The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-10


va. taken up by The ciy authorities. WIS buried on
Pilot Knob this morning
nal oonposure. Allowing no signs q fear he was
asked no had anything 70 ~ In the way Of combustion
BE replied that 40 could give information npio.iins
cher parties Be said he was on the ground q
the time Of committing the crime, but that he did
not participate in II, and that he Immediately ran
pred vile now appeared the ground, threw her arms
around hts neck and uttered piercing screams The CRY
was sn.y taken from biz neck and the crowd followed
HIM back to the JAIL where he escorted BY two mar.
shals, and once more lodged within it, walls.
rHH SECOND EXECUTION.
Many OF The people were greatly dissatisfied the pros
pec that Bays might escape and the desse crowd In front
Of the jail exssperated that ihe officers care
should rush In and take him out His wea young Irish
woman Of about 25took her place In front Of the jail
door, The officers, the proempore Mayor and large
stood beside her, and attempted 70 restrain keep OIL tho
crowd
10 calm the Of excited feelings For nearly
hours they maintained their niton, endeavoring by
persuasion and by force 70 keep the people off, Mrs:
Bays USED the most implorng language, and fought
like tiger; but she was taken AZ gently possible
by party of and carried away. The officers and
their assistants were at last also forced away-tne
battering used again; the door completely
demolished and q. sbout six O'Clock the crowd rushed In
cree more brought the prisoner and with him
the bet retained bis self posssssion while hands
tied behind BIN, and at the last moment cast half
sconul half trump smile upon the crowd He made
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single moment.
10 few minutes his body cut down. end left the
home by the orders Of his wife Bays was about thirty
years Of age and is said 10 have been native OF Points
vile, Johnson county, Ky He kept grooery and house
of bad repute in Leayenwofth. His body Was inferred
this afternoon
TIE OTHER PRISONERS.
While the crowd were absent at the gaowr the nrst
time, the ooors took Knghten and WOods from the jail
and carried hem up 10 the fort for safe keeping General
Harvey however, refused TO receive hem on the ground
that tue quad full. They were acc ,roingly
kept In the Mar shas houAe through the night and
returned to town and lodged IN the Mayors ohce this
merning.
Al an carly hour yesterday Judge Iaa sent to Genera
Harvey for troops protect the prisoners but he declined
sendrg any do not know the technical ground for ais
course but lie well understood here thai, privais
citizen thipSs tue action Of the citizens ustaable, and
is not inclined 10 Interfere unless compelled To-
ENIeHTEN's CONFESSION.
Knghten detsiled confession this mor1ng, which
took down from his lips. Inc following Is the sub
Ny name Is Ammon Kngbtsn; am twenty cue years
old; horn 10 Gay county Indians but principally
raised in Hendricks county, in the esme State where
my parents reside was brought up aud hsye nj
ways lived until this gum ner on . farm; arrived In
Kan-as The Is. OF Juiy; drove government team
upon the prairie until the 18TH when was taken sick
aud came back 10 Leavenwor,n; ttayod about town
working in brick yard until week ago to-day, when
went over 70 the aahd ard engsged to cnop wood
for Powers Il Iosie on Monday commenced cEoppnS
with Qusree, whom had never seen before; in few
days he show ed me some counterfeit money; wanted
J,
prof said he knew where be could get So 600 Of one
Gay got pretty drunk Il not in the hao OF drak
ing muchl and gave me $40 note on souh Caronoa
twas refused and became frightened and threw away;
told Qcaries ~hat did with it, last Friday night
here with him q: his request; he did NOT tell
me for Whist purpose he wiahed me te coma; ne had
knife and revolver in ns belt when we started Woods
ct us Ut the ssf and with ne and Qlares
had good deal private couversatJ tosoher ares
treated unit was pretty drunk then told me here
q here who had $l0o whom Woods had told him
sk, n.Vs shfn al Urf mt
OF town. take the money from him said had never
been In any scrapes OF thai kind and would no 90; he
