The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-22
LYNCH LAW IN TEXAS.

LYNCH LAW IN TEXAS.
The San Antonio Ledger, of the 5th instant, gives
the annexed account of the proceedings of party
of Lynchers:
We are informed that on Saturday night last, at
about half past 10 O'clock, a party of armed men,
supposed to be about thirty in number disguised in
black and white masks, made their appearance at
the Mission of San jose, distant four miles from
San Antonio. In front of one of the houses in the
Mission Square two men were sleeping in the open
air, as Is customary at this season. These men,
Felipe Lopez and Nicanor Urdales, taken
into custody by the intruders, and third, Pablo
Longoria, hearing noise, and coming to the door,
was also seized. portion of the armed party then
entered the house. asking for Francisco Huizar. In
this house lay the corpse of child but short time
dead, watched by some women.
AT first HuiZar could not be found, but
OF the party striking a light he discovered
hiding in the chimney. He brought out and
and leaving a guard to prevent their being fol-
lowed, the party, with their prisoners in charge,
left the mission Proceeding distance they
halted, and there, in the morning, the bodies of
the four men, whose names we have mentioned,
were discovered hanging, two of them upon one
tree and two upon another. Three of these men
are stated to have only recently returned from the
Penitentiary; the fourth NicanOr Urdiales is said
to have belonged to Laredo, and had not long been
a resident at the mission.
The horrors of the night were not yet ended
The party directed their course to the Mission of
Espada distant about five miles from San Jose.-
On their arrival they knocked at the door of Rafael
Menchaca y Leal, and rousing him from his sleep,
asked him where the Garcas lived. Not knowing
the purPort of their visit, Menchaca pointed to a
house close by. The house belonged to an old man
named Teodoro Gracia and on the outside of it
two ofhis sons were asleep. Reused bv the clamOr,
the young men started up and armed Themselves
Several discharges took place, and Teodoro Gracia
coming to the door, exclamng in Spanish that they
were killing his boys, was shot through the head
and died instantly. The poor father, Fastening to
the protection of his sons, slain. The latter de-
Tended themselves as long as ther ammunition lasted
and then fled The other party also hurriedly
abandoned the place. one of them dropping his hat,
which was left behind.
1t is supposed that the killing of the old man
Gracia was not premeditated. The other victims
are said to have been horse thieves Of their ruilt
or innocence we know nothing; but their execution
in the manner described was a violation of the laws
of God and man.
The Ledger learns that the widow OF. Huizar, who
was executed by the lynchers is since dead. She
was quite young woman, and left three children,
one OF them an infant six weeks old.
ABALTMoRE BANKER CHARGED WITH A ROBBERY
A SERIOUS COMEDY OF ERRORS.-On the last trip
up of the mail boat Telegraph, amongst the passen-
gers was Levi Easton, Esq, banker of Baltimore.
Previous the arrival of the boat at the wharf in
this city, another passenger one j. i. Edgar ac-
cused Mr.. Easton of having robbed him of a gold
watch worth S40O, and so positively did he insist
upon the truth of his statement, that the arrival
of the boat here yesterday morning. Mr.. L. was
the Hammond street station house, where he was
locked up for about three hours before the attend
of his friends could be procured, that hour
in the morning. He readily gave bail for his ap
pearancc in Court, as he could have done in any
amount desired, and set at liberty.
When the case called in the Police Court yes
terday morning, Edgar took the witness stand and
testified to the loss of his watch and quite as conf
IDENTIFY to the participation OF Mr.. Easton, as the
barkeeper Of tie boat by whom all the circumstances
could be proven This was sufficient to satisfy the
Court that Edgar was suffering mentally from
''big drunk or totally insane. The charge
against Mr. Easton was therefore at once dismissed
Gin. Gazette, Jtne 49,
MR.. RAREY'S MODE OF HORSE TANNING.
New YORK, June lS.-The following is all that
COMPRISES Mr.. Rarey's called secret viz:
Having haltered your colt and caressed him. fasten
his near fore foot with strong strap ronnd tho
pastern and radius or fore arm; make him hop round
on three legs until tired When he is tired nut a
strap with moose round the off pastern; make him
hop; then pull the strap that is round the off pas
tern and he will come on his knees. When on his
knees Keep the strap tight, and he cannot get his
foot slack to get up. Bear against the horses
shoulder with yours steadily when he will lie down
IN few minutes When he is down, stroke him the
way the hair lies take off the strap he IS
down. You can now do anything with HIM you
wlsh or beat drum on him. &C., without alarH.ns as
him. Operate your horse in this manner Us ol'eH
as the occasion requires. =, IL. .,t .b
have it from the most reliable authority that the
widest and most vicious horse can NC ' " ~
manner-Cor. of " y Herdtd-
MI, -hIisbers OF the United States held
tba;r fomrth annual meeting at Cincinnati recently
Tha aUsnciaton comprises twenty-five of the most
nrominent music publishing houses in the country
Tbn gratifying fact was announced that through
.l ling times of the past year not one failure had
eaurIed among their numbers. Several new appli-
ootons for admission into the association were re-
eeived, one being from Canada, where, it is said,
otyitbstanding the duty, American music excludes
and underses that published in England. After
transactng the business of the association the fol-
lowing officers elected for the ensuing year:
George Wihig, of Baltimore, PRESIDENT James Hall,
of New York, vicepresident; and j. n. Beck, OF
Philadelphia, secretary and treasurer. Baltimore
selected as the place of meeting for the next
convention.
Boston appropriates $4,000 this year for open-air
concerts.