New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-20
MURDER-HANGING BY JUDGE LYNCH
F,s~ "a, Dubuque Hf,aId, IiyralL

VI -H1-Nof-'p
Frs~ tie Dubuque HraA, -ipr1H
We have jus. learned from Mr.. Black oil Andrs,~,
the old country seat Of jackson Co., twenty-nVe mn
south OF Dubuque the particulars OF the hansins -
hs. place by mob, Saturday last, the ilt1 ms,
of Eli Grford. half breed Griford had muraereds
named John Ingalls,, about the 18th oi MAI
He was arrested and lodged in jan at Andrew, On @
3lst OF March, and taken from the jail on oaIu
day last a. about o'clock p. NJ. by mob OF '~en-
y-our of the citizens of the vicinity where tne hu
der perpetrated Iron Hill PosOfiice, IN tne sa
county and about fourteen miles from Andrew. Ihe
ai was entered by force the door being broken open
with u sledge. The jailor made no resistance, no
called on the citizens for help, 10 protect the
defend the jail. The uncle Of the murderer hau .s
few moments before rode into town and ~sfheu ui'
ailor Of the approach Of the mob.
The mob headed by Jacob Lands of Iron Hlli;
and on arriving in proceeded at once TO the jan
and assaed the door with heavy sledge. Inc ;i uo
of the cell was strong one, end Gid not yieid u
two hundred blows had been struck. There "ei
four other prisoners in the jail who with the asss'
ance Of Grifford, bancaded the door. The prisoner;
on finding himself in the power OF the moo shower
much ALARM and asserted, on being told II was lleil
intention to hang him, that if you hang me- you hshs
an innocent man.. From the jail the mob took Grnoru
TO just south Of the school house between ina.
building and the cemetery, when rope was put
around his neck ard thrown over limb proJ"cllhs
over the pathway
When Grifford found that the citizens were deter
mined upon hanging him. and there was no prooaoLily
Of escape, he made clean breast OF IT. cone-sng tnat
he shot Ingalls, on Friday. the 27th in the woods,
wbeIe his body was found The weapon used WAS the
rife and he approached his victim from behind to
within fifteen feet and shot him in the head-the bal
passing through and lodging against the skull over
The left eye The skull in front was fractured and the
ball found TO have split in two parts, the gun must
have contained than one ball. At the time, ln-
gals the murdered man, was walking with an AZ
upon his left shoulder, and on receiving the fatal bah
fell upon his night side. small dog that was with hm
returned to the house the second day, after having IN
the interval evidently nestled closely to his master
person. .,,
Grifrord says that he instigated to the murder;
and paid for doing it, by his uncle man named
.Jarett. and another named David Mcdonald neigh
bors Of Ingalls, An old grudge existed between them,
which had been fostered from time to time by hostile
acts from both parties. Ingalls, had threatened 10 puh
Jaretts house for this Ingalls, had been arrested
ingalls, was large and powerful man, and IN personal
encounters was too much for any OF hls opponents
For this he doomed to death ana the conieder-
ates jarrett Mcdonald and Gnfford determined that
the deed should be done by the laer-the two former
agreeing TO pay him certain sum andshelp MN 10
| leave the State Griford is native OF Missouri,
| where his mother resides now.
The murderer sought an early opportunity oil effect
ipr his purpose which but too easily found Iron
H il situated in the midst of heavy body OF TIMBER
which stretches away for miles In all directions ana II
equenily afforded conceament TO accomplish the
GrRbrd also confessed that he had attempted to kill
two other persons in the same vicnity-one man az
whom he shot three times, and the other woman
When told the fatal moment was approaching, ne
acknowledged the Justice of his punishment, but said
his uncle ought TO suffer also.
From 800 10 500 persons witnessed the hanging. A
prayer was Offered up by Methodist clergyman, lhe
Rev Mr. Babcock the guilty wretch kneeling and
cros sing himself the surrounding crowd standing IN
respectful silence. There 10 disturbance no tu-
multi and legal execution could not have passed on
terfere, the people of the county having IT seems
come TO the conclusion that murderers cannot be pun
| ished if left TO the due course OF law.
When the last moment arrived, the leader Of the
narty tied handkerchief over the eyes OF Grf1ord
who manned standing, and every man of the twenty
| four took hold of the rope. At signal they pulled
upon the rope together, suspending him in the air,
abou! eight feet from the earth His irons had not
been taken off and his being pinioned there was
but little struggling, his guilty soul took Its flight
His body was allowed to remain upon the gibbe-rec
for something an hour, when II was taken down
| ard placed in rude box, and inferred in a field
| belonging to DIR. Cowden. During the whole Of this
time and until the body was buried the crowd remain
ed upon the ground silently witnessing the various oc-
| cunences.
| As soon az the execution over, two men were
dispached in pursuit of jarrett, the uncle, and Nc
Donald his accophce and it Is said Ia be the deter
| mnation to hang them both II taken Mcdonald has
not been snce the murder, but Is supposed to be
seceted in the neghborhoOd. Jarrett left town before
the arrival of the mob or II Is probable they would
| have made short work with him also. They are now
in hot pursuit, and it will be strange if they not
soon captured. 49,
| Gnfdrd was man about feet inches high,
stoutly made He was dark compexOned and had
| not a very bad-ookng' cOuntenance. His age was
| about - years and q single man.
| jarrett is short and not heavy-made man, with
decided French cast Of counenance, and not prepos
| sessng. 80
Mcdonald is short stout.built man, with fresh
| ruddy xion, and withal very goodoOking iel
| low. He had been a Mormon and has n family.
| The murdered man was alss man of family.
Andrew is small town of 300 TO 400 nhabtants-
| formerly the county seat of jackson County. The
a is situated here. II is the residence of Ex-Governor
| briggs the first Governor Of Iowa under the State
L GnXeruuent.