New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-09
LYSCH LAW ~ TEXAS
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Cohsd County, BY common consert, hss .A
Yesporr hility cf relieving ttsslf from bsod.s u
may wsy. IL was found that DO other ND u
sS.ous,e 70 the occasion. Repeated county -. ~
g,ye AZ moui 1893 70 the lswess, std the 5,SS.sN
cars were chAged with extraordinary nsxs y.
I, citing offenders, ard reward OF $50 "a. -
bu, no pi scticsl resul, ensuec. Thieyirg ress.S
killI cop'ir ued. P.rseverng vigilance slc,s -
m 6xuarticusY crimes on particular irdiyiiz.. NO
some confiGe ntisl dIec, rformsa q aud s,,a-,S
circumstances, est, blished, beyond doubt, :sy
rsscel's Of this county we're co.asc.ed VIA a.
tersiye sssocis'ion of beIcis.
TIE accuracy Of q list Of names, lately pabrA.,
IT, SoublrE DinaocTGt, st Waco "a. -,
ic part by knowledge OF cer,a residents, sat -
itir,rsp. associates. A principal ierdtzvo.s s.S
q fav n, les ror.h Of Golisc, where suspicoc. ~
Ard known vilsins hsbi,usy resorted- -o,s -.
more than two dozen; on other nights less uu-L~
dispersirg before Daylight. Ihe cemons:..tSu -
came 30 aiming that honest o;tizers ds,sd ..,.C
~ whj.nsr what they were obliged 10 obssrys ~
cess in crime srd in CoLCeaert gave bolire.s -
smorpt,d 70 apparent cen 4pce-snle inpu,,v ,..ss
the yiaics 10 acquire cohhoeice Ihx 10 Ders5, xo.r
venture to arrest or centre. item. SOIe a ths,
were Frequently in NeE.Goliad and soue hs,ioss
iros IN tte old Mexican town. she pubi,ssd iss Il.
multiplied proof and tie opportunity, densodsd
Give sctien. The mode oi proceeding was ,ss ~
Gues'i T.. .., -.
I" TIE laws delay" and "the g.orion uscrss,,
Of the law were rot conducive 10 the taOrorsa -
quisition Of evderce, nor TO tie safety OF ~teesss
o,ter NJ rsons in view Of the mpendirg clrcu ness,s
If eie had been only q few crmiosls, ordasfy n,
oeedirgs would have been scoptedi eut TIE IN
number made il question a physical iofes, -
showed necessity for prompt ana lno'oasa ND
from an insuffersbe pre0ioSment. ihis eounaA
has been eQual 10 the emergercy.
Some re.ul,s are "a folio as: Elisbs Brovriug JA,
Wsrdick. Micnsel Wsrdick ard J Goldman hswsn
publicly hanged. Bryant Nsrdick wss ssS ~
billed a. the old town 10 taking nm; hsMa ~
dres Oe sin attempted 10 flee with Ward'ck, sd "
shot but n( 4 killed. AT TIE same time two intsar
Nsxicsns Of had no.orety sscs sped from tie cosss,
A few Americans, known criminals have hasvs
escaped.
The proceedings have been conducted vth o-dsr
determination ard efficiency The coUn'y g IN,
made a "Ssfety Association Nlae c.zsrs spcr
the most r, spectacle selected from tee dfisrss; par
constitute a court, and uafshas are app l.Otsd ia
executing judgments and irs s'ruotons Caution sssss
excess is controllng principle aud SO several psr
sons have been arrested, when appearances vsrs
AGAINST them but have been discharged whsp isysst
cation did not fix criminal cor uec ion with ths apSfs
Another principle is 10 limit sctlon to the sr.rs-
otcinsry occaton and so isolated offenders Are eft 70
common judicial justice. as is e1ampled 10 .ae ess
of a Nc xcsn who was ard is 10 PRISON toi ls'csu
Another principle is equsl justice 20 each SO 4
erimir ss, whetre er American OF Mexican.
Several murders and other outrsgee-ro. cay a
csitmen, but likewise on ether persons, AGeii'u I'd
Mexican-hsve been traced ouectIy, pos'nVsy NJ
unous stiopsby 10 some executed aud sore esnp.f
crn il ale, by evidence derived from other pe,soa 2
cor filmed by the offender in confessions acd usls
crimin ations, while the same evidences c)rcrxyty
establish the alleged organization Of bandit "a
connect Herewith each one of those who hsvs hsa
executed, ard slso Others WHO have escaped sad tie
names of more than half Of the published ML Tue
evidence Of such facts is overwhelming and x,ssd.
ing, while the tendency is to further devslopuesa II
similar mport-a confirming the first in2rssx,
that thorough Information could not be obs.ed sJ
ordinary mears.