The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-07-28
INCREASE or CRIME AND LYNcl Law

INIhE8aSE VII AhANia st*fb 80 $3.50 - -
Our readers have doubtless been informed
of the sudden and unproyoked murder, on
the 10th inst, Of Joseph Beard, marshal OF
the CITY of Lexington, Kentucky, BY Young
man named William Barker, whom Mr..
Beard had arrested on criminal charge and
was conducting To the watch.house. The
circumstances which speedily followed this
crime, wherein an eSasperated mob TOOK
Barker from tie custody Of the sheriff and
hanged him from beam projected from thc
c0urt-hou,e window, have also been reelted.
The Lexington Observer, alter recnnntins
these sad events, hold. the following Ian.
guage, some parts Of which will be recognised
BY most readers as having pointed app.ica.
ton in other communities besides that Tor
which they were written
. We will not and cannot justify the sum
mars execution of Barker, although We fully
understand the madiening causes That pro-
ducei il. Barker. Il j. tru,, had committed
4 terrible crimc--hii cut down on III our
best officer. and no.t exemplary citizens
had brought desplaliun to d happs household
and rendered needy wife hasDanIless and
her children t4theriess; but enormous and
W5ninn a. al. olicnce was, We would have
preferred that he had died hy the hand, Of
the law. We know that il vii be urged,
and urged with almost resis.iess power, that
this community has been mare pttient and
hug suffering than any oihFf n the baud /;
that il ia. been lnyai u the authorities until
IT. LOYALTY was deemed blst Submission "
tic raign III murdercrs; aud ttat hmm pa
thence hal reached ~ EXTREMIST verge wren
an officer was struck down Nv reckless
outlaw while dischargin. bis duty aud We
know as.p TIA; the,e consideration. and not
mnmsntary eballitiun Of popular wrath
brought about tie awful spectacle which Wa'
presented III tlis chnrt-huusp on Saturday
last bit H1Ie ~ tis.e reasons will Dc deem
81 controlling b, tip.e WIN revere tue law
aud esteem ~ preservation A. the 0alf means
of perpetnlting iEditilaal irceduin. Every
thing connected With TIE igatl ut Joseph
Beard and lhe subsequent execution IL Bar
kef furnishes material. for deep. earnest,
th0ugitlgi reflection 10 every eitiLen, ~
matter whether he be- good OF bad. the best
or worst, ~ ihi. community. The Ilrics 81
past Yelt. wh1 have shredded tho.e Who were
guilty OF cool, calm, deliberate murder, laid
the lpl1ilti1n u the pyramid Of crime anl
wrong winch ia. iu-t been capped JN the IN
animafc form III barker This structure ha.
been growing steadily lpr trar. and tht
tenisf. Di poison Nhi.krr, TIL us5Ittrs WIN
feared ilc power III tile haDiinP- If the bfpill.
els II tie town, ani allowed them immunity
.iupl, became t'iey refused 10 iUte for any
one vim pgr.ued them with nniiinching
game, lhe purchaser. ol yO.es, he habituaI
weafsrs 81 fatal apOns-ihese and such a.
these have been the builders OF this struC.
ture, auI il i. time that II was Utefihru8n
Heretofore top many candidates, relying
upon tie iisehne-- ~ the political opnlpn.
ii tie solid men of the city, have mainly
sought 10 cDnciiate the wOrtt elements d
our population, aud tie result j. manifest q
every eve. Too many 81 them have bowed
to an oligarchy composed Of men whUse oath
was not worth Zip 10 court Of justice, and
who we're not worthy TO live in civilized
land. The influence of this uligarehY pos.
Uned the channel. OF justice. was felt 10 oui
courts, was admitted a. must pDtentby every
aspirant lpr power. shall this thing end al
once and lUreyerf This j. a question iUi
The good men u our community ~ decide
anI ii they decide ii Al We think they will
Barker wiIl ~, have died IN vain. II. how.
ever, this condition 81 things il allowed I,
continue, our streets will again aud again b,
.prinkled with blood, and, a. il Is 10 b,
feared. the horrid scenes Oi Saturday b. re
enacted
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