Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-17
ILYNCHING AN ABoLITIoEIsT IN MIssIs
RIPpI.

! A correspondent Of the Memphis Appeal, wri
ting from Oxford; Miss, OH the 7th inst, gives
the following account of the manner in which an
AbOlitonist was lynchod
"On Friday night last, man by the name Of
! Snider was brought here under arrest, charged
with organizing an insurrection among the negroes
in the neighborhood of ALbyvie, and was tried
before the committing court the next day, and cls
charged. Bnt before he had time to get out OF the
court house, n meeting Of the citizens was called
Mr.. Yancy Wiley was called to the chair, and
made some inquiring remarks, which were ans
wer by several of our iullentlal citizens somewhat
recommending mob law, which was received with
applause but this was cooled down by occasional
speeches from others opposed to it. After de!lb-
Grating some two hours the prisoner agreed to re-
main in Jail one month, to enable him to procure
evidence Of his innocence, which was pat to q
vote Of the house, and rejected after which, COM
mttee of five appointed to dispose Of the mat
ter. They agreed 70 accept his proposition, tone
months imprisonment and the meeting adjourn
ed. lie (tho prisoner)leit the house for the jail
under care Of two constables, but on arriving at
| the gate he pushed back, when the officers
had to release their hold, which was Immediately y
taken by two of the crowd they proceeded to the
end of the street leading north from the cour
| house.
"When they were about one hundred yards ou
of the corporation. they left the road about quar-
ter of a mile, and stopped The man (Snydcr
was asked to strip himself, which lie did without
word He was then asked to acknowledge thu
crime he was charged with. To this he said HI
had mono to make that he was innocent, &c
After keeping him naked near an hour, and con
sultng it was proposed to let him have what ht
chose, and he was carried hack to the jail. Awhile
after supper he was demanded OF the jailor, who
refused to let him out, but upon persuading anc
explanation on the part OF the people, he (tht
jailor) agreed to turn the prisoner out not having
any legal prOeess to imprisOn him, which was done
lie was taken half-mile from towD by picked
crowd, who were watched closely by outsiders
After remaining in the woods about an hour and a
half, the crowd (who scattered around as SEN
| tines) met at fence where the prisoner was.
lie was again told to strip, which he proceeded to
do without molestation; but when he was drawing
his shirt it was caught and fastened around his
neck with the sleeves for a blindfold. rope was
then put around his neck to frighten him, but it
had not its desired effect. He allowed to
stand in that position about fifteen minutes when
he was carried to the bottom Of the hollow near
est to where they were, and tied around tree.
! lie was told what was their intention TO lynch
him until he told something. The lashing was
commenced by two, who used straps fastened to
sticks about ten inches long. After he had taken
one hundred and sixty-seven lashes, he began to
know something about it, but not enough to satisfy
the lynchers; so they commenced again with two
other lynchers, and when the number had reached
two hundred and thirty eight lashes he told the
whole tale which was this: lie was to raise a
company of some dozen blacks, who were to bt
furnished with arms (kn:ves and pistols) by him
and go to the houses of some Of the wealthies
families, and get their money by frightening them
If they failed in this way, they were to kill the
men and take it, when they were TO get on the cars
for Memphis and then up the river to Indiana
They were to take two white ladies with them, Cor
wives. lie implicated another man, who was then
in Indana.) There was testimony against him
except his confession and that of the blacks. So
he shipped on the cars yesterday morning for
the Junction, where he was to start to his home in
Indiana, l have learned today that he was taken
from the cars at Holly Springs, and confined in
Jail. suppose we shall hear more from him when
the cars arrive here to day. D,P.M."