected scene. and became
So euraped at the deed that as am informed, they
were on the point If tearing Carroll IN pieces, by
Uironirr him into The thnshtr and were dlssuaded
from the design by the timely arrival al number
If other persops Much Indignation has been NAH
Tested throughout tie county at these murders;
and for safe keeping, the murdereTs were pun IN
the Jail Of al adjoining county.
About two months ago man named ingalls,. re-
81, rptt no 4.
MISSING. On search, he was found N the wood.
shot dead. Suspicion pointed 10 one Grliord, VINO
had been seen recently in the woods with the muF-
dered man. An examination took place before
MAGISTRATE and he was lodged 10 jail 70 await his
trial at Andrew. in this county A few days AFTER,
our whole community was asionlshed ana shocEed.
This Vigilance Committee had organized. lney
went to the jail, all armed, dehsnaeG adliltauee'
and ON refusal Proceeded 10 pound the door With
sledee hammer. After repeated blows the door and
easing gave way; they drew Griiord out, TOOK HIM
10 4 ire near by put rope around MS neck and
asked him il lie had anything 10 say Inc poor
wretch no doubt IL hope that confession might save
bis life. made speech, duplicating TWO o'Ier
men. and sad that they bad mutual. agreed 70 KIN
ingalls,; that the man wdo did Tie deco was % De
raid $50 by the others and in case 81 arrest helped
Ia escape. ,. =,
They told bin they were going 70 rang hin. lie
called for n priest 4 Methodist minister prayed
with him. and ther they strung hin Up 70 the tree.
some twenty men had hold OF the rope and drew
him IN, willie the remainder Of the Committee
stccl guard with loaded dnns. they Suffered his
corr,e To- dnnele in she ar for se'eFai hours then
buried BIN in coarse CONN
Fer tLe last week "a two. runners have Ieel anoat
that this Vigilance Committee intended T. lake
Barcer fr5m tie jail where be was confined, and
harc him. Oar citizens generally thought there was
70 fcundatisn for the runners; out iss' night seq
e,sl Wagon. loads Of men. al armed to ihe teeth.
went 10 Dew II. where DArger and Carroll we're IN
custcdy. took tltm from The Jail, AMI, as AN ~
foTruei without any resistance on the part OF the
rfooaedcd 20 Andrew tbs morning aud
hung Da,eef 20 s1e t.oe on wA-ct tEey had before
hung GTieCrd.
4 largo co2cou7-, cf PcCp-e were qresent-scme
estimate he humble. al rot ess than one ihousand--
and. blush 70 relate l. porto" q ~ erone ,e'rs
,ron,y. Tbe pri.oEcr BaTgrf Va Very mucn AZ
fs.ted ard s,id tut l,s words The gaping multi
tnde stood ,tc-e wi-t Ire utmost Indifference. and
aered ffty men for that was about tee n9.aber OF
he Committee present 70 commit tbs horrible
,nnrdsr. 4 part Of the COnmItiee cers boys not
mere han s.Iteea sccrs cj age GrmeG 9Th -eo-sed
r,rolrlrs ~ Lo,h hands. A: sgcal gwen by their
,snta;n whose name was Jacob Lands the present
y, stmaster AT iron Hill. TINS county, they drew
bin m IN the air 10 de Lie dog
Wleu nv infcrUart left tie slot tie body vac J