The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-11-26
A TERRIBLE DEED IN KENTUCKY.

1sco Hen Hung By a Mob b-Suicide Of One Per-
s0a-.frrest Of Other Persons -Ercitemeat.
Two men charged with murder, were lynch
ed at Greeusburg, KY, on the 10Th inst, aud
another, prisoner, 10 escape the fury oil the
mob, committed suicide. Ii appears that some
eight months since wealthy farmer of hentuck- .
v, Irving near CampbelIsyllIr, was murdered 7
anA robbed OF between $4,000 aud $4,000, oy
parties who entered his house by midnight aud
accomplished the double deed while he was
s1uu4ly sleeping in his bed. Mr.. Simpson was
much respected, ant-of course the cowardly
murder caused great excitement in his
community. Soon after the guilty culPfits
were discovered aud arrested,s aad an attempt
was made By the Populacr TO hang them, which
was frustrated. Allerward they were taken
from ihr Jail at RusseIvlile to that al Green's
burg. The Louisville Journal has letter da-
/ ted Canp5rllsyllIe, NY, Nov. 10, which says
This morning, according TO previous un-
/ der,tanJing, rnen from tins and The adjoining
/ counties Commenced gathering at tins place,
! aud al all early hour took up their march TO
! Grernsburg, meeting with accesssons al dferent
! points along the road until the crowd numbered
! two or three hundred men, including, We learn,
Z considerable number OF spectators. The mob
! proceeded to the Jail, which built of stone
I and very strong, ana found the doors locked and
( the Tailor gone. a number OF Men immediate
/ iy seIzed large piece OF heavy timber, and,
with several Tremendous blows, bursted the
I door from lis hinges. An innrE door was
speedily broken with trowbars and siedge baHl-
hers, and portion OF The mob stood IN the
debtors room, fronting the Cells IA when lhe
miserable men were confined. The locks Of
the cell doors were soon broken and the doors
! prlsed open, when mot h5rrd, and sickening,
and revolving slgbt met the gaze OF those pres
/ ent.
One OF the men, Elias Scaggs, man weigh
/ ing two hundred pounds, was found wetering
! in large pool OF blood IN the last agonles OF
/ death, the blood squirting 10 lerge Jets from a
gbastly and self-intiicled wound ia the neck.
having with razor cut his throat from ear 10
/ ear. His body, Convused n death, was drag
grd into the debtors room, and from thence
down flight OF steps on TO the paving. The
! remaining three men, VIZ: Bill Saul Thomson
Sloan Despano and George Hunter, were then
brought from The jail. bound and mounted be-
hind men on horseback, when the crowd, in
double hle, amid throngs OF spectators, took up
ihell ,eturn march to this place, distance OF
twelve miles, during whith two OF these
miserable men displayed considerable 6Tmness,
asserting their innocence 10 the most positive
terms. Thompson wrpt and prayed audIbIy a
: good part OF the way, calling on all to witness
his innocence. The crowd having arrived a!
the place, determined TO lynch Beko also, me-
gro, belonging 10 The mu dered man, who bad
been implicated BY Scaggs as the real murder
Sr.
At this junclure, amid the yellings and how
ings of the crowd, the expostulatlons Of the
sheriff and our excellent jalIor, aud '|amid con-
fusion worse confounded," Robert Colyin, Esq
A prominent aud influential citizen, having
succeeded in gaining an elevated position and
IN catching the ear OF the crowd, addressed il
IN short speech, which, for point, appropriate
ness and good sense, have hardly ever heard
excelled ;and IL was as ehectual as IL was sensl-
bic, for after an unsuccessful effort Of one OF
two inexperienced orators, the mob left the Ne
gro in Jail and conducted the three men a short
distance to all elm tree, and began making
preparations to hang them. at Thompson's re-
quest prayer was offered 10 their behalf, he pray
Ing and weeping aloud during the time. He was
then mounted On horse, and after again asser-
ting his innocence Tor the last time rope
was put about his neck, the end thrown over a
: limb, the horse driven from under, and Thomp-
sou was launched into eternity. He seemed tc
die easy-one or two sPasmodic jerks OF tue
limbs, shudder, and all was over.
Despano soon shared similar fate, dying
much harder. At this stage Hunter gave evi-
dence Of making clean breast, which, after
some delay and good deal Of reluctance, he
did, coCf'Ssing 10 the guilt Of Scagss, Thomp-
sen and Hunter, and duplicating five others as
being concerned in the murder. Their names
are as follows, Henry Scaggs, Jerry Scaggs
Lloyd Mcdaniel, John Underwood, and a SON.
in-law OF Slmpson. The latter is under arrest,
but is, We believe, generally considered inno
crn. The sheriff with posse, is out to- night
to Tr,st The others. Beko was also implca-
ted by Hunter, and brought forth, and the, twc
confronted. Nothing Of importance was rlici-
, ted, and they were both taken to jaiI-both o
them making narrow escape.
Tow CoEwlS's LAsT.-At a trial recently
held al Yellow Springs, growing out Of dif.
r II - e Ia