had never seen Woods or Bays before Quslcs intma,d
70 that he could get counterfeit money OF tnem; said
Woods Was their bana en- and they all deposited with h
which heard Of their private copversaaons togelasr
that there Was large gang OF them sn ina some
renee, and other places through the Territory
no whhed 10 60 IN With them TO rob this
during the evening QuArles aud Woods together
good DEAL QIares le evcral times and we met after
wards t, before O'Clock when we met 10 saloon,
he told me Bays had gone after the man, and We drank
and went ,he evee togo ther some distance
below the spring met two men, who were strangers 10
me; before met, Quares Told me there had been a
murder committed laely up here and said don't You
eco the man with the straw hat ouf understood him TO
mean that one OF the men whom We met nsd oeca con,
evening when met them, when We got 70 tue spring,
Bays and the deceased were sitting inst below IT, talking
Quares said before 60. there, thas !. our msn with
the black coat on" (Ssvens); he also said Bays had
ranged N 40 thai Stevens would have no about him
We walked t, the spring, drank, and passed up little;
drank stepped back and nvited Stevens to drink nc did
SO, and when be commenced rising, BAYS caught him
the collar and told him deliver his money; he struck
Stevens OF the moment Stevens screamed,
struggled, and 20, OF Q little way, and thore was a
scufe; I threw stone Of him which had picked up
en- the way, at the request Of Qusrles was bat four
Eve feet away from the struggle and sprnng over and
caught Sewers BY The arm Bays had s, h s Of nm ana
said "K him and throw BIN In the river, Qla,les fred
pstol shots drrng the scafs Bays and Qaarles were
fmbiug about Stevens, bnt don't see them gti any
money; had DO idea they intended 70 hurt him uphl
Qurrles stabbed him; 30 got away rom Us, ran
down the bank into the river, making moaning nose;
ran away With oGarles as FAST as coui; Bays disppe-
cd In the other direction Qusres threw his Eoife away,
around 70 town and went Into Bays grocery
where several men playing cards; Viaros began
taking with them about ordinary naters very soon Bays
came to The do,r called cut lrlhhman In eT min
utcs tho shman rcgrrod and sa,d GAYS had been rob
bed cay, looked pale and srd be and Stevens had gone
10 ID spring drink when they were attacked, he was
robbed and be thought sevens wa. murdered the irish
mt Qaares, Bayt and myself ept doFn 70 tho spring
found Stevens yifg on rock, on the wa'erh edge,
Prcaning family; Qoaile. and Bays scut the Irish.
nau for n doctor and while tney we're gone searched
Stevens he only lived minute or two; saw no money,
but saw QuareS thros something into tho water, Shich
and rcpounced Stevens dead Qusros and stad u the
then -ert down town nc toos as 70.
yolver and couperet money be had, aud ssid he
gave them 10 Woods; lott him In saloon wont down Tue
river distance, and slept under tree; IN the morn
Ing ~As folng the river 10 tho 'and when was
arTCscd felt bad and reckless, and didnt whether
tcy arrested not; when took Stevens bg the arm
10 bod hin. II wG q, ouares orden; have always beea
| an hopest boy before.
Knizheu's manner and appearance white making ihis
statement wero 70 impress those who heard ia
nc belief that lie was telling the rGh. lie manfcsts
good deal 81 simplicity and ingcnuourns,s aud appar
cnty young who has teoa but ut OF the world,
| end IA Of TO means hardened in crime. Al time
rbfe abiding 20 his lie, until now urstaned by crime, he
yas affected 10 tear. At the time Of making his confession
he fully expected TO share the fate Of Bays and eiaros
/ within q few hours.
TIE YELLING or TO-DAY.
Alan carly hour this morning large crowd assembled
before the Mayors ofce, add the prevailing scnmeo,
yss imously in favor hanging Words Al once. HIS
reputation here has long been bad he believed 70 30
old In crime and though be MT BY an OF the teet
NOR con nscted with murder further t1an the
ceyer OF QuaI les and quantity OF his counter
ieY money no conmisoration was expressed Tor hiun IN
suy quarter lie would undoubtedly have been executed
at once hut for the Of Ju 70 Lsa who addressed