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kept. IL they were guilty they were the
proper parties to be made an example of,
and would be punished. II they were not
guilty they ought not to suffer. This was
tho course provided for by the Constitu-
ton and Laws of our country, and he trust
ed that every good citizen would use his
influence to let the law take its curse.
A voice-We don't want any more Fugit
trials
Another voice-A prisoner got clear
here the other day by paying So.
Judge Lecompte- Every man Of you who
aids in the commission of violence, breaks
the laws of the land. You will be liable,
under the laws of the United States, to in
dictment for murder.
A yoice-Indict and be ID, then
By this time the excitement became I'M
comfortable. Those who favored lynching
began to see their strength, and were so
exasperated at reproof from 'Jeffries Lee
COMPETE that very bitter language was
used towards him, and a grand rush was
made for the Jail
The Jail was forced, and Quarles and
Bays were dragged to a tree near the May
or's Office, and Quarles was Immediately
hung. Bays said he couid give inlorma-
ton duplicating others. lie was taken
back to this Jail, but a rush was again made
to the place, and in spite of the efforts Of a
large number who were opposed to more
lynching, and the entreaties and struggles
Of his wife, the door was forced, and the
mar was taken out and hung beside his
companion.
'.While the crowd were absent at the gal
lows the first time, the officers took Knight
en- and Woods from the Jail and carried
tn en- up to the Fort for safe keeping. Gen.
Harvey however refused to receive them,
on the ground that there were but few
troops there to guard them, and that the
guard room was full. They were according
ly kept in the Marshal's house through the
night, and were returned to town and lodged
in the Mayors office till this morning. At
an early hour, yesterday, Judge Latta sent
to Gen. Harvey for troops to protect the pri.
soners, but he declined sending any. ! do
not know the technical ground for his
course, but it is well understood here, that,
as a private citizen, he thinks the action Of
the citizens iustiiable, and is not inclined
to interfere unless compelled to-
Knighten gave a detailed account of his
own concern in the robbery and murder,
and Of the acts of Quarles, Bays and
Woods in regard to that transaction, of well
as in the counterfeit money business
Crowds filed the streets during the night,
and there was a strong feeling in favor of
hanging Woods, who was considered an old
offender; and it was only by earnest exhor-
tations of older citizens that it was proven
ted.
Some citizen with good lungs (his name
| have forgotten) now mounted the brick
pile, and craved a moments hearing. By
this time there were at least 1900 persons
present. but all was Suddenly quiet. The
speaker commenced by saying that he ap-
proved of yesterdays proceedings, and had
assisted in them. (Cheers and cries of
''Good y Those acts were right; the men
were guilty beyond all question of a revolt
ing murder, and it was best under the cir
cumstances that they should be punished
Just as they were. ("Good again" etc.)-
But now here were two other men. In the
case OF one there were some mitigating cir
cumstances; in the case Of the other his
guilt was not yet established. (Cries of
''Yes it is at is etc. "No.' per
sisted the speaker, sit is NOT. Now let it
not be said that the people Of L%eavenworth
hung two men in a doubtful case without
trial
Voices-'But there is no law here. The
courts ale a farce
The Speaker. very true. But choose
a Jury Of our own citizens, twelve or TWEEN
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let hcm try the prisoners, and if they are
guilty they may then be executed
This proposition brought loud cries Of
"no, - mo- hang them, - etc. But the
prevailing shouts were "All right, -
Agreed, - ''but do it Immediately, -
"Will give you Just twenty minutes etc.
A Jury was at oace selected by the crowd
1t consisted mostly oil. old reliable citizens,
though there were some hot headed young
men on it,
knighten's testimony, though it did not
implicate Woods in the murder, led the
crowd to believe that both were guilty
and the cry was "hang him ,''-"hang
them both ,'-"Well wait no longer
More time was asked for and other w.t.
nesses were examined, and the statements
of Wood we're heard.
Mayor Adams, who ives absent from the
city when the first lynching took place,
addressed the assembly while the jury were
celebrating. lie was listened to with
great respect, lie assured the multitude
that every means in his power should be
used to have the prisoners safely kept and
fairly tried, and urged on them the IRENE
diable wrong Of putting to death men who
might be innocent. Some of the Jury men
also stated that the evidence did not convict
Woods with the murder. This satisfied
the most of the crowd, and the night passed
Oft without farther attempts at violence.
The question arose where was Gov.
Walker all this time. To this the reporter
says
AS soon as this outbreak occurred it was
generally believed that Gov. Walker would
gladly embrace the opportunity of relieving
himself IRON his present awkward dilemma.
1t was expected on all hands that he would
come here with the troops with the greatest
expedition. Had he done so, no further
violent action would be taken, for here, as
elsewhere in the Territory the people will
not resist the U 5. troops, Gov. Walker
must have learned by noon yesterday, that
the lynching was inevitable, and he might
easily have been here by dark last night.
But Lawrence and ~Leavenworth are two
different places, and though forming a
voluntary municipal organization for
sanitary and other kindred purposes is rank
rebellion, deserving of proclamations and
the L ), army, hanging two or three men
without trial, judge or jury, after removing
the officers of the law by force, is SO light a
that the Governor can afford to come
here only IN easy marches of elegant leisure,
or to remain where he is in a state of
mastery inactivity :"
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