The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-04-25
FoulMurder and Lynch Law In Jackson
T. M CO1nty.

a.. Coanty. I
E. Mann, Justice Of the Peace in
Farmers Greek township makes publica-
ton Of the following facts over his sig
nature in the last Sentinel: We had
heard of the atrocious deed several days
before, but refrained from giving any
statement concerning it, until a full in
vestigation could be had, and it was well
we did 50, for, as our information ran, the
murder was fixed upon the wrong man.
The matter as detailed below IS prob
badly as reliable as can be ascertaincd be.
ing elected on the examination before
the Justice:
"Our neighborhood was aroused by the
disappearance of on John Ingle; in the
forenoon of the 9th of March, 1851
The Monday following, the neighbors
turned out en- ntasse; a search was made
in the immediate vicinity of where he
was last seen, near or on the lands of Ell
kim Wilson; in Farmers Greek township
which resulted in finding the body of In
gle lying dead, near the Improvement Of
the aforesaid Wilson, on the land of Hiram
Hcnicks, few rods from the line, in
Brandon township. He had been sho,
in the head, the ball entering the head
at the occipital, passed nearly cen
trally through the head bearing up
and little to the left, it appeared from
the examination of DR.. 10y, of Fulton
who was called by the inquisitors to as
sist in the examination, and who extrac.
ted the bal! from the inside of the skull
which was broken in front over the lief,
eye.
Con the morning before mentioned h,
was at the shop of said Wilson, in com
pany with David McDalond, Henry Jar
ret, and Eli Grifford. He left the sho,
in company with Griford, Gaifford hav.
ing gun, Ingle an axe. Inside of al
hour Grifford returned alone. Ingle
when found had his axe lying as it APP
peared, just as it fell when he fell, do,
belonging to said Jarrett, it seems, wen
along with GrifFord and Ingles, but die
not return with Grifford, who said h
staid with Ingle. So it appeared, fol
when We found Ingle his panta oons CAV,
evidence that the faithful animal ha,
stayed with him until hunger drove hin
away. A jury was empannelcd an,
sworn by 4. Mann, Justice of the Peac,
an inquest was held, and the efforts mrdt
to obtain light on so foul deed wcr
vigorous aud prompt The efforts made
resulted in elicting evidence sufficient Il
Justify the jury in finding verdict o
wiltul and intended murder against Grit
ford, who as soon as the body of Ingl
was found, was pursued and taken, AM
since the verdict of the inquest has beer
committed to Jail, March 3lst, by an or
der of +. Mann, Justice of the Peace
Farmers Greek, Jackson County Iowa"
The sequel to this horrible drama re
mains to be told, and would to God i
never had fallen to our lot to chronicl,
such deeds of violence in jackson coun
ty.
Rumor asserts that over three hun
dred men, living in the centeral portion
Of this country, have pledged themselve
to summary hang every murderer nov
under arrest for the commission of that
country. They have bound themselve
by the most solemn oaths and covenant
to stand by each other and carry out t
the fullest extent their intended purpo
ses. Tue sequent acts confirm the truth
OF the rumor, and we fully believe tina
such reorganization exists.
Accordingly on last Monday some sew
en- or eight men undertook to break int,
the Jail at Andrew. where the above ma
med Clifford was confined but the
were rerulsed and failed Of their pur
pose. Last Saturday several hundre,
persons repaired to the Jail and took tn,
prisoner out. After making suitable
preparations for hanging him on the near
est tree, they gave him an opportunity t.
confess. Gritford stated SO we are in
formed, that he did shoot Ingle, that h.
was hired to do so by Henry Jarrett Nc
Donald, that they paid him one hun
dred dollars each to commit the murder
jarrett, who was at large on the ground
fled towards Fulton. After gatherin,
all from Gritiord that he choose to tell
the crowd strung him up to the limb of
tree, where his dead body was seen hang
ing in the afternoon by the passenger
IN the Dubuque stage, on the wa
here
Gas near as we can get at the trutl
from the various rumors afoat, Inglc
Mcdonald Jarrett, and Griiford have al
been concerned in altering and coinin,
counterfeit money some dispute ha,
arisen among them;and the murdered In
gle had threatened to inform the civi
authorities, and turn States evidenc
against the others. Under these cir
cumstances the three confederated togeth
er to put lngle out of the way. The,
cast lots to see who should do the deed
with the understanding that whoeve
the lot fell upon should carry out tn
designs of the three and should receiv,
a hundred dollars from each of the 9th
! ers.
These are the statements made by Grit
ford before he was hung last Saturday.
After hanging Grford, a portion o
the crowd started in pursuit Of the fee
ing Jarrett, who had fifteen minutes tn,
start of them
We learn verbally that he was taken
found guilty Of being accessory to tn,
murder of Ingle and on last Sabbath WA
taken to the Andrew Jail, but the jailoi
refused to receive him The posse WIZ
had Jarrett in charge then started 70,
Bellevue to deliver him to the Sheriff. -